Hacking So... Why is Linux on Switch exciting?
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I'd totally use it for emulation and media players.
If there's a thing neat with Linux, it's that when things work, they just work, and damn well.
If they make good drivers you will be able to run some PC older games.
Like on the PS4 they shown steam OS and some PC Linux games running on it, though since the switch is way less powerful only low end graphics\physics games would play good, though would still be awesome to run some indie Linux games + Nintendo switch games + emulators all portable in a all-in-one environment on a small portable device.
Like on the PS4 they shown steam OS and some PC Linux games running on it, though since the switch is way less powerful only low end graphics\physics games would play good, though would still be awesome to run some indie Linux games + Nintendo switch games + emulators all portable in a all-in-one environment on a small portable device.
Yeah well, some indie games don't require much power... And if the drivers could be made to have the full power of the switch and someone would keep updating I'm sure a few thousand games would play well, just not current top games...
I would be pretty happy just playing Command and conquer Red Alert 2, I love that game.
Honestly I think by the time Linux on Switch becomes functional the Switch will be old news any everyone will have moved on. Even if you can reverse engineer the kernel and drivers from the Shield and somehow make it run at full speed, Steam games will be expecting x86/64-bit processors and everything will have to be ported from scratch.
but really, the fact that the Switch uses an ARM processor is a very important point. Last I checked EVERY steam game will be expecting a Intel or AMD processor, and simply won't work on an ARM one. Some Linux-specific games like SuperTux can be compiled directly on the Switch, but 90% of the software that a Linux-on-Switch project would use or be used for only exist as binary blobs that will not run on ARM processors.
but really, the fact that the Switch uses an ARM processor is a very important point. Last I checked EVERY steam game will be expecting a Intel or AMD processor, and simply won't work on an ARM one. Some Linux-specific games like SuperTux can be compiled directly on the Switch, but 90% of the software that a Linux-on-Switch project would use or be used for only exist as binary blobs that will not run on ARM processors.
It's exciting... because... I... well... uh... umm..... I uh...
Yeah.
Yeah.
lunix plus virtualbox=windows....
switch hax -} lunix-} virtualbox -} windows -} steam????????????????????????
switch hax -} lunix-} virtualbox -} windows -} steam????????????????????????
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More exciting than Android by quite a bit, since we already have this architecture running Android in Shield TV.
Play all your favorite games at negative 5 frames per second!
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Wait, so instead of outputting frames, it's inputting frames.
That would be a wicked idea for a game.
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I think -5 FPS would be 5 FPS, but those frames play in reverse chronological order.
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But you're still inputting in chronological order, so you can't even play it in real time
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