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by gruez 225 days ago
>because they are actively hostile to their users.

>Where is my Big Picture mode?

>Where is my support of Linux?

Calling the lack of linux and TV support "hostile" is bit of a stretch. The two combined probably makes up 5% of the user base at most, and there are probably workarounds (eg. using wine or the regular interface)
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happymellon 225 days ago
I didn't.

I asked where are these basic features. Two separate parts to my comment.

The user hostile comes from Tim Sweeneys Twitter account where he openly mocks users who ask questions.

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gruez 225 days ago
>The user hostile comes from Tim Sweeneys Twitter account where he openly mocks users who ask questions.

link?

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samtheDamned 225 days ago
This might be an example of what the OP was describing: https://i.redd.it/ua8lmu38f7k81.png

Besides that though Sweeney has pretty consistently been hostile to linux and it's users in the past, from discontinuing support after buying native linux games to disparaging it online. https://x.com/timsweeneyepic/status/964284402741149698?lang=... > Installing Linux is sort of the equivalent of moving to Canada when one doesn’t like US political trends. > Nope, we’ve got to fight for the freedoms we have today, where we have them today.

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gruez 225 days ago
>This might be an example of what the OP was describing: https://i.redd.it/ua8lmu38f7k81.png

That counts as "mocking"? You might not agree with Sweeney or think he has a good point, but it's not remotely "mocking". Are Steam supporters really that thin skinned?

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Fire-Dragon-DoL 223 days ago
Do you really think that? All Steam users are buying games in Steam instead if getting them for free on Epic Games Store because they have a library on Steam, not because Steam is a better product?
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