Result: Microsoft did not find Microsoft guilty.

— What phone did you buy?

— This!

— How is it?

— Better than Nothing.

Fun for us. Not so fun for people who have to use it.

Oh, I see. That sounds great, and fun (preparing the distro part). And it will probably be future-proof as well since it will be intact for the game.

I like this idea.

That’s actually genius. I love ActivityPub.

Not exactly bare minimum but something like Recalbox?

I miss the cartridge days too but this is not so practical anymore. Also you’ll get the best results with DRM-free games, whatever you decide.

What I would do is, buying a big HDD and fill it with installers. You can put cover images on/as folders if you want.

For save files, build a sync structure on a server (local one would be more feasible with something like syncthing). You can do that with Nextcloud or Dropbox etc. as well.

No problem! I’m in the same boat since I have to deal with Android TV as well but it sucks. It’s hard to find an open source alternative for anything. It’s a sealed box unless you install a custom ROM which is not the case for most of the devices, especially smart TVs. You can sideload apks over adb though, if you can find an app that is not on Google Play. If you don’t use a Google account, you have to sideload everything anyway (which is what I did last time).

There is TV Bro as @Babalugats suggested but it’s not comfortable as Browser and it’s not so up-to-date. Most of the open source apps you’ll encounter have the same issue. It’s not that developers don’t want to develop apps for Android TV, it’s just Google (and manufacturers) don’t let them to play around freely.

Wish I could help since I looked for this a lot but sadly Android TV is a barrens for FOSS apps. Though following this thread if you find something.

Currently we use Browser at home, at least it has an adblocker. Generally I hate Android TV. I would use a LibreELEC TV if I could.

Yesterday, I had to deal with Windows and I noticed that the top option on the right-click menu was Copilot. It’s getting worse and worse apparently.

Aaand, why bother?

As a game dev I prefer Arch-base (I’m using EndeavourOS) and I use Godot. However if you think Arch may not be for you, then I suggest Fedora.

Don’t be. :)

If it works for you, it works. I use my GPUs until they die. Nothing wrong with being a patient gamer.

Thanks!

I like detailed simulations like that. By the way, got the Community of Planets edition. Though I have no idea when will I be able to start playing.

You got me at Mount & Blade. I also played 100s of hours of Elite Dangerous, though they seem quite different.

Apparently it was on felony strike.

Heh, my main machine still has 1660 Ti. I wouldn’t say it’s low end. It’s better than 3050.

Vladislav?