There’s good controller support in the game itself, and the add-on ConsolePort makes it more like FFXIV (a model all controller MMOs should take after). The movement scheme being forced backpedal is less great for controller use, but that can be overcome with muscle memory.
Laptops that businesses used are pretty good value for the quality. My SO gets Latitude 5590s from eBay that are in near pristine condition and are workhorses for everything he does. They work great with Linux too.
Given the Steam Link still gets updates, I wouldn’t worry about the Deck for at least a console generation’s lifetime
It’s very spring here in the south, so I’m outside tending to the yard-wide flower bed we set up last year. I’ve been battling the grass growing back in it for a while and almost gave up after the brutal summer last year killed off half of my plants. I found that using saved up cardboard and mulch keeps a lot of the grass at bay. So that’s been my project for a few weeks now, slowly filling the whole bed and revitalizing the whole thing.
As a small reward for the progress I’ve made, I picked up a few perennials at the store the other day: salvia, lantana, and some consumables - dill, basil, and peppers. They look really nice in the parts of the bed I’ve already tended to :)
The order of the comment headers is the other way - above the comment it goes with. If you scroll to the top, you can see it better there. The Microsoft person is Zied Aouina
Chiaki4deck is PS Remote Play for Linux. It’s pretty nifty
All I own are ds5s and they work great. The only PC game I’ve played that would have haptic vibrations is FFXIV and I think it works? It’s been a while since I’ve tested it
Edit: it does not, but I recall it working on my Linux desktop out of the box. Might be a game mode limitation or I need to adjust a setting
Seconding this one after a friend recommended it to me. I have two and they are nice and portable. They even work as a standalone adapter for USB devices without the need to power
I saw Windows subsystem and panicked thinking it was the Linux version. Did not know an Android variant existed, that’s a bummer
I’ve used HyperX’s Alloy Elite for a few years now and it’s still going strong: https://hyperx.com/collections/keyboards-mice/products/hyperx-alloy-elite-2-mechanical-gaming-keyboard?variant=41031691468957.
Has most of the features you’re looking for. One thing is Linux - I’m not sure if it has “Linux” support like you’re looking for, but it does work like a normal keyboard on Linux. I’ve never used macros or any customizing features for it on Windows, and thus don’t use anything like that on Linux either. Media controls work perfectly fine on Linux.
The other concern is hot swapping switches - I’ve never done that either, I have stuck with my brown switches since I got it. Only real customizing I’ve done is to change the keycaps to pudding style.
It’s the same kind of deprecation you get with apps requiring a newer Android version. If Google adds new features to Android Auto that Android Nougat (7.x) can’t handle, then your apps won’t have any better time either. Likewise, if Google updates Android Auto but an app stops supporting 7.x and earlier, then that app will certainly break down the road.
Are you using a phone from 2017 or earlier? If not, you have nothing to worry about. If so, I’m surprised it still works.
The article topic only affects phones with Android Nougat and earlier. If you’re on Oreo or later (8.0+), you’re fine. This has nothing to do with the car and everything to do with the phone doing the screen projection.
Adding on to a bit from your comment that I missed, it’s not affecting the car itself. The article should have used the word “phone” instead of “device”.
All Android Auto is a screen for your phone that also hooks into car buttons. Your phone does all the hard work with projecting data to the screen. If your phone is too old, Android Auto might not work because apps don’t work properly with the base framework by Google.
You can use a new phone on an older car that officially supports Auto/CarPlay. That’s never been a problem.
If you don’t update Android Auto, maybe. Apps still rely on the framework that makes it work, so you are likely to have those break if they use features that Android Auto didn’t have at the update freeze.
The version they’re cutting off is really old, relatively speaking. You have to be on Oreo or later (8.0+), which came out in 2017.
Many apps you would use Android Auto will likely bump up to this break point soon. Waze, for example, is 7.0+. You’re bound to run into issues being on Nougat or earlier soon, if not already.
This looks to be Google ending support for the Android Auto framework on older Android versions, that’s all. It’s not about the car, it’s about the phone.
Judging by the article and the code snippets found, it’s more about updating your phone rather than the car infotainment hub. Nougat is getting the axe, have to be on Oreo or later.
It would have been better if the headline said “phones” and not “devices”, but that’s not as panic inducing :P
CrossCode!! One of my top favorites of all time. It’s such a good charming game with awesome gameplay. I wish there was more 😭
Does this mean it’ll work again? Mine have been intermittent for half a year now, no matter if media was just started or has been playing for hours.
I use this one and never have issues. I also have jsaux’s high power wall plug which is great for general use charging and powering this dock
I use my deck for ffxiv a lot, so I bound dpad buttons to the back buttons. In any game, if you try to move and use something on the dpad at the same time, it’s pretty rough. A claw grip is the typical way to handle this (Monster Hunter fans probably are familiar with this). This binding allows me to move and use dpad skills without hand cramping.