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Blink once if Switch emulation is great, blink twice if it's not great. This way you don't break embargo, trust me.
Blink once if Switch emulation is great, blink twice if it's not great. This way you don't break embargo, trust me.
I've now gone through the two Linus videos, the Gamers Nexus video and the one by Phawx. All great coverage and, interestingly enough, all of you cover similar ground but also play to your strengths. Good to see considering the embargo is currently still pretty strict about what you can and cannot cover.
If any of you haven't yet, I'd recommend watching them all.
I'm willing to bet it's already in a very good state. While I don't really have much of an interest in emulation, I hope the Steam Deck is the Switch Pro that Nintendo fans wished Nintendo had released.
All I want to do at this point is fire my Steam Deck up and play some Tetris Effect.
I'm willing to bet it's already in a very good state. While I don't really have much of an interest in emulation, I hope the Steam Deck is the Switch Pro that Nintendo fans wished Nintendo had released.
All I want to do at this point is fire my Steam Deck up and play some Tetris Effect.
I don't think RT was actually enabled, even though the game settings say they are. I have the same problem with an RDNA2 GPU on the Ascension.Going through GamersNexus indepth review. Something pretty cool, he has Ghostrunner with RT on! That is kinda a big deal since RT is still not that well supporterd on opensource drivers.
Thanks! And yea, seems like we all had something to offer.
I understand why they stress test the devices and make it run demanding games but I have to wonder how many people are getting this thing for the purpose of running the lattest great AAA graphic intensive game. I know for a fact I won't be in that group.
I wonder, as part of their battery of tests and PC performance guides, if Digital Foundry will be giving optimal settings for Deck versions.What's going to be fantastic is that because everyone has the same hardware, it should be easy to find optimal settings for every game.
Yeah that would be the best, community driven like for the steam controller. I really liked that aspect.I wonder, as part of their battery of tests and PC performance guides, if Digital Foundry will be giving optimal settings for Deck versions.
Or maybe Valve will outsource to the community optimal settings per game (like they do with Steam Input) and let you download a Deck profile that alters the settings files, similar to how the GeForce Experience software works.
Could be good for people who want higher framerates, or a game profile that prioritises better battery life, for example, all curated by the community.
Yeah, "you can do it" is a fun novelty to have in your back pocket, but it feels like there's too many compromises inherent with the specs and form factor to make AAA a primary draw for the hardware. Getting beyond the tech limitations, the sheer screen size feels like it would be suboptimal for the spectacle-games experience.
I'm not really interested in pushing the hardware to its limits in this manner where you have to dial down settings to compensate and then game in a small-screen environment. Doesn't feel like the best use of my time when I have better options to experience this type of content.
I'm looking forward to mid-tier and indies as the real sweet spot for me. Simulation & strategy genres. Stuff like Subnautica, XCOM 2, Dyson Sphere Program, Euro Truck, Divinity: OS2, Disco Elysium and such.
Feels like that breed is a better fit for the hardware environment with less concessions in play.
Kinda shows the talk about the Deck being so incredibly big being a bit silly, at least when compared to the Switch.Jumping on the comparison bandwagon, here's an extremely bad phone photo of the Deck compared to a Switch with the 3D printed handles I've been using for a while (to actually make it possible for me to play comfortably for any length of time):
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I was surprised at just how close they were once I put them next to each other.
Yeah, I generally feel like there is a bit of a design conflict between the ideal "portable" and the ideal "handheld". The ideal portable is obviously as small as possible, and in particular is very thin. On the other hand (heh... sorry) a handheld needs to be ergonomic to hold for longer periods of time, and for me at least that simply does not work at all with something thin.
And there we have the real reason they won't be releasing a Linux or Steam Deck specific version of Fortnite. It never takes long for the mask to slip with Sweeney.![]()
He just never gives up.
Does he think Valve is making lots of profits on the 399$ the base Deck model is selling for? It's such a completely arbitrary line at this point, surprised people still fall for it, especially now that Valve is pretty much shipping its own gaming hardware too.
@TimSweeneyEpic: But they are not. The nasty Valve is definitely not shipping its own gaming hardware, they are exploiting the good UPS people to do it. And the hardware is not even their own, from what I'm hearing. The good guys at AMD made it, Valve just stole it.Does he think Valve is making lots of profits on the 399$ the base Deck model is selling for? It's such a completely arbitrary line at this point, surprised people still fall for it, especially now that Valve is pretty much shipping its own gaming hardware too.
How is the deck as a multimedia device? Can just launch a browser and watch Youtube/Netflix, etc right?
Yes, I believe Linus showed some of that off during his visit to Valve, but it may not be ideal compared to your phone. Still nice to maybe look up a walkthrough or something.
Timestamped, shows that you can pin things like Youtube and Netflix.
Yes, I believe Linus showed some of that off during his visit to Valve, but it may not be ideal compared to your phone. Still nice to maybe look up a walkthrough or something.
Timestamped, shows that you can pin things like Youtube and Netflix.
Drm could be issue for Netflix and other legal streaming sites, being limited to (low bit rate) 720p on Linux.How is the deck as a multimedia device? Can just launch a browser and watch Youtube/Netflix, etc right?
As much as I think Sweeney is a clown, that tweet looks to be from 2019.
As much as I think Sweeney is a clown, that tweet looks to be from 2019.
Nothing has changed since then, he repeated the same argument during the Epic vs Apple trial.
I think that was the point... now that Valve is making hardware, he should be ok with them getting 30%, but he isnt.![]()
GamerNexus also tested the battery life when streaming, and as expected it hit above 5 hours. I think near 6, but I'd have to look it up again.Have any of the videos covered how it handles Steam remote play? I imagine most of the time I'll want to use installed stuff on it, but if I'm at home and can get more battery out of remote play I may as well
GamerNexus also tested the battery life when streaming, and as expected it hit above 5 hours. I think near 6, but I'd have to look it up again.
If you have an Nvidia gpu in your main rig, I'd suggest trying Moonlight before Steam Remote Play - I get terrible judder with the latter and pitch perfect smooth experience with the former.Have any of the videos covered how it handles Steam remote play? I imagine most of the time I'll want to use installed stuff on it, but if I'm at home and can get more battery out of remote play I may as well
My experience was the opposite. I tried streaming from my home PC to my office and over Moonlight it was all stuttery while Steam Remote Play had great image quality and latency. Basically less tech-savy people thought that I was running the games locally which you can't normally do because of company policy. But like you said, YMMV.If you have an Nvidia gpu in your main rig, I'd suggest trying Moonlight before Steam Remote Play - I get terrible judder with the latter and pitch perfect smooth experience with the former.
YMMV of course...