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Windows 11 hardware requirements made a mockery of by an Intel Pentium 4 processor
As the screenshots below show, Microsoft considers the Intel Pentium 4 661 a supported processor. Intel released the Pentium 4 661 in early 2006, with a solitary core to its name. Apparently, Microsoft forgot to add any Intel Family 15 (Netburst) SKUs in its unsupported processors list for Windows 11.
Hence, the PC Health Check tool sees that the Pentium 4 661 has a 3.6 GHz boost clock, which satisfies one of Windows 11's requirements. Curiously, the tool states that the Pentium 4 661 has two or more cores, even though it lists it as having one.
@Carlos_SM1995 has even got Windows 11 (Build 22000.258) running on a Pentium 4 661. Supposedly, Windows Update still works too, highlighting the ridiculousness of Microsoft's overtures regarding Windows 11 compatibility.
Windows 11 final (Build 22000.258) running on Intel Pentium 4 (11m4s video)
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday October 19 2021, @07:27PM (4 children)
I wish they'd put on their website whether a game would work well on linux or not instead of having to always go to protondb.com to find out.
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(Score: 2) by Marand on Wednesday October 20 2021, @12:35AM (2 children)
Yeah, it would be nice if they had some kind of visible rating system, especially with the Steam Deck coming. Maybe have three rankings: "Supported" if a game works well with the Deck's hardware configuration, "Playable" if it runs fine (natively or via Proton) but needs workarounds for things like the lack of a keyboard, and "Unsupported" if it doesn't work. You could call it something like Deck Verified [steamdeck.com].
In case it's not obvious, I'm saying that that's precisely what Valve is doing. Takyon linked to reporting on it in the comment you replied to, even. You might still want to check protondb to double-check unsupported/unknown titles, but supported/playable identifiers should be a good indication that it's a safe buy without checking. Also, there are browser extensions that integrate protondb rating to the Steam site, so you could do that as well.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Wednesday October 20 2021, @01:02AM (1 child)
On steampowered.com, there is no protondb rating for games (least not last time i checked): steamdeck is not a site i've gone to, really and only works for the steamdeck, not really linux in general that i know of.
As per browser extensions, i did not know that, thanks, but also don't like extensions when i can help it.
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(Score: 2) by Marand on Wednesday October 20 2021, @01:41AM
Of course not, they announced the Deck Verified thing a day ago and it takes time to roll out changes like this. Especially since this isn't just them pulling data from protondb, they're instead introducing their own validation process where they review games for compatibility. When it goes live it's going to be a way to check general compatibility without going to protondb, though you'll likely still want to refer to it occasionally for more nuanced information, like when a game shows up as unsupported in case there's a workaround such as using a Glorious Eggroll build of Proton.
You really should have read the link in the comment you responded to, because Valve just announced that they're doing precisely what you wanted, which is what the short article was about. Just have to give it some time to roll out :)
Though personally, I rarely bother checking protondb anyway. If it doesn't offer Linux native I just prefer not to buy, period; in the rare cases where I get something for use with Proton, I try it and it either works or it doesn't and I'll either run it in a VM (if it's a gift I can't easily return) or make use of that 2hr no-questions-asked return window. Returning a game because it doesn't work sends a stronger "I want support" message than not trying it at all.
(Score: 2) by wisnoskij on Wednesday October 20 2021, @01:18PM
Their are extensions for that.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-CA/firefox/addon/protondb-for-steam/ [mozilla.org]
Dont expect Steam to complicate their UI jus for 1 percent of users.