Did you know that on Linux, you can already run x86 32 bits software on an ARM 32bits architecture WITHOUT using a Virtual Machine solution such as QEmu? You can do that at very little performance penalty by using [Box86],… Continue Reading
There are often people asking “what laptop should I get to use Linux and face the least amount of hardware issues?” For me, this is almost a settled answer for many years now. My default choice is Lenovo, and more… Continue Reading
Last night, Proton — the compatibility layer that allows Windows games to be played on Linux — was updated by Valve from 6.3-5 to 6.3-6. While the number scheming here may not sound like a big difference, according to the changelog… Continue Reading
Here is yet another post about the survey we have conducted back in Q2 2021 (April to be precise) with close to 2000 Linux Gamers. This time we will focus on the Linux distro of choice of respondents in the… Continue Reading
Note: some minor parts of this article have been updated or changed due to “concerns” from one of the Yuzu developers. (8/9/2021) Some people lament the fact that, even though the Steam Deck is the Switch Pro we’ve been waiting… Continue Reading
Here’s another look at the survey results as collected back in April 2021. After looking at cloud gaming trends, hardware choice between AMD and Nvidia, and the usage of different game stores, we will use this time to focus on… Continue Reading
We are back with our usual monthly update! Boiling Steam looks at the latest data dumps from ProtonDB to give you a quick list of new games that work (pretty much?) perfectly with Proton since July 2021 – all of… Continue Reading
We are back with another little story coming from the data collected in April 2021 regarding Linux Gamers’ habits and perceptions. This time we thought it could be fun to go through the usage of game stores… Namely which game… Continue Reading
You heard that right: Ryujinx, one of the Nintendo Switch emulators available on PC/Linux, has recently received a Vulkan backend via a pull request on their GitHub. By using Vulkan, AMD and Intel users will see a massive performance upgrade,… Continue Reading
Ever heard of the little war between AMD and Nvidia regarding upscaling technologies? Nvidia has DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and AMD has recently released FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution). These are two very different pieces of technologies: DLSS is a… Continue Reading