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Krafton (PUBG, Subnautica, inZOI) becoming an "AI-First" company

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 13:43
Krafton, the publisher of the likes of: PUBG, Subnautica, inZOI and Dinkum, have just put out a press release talking about a major investment into AI.

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Trouble shooting Nvidia GPU performance in games - what steps are there to make sure things are as they should be?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 13:32

Forgive me for my ignorance, this is all new to me and so shall follow the posting guide to the best of my ability

Distro: Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Kernel: Unknown how to verify
CPU: AMD Fx 8580
GPU: Nvidia GTX 970
GPU Driver: Unknown how to verify. Wasn't active on OS install, had to use the following to get improved results:
sudo nvidia-smi this failed so then we
sudo ubuntu-drivers devices
sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
Restart Machine
sudo nvidia-smi
This showed the following

Result of command `sudo nvidia-smi` upon restart.

Mesa version: Unknown
Wayland/Xorg: Unknown
Gamecope: Unknown
VRR: Unknown
Window Manager/Desktop environment: Unknown

(This post is being composed from a different, windows machine so vulkaninfo / glxinfo / inxi -xxACGS are non functional here)

Lutris: Unknown if on default Pop!_OS install
Steam: Yes, Version, unknown
Heroic: Unknown if on default Pop!_OS install
Bottles: Unknown if on default Pop!_OS install
Wine/Proton: Unknown if on default Pop!_OS install

Were any of those Flatpaks, Snap packages or AppImages rather than packages native to your Linux distribution? Unsure what is being asked. Steam was installed using sudo apt install steam

Log - Proton: Instructions unclear as to how to obtain the desired result. No clue how to 'set the environment variable'

No game was ran from Terminal. Unsure of how to run Steam via terminal, and then...not use the GUI to launch the game?

No code to current share, or terminal outputs.

I'll be glad to gather the required info - if anyone has better direction as what to do/examine. I wrote this post because the initial problem was "Well...Pop!_OS didn't....do anything with...the GPU?"

I'm enjoying Linux - want to become more proficient so I take notes along the way for future me!

Thank you all for your help!

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Gamescope not working in wayland

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 13:27

My system is arch gnome 49 wayland, I installed gamescope through pacman but when i try use it it doesn't work.

[anuj@archlinux ~]$ gamescope -W 800 -H 600 -- vkcube [gamescope] [Info] console: gamescope version 3.16.17 (gcc 15.2.1) No CAP_SYS_NICE, falling back to regular-priority compute and threads. Performance will be affected. [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common/inspect.lua' (id: 0) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common/modegen.lua' (id: 1) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common/util.lua' (id: 2) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/asus.rogally.lcd.lua' (id: 3) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/deckhd.steamdeck.deckhd-lcd.lua' (id: 4) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/gpd.win4.lcd.lua' (id: 5) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/lenovo.legiongo.lcd.lua' (id: 6) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/lenovo.legiongos.lcd.lua' (id: 7) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/valve.steamdeck.lcd.lua' (id: 8) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/valve.steamdeck.oled.lua' (id: 9) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/etc/gamescope/scripts' [gamescope] [Warn] scriptmgr: Directory '/etc/gamescope/scripts' does not exist [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/home/anuj/.config/gamescope/scripts' [gamescope] [Warn] scriptmgr: Directory '/home/anuj/.config/gamescope/scripts' does not exist wp_color_manager_v1#19: error 0: Windows scRGB is not supported libdecor-gtk-WARNING: Could not get required globals Failed to load plugin 'libdecor-gtk.so': failed to init libdecor-cairo-WARNING: Could not get required globals Failed to load plugin 'libdecor-cairo.so': failed to init No plugins found, falling back on no decorations ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: selecting physical device 'AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR)': queue family 1 (general queue family 0) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: physical device supports DRM format modifiers [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: [backend/headless/backend.c:67] Creating headless backend [gamescope] [Error] xdg_backend: Couldn't create Wayland input objects. [gamescope] [Error] xdg_backend: Failed to initialize input thread Failed to load plugin 'libdecor-gtk.so': failed to init SDL_Vulkan_CreateSurface failed: VK_KHR_wayland_surface extension is not enabled in the Vulkan instance.terminate called without an active exception Aborted (core dumped) gamescope -W 800 -H 600 -- vkcube

I tried using --backend sdl but it still didnt fix it.

