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This guy is pretty good too. He’s a mostly retro game guy https://youtu.be/gAFN5HRQeZk
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Jul 17, 2021 21:25
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Shammypants posted:So a few more confirmations recently. Battleye and EAC will be compatible on it day 1 so that many shooters will be playable online. Also discord will be available day 1 without installing a new OS. Those are pretty big tbh. It’s going a long way towards making it so you don’t have to use Windows. Windows on the Aya Neo “works” but it’s definitely not the most ideal situation tbh.
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Jul 17, 2021 21:50
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Veotax posted:So how does Proton work? I've never used Linux so I've never looked into it. Would more or less any Windows app be able to run through it? Its an emulation layer tailored specifically for steam and its games. AFAIK its not open enough to install any windows apps directly through it.
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Jul 17, 2021 23:27
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FBS posted:Now that I'm a day removed from the horrible order experience I'm excited but glad I'll have a chance to see reviews before my opportunity to order comes up (Q1 here). Yeah I'm surprised how many 512's have sold as well. I have to imagine that they will put out a press release on Monday giving a rough number of preorders they have as a way to build more hype for this thing.
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Jul 17, 2021 23:30
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Shammypants posted:I was tempted but I have no idea how good the screen is. If it's great I will change my mind. IMO its $5 and you get it back if you don't like it. I'd put the money down and wait and see how things shake out. If you wait too long you'll be in Q3 2022. If you are on the fence just do it by the time your order comes up there will be loads of reviews and teardowns up so you'll know for sure if you want it.
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Jul 17, 2021 23:32
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pseudorandom name posted:Valve has been collaborating with anti-cheat vendors for several years now and the promised compatibility has never arrived so I wouldn't hold my breath. While this is true now they have a significant financial incentive to get their poo poo working.
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Jul 17, 2021 23:34
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That loving Sned posted:The APU is really impressive and should be a lot more powerful than the 4500U in the Aya Neo, but would Valve be able to make an ARM version at some point? That would require translating Windows->Linux, x86->ARM and maybe even 32-bit to 64-bit, but apparently the M1 MacBook can get decent performance running Windows games through a VM so it might be possible. While I don't regret getting my Aya Neo lol at least I'll get a good 8 months with it before I get my deck. As for ARM I guess it depends on if they can get a good ARM chip. They certainly won't get the banging Apple version that's for sure but if there is a decent spin off then maybe? I have an M1 mac and it is fuckin legit and honestly with no hyperbole it drastically changes what it means to be a laptop. It runs circles around the intel / amd versions while having fantastic battery life. Edit: repiv posted:The M1 has hardware extensions specifically to facilitate fast x86 emulation, and no other ARM core on the market has anything equivalent Yeah this. I'm sure other people are working on something similar but who knows how that is going to shake out.
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Jul 18, 2021 00:07
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SCheeseman posted:I found a few single sided 1TB drives out there when I looked, seems most of what I could find got pulled out of enclosures and put on ebay. Yeah my GPD Win Max specifically states it has to be single sided.
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Jul 18, 2021 00:13
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Yeah that is how the Aya Neo does it and I was really surprised it doesn't have one at the bottom.
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Jul 18, 2021 01:16
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JazzFlight posted:I’m thinking about it more for the emulation scene. I think it’ll be able to run circles around all the current available Chinese handhelds (though they are in way different price ranges). Well its also faster over the high priced chinese machines as well (aya neo GPD, one x ect ). Its also about 300 cheaper.
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Jul 18, 2021 03:18
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init posted:What do people think about the GPU on the steam deck? It’s a good GPU for the screen size yeah. Imo they are losing probably $100-200(at least) on the $399 one.
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Jul 18, 2021 05:23
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Raffles posted:I would say the fact the SD has bluetooth audio is one of the top reasons I’m excited to use it over the Switch. How Nintendo hasn’t fixed that with a revision yet I have no idea. Yeah I don’t get that either and quite a few tech reviewers have brought that up. It would have been a good time to do it.
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Jul 18, 2021 09:51
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Peaceful Anarchy posted:Aya Neo costs 789 for 512 which steam is selling for $649. That seems like a difference that can be made up by partnering with AMD, not including windows, and being willing to break even rather than trying to make a profit. Minor correction that’s the cheaper Kickstarter price the this is the actual retail price which even taking into account volume making up $300 is pretty drat hard 
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Jul 19, 2021 00:01
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Also the Deck has gyro, full size sticks, and capacitive buttons / sticks which no other handheld has.
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Jul 19, 2021 00:45
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Escape Goat posted:How many Steam games right off the bat are incompatible with that model because they require more space? Well death stranding a game they showed in the video wouldn’t fit on the 64. There’s a decent handful at least.
