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TL;DR

  • Google has started rolling out a new GPU driver for the Pixel 10 series with Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1.
  • The update aligns with Imagination’s August driver release and brings Android 16 and Vulkan 1.4 support.
  • While real-world performance gains remain unconfirmed, the update should reach stable builds in a future Pixel Drop
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[–] limerod@reddthat.com 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

There are decent paid native games on android. You can try those.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Can you mention some of those?

[–] stray@pawb.social 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
  • Loop Hero
  • Balatro
  • Baba Is You
  • Stardew Valley
  • WalkScape
  • A Little to the Left
  • Wagotabi

I'm also fond of Hungry Cat Picross and LogicWiz Sudoku, but I'm sure there are other good apps for these games.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 minutes ago

All of them (some of which I like and played) are old or look old.

Nothing wrong with looking old, especially when we talk about indie games, but that's not the peak android gaming experience I was expecting years ago.

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 3 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

Dead cells, 9th dawn RPG 3, pocket rogues, vampire survivors, titan quest, undead horde, quest of wizard, star traders frontiers, doom and destiny, tesla vs Lovecraft, out there omega edition, rusted warfare, grimvalor, exemplars of elaed, solar 2, Interstellar pilot 1 & 2, galaxy on fire 2, mindustry, zombotron, the quest series, majesty, majesty northern edition, Minecraft, starrows, uncivic, beholder, data defence, kingdom rush series, seven days rpg, endless sky, tallowmere, Halls of torment, bit dungeon 2 & 3, delight games, magic survival.

You can also check this post for non-gacha games: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/40095267

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you, I looked up all the ones I didn't know and, as I said in my first comment, we are still stuck with 10 years old gaming.

Not saying that the games suck (although some look like crap honestly), my point is that after a decade of hardware and software "updates" the bottleneck is still there and basically unchanged.

And that is unacceptable considering the price tag of some devices.

[–] limerod@reddthat.com 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

What bottleneck are you talking about?

And that is unacceptable considering the price tag of some devices.

I agree for pixel phones. For everyone else you have options. you can game at medium to high settings on upper midrange dimensity 8300/8400 phones, snapdragon 7+ gen 2/3, 8gen 2, 8s gen 3, and other phones.

[–] kami@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 40 seconds ago

What's the last modern game you have played on your phone?