Bazzite is like an open-source version of the Steam OS, I mean it is based on Linux with Proton. This becomes like a reason why I should be using Linux in 2025, it works very nicely for almost any AMD GPU. It is Linux, so things should just work without anything, but this does require some setups only once though. My GPD Win 4 is the AMD 6800U version, so it does run a bit slow especially when we have the Steam Deck....
I have been wanting this little machine for quite a while, it is not I don’t like my Win 4, but you know I just want something new and better. This is now my 4th or 5th I should say GPD device. Maybe, they have a bad marketing strategy, but they always have the best Windows handheld. Well, better than the other ones. In 2024, there are strong competitors like AYA, Steam Deck, OneXPlayer, ROG, MSI and Lenovo....
Lossless Scaling is a STEAM app I have been using for over 350 hours. Its primary usage is to scale the game to full screen. You might wonder why not just go fullscreen directly. Well, it is possible, but the overall playtime will be reduced significantly. Scaling reduces GPU load and moves it to the CPU to get the right balance between performance and quality. Earlier this year, Lossless Scaling introduced Frame Generation, a feature that revolutionised Windows handheld gaming....
The moment I saw this brick phone, I wanted to get one. See this for the specs. It uses the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with a built-in cooling fan. This means that it can run at a higher frequency much longer and may even sustain it indefinitely as long as the battery lasts. It has no camera bump and can lie flat on your desk, shocking for a 2023 mobile phone indeed....
Two years ago, I wrote about Moonlight once. Originally, I wanted to share more about things like this on my blog. Something lighter and fun. I guess in the end, I wrote too much nonsense instead. Anyway, I want to bring an update to game streaming today. Moonlight is still and probably will be the best game streaming solution for many people. Last time, I mentioned that an NVIDIA GPU was required for it to work....
Game streaming is similar to video streaming, but it is interactive and controllable. This concept isn’t new, and in fact, there are a few game streaming services available now. They are decent, but not all games are available. For me, I built my own machine to stream anything I own. Is it overkill? Absolutely. To make this setup work, an NVIDIA card is required. My first desktop has an AMD card in it so no good....
Before 2007, I was playing GBA and maybe some NES games so I never really played any modern games or real games if you prefer. Games I played were all pixelated but this doesn’t mean that they were bad but the graphics, the visual, is also an important part of a game. That year, my dad went to Hong Kong for business and he brought back a PSP-1000, a thick little machine, with a game disk....
Earlier this year, I knew about GPD Win 3, a windows 10 handheld. After watching many reviews, I decided to preorder it. I rarely preorder anything because I know it probably won’t end well. The last time, I preorder anything, it was the Microsoft Surface Pro 4. I received the machine in early June. The device works as advertised and I am very happy with it. I downloaded almost everything I have on Steam....
8 years ago in Singapore, I went to the post office with my guardian to pick up my parcel from Beijing. It had several things in it and the most important thing was the C Primer Plus book. I had been waiting for a few weeks. 8 years later in Sydney, programming is now my career. This is something I couldn’t imagine when I started programming 8 years ago. Today marks the 8th anniversary of programming....