TheRealKuni
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- Comment on Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320) 1 week 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) 1 week ago:
Sure, absolutely. But those aren’t Nintendo games. 😁
- Comment on Steam Deck LCD 256GB on sale for 20% off ($400 -> $320) 1 week 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) 1 week 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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 4 weeks 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? 5 weeks 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? 1 month ago:
Oh I forgot about WiFi 6E. Suuuuuper good for streaming from your PC.
- Comment on 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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? 1 month 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' 1 month 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.