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The 7th Guest posted:Maybe y'all should just not have 25 AAA games installed at the same time if you're concerned about space. get some indie games on there instead You are wrong I need to make sure all six sata headers on my motherboard are filled or I'm not a true PC gamer
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Jul 24, 2021 16:16
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flavor.flv posted:6 tb? What is that, just the roms? It's 6 TB of DOOM wads
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Jul 24, 2021 16:17
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Comedy option: NFS mount your library from a NAS you carry with you. Just bring that 48 bay SAS expander chassis with you.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:19
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all this talk about storage is making me kinda regret reserving the 256GB one because I'm an impatient baby who wants their new toy ASAP. i guess i can buy a bigass micro SD. my deck will probably just be a dedicated emulation and indie title machine since that's all I usually play these days. Maybe Forza if the hardware can run it ok enough because of course I'm installing Windows on mine, I ain't messing with that Linux compatibility nonsense.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:48
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I wonder how quick the WiFi is. If it's reasonable then I don't think it'll be an issue just to download stuff as needed. I'm curious about how well this will run older local co-op games on a big TV. I guess the resolution could still be dropped and it'd still be ok.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:56
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Blade Runner posted:I mean, thinking about it, the most sensible (albeit janky) storage option to me is probably just sticking one of these: flashing back to the guy who glued game cases to the back of his 3ds and then instantly regretted it, ripped them off, marring his console for all time lmao sigher posted:Just glue it to the back of your Steam Deck like that goon that did it to his 3DS. wow i was instantly beaten. still hilarious though.
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Jul 24, 2021 16:58
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Chas McGill posted:I wonder how quick the WiFi is. If it's reasonable then I don't think it'll be an issue just to download stuff as needed. Wifi is always far faster than your actual internet connection. Unless you're talking about having them downloaded locally somehow and plucking them of your own network as needed.
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Jul 24, 2021 17:10
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repiv posted:gonna break out the m.2 slot to full pci-e and plug in a 3090 for convenient portable gaming on the go If it supports eGPUs, you might actually be able to do this relatively easily with USB-C. Of course, you'd have to spend 3-4 times the price of a Steam Deck on the eGPU enclosure and the GPU itself, but maybe that's worth it to have raytracing on the go
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Jul 24, 2021 17:17
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gently caress SNEEP posted:It's 6 TB of DOOM wads drat, NOW I feel called out
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Jul 24, 2021 17:22
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You'll probably be able to easily move games between storage devices, like you can already do in Steam. So instead of carrying around a thousand SD cards you could just bring along a big external drive and swap whatever games you have on the device. Still pretty goofy, though!
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Jul 24, 2021 17:25
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init posted:If it supports eGPUs, you might actually be able to do this relatively easily with USB-C. eGPUs connect over Thunderbolt, or USB4 in the future which is just rebranded Thunderbolt, so they're not gonna work over the Decks USB3.2g2 port Technically you could wire up a GPU to the m.2 slot and probably get it working but obviously that's a stupid idea I'm sure someone will do it for a YouTube video though
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Jul 24, 2021 17:37
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init posted:If it supports eGPUs, you might actually be able to do this relatively easily with USB-C. It would be silly as hell to do that for a portable, but having all that connected to a dock for when using it at home would be cool if this is your only computer
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Jul 24, 2021 17:49
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I feel pretty good about my 256gb reservation. That's gonna be plenty of space for the kinds of games I'm gonna play on this thing to keep a handful of AAA titles on the nvme and use a microsd card for smaller or older games. I'm not gonna be playing games like Warzone or Destiny or other massive online games where I would rather be on a mouse and keyboard anyway. I really see this as replacing my Switch for all non-Nintendo made games like Dark Souls or Dead Cells that I like to play on a handheld while my wife is using the TV and even being able to run bigger games that would never launch there like Resident Evil 2 Remake. I wonder how Steam OS is gonna handle logging into other launchers. Will I be able to run stuff like Mass Effect Legendary that boots up Origin? What about Cyberpunk that has a launcher associated with it, or Far Cry games that use Ubisoft Connect? e: I realize the answer to that is "install Windows" but I'm hoping the Deck works with as many games as possible without jumping through hoops. Soul Glo fucked around with this message at 17:57 on Jul 24, 2021 |
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Jul 24, 2021 17:54
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If it's a "Steam launches another launcher which launches the game" situation I think Proton can handle that for the most part, the other launcher just runs in Proton as well Running games from entirely separate launchers on SteamOS will require some jumping through hoops though
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Jul 24, 2021 18:05
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KakerMix posted:Wifi is always far faster than your actual internet connection. Unless you're talking about having them downloaded locally somehow and plucking them of your own network as needed.
