kboos1
@kboos1@lemmy.world
- Comment on Official Valve: Steam Hardware Launch timing and other FAQs 4 hours ago:
They did confirm two tiers for the Machine a 512gb and a 2tb. If they come out with a bare bones I’ve got a couple 500gb or 250gb drives lying around from old builds.
- Comment on Official Valve: Steam Hardware Launch timing and other FAQs 4 hours ago:
I’ll sell you mine for $200 plus shipping
- Comment on Valve If You Are Listening Here Are More Accessories That Would Be Awesome!! 1 week ago:
I love your enthusiasm but Valve makes hardware to sell more Steam games. I don’t think they would make a phone controller unless the intent was to push Steamlink. I could see a whole ecosystem of Steam products if the Machine takes off.
Official keyboard and mouse would be great for the Deck and Machine. When I’m not traveling or sitting at my desk I plug my Deck into my TV and having something native and Steam branded would be great because I enjoy playing FPS and RTS.
I would really like for Valve to put a mag on the back of the Deck, maybe for Deck 2. Like a Magsafe/MagGo. I have The Mechanism (Deckmate) and it’s fantastic, I really recommend it, the variety of parts and attachments really cover a lot of bases. But it’s not perfect, the clips sometimes break and they attach using double sided tape, so you have to peel it off and clean it up, then stick a new one on. Wireless charging on the Deck doesn’t seem practical but there’s a lot of great Mag stuff already out there.
Valve should also open up LAN play. If I have friends over and I have a PC/Steam Machine/Deck then I would like to be logged in on multiple systems if they’re connected via LAN instead of logging me out of the other PC if I try to launch a game while a game is running. I’m sure this is a built in security measure, but I’m sure a guest account would be do able, like on consoles.
A premium bag/case for the Deck. Check out The Mechanism Bag, it’s expensive but I believe it the best bag out there. I would like to see the Deck 2 come with a much better bag/case than the one the Deck came with. I carry a charger, battery pack, folding keyboard, mouse, headphones, kickstand, sometimes a HDMI combo charger and attach a pair of controllers. My son and I will play local multiplayer games on long trips. I can fit everything, except for the controllers, in The Mechanism Bag. But I attach the controllers to a carabiner to the bag.
- Comment on Steam Machine price leak suggests it will cost as much as an iPhone 3 weeks ago:
“Cost as much as an iPhone”, I’m not sure if you’re complaining about how expensive the iPhone is or the Steam Machine.
According to the site, the SM will be around $1,100 for the upgraded storage and the cheapest iPhone is around $1,000, so I fail to see the comparison.
Assuming it is around $1,000 that’s not a deal breaker. I heard that the leak came from a store in Europe so I would expect the price to be much lower because we won’t be spending retail.
In the US a Steam Deck is about $200-$300 more retail than if you buy it direct. So if they says $1,100 then I would expect the SM to be closer to $800, which would be closer to a lowerend gaming PC
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 5 weeks ago:
It’s a little slow but Northgard is a fairly slow game anyway so it balances. I use the track pad and triggers like a mouse and use the stick to move the camera, you have to play around with the mouse speed until you dial it in, takes a little getting used to but it’s definitely do able. If I have time and a table I also have a Bluetooth mouse that attaches to my bag.
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 5 weeks ago:
It’s slow using the touch pads or touchscreen but I have The Mechanism Bag and attach a mouse to it, the bag holds the Steam Deck, mini folding keyboard, wall charger and a battery pack. For extended trips or for small parties I bring a USB monitor and extra controllers that go in a backpack.
- Comment on What game recently hooked you on the Deck, more than on PC ? 1 month ago:
Recently God of War Ragnarok
9bit Armies, Northgard, Spyro, Cuphead, World of Warships, The Expanse, The Last of Us 1&2