Games: Returnal and Graphics Work
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Returnal is just rough on Steam Deck but great on Desktop Linux
Returnal is now on Steam so naturally I gave this previously PlayStation exclusive a run on Steam Deck. It's quite sad though.
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Shader cache downloads being a nuisance? Valve may have solved it
Valve's shader cache system can be extremely helpful for Linux gaming, however it can also at times be quite problematic but Valve may have solved a big problem with it.
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Zink driver for OpenGL over Vulkan gets a 10x performance boost for DOOM 2016
A really small change to the Zink driver, that gives OpenGL support on top of Vulkan, has given an ~10x speed boost for DOOM (2016). Other games are likely to benefit from this change too but DOOM was the one where an issue was noticed.