Steam Deck: is it the Nintendo Switch for nerds?
Valve’s newly announced handheld console promises to put the latest PC games in your pocket. But do they belong there?
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|OT| Valve's Steam Deck (OLED)- coming to Straya in Nov 2024
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That's not even the worst take I've seen.
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Steam Deck is Switch without the magic
Valve won't be the first or last to copy Nintendo without 'getting' it.
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I always saw myself as a nerd but now see myself as pretty cool.
That's what all nerds say tho. You're a photography nerd. It's not like you do programming or anything too tho, right... right...
Shader Compilation on fixed hardware shouldn't be a problem, the shaders can probably be deployed to SteamDeck with the game like with current consoles. Also, emulators like CEMU have made great strides in the last year or so with "on-the-fly" shader compilation even on Vulkan so there's tech available out there to deal with it if for some reason you can't deploy shaders.
This should support AMD FSR, right? If so, how much extra performance can we expect to squeeze out of it?
Attempt at benchmarking APU that should be close to Steam Deck (with all the usual caveats):
Cyberpunk on medium at stable 30fps....
on a handheld. God damn, I want it now.
Cyberpunk on medium at stable 30fps....
on a handheld. God damn, I want it now.
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Ubisoft Will Put Its Games on Steam Deck 'If It's Big Enough' - IGN
After a pointed departure from Steam releases in recent years, Ubisoft might be reconsidering thanks to Valve's recent new handheld announcement: the Steam Deck.
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Ubisoft Will Put Its Games on Steam Deck 'If It's Big Enough' - IGN
After a pointed departure from Steam releases in recent years, Ubisoft might be reconsidering thanks to Valve's recent new handheld announcement: the Steam Deck.
Somehow this sounds like Ubisoft thinks Steam Deck is separate from Steam....
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That is the (obvious but still nice) confirmation I was waiting for. Too bad there's no ETA. I guess it can't be that far off though considering Deck itself isn't that far off in the end.
Great news about BPM! They said in one of the interviews that it's the full desktop client/store translated to that new interface, which is what I wanted to hear.
The only reason i use big picture is to faff about with controller settings.
Hopefully they migrate those out of BPM or whatever the new UI is called and into the main interface so there's two ways to access them.
Hopefully they migrate those out of BPM or whatever the new UI is called and into the main interface so there's two ways to access them.
well ... if volvo add this officially to Proton - they'll definitely be able to run better
If not at launch, I could see Valve adding this type of stuff to extend the lifetime of the device, being able to handle more taxing game by upscaling and system-wide VRS settings.well ... if volvo add this officially to Proton - they'll definitely be able to run better
Some things to note from today's IGN article - Steam Deck SSD is Upgradeable, But It Won't Be Easy - IGN
Seems as people have guessed, Valve did design Steam Deck with repairability in mind. Of course warranty gets voided once you go that far and an experienced capable person should be doing these things, so they are not officially declaring upgradability etc. But its good to know, as it might be the case that other components can be replaced more readily than we might expect.
Also important:
"Stay tuned tomorrow as we take a deep dive into the Steam Deck’s hardware."
There is also an article on the trackpads from IGN Nordic, which is very very promising as a step forward over Steam Controller.
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Article also mentions this will be discussed in the hardware deep dive!
Finally so rampant tinfoil hat speculation for you.
I'll take a wild guess Valve will have some partnered games for the launch period of Steam Deck. Silksong and Eastward amongst them.
Also Gamepass and Xcloud on Steam.
Seems as people have guessed, Valve did design Steam Deck with repairability in mind. Of course warranty gets voided once you go that far and an experienced capable person should be doing these things, so they are not officially declaring upgradability etc. But its good to know, as it might be the case that other components can be replaced more readily than we might expect.
Also important:
"Stay tuned tomorrow as we take a deep dive into the Steam Deck’s hardware."
There is also an article on the trackpads from IGN Nordic, which is very very promising as a step forward over Steam Controller.
Valve Explains How the Steam Deck's Trackpad Simulates the Accuracy of a Mouse
Why switching to Steam Deck shouldn't hurt your FPS play too much.
Article also mentions this will be discussed in the hardware deep dive!
Finally so rampant tinfoil hat speculation for you.
I'll take a wild guess Valve will have some partnered games for the launch period of Steam Deck. Silksong and Eastward amongst them.
Also Gamepass and Xcloud on Steam.
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Ubisoft Will Put Its Games on Steam Deck 'If It's Big Enough' - IGN
After a pointed departure from Steam releases in recent years, Ubisoft might be reconsidering thanks to Valve's recent new handheld announcement: the Steam Deck.
