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As Phoronix reports, the Plasma 6.7 beta includes the module for the desktop environment’s TV-friendly UI, which was dropped from Plasma’s release schedule in 2024. It’s made for Linux PCs hooked up to TVs — like Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, which runs on SteamOS and uses KDE Plasma. …
… Zwischenzeitlich hat Valve mit der Steam Machine eine Konsole vorgestellt, die für den Betrieb an Fernsehern und damit oft 4K bei 120 Hz angedacht ist. Da der Rechner auf SteamOS und somit Linux als Betriebssystem setzt, ist das Fehlen von HDMI 2.1 besonders ärgerlich. …
… Phoronix notes that they include official support for more distros, support for hardware-accelerated video encoding, improved screen capture, better power efficiency on Steam Deck, support for Discord’s official auto-updater, and more. …
… But Wentland adds that DSC support “is still being tested and will be sent out later,” and that “a full compliance run” for HDMI 2.1 is “in the works.” An AMD driver developer with the handle agd5f also commented on Phoronix , noting that “a full implementation of HDMI 2.1 will ultimately be availa… …
… Valve's SteamOS uses open-source AMD GPU driver components because the Steam Machine runs on an AMD RDNA 3 GPU, and the company's negotiations seem to have done their part. Source: Phoronix
… But now, according to Phoronix , the Steam Controller has received SDL support, making the device functional on other storefronts on PC outside of Steam and making the controller functional on iOS and Android outside of Steam Link . …
… Now, like PlayStation 5's DualSense controller, the Steam Controller is fully supported by the cross-platform Simple DirectMedia Layer SDL input library. This means that Steam Input can be sidestepped entirely while still allowing full use of the Steam Controller's inputs outside of Steam. …