TheGrandNagus
@TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world
- Comment on New Steam Console Powered by RDNA 4 Might Be in the Works at Valve 2 weeks ago:
A PS5 Pro is far more powerful than the average gaming PC.
- Comment on New Steam Console Powered by RDNA 4 Might Be in the Works at Valve 2 weeks ago:
Not a laptop-class one, no. That’s why I said custom. A PS5 Pro uses an APU and is more powerful than most people’s desktops.
- Comment on New Steam Console Powered by RDNA 4 Might Be in the Works at Valve 2 weeks ago:
Interesting that it uses a dedicated 9070 (ugh that name), rather than being a custom APU, like the other AMD consoles and the deck. Surely this just adds cost and design complexity.
That said, perhaps they’re being cautious - if you can’t sell a lot of them, a custom APU isn’t worth it. It’s also probably much faster to bring to market if you’re using off-the-shelf parts.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Nobody’s forcing you to buy one.
It would still be beneficial to have more people gaming on Linux/SteamOS.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
Other than some of them having some really… quirky drivers, nothing.
But most people don’t like installing OSes, and it’s still better to have official support than no support, so I think it’s still a benefit to the user to have it as an official option, and still benefits us to have a larger SteamOS userbase in general.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
There are some in this community who are willing to go into “2008 web forum user in a PlayStation vs Xbox thread” over basically any consumer electronics they buy. Not just in terms of PC handhelds, but stuff like graphics card vendor too. It’s wild.
Bought a steam deck? Well then everything else is utter SHIT and those people are MORONS. Anybody that doesn’t buy a Steam Deck should be Windows only, even if that disadvantages me too!
We should be welcoming of people running whatever OS they want, and welcoming of manufacturers giving the option of SteamOS. Even more so when it will benefit Linux (and by extension Steam Deck) gamers.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
As for the “poor Linux support” - that’s exactly what people are talking about reversing. If it officially supported SteamOS and had up-streamed drivers in the kernel, it wouldn’t have poor Linux support.
As for the other stuff, sure, perhaps you’re right. But nobody is saying you have to buy it. It’s still a benefit to you as a SD user to have more people using SteamOS.
- Comment on 2 weeks ago:
To everybody dismissing this because they already have a steam deck: do you not think more SteamOS devices is a good thing for Linux/Proton gaming? This benefits Steam Deck owners too.
I have a deck and would 100% buy a Deck 2 assuming the price isn’t crazy, but I absolutely want more SteamOS offerings from other companies too.
- Comment on Steam Deck fans, you're in for a good one - AMD's FSR 3 frame generation is now available on Valve's handheld thanks to a new Decky plugin 3 weeks ago:
Additionally, the artefacts that appear onscreen are more noticeable as that frame is there there for longer, as opposed to if you went from a base FPS of 100 and took it up to 120 with frame-gen.
- Comment on What handheld PCs should do to fight the Nintendo Switch 2 3 weeks ago:
There is no fight, they’re different markets. Sure they’re similar on the surface, but I use my deck differently to the Switch.
But if people insist on having this be a stupid “war”, then Nintendo would obviously win. Even a Wii U level flop would vastly outsell the Deck, Deck 2, or any PC handheld. The Switch sold over 147 million.
I will continue to mainly play on my Deck while hoping for a Deck 2, and consider picking up a Switch 2 if the price is right and there are good couch multiplayer games. We don’t need to turn this into a Sony Vs Microsoft-style fanboy war.
- Comment on PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out 4 weeks ago:
Even a Wii U-level failure would vastly outsell the Deck.
I get what you’re saying, but there’s just no way on planet earth that the market will ignore the Switch 2 in favour of the Deck 2.
Plenty will, I’m sure. But mostly PC gamer types.
I think if you’re expecting the SD2 to sell anywhere near the Switch 2 you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.
- Comment on “It took 12 years of work to get here”: interview with Pierre-Loup Griffais, developer of SteamOS, the flagship OS of the Steam Deck 5 weeks ago:
I’m so glad Valve never went public.
- Comment on Sid Meier's Civilization VII is Steam Deck Verified with the Linux version ahead of release on February 11 1 month ago:
£60 before adding all the DLC 😵💫
In fairness, it’s always been one of those games that goes on sale a lot and is priced low when it does. Patience is a virtue.
- Comment on Sid Meier's Civilization VII is Steam Deck Verified with the Linux version ahead of release on February 11 1 month ago:
If it’s anything like 6, yes, but the Linux version won’t get quick updates so effectively no, since players have to be on the same update.
