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0 pointsdjmips3y ago0 comments

And only on PC and Mobile. Not on console.

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Consoles and open source do not mix. NDAs prevent code using their APIs from being released.

That said, a lot of open source projects have console ports, they just can’t be shared publicly.

I've worked on many console projects that use many open source libraries and some where the part that can't be shared publicly was still source available if you were a registered developer. Not disagreeing with you just sharing some info for others.

rhn_mk13y ago

Steam Deck is in disagreement.

dagmx3y ago

Steam Deck isn’t a console in any traditional sense unless we’re just going to start butchering decades of colloquial nomenclature . It’s a portable PC running desktop software from top down. Otherwise you might as well call my laptop running Steam Big Picture a console too.

When the other people are talking about consoles, any sensible person knows they mean things like the PlayStation, Xbox or Switch.

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