Deconceptualist
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- Comment on 30W output PB is fine for Frame 16 hours ago:
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 1 week ago:
I don’t know about thousands, but I get the impression some of Beat Saber fans have hundreds of hours in that game alone.
Just like with non-VR games I’m sure there’s a lot of variation. Some titles are designed for long branching narratives that invite replay. Some are inherently multiplayer and get most hours from that. Some have endless modes you can play over and over to best your high score. And some have none of those things and just a single definitive ending after 5-20 hours.
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
Tried Elite:D sorta briefly, yes. Not on my current higher-end machine though, that was the old (but decent) rig. The game felt too dry, and I say that as someone who even likes the Star Trek TNG episodes where Picard argues the details of Starfleet policy versus interplanetary diplomacy. But I definitely got the impression that VR would be a huge boost so I definitely wanna give the title another shot.
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
I’ll want to try it out, but honestly NMS was a huge disappointment for me when I played though it about 2 years ago. I’m definitely interested in space/flight titles in VR though.
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
I somehow overlooked those first two, but Underdogs looks like another fighting game I wanna try.
Racing sounds fun, and I have a copy of Dirt Rally I’ve never played (but enjoyed Dirt 1-3). I’d buy Rally 2.0 but it looks like it still requires a constant net connection for singleplayer, yuck.
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve never owned a VR headset before but for me I think the list would be:
- Subnautica
- HL: Alyx
- Psychonauts Rhombus of Ruin
- Pistol Whip
- Talos Principle
- Underdogs
- Sublevel Zero
- Titan Isles
- Simple Planes 2
(all VR)
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
I’ve seen a couple devs talk about in on their YouTube channels. They call it a chicken and egg problem. It’s hard to develop for a platform if you don’t expect a decent sized audience. And nobody wants to buy hardware if there are no games for it.
Hopefully Valve can break through that, because I hate having horrible spyware like the Quest as the industry standard.
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
Great list! I’ll have to check out some of the unfamiliar titles.
I forgot about that Psychonauts game, awesome!
Metal: Hellsinger does sound fun but yeah I’m a VR newbie so I’ll save that one till I have more experience so I don’t get sick or punch a wall lol
Hellblade was pretty psychologically abrasive on a regular monitor (and not fun IMO), might have to skip a replay of that in VR though.
- Comment on Steam Frame - What games do you want to play on it? 2 weeks ago:
Oh man thanks for reminding me about Talos Principle. That just shot to the top of my list 🙂
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- Comment on [controller] Argh just need to vent 2 weeks ago:
A Lemmite just had success with that! aussie.zone/post/36630570
- Comment on You can now sign up for the Steam Frame lottery - 256GB model 1049€, 1TB 1279€ 2 weeks ago:
Valve is running the first lottery on Sep. 17 and giving selectees 72 hours to purchase. They tend to ship out hardware pretty fast after that. I think so got my Steam Controller within 5 days of purchase.
- Comment on Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Grip Sense 1 month ago:
It’s an option in addition to all the other buttons and inputs. The main use case is for ratcheting/re-centering gyro controls. But yeah some people like their game to just auto-pause when they let go of the controller, or to bring up a map screen.
I agree it’s not so useful at times when you need your digits on all the other inputs, but that’s not really what it’s for anyway.
- Comment on The Steam Frame's "Great on Frame" Page Is Now Live 2 months ago:
They tend to start sales and release products on Tuesdays.
- Comment on dBrand Companion Cube cancelled: 2 months ago:
Y’know when this was first prototyped I considered asking whether was licensed, but thought, “Nah, dbrand wouldn’t be that stupid, I’m sure they worked it out with Valve”. Heh. Too much faith on my part I guess.
- Comment on SteamOS 3.8 is supported for *all* PCs with discrete AMD GPUs 3 months ago:
My thoughts exactly.
- Submitted 3 months ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 29 comments
- Comment on Steam Controller delivery vent 4 months ago:
if it’s anything like my Steam Deck, the packaging wasn’t discrete
No it’s much better this time. The shopping label still says Valve Corporation of course, but otherwise there’s no indication of the contents.
- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
The D-pad seems quite good to me and I play things like Silksong at times. Unless you’re a fighting game diehard I doubt it would be an issue.
- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
The joysticks are pretty comparable. The Elite 2’s are a bit thicker in the stem and cap but otherwise they feel very similar. So yeah, very good.
- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
Just checked and no, they feel about the same. The Steam triggers are just wider, similar to the Deck.
- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
No, the controller is angled a bit so it’s not as square feeling as the Deck. It’s fairly similar to e.g. an Xbox controller in terms of overall shape in the hand.
- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
Even more notes:
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I often hate wireless gaming devices (e.g. mice) bit this feels flawless. Inputs are very responsive, I’m not noticing any latency with the puck like I always seem to on bluetooth controllers.
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I fired up Forza Horizon 4. Driving feels quite good overall. However I don’t enjoy the rumble much at all. Tried it on default (7 db), max (12 db), and low (4 db) so far. It feels very pulsey, like the little motors fire in 0.5 second butsts as I drift and powerslide, rather than rumbling continuously. I strongly prefer the Elite 2 rumble (or hell regular Xbox 360) and never once thought those needed any adjustment.
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- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
Other notes:
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I played some Elden Ring. I love that I can map the “target” function to one of the grip buttons instead of pressing in on the Josiah joystick (same as I do on deck). I map crouch, jump, and roll to the others so I don’t have to take my thumb off the right stick most of the time.
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I was worried about the seams on the edges but they’re plenty smooth for me. The screw holes are a little rough but not a problem so far. However I don’t love the overall texture (gets a little slick with sweat) and will likely but a rubberized grip/case just like I did on the Deck.
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It smells like a new Deck lol
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- Comment on Got my Steam Controller today 4 months ago:
There’s an app called SISR I think that will let you use the controller without Steam (converts to X-input commands I think).
- Submitted 4 months ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 29 comments
- Comment on What driver would the Steam Controller come with if not xinput? 4 months ago:
Lizard mode also maps the right trackpad to mouse input, doesn’t it?
- Comment on Steam Controller is Out of Stock 4 months ago:
Oh, got it. Somebody gave me the tip to preload my Steam wallet, so that made it smooth sailing for me.
- Comment on Steam Controller is Out of Stock 4 months ago:
Yep Valve opened the sales a couple mins early so I had my order complete already when 10 AM PST rolled over. They seemed pretty reliably available for at least 30 mins after that, at least whenever I refreshed.
- Comment on 7 months ago:
Maybe this is a good time to finally sell my OG 256 GB LCD Deck.
(I upgraded to 1 TB OLED of course)