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Snapdragon 8 Elite arrives with Linux support, potentially unlocking PC gaming on phones and tablets (www.techspot.com)

submitted 1 month ago by onlinepersona to c/linux

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/25405532

Qualcomm engineering director Trilok Soni recently confirmed that the company's Linux team published Linux kernel updates for the Snapdragon 8 Elite processor. Qualcomm unveiled the SoC earlier this month, targeting a new generation of flagship phones and tablets supporting Android and Linux.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Maybe I'm just pedantic, but if it's on a phone or tablet, isn't it not "PC gaming"? I'm honestly a little confused what they're going for. I guess "mobile games of the graphical calibre expected of PC games"? But, like, Myst is a PC game. Monkey Island is a PC game. Thomas Was Alone is a PC game. There's a wide range there in graphics... And phones are mobile...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

It means the library of PC games. A bit like a Steam Deck can be seen as both a PC and a handheld console.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

The best situation would be that the ARM processor is powerful enough to run an x86 emulation layer so you can directly play the same games you play on your PC on your phone or tablet. I've been experimenting with box86 and FEX on postmarketOS using a OnePlus 6T and already Steam and several lighter weight games are very playable, but the next generation Snapdragon chips should be able to take it a lot further when it comes to running more demanding games.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

I mean, slap a proper desktop system and plug some bluetooth devices like a controller or a keyboard and mouse, and you got a makeshift laptop / notebook / whatever-the-current-name-is.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Think really hard about what the letters "PC" are for us... That's okay, we'll wait...

Hint, it's personal computer. A phone is technically a PC.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So, then there never was a difference and we always had PC gaming on mobile.

Edit: and maybe also on my router, TV and car, as all of them have a computer with an OS inside, and all of them I own, so it's my personal computer

What's the difference?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The only differences, if you didn't know, is/was the friends you made along the journey.