32 - he/they - Alberta, Canada - Just a random retro gaming enthusiast, Linux user, and furry on the autism spectrum.
I wish there were a Linux equivalent for what the Windows world had before Windows 7 went EOL, where you could have an older, stable base OS that was mostly forward-compatible with newer software.
You can sort of achieve this with Debian Stable and Flatpak, but it’s not as seamless as the forward compatibility old versions of Windows had.
Ubuntu 20.04 was the last good version. I wish it still got security updates, because I’d likely use it occasionally if it did.
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I never understood why people love Lutris so much. I’ve always found it extremely overrated, even before they started vibecoding it.
IMO, Lutris was already an overrated pile of junk before genAI became popular. It tracks that they’re vibecoding it now.
Since you haven’t mentioned it, are there any specific games you’re running into issues with? If so, are these Steam/Proton games, Wine games, native titles, or emulated games?
Even if their software stack isn’t totally FOSS, I’m still happy to see a potential challenger to Google and Apple in the smartphone space. Duopolies suck.
why does it need to accommodate compatibility for archaic devices/software?
Because that’s one of Windows’ selling points. It has unusually good backwards compatibility for a mainstream operating system. Compare that to iOS, Android, MacOS, or Linux, where the infrastructure needed to run older binaries often doesn’t exist in the first place.
Linux is a weird case, because thanks to Wine, it actually runs a lot of old games better than Windows, but this doesn’t do anything to help compatibility with older Linux binaries.
Interesting idea. Sounds like you’d have to make a lot of symlinks for that though.
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The LRPS2 core for RetroArch may be an option, but for the Steam version of RetroArch, you’ll probably have to drag and drop LRPS2’s files manually to install it, since there isn’t a Steam DLC for it.
I watched a video about those the other day. You can’t just slap Windows or whatever on one; you have to use Linux with a specific patched kernel in order to use them. Even then, there are severe graphical issues with Unity games, and you’re not getting the full performance of a PS5 since these APUs are cut down to a degree.
Here’s the video in question: https://youtu.be/_zbw_A9dIWM
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