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vbabka

Vlastimil Babka

Me: we haven't played games in a while, what do you think?
Kids: yay!
Me: clicks the steam link app icon on TV
TV: the app is no longer available, remove the icon?
Me: what?
Google: https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/23/23928965/steam-link-app-samsung-tvs-discontinued
Me: fuck everything everywhere, all at once
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flameeyes@mastodon.social

Diego Elio Pettenò

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@vbabka that app though was indeed so terrible that it convinced me to buy a gaming pc rather than keep trying.

The worst for me was not supporting surround sound on TV, but still insisting on using it on the source PC.

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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

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@vbabka the modern world was a mistake
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ptesarik@fosstodon.org

Petr Tesarik

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@ljs @vbabka the old world was a mistake, too.

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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

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@ptesarik @vbabka some of it.
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hny@mastodonczech.cz

hny

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@vbabka you know, someone removed it from new kernel...

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vbabka

Vlastimil Babka

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@flameeyes yeah it wasn't great, but enough for the simple cooperative couch gaming with the kids (think Lego story kind of games). When I play my games I use the desktop setup, not TV.
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vbabka

Vlastimil Babka

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At least the good news is the hardware steam link box (which I bought in a Valve sale for around $5) still works fine after 4 years of being offline, and a bunch of self updating. That's despite being discontinued for probably the same number of years. And the latest update is from October 2023. Glad I didn't try to repurpose it after getting the TV.
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