With how poorly ubi games run on PC they probably won't even start on deck anyway.
Nothing of value lost if that were the case.
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Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe shit.
To be fair, I don't think it's a contradiction or error to say the internal storage is not upgradable, if it means complex disassembly of the device. It's a pretty small form factor, and if the M.2 slot is below the heatsink or any other sensitive component, than most people who try to get there will almost certainly break something when they try to open it. Yeah, sure, someone from iFixit with tons of experience and great tools can do it, that doesn't mean much for an average consumer with maybe some Phillips screws at home.
Wonder how many people going for the cheapest Deck version will be angry at Valve if they mess up their own Deck trying to manually install an SSD.
Why do I like to torture myself like this? FFS, I'm imagining some games running on the deck and now I want them to become something real
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Hyped. Looking forward to getting mine in Q1 next year.
Could only really stretch to the entry level model, but I've got a 256gb Micro SD card already and I think I can happily put up with the load times.
I'm really only planning on using mine to catch up on games from the last generation that I couldn't play because my son has pretty much commandeered my consoles.
..and a sneaky game or two of Pro Evo on my lunch break at work.
Could only really stretch to the entry level model, but I've got a 256gb Micro SD card already and I think I can happily put up with the load times.
I'm really only planning on using mine to catch up on games from the last generation that I couldn't play because my son has pretty much commandeered my consoles.
..and a sneaky game or two of Pro Evo on my lunch break at work.
They said this thing could handle any game that released over the last year.
I wonder just how much they tested something like Flight Simulator and Cyberpunk
But they seem confident and its clearly important to them that every game on Steam is good to go. Honestly the more I think about it the more that 720p target becomes easy. 720p has been such a basic target for so many years/decades in the PC space. Games today really don't get demanding unless you push higher than 1080p rez and higher than 60fps. Those specs and that AMD chip should be fine for years to come. Starfield will be the big first test and after that I don't see much outside Elder Scrolls 6 or GTA6 being really unplayable on Deck. No one really makes quadruple AAAA games anymore. Its very rare even the new God of War and Horizon is coming to PS4. By the time the real next gen stuff starts releasing Valve will release a new Deck. And if not then this Deck will still have a good 3-4 year life after release.
I wonder just how much they tested something like Flight Simulator and Cyberpunk
But they seem confident and its clearly important to them that every game on Steam is good to go. Honestly the more I think about it the more that 720p target becomes easy. 720p has been such a basic target for so many years/decades in the PC space. Games today really don't get demanding unless you push higher than 1080p rez and higher than 60fps. Those specs and that AMD chip should be fine for years to come. Starfield will be the big first test and after that I don't see much outside Elder Scrolls 6 or GTA6 being really unplayable on Deck. No one really makes quadruple AAAA games anymore. Its very rare even the new God of War and Horizon is coming to PS4. By the time the real next gen stuff starts releasing Valve will release a new Deck. And if not then this Deck will still have a good 3-4 year life after release.
I mean, even if no PC port, it should run great under Yuzu/RyujinxWhy do I like to torture myself like this? FFS, I'm imagining some games running on the deck and now I want them to become something real
But thing is, I want a native version and give them my money
Another one I want to see on Deck
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thats huge ... looking at the comparisons
yup, correct ... you'll be able to do that no problem
i imagine it would be the same with all the games that use DOSbox on GOG
Sounds good. I know Galaxy launcher isn't compatible with linux so I kind of dismissed it at first but then I remembered there is always the traditional method heh.
Also I wonder if the new SteamOS lets you add/launch GOG games then you should be able to technically use the suspend/resume feature with your compatible GOG library as well....
add/launch - 100% ... dunno about suspend/resume, though ... depends on how it works, i guess
thats huge ... looking at the comparisons
most of the size comes from the static attached controllers also :O
Opinion: The Steam Deck Queue Showed How Companies Can Fight Against Hardware Scalpers - IGN
Yes, it did not stop ALL the scalpers, but it was a lot easier to reserve a Steam Deck preorder compared to the PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.
I do give credit to Valve for trying to combat scalpers. Reservation day wasn't perfect by any means, and there will always be scalpers, but they did a better job than most corporations.
There are at least two launchers on Linux that support GOG:Sounds good. I know Galaxy launcher isn't compatible with linux so I kind of dismissed it at first but then I remembered there is always the traditional method heh.
Also I wonder if the new SteamOS lets you add/launch GOG games then you should be able to technically use the suspend/resume feature with your compatible GOG library as well....
Minigalaxy (specialized on GOG)
Minigalaxy
A simple GOG client for Linux that lets you download and play your GOG Linux games
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Let's see how the support on the Steam Deck will be for such solutions.