[anuj@archlinux ~]$ gamescope -W 800 -H 600 -backend sdl -- vkcube [gamescope] [Info] console: gamescope version 3.16.17 (gcc 15.2.1) gamescope: invalid option -- 'a' See --help for a list of options. [anuj@archlinux ~]$ gamescope -W 800 -H 600 --backend sdl -- vkcube [gamescope] [Info] console: gamescope version 3.16.17 (gcc 15.2.1) No CAP_SYS_NICE, falling back to regular-priority compute and threads. Performance will be affected. [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common/inspect.lua' (id: 0) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common/modegen.lua' (id: 1) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/common/util.lua' (id: 2) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays' [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/asus.rogally.lcd.lua' (id: 3) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/deckhd.steamdeck.deckhd-lcd.lua' (id: 4) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/gpd.win4.lcd.lua' (id: 5) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/lenovo.legiongo.lcd.lua' (id: 6) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/lenovo.legiongos.lcd.lua' (id: 7) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/valve.steamdeck.lcd.lua' (id: 8) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Running script file '/usr/share/gamescope/scripts/00-gamescope/displays/valve.steamdeck.oled.lua' (id: 9) [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/etc/gamescope/scripts' [gamescope] [Warn] scriptmgr: Directory '/etc/gamescope/scripts' does not exist [gamescope] [Info] scriptmgr: Loading scripts from: '/home/anuj/.config/gamescope/scripts' [gamescope] [Warn] scriptmgr: Directory '/home/anuj/.config/gamescope/scripts' does not exist Failed to load plugin 'libdecor-gtk.so': failed to init ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: selecting physical device 'AMD Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR)': queue family 1 (general queue family 0) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: physical device supports DRM format modifiers [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: [backend/headless/backend.c:67] Creating headless backend [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: supported DRM formats for sampling usage: [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: AR24 (0x34325241) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: XR24 (0x34325258) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: AB24 (0x34324241) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: XB24 (0x34324258) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: RG16 (0x36314752) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: NV12 (0x3231564E) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: AB4H (0x48344241) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: XB4H (0x48344258) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: AB48 (0x38344241) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: XB48 (0x38344258) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: AB30 (0x30334241) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: XB30 (0x30334258) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: AR30 (0x30335241) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: XR30 (0x30335258) [gamescope] [Info] vulkan: Creating Gamescope nested swapchain with format 64 and colorspace 0 [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: Using explicit sync when available [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: Running compositor on wayland display 'gamescope-0' [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: [backend/headless/backend.c:17] Starting headless backend [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: Successfully initialized libei for input emulation! [gamescope] [Info] wlserver: [xwayland/server.c:107] Starting Xwayland on :2 The XKEYBOARD keymap compiler (xkbcomp) reports: > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86OK > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86GoTo > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86VendorLogo > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectProgramGuide > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectProgramGuide > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectHome > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaLanguageMenu > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaTitleMenu > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86AudioChannelMode > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectPC > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectTV > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectCable > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectVCR > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectVCRPlus > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectSatellite > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectCD > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectTape > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectRadio > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectTuner > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaPlayer > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectTeletext > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaSelectAuxiliary > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86MediaPlaySlow > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86NumberEntryMode > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86RefreshRateToggle > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86Accessibility > Warning: Could not resolve keysym XF86DoNotDisturb Errors from xkbcomp are not fatal to the X server [gamescope] [Info] pipewire: stream state changed: connecting [gamescope] [Info] pipewire: stream state changed: paused [gamescope] [Info] pipewire: stream available on node ID: 70 [gamescope] [Info] vblank: Using timerfd. Selected WSI platform: wayland ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_xwayland_wait_ready overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_xwayland_wait_ready overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_xwayland_wait_ready overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_khr_present_wait overridden by environment. ATTENTION: default value of option vk_xwayland_wait_ready overridden by environment. [Gamescope WSI] Application info: pApplicationName: vkcube applicationVersion: 0 pEngineName: vkcube engineVersion: 0 apiVersion: 4194304 [Gamescope WSI] Executable name: vkcube [Gamescope WSI] Failed to get Wayland objects [gamescope] [Info] launch: Primary child shut down! terminate called without an active exception (EE) failed to read Wayland events: Broken pipe Aborted (core dumped) gamescope -W 800 -H 600 --backend sdl -- vkcube submitted by /u/_Ice_Creams
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PAYDAY 2 is going to live again with a new team and new updates

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 12:58
While PAYDAY 3 continues to do rather poorly, PAYDAY 2 is coming back to life to refresh it with some upgrades.

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MicroProse reveal Dungeon Holdem a mixture of poker and dungeon crawling that looks ace

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 12:43
MicroProse just announced they're publishing Dungeon Holdem a fusion of poker, dungeon crawling, and deckbuilding RPG mechanics and it really looks ace.

