It’s Not About Killing Windows

Valve dev says SteamOS isn't about killing Windows, GemRB now plays Icewind Dale 2 from start to end, war stories from GOG's Linux adventure, Sonic on the PS1, and the Intel Arc B570 is all over the place. Support the show, become a Patron! https://patreon.com/linuxgamecast LINKS Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2025/01/its-not-about-killing-windows/ Studio Wishlist: https://throne.com/interfacinglinux Interfacing Linux: https://www.youtube.com/@InterfacingLinux Have questions about your Linux setup? Ask in the forums. https://interfacinglinux.com/community/ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:29 Who own the right to Voltron? 01:55 The early days of Raspberry Pi 03:25 Blaming Collabora 05:46 Cool guys wear band shirts 07:01 RIP Super the Man 08:19 The hole in the wall 10:29 It’s not about killing Windows 11:34 The 3 desktop app challenge 12:57 Don't switch to Linux for gaming! 16:32 MAC vs Linux in 2025 17:15 Evangelising Linux 20:19 Remembering the Steam Machine 22:26 ProtonDB Peek browser plugin 24:01 The last time Proton failed you? 25:12 Android Steam app and mobile links HALP! 27:09 DOS ages with Sword of Jade 29:12 What's a good game length? 31:46 First arcade brawler? 32:28 School Hero 34:44 Online multiplayer in games 35:43 Splittown 37:45 Point-and-click in 2025 39:02 Classic game DRM 40:11 Sonic XA on PS1 hardware 41:50 Growing up with PAL 44:07 Malicious time travel hedgehogs 45:03 Anyone buying a Switch 2? 45:54 Introducing the iHandy 46:23 GemRB is Icewind Dale 2 complete 48:14 Games on the Infinity engine 51:34 First game you played online? 52:19 Battlemage B570 benchmarks are all over the place 57:32 Sony AI anti-lag 59:01 Detecting saltyness 01:01:22 Preamp shenanigans 01:01:41 Sony shooty pew-pew attachment 01:02:26 Google Stadia anti-lag tech 01:03:13 Rollback netcode bros 01:04:05 Linux at GOG in war stories 01:04:57 GOG Galaxy was not worth porting 01:09:35 If GOG had stuck with it 01:11:22 Remembering the Witcher II port 01:13:09 What happened to the Witcher III port? 01:15:24 Do you have Linux gaming related war stories? 01:18:47 Ever recommend podcasts?