phx

@phx@lemmy.ca

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Gaming handheld prices are out of control, except for the Steam Deck⁩ ⁨⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s kinda about power though. Think about going up a pulling a trailer up a hill with a vehicle that has a small engine versus a bigger one.

  The small engine vehicle might make the hill, but it’s going up gear lower, rev higher, and probably heat up a bit.

  The bigger vehicle will handle the hill and load with more grace, but may also use more fuel in everyday situations or cost more.

  BG3 is kinda stretching the Deck’s engine (APU), and the fans are running like made to compensate for the heat running at 100% for longer periods. I’ve a few games that stretch the Deck’s capabilities so for those I just stream from my more powerful PC

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam Deck Prototype being sold on ebay⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩:

  With the “not for resale” stamp clearly shown to boot.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Steam will stop issuing refunds if you play two hours of a game before launch day⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Yeah, and hopefully in general for cases where an update significantly changes functionality, like DRM requiring always-on our breaking stuff like Steam Deck compatibility for those users

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Black friday⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Amazon’s trick seems to be to offer products at a certain price, but often with i.e. a $60 off “coupon” or whatever. Then when Black Friday rolls around, it’s the regular price, no coupon, but with “20% off Black Friday sale” (which may or may not actually be less than $60 off)