Linux rises, SteamOS dominates

This week was a hell of a time to be a Linux enthusiast. We'll talk about the main xz backdoor and how it affects the Steam Deck (spoiler alert: it doesn't). Plus, we'll look at the numbers from March's Steam Hardware Survey and discuss a new 3DS emulator that's definitely not Citra. All this and much more today! Let's get straight to the news.

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Links and resources:
❯ EA keeps its promise to steal your games: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/04/battlefield-v-now-broken-on-steam-deck-linux-with-ea-anticheat-live/
❯ March 2024 Steam Hardware Survey: https://web.archive.org/web/20240317203535/https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey?platformlinux
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❯ 3DS Emulator Lemonade: https://github.com/Lemonade-emu/Lemonade/releases/tag/Alpha-2
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❯ Details of xz backdoor: https://www.wired.com/story/jia-tan-xz-backdoor/

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— Chapters —
00:00 Introduction
00:24 EA interrupts Battlefield V
01:36 March 2024 Steam Hardware Survey
03:45 Pack Humble cries of spring
04:34 3DS emulation returns with the Citra /"/"Lemonade fork
05:25 Flathub starts calling unverified apps
06:15 How the xz backdoor affects us

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