Fex is the translation layer that is planned to be used in the new Steam Frame VR headset. And it looks like this emulation layer is making good progress and lots of performance improvements.

I think these are different issues

That approach uses virtual machines. While that is possible (otherwise we wouldn’t see it), it is probably not really optimized for gaming.

Wine / Proton / Box64 (already used for gaming on android) is using translation layers, not a full virtual machine.

It is, but my assumption is that ARM-based linux and ARM-based android require a different codebase.

I’m not a dev though, maybe I’m wrong and it’s easier than I thought.

I’d imagine that once the mobile walled garden ecosystems are fully opened up, we should look for the debut of Android and iOS Steam clients. Let’s see how that pans out in 2026…

That seems a bit too optimistic IMO. While it is possible to run PC games on a phone, a fully functional Steam client would still be quite a surprise.

It‘s a 6-core CPU, with a 35 watt TDP. It will not be able to compete with a 7900X with 12 cores and a 5 times higher TDP - and not with a 7600X with 8 cores and 105W TDP.

Still, that’s absolutely fine for gaming.

It will run on Steam OS like the steam deck is.

If you have troubles with its protections (like the non-writeable system partition), you can just disable them.

That’s the default, if I understood this correctly. But I haven’t tried it yet.

Thanks, I’ve put it on my wishlist! I really like that you can’t “die” ingame, your block just reappears when it falls down somewhere.

Looks like a fun game to play with my son.

Does anybody have an idea what this could be?

Descenders. That fun bicycle game was just on sale for 5 bucks and offers plenty of content.

you will never be disappointed

Oh I am right now.

That‘s not how tariffs work. This is basically a EU-tax that american importers need to pay.

Thank you for your attention to this matter

One step at a time. But wind will likely always do better than solar in winter.

The “End to end” encryption model of messenger apps allows the inspection of messages at each end. I just need to have your phone and read your messages. This doesn’t mean it is not secure.

As some comments here confuse this with mass surveillance - this is the opposite:

“The monitoring of encrypted messages is to be carried out by installing a program in the computer system to be monitored, which exclusively extracts sent, transmitted or received messages either before encryption or after decryption.” This officialese describes the official plan of the Austrian federal government to buy malware and use it to monitor citizens who are not suspected of any criminal offense – if other investigative measures appear futile.

(Source: heise)

I personally have strong concerns that infecting the phones of the suspected persons is a reasonable approach. It’s probably extremely expensive, sponsors a doubious (at best) business model and if anything, can be used to find a drug dealer’s customers.

I might be wrong, but the industry has long given up on hydrogen on the road.

However, to stay on course we urgently need a holistic approach to ensure that the industry remains competitive and resilient whilst investing in emission reduction technologies. This includes […] substantial investment in charging and hydrogen refilling infrastructure

How exactly is adding hydrogen to the mix helping anyone? Adding options that rely on non-existent infrastructure is only adding cost and making us less competetive.

Battery life doubled in some games? Now that is even more impressive than 10-20% performance gain.