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Embark Studios confirm rollout of Denuvo Anti-Cheat for THE FINALS

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 12:26
With a major midseason update out today, Embark Studios have given an update on their anti-cheat plans as more tools are being added to it.

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Arrowhead focus on fixing up all the issues with HELLDIVERS 2 getting a big bug-squashing patch

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 12:13
HELLDIVERS 2 remains as one of the best co-op action games around, but it has long be plagued with the kind of bugs you don't want to see.

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Get some quality spooky games in the Dark Pictures & Little Nightmares Humble Bundle

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 11:57
Ready for Halloween? If not, check out the Dark Pictures & Little Nightmares Humble Bundle with some highly rated games to add to your collection.

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Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 11:46
AI generation, it's everywhere! And now it's going to be formally accepted into Fedora Linux, as per the latest approved change with a new policy.

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8BitDo Ultimate 2 Wireless

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 11:41

Who is using this controller on Bazzite? The product page says it has full Steam Input support out of the box, but I'm not getting any input from the paddles or extra shoulder buttons. Had a friend with a windows pc use the official software to bind the buttons to ABXY, but I'm still getting no input from them. The only other thing I think I can do is a firmware update...

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The Jackbox Party Pack 11 has arrived with a whole new set of games

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 11:32
For your next little gathering, The Jackbox Party Pack 11 is available now bringing with it five completely new original games to laugh with your pals.

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Heroes of Magic & Cards will give poker the roguelike deck-builder treatment

Gaming on Linux - 23. Oktober 2025 - 11:24
With a demo coming on November 5th, Heroes of Magic & Cards is another interesting spin on deck-builders that blends in poker mechanics for something different.

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Any way to "boot" directly into Star Citizen?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 11:13

Hi folks, I play Star Citizen on a Linux Mint system that doesn't quite have enough RAM to play it smoothly. Is there any way to boot up Mint but NOT load the desktop environment, and instead just run the game to save the extra gig or so of RAM? Can I write a bash script or do something with the grub menu to make that happen? Forgive me if this is a stupid question.

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Linux help

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 10:47

Hello so I got two questions idk if I can talk about it in this subreddit but how does one sail the seas for games on Linux also does Linux cinnamon allow much rice stuff?

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I'm making the switch to Linux, too. Do the 8BitDo controllers work on Linux?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 09:56

Specifically, I love the SNES style controllers. Do the 8BitDo Bluetooth or wired controllers work? Thank you!

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I made a shell script that logs all relevant system information for debugging Linux Nvidia driver issues (also working settings for my LOQ 15ARP9)

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 09:02

I went through hell getting KDE Neon working on my Lenovo LOQ without being a buggy mess. The full report is in the repo but in short use kernel 6.8 and the 570 driver along with some grub parameters. If you’re having trouble I put all of the bash commands I used in the readme. Figured it’s worth it if I help even one person. This would also be useful for people to post their system configuration when asking for information on Reddit or forums.

The script generates a timestamped report containing: * Operating System version and distribution info * Hardware information (system manufacturer, model) * Linux kernel version * Graphics information (nvidia-smi output, driver version, CUDA version) * Display protocol (X11/Wayland) * Package holds (pinned packages) * GRUB configuration * Current boot parameters * Modprobe configuration for NVIDIA * NVIDIA systemd service status

Repository is here: https://github.com/tommy-koanlabs/nvidia-config-tests

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Is it worth switching?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 07:54

So trough a really good used deal I got an incredibly cheap RTX4070 ti super. But I am not that satisfied after 2-3 months. DX12 is a pain all along, the driver is meh and often leads to problems. So what do yoz guys say? Rx 9070 xt all along?

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Rust on Linux crashes after a Unity popup

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 07:35

So I had an installation of Linux, where I could play Rust no problem. I used Proton 9.0-4 and had no issues.

My hard drive crashed and I reinstalled, but now I cannot play Rust anymore. Whenever I start it, it installs everything, I get a Rust popup which disappears and then a Unity popup comes and then the game exits. I have tried multiple versions of proton, but still am having the same problem.

My specs:

EndeavourOS

Ryzen 9 7900x

AMD Radeon 6700XT

32gb RAM

I am at a loss as to why it worked and now suddenly it doesnt. I find someone else had a problem on this sub but solved it by using another version of proton. None of mine seem to work.

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Has anyone tried BF6 with winboat?

Reddit Linux_Gaming - 23. Oktober 2025 - 07:22

Hello fellow Linux gamers! I’ve wondered if one of you tried to play BF6 using the rather new Winboat “VM” system. I’m curious if it’s possible since with some tinkering it’s possible to use secure boot with Linux (to my knowledge)

Thanks in advance and have a great day! :)

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