This Pikachu in a raincoat is now the second most expensive Pokémon card ever sold
Back in February, Wargamer covered the most expensive Pokémon card sale of all time, Logan Paul's PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator, which sold for $16 million dollars (£12 million pounds).
Executive Summary
Back in February, Wargamer covered the most expensive Pokémon card sale of all time, Logan Paul's PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator, which sold for $16 million dollars (£12 million pounds). On September 28th, another Pikachu card earned a silver medal, selling for around half as much at $8.4 million dollars (£6.3 million pounds). This time, Pikachu was kitted out in a raincoat, and carrying an umbrella rather than a quill pen.
Steam Catalog & Deck Compatibility Breakdown
From a gaming catalog, platform economics, and Proton runtime perspective, game promotions on Steam directly impact Linux gaming adoption metrics. Key observations: - **Steam Deck Compatibility & Verification:** Discounted titles should be evaluated against Valve's 'Deck Verified' tiering (anti-cheat compatibility, resolution scaling at 800p, and controller glyph support). - **Shader Pre-caching Efficiency:** Valve's automated pipeline compiles and distributes Vulkan pipelines ahead of time, mitigating run-time stutter on AMD RDNA architectures without taxing device battery. - **DRM & Anti-Cheat Friction:** Third-party launcher overhead (e.g. 2K Launcher, EA App) remains the primary friction point; community launch scripts (Proton-GE, Protontricks) provide workarounds to bypass non-standard wrappers.
Impact on the Open Ecosystem
For Linux and Steam Deck gamers, catalog promotions serve as a benchmark for Linux market share growth. High community demand forces publishers to ensure day-one compatibility with open runtime layers.