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Jul 24, 2021 18:13
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It could be that your old phone only supports the older WiFi standards, but even within a particular standard some devices just have worse implementations than others 802.11ac is the most common standard today (802.11ax/WiFi6 is the best but not widely supported yet) and generally good enough, but for example the Switch has notoriously terrible WiFi speeds over 802.11ac Wait and see how the Decks WiFi chipset performs in practice
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Jul 24, 2021 18:30
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Soul Glo posted:jumping through hoops. I hate to say it but with every ultra portable PC that's been released, there seems to be alot of this. I'd like to be wrong tho!
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Jul 24, 2021 18:31
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Gutcruncher posted:It would be silly as hell to do that for a portable, but having all that connected to a dock for when using it at home would be cool if this is your only computer I was just thinking, that'd be an interesting solution. I have a gaming PC but it's far too large to carry upstairs conveniently, and I haven't had good luck with Steam Link. I have a Deck on preorder, and using an eGPU would give me an almost desktop analogue plus able to run on my TV with a bit more grunt
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Jul 24, 2021 18:45
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Again, eGPUs aren't gonna work with this thing. They require a Thunderbolt USB-C connection which the Deck doesn't support unless Valve forgot to tell anyone.
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Jul 24, 2021 19:00
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repiv posted:Again, eGPUs aren't gonna work with this thing. They require a Thunderbolt USB-C connection which the Deck doesn't support unless Valve forgot to tell anyone. Oh oops, missed that part
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Jul 24, 2021 19:17
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Guys. It's a handheld. You're supposed to lay on the couch, stuff your mouth with unhealthy snacks, and play Loop Hero until you fall asleep. You are not supposed to connect a dozen peripherals because you'll get tangled in all the cables and embarrass yourself when the EMTs arrive to cut you free.
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Jul 24, 2021 19:27
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Antigravitas posted:Guys. It's a handheld. You're supposed to lay on the couch, stuff your mouth with unhealthy snacks, and play Loop Hero until you fall asleep. You are not supposed to connect a dozen peripherals because you'll get tangled in all the cables and embarrass yourself when the EMTs arrive to cut you free. But for the love of god, don't get cheeto and dorito dust on your handheld computer. Red vines and pretzels are much cleaner.
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Jul 24, 2021 19:43
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Infinite Karma posted:If you only want to play AAA 100gb multiplayer games while sitting on your couch, there's already a PS5 that exists for that purpose. Steamlink from your PC instead to your smart TV for a cheaper solution.
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Jul 24, 2021 20:29
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sigher posted:Just glue it to the back of your Steam Deck like that goon that did it to his 3DS. Soul Glo posted:flashing back to the guy who glued game cases to the back of his 3ds and then instantly regretted it, ripped them off, marring his console for all time Holy gently caress, I sort of remember that! Who was the
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Jul 24, 2021 20:34
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Saoshyant posted:Holy gently caress, I sort of remember that! Who was the It was Turtlelicious lol. 
