I kind of wish I didn't watch the IGN video...It's gonna be really difficult for me to resist the urge not to reserve one. 
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i like the fact that's big, I hate the switch size, and I hate the switch lite with the fury of a thounsand burning suns
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Valve should have called it Switch Pro
Its easier if its not available in your regionI kind of wish I didn't watch the IGN video...It's gonna be really difficult for me to resist the urge not to reserve one.
Well you can add storage space, but that comes back to my earlier post, what about transfer speed ?
Seeing a lot of comments about how ugly it is.
Am I the only one who doesn't care because I will be looking at the screen while using it?
Am I the only one who doesn't care because I will be looking at the screen while using it?
Some interesting info from the site:
I'm not sure how it's Proton right now but I remember it had some issues with some anti cheat software, so it seems it will be fixed.
It has a microSD slot to expland
@ only 2 (?) teraflops it probably can't really enhance the games since emulation will eat up power more than native, if it can even run them fullspeed (I think).
Of course. No guarantee 100% of them run, but apparently you can install windows.
Yea, I never get that complaint either. My tower is an ugly black box that sits under my desk. I only see it when I hit the power button.
It's running SteamOS, so it depends on their compatibility with Proton. However, according to the IGN video, you can just wipe the thing and install Windows.
I don't find it ugly but then again all android phones etc. look the same to me but apparently some rectangles are waaaay different to others for some, I dunno.
Yup, you can even play non-Steam games and install other launchers on it too.
Time to put my tinfoil hat on.
HL3 will be released along the Steam Deck!:
/tinfoilhat off
HL3 will be released along the Steam Deck!:
/tinfoilhat off
That's probably the most hipster image I've seen
Depending on the usage, Steam Deck's battery life ranges from 2 to 8 hours.
Most important question … will I be able to use trainers when playing on the Deck
Emulation has generally little overhead on the GPU side. If a game runs sufficiently well on the CPU in the handheld running it at higher res shouldn't be a big issue. (The former will still be an issue for many games)
And the first thing I do is throw it in a case and stick a screen protector on it so I never see the actual phone again.
It is a very nice case though.
800p screen and December is disappointing but that price tag is amazing. Valve is fucking crazy. It really is a portable PS4 with Steam library
Steam controller wasn't and i still ended up importing that. and paying more than double the price. That's why this has me shook. have to tell myself no.Its easier if its not available in your region
eh, i'm thinking about it but for me the main point is the dock so i can take it with me and connect it to a larger monitor and have access to my steam library. I'm not sure how likely i am to use it when travelling but it might be taken into work for some dinner hour gaming or some games during Team/Department afternoons when i'd connect it to a big display an dpeople could play stuff.
I assume you can connect whatever you want to it via Bluetooth or a USB-C Dock so i doubt controller compatibility will be an issue.
I'll probably register my interest for the mid-range model if the only difference between them all is the storage.
As for how it looks put me in the "Eh? It looks fine and about what i'd expect for this form factor. How else could it look?" bucket. Again, Bezels aren't the work of Satan and pretty much all modern slab phone look the same to me. So what do i know?
I assume you can connect whatever you want to it via Bluetooth or a USB-C Dock so i doubt controller compatibility will be an issue.
I'll probably register my interest for the mid-range model if the only difference between them all is the storage.
As for how it looks put me in the "Eh? It looks fine and about what i'd expect for this form factor. How else could it look?" bucket. Again, Bezels aren't the work of Satan and pretty much all modern slab phone look the same to me. So what do i know?
Yo the SteamDeck sounds amazing. The IGN video totally sold me on it.
I generally play at my desktop, but taking my entire library on the go with basically PS4 power? Wow.
I mean I'd be just using it as comfy read VN in bed or outside companion machine, but that's still mighty tempting.
I generally play at my desktop, but taking my entire library on the go with basically PS4 power? Wow.
I mean I'd be just using it as comfy read VN in bed or outside companion machine, but that's still mighty tempting.
Well I'm assuming they didn't shove a crazy powerful CPU and only gimp the GPU side but rather balance it to similar synergy levels compared to desktop.
Should be pretty great for RetroArch and what not, I just don't believe it will do Yuzu so great yet. maybe Steam Deck 3. We'll see though, that'd be amazing.
excited
Oh... wait... Valve doesn't sell hardware to Swiss customers.
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Oh... wait... Valve doesn't sell hardware to Swiss customers.
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I'd say 800p is a good decision overall for a handheld in this category.800p screen and December is disappointing but that price tag is amazing. Valve is fucking crazy. It really is a portable PS4 with Steam library
Both in hitting the price point and in making many more games perform better at native resolution. While consuming less power.
It won't be a Switch level success, but I hope it can find its niche and be moderately successful.
Saw a guy on Era calling it the "GabeBoy". Love it.
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yup, i can confirm that
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In the Gabe interview he mentioned the 400 price point as "painful" so I guess they had to compromise somewhere to get so low (plus it drives Power users to the pricier SKUs).
I guess us third world poors don't deserve it 
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