There’s no reason the Proton version won’t work, though, I suppose.
Here’s hoping the Linux native version fares better this time around…
- Comment on SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck (upcoming SteamOS beta for other devices) 1 month ago:
I’d agree with the other user. SteamOS is great, but it’s very much focused on a console-like experience.
Even in desktop mode, the Plasma desktop is pretty outdated, and software you install will be wiped between updates if it’s not a Flatpak (although tbf, Flathub has almost everything these days). I also believe the kernel on SteamOS has some alterations that are great for the deck, but means a bit less hardware compatibility for a general-purpose PC.
- Comment on [Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers 2 months ago:
Well yeah, even if you designed the most ergonomic thing that’s ever been created, there will always be some it doesn’t work for, because everybody is different.
Reviews pretty much all said the deck is very ergonomic.
- Comment on [Leak] Steam Controller 2 render thumbnail leaked in SteamVR drivers 2 months ago:
The Deck is very ergonomic.
- Comment on Valve Steam Deck now have a new dedicated Official Bluesky accoun 2 months ago:
Good, I guess. Better than X or Threads.
But Mastodon would be even better.
- Comment on Steam Deck OLED has been recognized as the Best Gaming Hardware at the 42nd Annual Golden Joystick Awards! 2 months ago:
I keep looking at the white steam deck thinking how great it’d look if I replaced the buttons with an aftermarket set resembling the European SNES
- Comment on Steam Deck OLED Limited White Edition announced 3 months ago:
Ngl a 90s PC beige steam deck would be amazing to run emudeck on
- Comment on Steam Deck OLED Limited White Edition announced 3 months ago:
I tried this but even permanent marker kept rubbing off
- Comment on Steam Deck OLED Limited White Edition announced 3 months ago:
Idk where you live, but a number of countries give you a 14 day cool-off period where you can return purchases for any reason.
- Comment on Steam games will now need to fully disclose kernel-level anti-cheat on store pages 3 months ago:
A lemmy.ml mod, being an absolute joke of a mod? Say it ain’t so!
- Comment on When the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it" 3 months ago:
and 40fps feels like it’s a lot closer to 60fps than it really is.
Counter-intuitively, 40fps, not 45fps, is the mid point between 30fps and 60fps, so it really is closer than what a lot of people think.
On the surface that seems impossible, but looking at frame times tells the story.
Let’s divide 1 second by 30, 40, and 60:
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1 / 30 = 0.033s per frame
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1 / 40 = 0.025s per frame (0.08s less time per frame than 30fps)
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1 / 60 = 0.017s per frame (0.08s less time per frame than 40fps)
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- Comment on NonSteamLaunchers gets booted from Steam Deck plugin store Decky Loader 4 months ago:
Channel? I think you may be thinking of the other tech Linus
- Comment on NonSteamLaunchers gets booted from Steam Deck plugin store Decky Loader 4 months ago:
Being thelcreator of the most successful open source project in history gives you a bit of leeway.
Besides, Linus had a major personality change years ago and has since endeavoured to be a lot more polite to people, and it certainly shows.
- Comment on Valve is working on a version of proton for ARM devices 4 months ago:
IIRC, the M chips also have a couple of specific hardware accelerators for some parts of x86 code that ARM devices would usually struggle with. That’s something that other ARM chips (presumably) don’t have.
- Comment on There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple. 5 months ago:
So the most comparable console there is $456, and this is $700.
That is bad.
The PS5 Pro barely costs more to produce.
$700 is bad. $913 is awful.
- Comment on There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple. 5 months ago:
No, but it’s been getting stronger relative to the dollar consistently over the past 2 years. But we aren’t seeing that in prices.
I’m not expecting it to be like ~2007 time where £1 was $2.
But things should definitely be better than it was 2 years ago, relative to USD pricing.
- Comment on There's a reason we aren't as harsh on the Steam Deck. Actually, a couple. 5 months ago:
The PS5 Pro pricing is testing the waters for PS6 pricing. If they can’t sell well, they can easily drop prices (the PS5 Pro barely costs more than the PS5 to produce). They’re just gathering data on what people will accept.
Doing that with the PS6 is too risky. Sony botched the launch of the PS3 and it backfired on them hard letting MS get a foothold with the 360. MS then did the same with the XBone launch and the PS4 ran away with it.
If people signal to Sony now that the PS5 Pro is way too much (it’s £700/$913 here ffs), then the PS6 will be cheaper. Don’t accept their greed.