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Jul 24, 2021 20:55
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Oh, that idiot!Turtlicious posted:How dumb is cutting apart the game cart cases to get those little cart holders out and super gluing them to the back of my nu3dsm, My girlfriend shouted at me "What are you doing!?" over and over then ripped the thing out of my hands getting krazy glue everywhere. was it really that bad of an idea? Turtlicious posted:So that cheapo chinese case? I bought one, and it works pretty well but the nubs don't stick out enough for me. Here are some pictures. Turtlicious posted:I just thought it was very functional Turtlicious posted:
You couldn't make this poo poo up! I hope they are still out there planning to hot glue weird stuff into the Gabe Gear.
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Jul 24, 2021 21:05
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Saoshyant posted:You couldn't make this poo poo up! I hope they are still out there planning to hot glue weird stuff into the Gabe Gear. Physical keyboard and mouse
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Jul 24, 2021 21:14
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Saoshyant posted:Oh, that idiot! lol I thought for sure they were shitposting just to rile everyone up but then the photo proof came in lol
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Jul 24, 2021 22:05
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KakerMix posted:Wifi is always far faster than your actual internet connection. Unless you're talking about having them downloaded locally somehow and plucking them of your own network as needed. Not... really. If you're lucky enough to have gig internet (or really like 500+) wifi's a likely bottleneck. Speaking very generally in real world conditions on 5G / 802.11ac you're looking at 300-500Mbps if you have a good signal and depending on the antennas involved. If you're on 2.4G / 802.11n maybe like 80 Mbps is your real-world max. That's ~40 / 10 MBps (bit versus Byte, internet speed tests use the former for reasons but the latter is what steam'll show in your downloads.) This also depends on the server on the other end coughing up data that fast. Steam is one of the few regular services that works it. There are ways to get better numbers but it gets complicated fast and I don't see mention of the wifi chip in the Deck anywhere so who knows what we're actually talking about here. Be cool if it supported 6e but if they're trying to keep costs down wouldn't surprise me if no.
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Jul 24, 2021 23:17
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Is anyone still getting this thing in December? Under Cancel Reservation I had no date for awhile but I just checked and it's now at Q1. I ordered 4 minutes after pre-orders open.
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Jul 24, 2021 23:25
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NmareBfly posted:Not... really. If you're lucky enough to have gig internet (or really like 500+) wifi's a likely bottleneck. It's WiFi 5. https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech So you won't be able to cap out your gigabit internet with your fancy new WiFi 6 router, but for the 95% of other people using this thing, it'll be fine. WiFi 6 is probably something that will come in a revision down the line.
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Jul 24, 2021 23:43
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KingKapalone posted:Is anyone still getting this thing in December? Under Cancel Reservation I had no date for awhile but I just checked and it's now at Q1. I ordered 4 minutes after pre-orders open. I'm still at December, but I ordered literally the second it opened.
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Jul 24, 2021 23:48
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:It's WiFi 5. https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech WiFi 5 is fine if they implement it properly but there's always the chance they gently caress it up somehow looking at you, nintendo switch with WiFi 5 that somehow only gets 25mbit/sec to the router literally through one door and down the hall
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Jul 24, 2021 23:48
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Posting from australia where I'm never going to see this released, smile
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KingKapalone posted:Is anyone still getting this thing in December? Under Cancel Reservation I had no date for awhile but I just checked and it's now at Q1. I ordered 4 minutes after pre-orders open. If you didn't order in the first minute you're Q1 basically.
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Jul 25, 2021 01:39
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Oh well I certainly tried in the first second but it took those 4 minutes to go through. Bummer that it previously looked like it would be December but switched.
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Jul 25, 2021 01:56
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KingKapalone posted:Is anyone still getting this thing in December? Under Cancel Reservation I had no date for awhile but I just checked and it's now at Q1. I ordered 4 minutes after pre-orders open. I was a 512 moved from Q2 to Q1, who knows
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Jul 25, 2021 02:15
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I wouldn't focus on the ship dates too much yet. Things are bound to change and unless things go totally off the rails I bet there will be quite a few Dec. shipments.
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Mine actually says December 2021 now. It was one of the ones not showing a date at all on preorder day.
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