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skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

Steam Machines already existed a while back, but compatibility was bad and hardware was expensive.

I would like Steam Machines to come back again, but they’d really just be computers with AMD graphics cards you can just buy or build yourself.

Put a Ryzen/Radeon computer in a console-like case and put HoloISO on it, that’s all you really need. The only thing Valve could really add is better pricing and a Valve Controller v2 that’s based on the excellent Deck design

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derin@lemmy.beru.co ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
I would fight a baby penguin for a Steam Controller v2; it was (and still is - I have 2) the best controller I have ever used.

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- CouldntCareBear@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Amen.
  
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- klay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  honestly the steam controller’s killer feature for me isn’t even the touchpads – it’s the multiple-profile support. “oh, you want to connect to your PC for a bit, then reconnect to your console later? sure, just hold select during startup, I’ll remember your last 2 bluetooth connections.”
  
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  - derin@lemmy.beru.co ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Wait… It can do that? Holy fucking shit. I had no idea…
    
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    klay@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    yep! remembers up to two bluetooth connections and two usb dongles. turn it on while holding: A to boot in usb mode B to boot in bluetooth mode X to connect a new dongle Y to connect a new bluetooth profile Start to use the previous dongle Select to use the previous bluetooth profile
    
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someguy3@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
This would be a new one obviously. When it matches the steamdeck and OS perfectly it could be more streamlined.

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- skullgiver@popplesburger.hilciferous.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I don’t think the Deck’s performance is that great for console use. Without the restrictions of a portable machine, desktop components would be much cheaper to put into a machine.
  
  An RX 6600 paired with a Ryzen 5600 would blow the Deck out of the water (3-4x depending on the measurement) for a very similar cost to a mid-range Deck.
  
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  - TheYang@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    
    An RX 6600 paired with a Ryzen 5600 would blow the Deck out of the water (3-4x depending on the measurement) for a very similar cost to a mid-range Deck.
    
    those two parts are 330€ new for me right now.
    I’d still need:
    a Mainboard, AM4 starts at 50€
    RAM, 16GB for ~25€
    Power Supply, 20-50€
    ssd 10-30€
    
    starting at 435€
    Actually, that seems reasonably competetive with the 64gb version (420€), depending on the other parts you choose (I’d not want to completely cheap out on Power Supply or Storage, so give that ~20€ more each).
    
    I’m surprised to be honest. Nice.
    
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