Valve, Steam Frame, and the FUTURE of Linux VR (featuring Graham Morrison)
🙏 Sponsored by ME! Support the channel by shopping new Linux For Everyone merch at https://l4e.store, or at Amazon using this affiliate link: https://amzn.to/482Huk1 In this video I'm joined by Graham Morrison of Late Night Linux for an organic conversation about Valve, VR, Linux, and ARM! Does FEX + Proton spell the end of native Linux ports? Does Valve have TOO much control in the Linux gaming space? Will we ever get a good Linux phone? This and much more coming up! LINKS FROM THE CHAT: Late Night Linux: https://latenightlinux.com FEX: https://github.com/FEX-Emu/FEX Follow Jason on Mastodon: https://layer8.space/@killyourfm Follow Graham on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@degville The Verge Interview: https://www.theverge.com/report/820656/valve-interview-arm-gaming-steamos-pierre-loup-griffais 💬 L4E COMMUNITY CHAT: Discord: https://discord.gg/R3JDS4s 🎧 ORIGINAL L4E THEME SONG: "Brain Dead" by Jerry Morrison & Jason Evangelho. *Full version on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/jerrymorrison/braindead *NEW version by Baseball Bat on Bandcamp: https://baseballbat.bandcamp.com/track/brain-dead 👉 Affiliate Link Disclaimer: Some URLs in this video's description are Amazon Affiliate links, which may generate a small profit for the author (at no additional cost to you) if clicking the link results in a purchase. 00:00 Intros and Backgrounds 02:25 Virtuality in the 90s 03:55 Graham's Linux Origin Story 06:18 Linux Voice + Linux Format 06:56 Jason's PSP Magazine 09:47 Steam Frame reaction and implications 12:29 The state of VR on Linux 15:57 FEX, Frame as a PC 17:31 The end of native Linux ports? 19:03 Expectations, 2D Content 20:46 Your first Steam Frame experience? 24:23 Marketing the Steam Frame 26:18 The evolution of Proton 28:02 ARM + More accessible VR 30:20 Translation Layers: Bridging x86 and ARM 32:16 ARM Gaming: Microsoft vs Valve 33:59 Linux market share 35:13 Linux: An expected feature 36:25 The spirit of open source 38:33 Does Valve have too much control? 44:00 Jason's interest in Steam Frame 46:25 Steam Phone? Linux Phones? 48:03 Where to find Graham 49:23 Linux Podcaster Song Collab? 51:26 Graham's Daily Driver 52:31 Some closing thoughts