lotanis

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[deleted]⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I think the stuff about “experimenting” with limited editions is because they’re trying to find ways to make it hard for scalpers to buy them. That’s why they’ve got stuff about having a Steam Account in good standing etc… Maybe it’s actually working!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨docking station⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’d get this instead: JSAUX Docking Station Compatible with Steam Deck/ROG Ally, 5-in-1 Steam Deck Dock with HDMI 2.0 4K@60Hz, 100Mbps Ethernet, Dual USB-A 2.0 and 100W USB-C Charging Port for Valve Steam Deck-HB0602 amzn.eu/d/c71hbV8

  It’s a fairly well known dock for the Deck, and seems (based on feedback on Reddit) that it’s more reliable than the official one if anything.

  That was my conclusion from research, so I’ve got it and it’s worked flawlessly for several months.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The Steam Deck, nay Linux, is crying out for an official GeForce Now app⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  GeForce Now is Nvidia’s game streaming service. It has nothing to do with their graphics cards.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] How has the Steam Deck changed your habits with playing video games?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’ve been playing more single player games. My PC has mostly been for multiplayer stuff with friends - Siege, Deep Rock etc. My Deck has opened up time to a load of Single Player things - AAA things like Spiderman, Control, Mad Max and indie stuff like Black Skylands.

  Plus I had a load of work travel in the first part of this year. The Deck made hotel rooms much more pleasant!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Supposed Steam Deck killers are missing the point⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I’m glad to see some variation in this space (I almost said innovation except that it’s a combo of the Deck and Switch). But it’s still running Windows (see above) and it’s going to be around twice the price of a Deck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Supposed Steam Deck killers are missing the point⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, the ROG Ally particularly makes zero sense to me and misses the point. It runs Windows and it doesn’t have the touchpads.

  The touchpads really broaden the utility of the console, from being able to select small UI elements in normal programs to being able to play more mouse enabled games (FTL being the most recent for me).

  And Linux is the real special sauce - nobody seems to get why Valve did all that work rather than “just” putting Windows on it. Windows isn’t a selling point (you can put it on the Deck if you want), it’s slow, the UI doesn’t work well on that screen and you lose out on being able to suspend games etc.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck OS 3.5 Preview - Steam News⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Interesting - I’d always thought that G-Sync etc meant the other way around. Thanks for the explanation!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨GuliKit reveal SNES styled dock for Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  You need some mechanical features to locate the Deck as it goes in to ensure that the USB locates properly.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Slim protective cases for the Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I bought this one off Amazon and it seems fine:

  Joyhood Carrying Case Compatible with Steam Deck, Portable Travel Carry Case, Hard Shell Storage Bag Fits Steam Deck Console with TPU Soft Cover, Gifts for Men (Slim) amzn.eu/d/fj6lQNS

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Is there any reason to have a Switch and a Steamdeck,⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Like the sibling comment it feels the opposite way round to me. The Switch feels like a child’s toy - light, small and not wildly comfortable to hold for a long period of time. The Deck feels much more ergonomic and solid to hold in my hands - I still enjoy the feeling of just picking it up (had it for 7 months) because it just feels like it fits.

  Some of this is because I have big hands and the Switch obviously has to work for kids hands and the Switch being lighter is actually better for longer sessions but when I got back to the Switch now it feels cheap and flimsy.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Family Shared games disappear on reboot⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Have you tried reporting it to Steam support? They’re pretty good and it sounds like you’ve got the precise cause narrowed down

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Client Update - August 1st⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I only recently realised that I desperately need “sort by date added” and was surprised that I couldn’t! Glad it’s here - I accidentally bought a lot of games in the summer sale…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[help] SD card breakage⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  On a big SD card - 100s of Gbs like you’d use in a Deck - the silicon will go very close to the edge.

  Even if it didn’t though, the force put into the card might have flexed other bits and broken them.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Get Freelancer Running on Linux / Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  That brings back old memories!