TheRealKuni
@TheRealKuni@piefed.social
- Comment on [Meta] This community has been renamed to Steam Hardware to include the newly annouced Steam Machine and Steam Frame 2 weeks ago:
It may be enough to sell my almost unused ps5
I was just thinking the same thing. I don’t think I’ve turned it on in a year.
- Comment on Steam Controller 2 weeks ago:
Thank you for making the analog stick aligned like sensible human hands are. Fucking can’t stand the offset sticks on the Xbox.
I understand the frustration, but personally I’ve always preferred the Xbox/Nintendo stick layout over the PlayStation one, personally. For many games, my thumbs are primarily on left thumb stick and face buttons. Obviously anything with camera controls is different, but the offset has never bothered me as much as extending both thumbs down to the sticks like on PlayStation, which sit where they are as a relic of the DualShock introducing analog sticks to an existing controller. (Though I’ll admit the PlayStation setup doesn’t bother me that much, it’s just slightly less comfortable in my opinion.)
The Steam Deck work fine for me because both sticks are higher up, like where the left stick on Xbox/Nintendo falls, rather than below the D-Pad and face buttons like on PlayStation. With this one being somewhere in between, I think I’ll like it just fine. I’m excited to get my hands on one to find out.
- Comment on Kohler Wants to Put a Tiny Camera in Your Toilet and Analyze the Contents 1 month ago:
Hemorrhoid sufferers will have that thing going crazy.
- Comment on Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320) 2 months ago:
Nah, not mocking anybody. You’re good!
Honestly, one of my favorite parts of the Deck is being able to stream games like CP2077 from the PC to the deck with Moonlight/Apollo. Even if the Switch 2 could play it better than the Deck natively, it definitely can’t beat my desktop. 😁
- Comment on Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320) 2 months ago:
Sure, absolutely. But those aren’t Nintendo games. 😁
- Comment on Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320) 2 months ago:
Sure, but Switch 2 encryption isn’t broken yet, last I checked. Also the Switch 2 is beefier than the Steam Deck, I doubt the Steam Deck will emulate it well.
That’s what I meant by “newest.”
- Comment on Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320) 2 months ago:
In fact, you can play more Nintendo games on the Steam Deck than you can on the Switch 2. Just not the newest ones (yet).
- Comment on LEGO The Lord of the Rings gets updated and it's now Steam Deck Verified 2 months ago:
Fuck yeah!
I had installed it anyway and it had some pretty severe texture issues, I’m looking forward to trying it out!
- Comment on [Gamers Nexus] How Razer Screws Customers | Hardware, Software, & Support Failures 2 months ago:
That’s a shame. Maybe when I need to replace these I’ll hunt down old stock of the same products.
- Comment on [Gamers Nexus] How Razer Screws Customers | Hardware, Software, & Support Failures 2 months ago:
Man, I’ve been using the same Logitech mice (two of the same model) and headset for like eight or nine years now. Still works great.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
Depends on the game. For example, on the Xbox Series X or PS5, I often elect for better graphics (raytracing, 4K, etc) at 30fps, especially with third-person titles where you can really appreciate the scenery. God of War Ragnarok in 4K with raytracing is a sight to behold on a big OLED TV. But some games (most first person titles, racing games, and perhaps surprisingly Diablo 4) I prefer the higher framerate.
If I were a squijillionaire, I’d have a 5090 and get both framerate and fidelity. But I am not. I am a humble console peasant taking his earliest steps in the PC gaming world.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
Oh I forgot about WiFi 6E. Suuuuuper good for streaming from your PC.
- Comment on 3 months ago:
Graphically intense games can be good too, especially in bed, streaming from a PC in the other room.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
An etched screen protector can help, but isn’t as nice as the native etched glass. The underlying screen is the same OLED as the 512GB, I believe.
The OLED model is also just better. Got a few minor upgrades other than the screen. Faster RAM, better battery life, slightly lighter. Maybe some other changes.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
You can get an etched glass screen protector that emulates the effect. The one I got isn’t as good as the base screen (which is essentially perfect), it has a very small amount of color scrambling if you look really closely due to the nature of the etching, but it’s not bad and I got used to it quickly.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
That’s fair, but I can tell you from experience there’s no way it’s going to fall out during the lifetime of that elastic. I say this because it’s mildly annoying to extract it (which, admittedly, isn’t an issue with a dedicated pocket).
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
I think not having room for the charger is a valid complaint.
It fits great in the elastic-covered spot on the back, especially if you use something like this.
- Comment on Planning on buying a SteamDeck. What should I know before purchasing? 3 months ago:
Get the 1TB with the etched screen if you’re considering it. It looks fantastic, and works great when not indoors. Like, in a car or airplane for example. I was debating between it and the 512GB because I often prefer a glossy screen, but the effect is small yet mighty.
Also, get Moonlight on your Steam Deck and Apollo on your PC. You can stream games from your PC with Apollo to Moonlight at much higher quality than Steam’s own streaming system. I send 1440p to my deck so after chroma subsampling I get fully defined 1280x720 pixels. It looks significantly better than just sending 1280x720 or 1280x800 to the Deck.
And finally, pick up Geometry Wars 3. It’s like the perfect pick-up-and-put-down game for the Deck.
- Comment on TSMC employees reportedly stole 2nm trade secrets to share with Rapidus — accused are said to have shared 'hundreds of process integration technical photos' 3 months ago:
Hmm.
This sucks for TSMC, but I have a hard time being upset that humanity’s ability to make better processors will expand, especially given the vulnerability of Taiwan. But I don’t really know enough to have a firm position on this.