This seems super bizarre in the face of bsnes.

You clearly didn’t even care to read the website. It has an entirely different focus than bsnes: https://zsnes.com/#super-enhancement

Unfortunately not open source from what I can see, at least not yet.

Unless they switch away from a Unity base, it’ll never be fully FOSS because Unity isn’t.

I did not say it acts as a Xbox controller, but said similar to a Xbox controller.

And GN said that it behaves exactly like Deck and SC 2015: It’s a mouse without Steam running.

Either GN or Jeff is wrong.

I’d settle for Switch 2 weight and thickness.

Then Jeff and GN should fight it out because they’re clearly making contradicting statements. I only have a Deck and an original Steam Controller 2015 and neither act as an Xbox controller without Steam.

I never use the capacitive touchpads on my SteamDeck

Only in desktop mode when I don’t have my full docked setup with real keyboard and mouse. They are IMO better than touchscreen when everything is so small (and the Deck is too heavy for holding it in one hand for a longer duration).

designed for HTPC control

If you want more than gaming (like YouTube), wouldn’t it make more sense to get a wireless keyboard with an integrated touchpad, like the recently announced Framework Wireless Touchpad Keyboard?

I have an OG Steam Controller as well as a Steam Deck and I never ever thought to myself that for HTPC tasks would I want a controller in my had over a good wireless keyboard and mouse/touchpad.

I’m a big proponent of https://www.8bitdo.com/ultimate-2c-wireless-controller/ which is a great controller at a low price. That’s why I cannot really sympathize with people complaining about the SC price. Just get an alternative. There are plenty.

Oof, 25 CAD more than a Joy Con 2 and 35 CAD less than a XB Core 2

There a fine 8bitdo game pads that are less fancy but work really well for way less. https://www.8bitdo.com/ultimate-2c-wireless-controller/ is a good deal, especially for people who are tight on money or simply don’t play that often to care for higher end stuff.

It might have a fallback to an XInput mode

No, as confirmed by Gamers Nexus. Steam Deck doesn’t either. Personally, I think it’s bad to have the requirement of Steam as a driver but there are also plenty of alternatives out there, so I’m not starting a riot over this.

Maybe a stupid question, but could this work with a playstation too?

Maybe as a mouse. It’s the same as with the Steam Deck: Without Steam running, it acts as a mouse NOT as a game pad. It required games to be launched from Steam to use it as a game controller.

there’s literally a link for the Linux download right on the page…

It wasn’t there when I posted it. Check the YouTube comments for people asking about a Linux release. You’ll realize that it wasn’t me who merely missed the download link.

Yup, that’s why I’m still looking.

I think the best current candidate is WebKit-GTK but here’s the looking bit again: I’m looking for a WebKit-GTK browser that adopts traditional cross-desktop UX and not GNOME header bars.

The only ads I notice is that apt shows how many packages can be updated through an optional paid Expanded Security Maintenance. This isn’t very obtrusive but I’m on a 4 year old LTS release currently so things might have changed.

Receiving updates for anything in Universe requires Ubuntu Pro which is free for home users but still requires signing up to give you access to that update repository and once you sign up, they can match your account with what you install/update, so there is server-side tracking. In theory there is the possibility of community-maintained updates there but that required adhering to Canonical’s draconian version freeze rules. Something Fedora and its derivates do not have to that degree (during a release cycle any update is fine if it doesn’t break compatibility).

I’ll stop looking for alternatives when it becomes a one click AI on button instead.

Problem is that well maintained alternatives without that shit don’t exist. Sure, there are Chromium and Firefox forks that strip all that shit but are you really willing to trust you data security with a fork created by two dudes in their free time to deliver updates the same day as their upstream projects? I’m not. So I rather use Firefox, turn that shit off manually and continue to hope that Servo will be good enough in two years (doubtful).

Red Hat has been all over AI for a while

Hosting LLMs is different from pushing AI crap down end users’ throats Copilot style.

At least Firefox recently got a 1-click “AI off” button. I’d prefer if Mozilla concentrated on the rendering engine first and foremost but that 1-click solution isn’t so bad. So at least there’s that.

Just use the best option for you.

Problem is when people don’t use what option is best for them and make everything worse for the people who are then asked to help them (or even worse are completely unrelated and have to bear the burden anyway). There are fundamental problems how Canonical distributes security fixes (many locked behind Ubuntu Pro which is free for personal use but still requires signing up for it) and these problems are inherited by Ubuntu remixes like Mint and popOS.

I think most of it can be seen as a proof on concept. A statement by zsKnight is read in the YT video where he says that he wants to work on Super ZSNES full time via funding through Patreon.

Given the nature as a proprietary application written using Unity, I wouldn’t be surprised if Super ZSNES will be sold on Steam in the future, similar to 3dSen. It’s not like a Unity app can ever be fully FOSS because Unity itself is not FOSS.

Shouldn’t this be posted in Uplifting News?