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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  We just need the killer app, and valve is holding open the space for someone to make it, for now.

  The killer app is already there and it’s Steam and it’s massive library.

  Sure, previously Steam has had Steam Link or having a computer connected to your TV, but frankly it just was never going to be a mainstream option. Too much finickiness, it locks up your PC in the other room, sound and controllers are wonky, etc. Local compute on the hardware under your TV is what console gamers are comfortable with and having a PC that isn’t giant and butt-ugly in the living room is a huge hurdle. This hardware, assuming it delivers, is priced right, is a potential console killer.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  I guess my question is why pay people to solve a problem two ways?

  We have an increasingly functional way to play on two platforms with a single build. I’d love to have both for completeness, but as long as Proton is actively being worked on, I feel like that’s good enough and will certainly not hold back gaming on Linux for years to come.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why a new Steam Machine when the first ones flopped? Because this time, Valve say, it'll actually have games⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩:

  Performance and playability on Linux are effectively solved by Proton; therefore, the effort required to maintain a native Linux build is an unnecessary and inefficient use of development resources, especially for smaller studios. “Holding games back” on Linux feels like a semantic distinction if we’re moving to a world where every PC game is playable on Linux.

  (this assumption relies on Linux marketshare growing and the remaining games that don’t support Proton due to anti-cheat software eventually are pressured to support playing on Linux, even if they don’t build a native linux port)

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨[Discussion] What games are you playing on your deck? - December 2024⁩ ⁨⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  Unrailed 2

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam deck for a TV party game emulation machine?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I regularly use mine as a couch co-op party system, though usually we are playing Steam games, not emulated games. I have played emulated WiiU, Wii, PS2, GameCube games, however, and have found that multi-controller support can be a pain with the emulators needed to play.

  Hardware wise, it’s rock solid for Bluetooth controllers up to four, but no more. If you need more than four controllers, you will want to wire them in with a USB hub. We’ve played plenty of six-person Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brawler using four Xbox controllers, one person with a wired steam controller, and one person holding the steam deck as the last controller.

  If you go for older retro games, N64 or earlier, it gets a lot easier as retroarch is easy to play around with in game mode, where if you need to get into dolphin or something you have to go into desktop mode to make tweaks and it’s just a pain, imo. This is why we typically play older stuff or steam stuff. Steam stuff is easy because it just works.

  It’s also super portable and I can bring the whole setup in a backpack and just requires a USB C laptop charger, my usb c dock and a HDMI cord.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve’s next mystery gadget may be imminent⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, wouldn’t need that unless it was something more, I suppose. Either a super fancy controller or something else.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Valve’s next mystery gadget may be imminent⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  My money is on Steam Controller 2, but what do I know.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨BG3 compared to desktop⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  I think it’s visible on the controller settings menu. I also had to go looking for it. The sneaking thing is used so frequently that doing it by hand almost caused me to switch over to using my PC entirely.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't use Proton Experimental for Baldur's Gate 3 (anymore)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, I agree. I want this game to be a success because of that stance. Such a breath of fresh air.

  I guess the question is…can my life support going on a Baldurs Gate 3 binge right now, lol. Because that’s 95% for sure what will happen if I load it up on the deck.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Don't use Proton Experimental for Baldur's Gate 3 (anymore)⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago⁩:

  How is the game on steamdeck otherwise? I’m debating if I should do what I never ever do and buy a game at full price…