I care about HDR (on Linux) way less than I do VRR in general.
Is that the “sketchy” firmware you’re referring to?

I have one of these, but I don’t believe they work with HDMI 2.1 VRR (or at least I’ve never been able to get it to work).
With a LG B9, I have both G-Sync and HDMI 2.1 VRR support, but no FreeSync. I can get most of the HDMI 2.1 feature set working with a DP->HDMI 2.1 adapter, except for any form of VRR. That’s with a RX 9070, but similar situation on a 6800 XT previously.

I would need to find exact sources for it, but I believe PSP was the most hacked/modded console in history, to the point where Sony themselves actually mentioned it being an issue and hurting their bottom line (and possibly part of why their efforts with the Vita were short-lived).
Either way, chances are it had games aplenty, videos, movies, mangas and whatever else you could fit on there. I know that’s what I kept on mine, it was pretty much my “smartphone” back then.

Was anyone else tripped up by the picture shown in that article? To me it looks as though it’s a miniature version of the device, but I can’t quite put my finger on why that is.

gpu_efficiency Display GPU efficiency in frames per joule

Finally a great way to “flex” with my 9070, haha

I feel like Sekiro would meet most of your criteria, except for the dungeon aspect.

I’m not familiar with either of those programs, sorry.
You might want to check what mpv and/or va-api is reporting.

Do you have any specific issues?
I’ve been using a 9070 on fedora (42 initially, 43 for a few days) and hw acceleration hasn’t been an issue. I’ve been using newer mesa drivers from a copr repo FWIW, but I don’t think hw acceleration was any issue before that.

Which is a bummer imo, since I don’t think people already considering a lower midrange PC today are the target demographic, but I would love to be proven wrong.

Oh the memories, thanks for mentioning it!
I used to play on surf maps a lot with my friends back in the mid to late 00s; that and scout only maps.

A Plague Tale: Requiem.
I wouldn’t say it changed my life, but I couldn’t get myself to play another game for some time after both Plague Tale games back-to-back.

Yes and yes.
I’ve been mentioning France’s efforts to modernise their postal services, that also includes services aimed at helping older folks with daily/weekly interactions / home visits, and I think that would be a great thing to add to Canada Post rural offerings.

A Plague Tale Requiem, especially after beating the game.

OptiScaler works just fine with BG3 fwiw, so you can get either that way.

In the same vein, this YouTuber did their own testing/comparison last year.

I watched it recently and would highly recommend! Fight scenes are indeed super well done.

OsmAnd is great because of how customisable it is imo, however it’s very slow at plotting routes (especially while cycling, that’s essentially the only use case I have for it) and rerouting doesn’t seem to be a thing?
I would recommend CoMaps for a much faster, but simpler, user experience.

Yep, that’s a good point, thanks!
Re DLSS, I’m actually very happy with it so far. It’s certainly not available in every game, but most games where it matters for a good balance of image quality and performance have good DLSS support. And being able to patch in DLSS4 very easily via proton is an obvious plus.

Yep, text is definitely not handled well on most OLED monitors (or TVs) because of their pixel substructure. It’s usually been better on Linux for me and I essentially don’t notice it anymore, but I also haven’t used Windows in years so I can’t compare.

And still no OLED screen… why Framework, why?

I got one of the latest Framework 13 a couple months ago for work, and while I’m happy about the prospects of future repairability and upgradability down the line, it’s not a great laptop given its pricepoint.
The build is subpar, with the screen flexing a ton, the keyboard and trackpad are lacklustre and pretty uncomfortable, but the worst is the screen, it’s dim, with poor colour reproduction and 3:2 is frankly not for me. And fractional scaling is a mess with XWayland, while it was much better on my 2019 XPS 13.

I love what Framework are pushing for and actually achieving, but tradeoffs are very much at play. I’m hoping for an OLED screen replacement in the near future though.