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Jul 19, 2021 00:48
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repiv posted:- SD card interface is slower than it could be (cost cutting or upselling NVMe, take your pick) TBF to the wifi thing during the Aya Neo build process they sent out an email saying they had to find a whole new wifi chip because the shortage is so bad right now. I have to imagine they didn’t go 6 because of that. The USB port thing sucks I absolutely agree.
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Jul 19, 2021 01:01
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repiv posted:If you run the storage right to the edge there might be issues with installing updates too due to lack of temporary space, I'm not sure how Steam handles that but it's a common complaint on Playstation PlayStation is the fuckin worst for updates. You need like 2x the space for the update or it fails. I had to have 120gb free for a 60 gig update. That really sucks on a 600 gig drive.
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Jul 19, 2021 01:29
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Senator Drinksalot posted:But if you want the pared down experince then just buy a switch, they are much cheaper $50 cheaper.
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Jul 19, 2021 02:00
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Senator Drinksalot posted:150 if you go for the lite $300 if you get a 3ds.
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Jul 19, 2021 02:02
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Senator Drinksalot posted:Glancing at ebay, it looks like the 3ds costs more than a switch lite lol 2021 sucks!
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Jul 19, 2021 03:04
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Game companies are already working on ways to make their games super scalable (take a look at what UE5 is doing) so it’s kinda a moot point.
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Jul 19, 2021 04:20
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oversteps posted:Holy poo poo, I had no idea. I was casually thinking of getting a 2DS for Samus Returns and... yeah, whoa. I clearly missed the boat there. Nintendo over the past month has been putting out refurbished 2ds xls out for a reasonable price. Of course they are gone in minutes if you aren’t watching for them.
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Jul 19, 2021 05:54
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Blade Runner posted:Which is I’m not sure why you are bothering.
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Jul 19, 2021 21:08
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Kirios posted:I take it back the steam controller owned and is still selling gangbusters to this day. Same with Steam Link! You can make the argument that those lead to the Steam Deck, but commercially? They were flops bro - your home is a shrine to failed hardware products. People have pointed out numerous times in this thread that the steam link is still receiving updates so while it might be a commercial failure they are still supporting it.
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Jul 19, 2021 22:06
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Kirios posted:
Fwiw they didn’t really need to do an update. When the link came out TVs and phones where easily able to do steam link. Technology evolved and pretty much anything can run the steam link app. It’s really not big “checkmate valve” thing tbh
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Jul 19, 2021 22:13
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repiv posted:The Deck got a stealth spec bump This is good for the GPU
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Jul 20, 2021 01:32
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It would be a really big win for the steam os if it could set TDP on a per game basis. Right now it requires user intervention and it’s a bit of a pain to figure out which settings work best. Like if you want to run Stardew it would auto down clock to 5w and you would get 5 hours of battery.
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Jul 20, 2021 01:38
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Harrow posted:I know I'm here late and Stux is already probated but what the gently caress is with this apartment size derail in the Steam Deck thread of all places. Stux is gonna stux and people shouldn’t respond to him.
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Jul 20, 2021 01:39
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Subjunctive posted:Apple calls this “App Nap”, I think. I had to double check but it’s actually for background apps. I’m not sure Apple does it? quote:App Nap is a new power saving feature in Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks. When an application is completely hidden behind other windows and is not currently executing a task like playing music or checking for e-mail, Mavericks will deem that app “inactive” and put it to sleep to save power and free up your computer’s resources. This can have an adverse effect on your audio applications.
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Jul 20, 2021 01:44
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repiv posted:Shouldn't that be mostly automatic as long as you enable vsync? If it's not using the full performance of the chip to hit 60fps it should be able to downclock itself You’d think but no. If you take a look at all the other hand held devices people constantly gently caress with the TDP to get better battery life on a per application basis.
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Jul 20, 2021 01:45
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sigher posted:They also showed Control and I remember that being a taxing title (but that might just be RTX poo poo doing it). It’s taxing even with no RTX going on.
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Jul 21, 2021 06:41
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v1ld posted:
Pretty sure it’s 45 W.
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Jul 22, 2021 23:10
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I’m surprised this video hasn’t been posted yet. https://youtu.be/e3HnDR7A8yE A new video from ign and valve Big quote “We haven’t found anything that this device couldn’t handle” “Everything coming out this year has been running without issue. “ MarcusSA fucked around with this message at 01:21 on Jul 23, 2021 |
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Jul 23, 2021 01:18
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Yet another confirmation that the SSD is a separate module and they did that for repairability.
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Jul 23, 2021 01:25
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Ok one more video. This guy reviews all the PC handhelds and he gives 8 things about the deck that people might not know. https://youtu.be/tuVtM-MYRro I honestly had no idea about the etched glass nor needing a special cloth to clean it. Also his number 1 is just what everyone was talking about when it comes to sleep mode. There’s already a big list of stuff that works or doesn’t work with sleep mode.
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Jul 23, 2021 01:37
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Ok I lied Digital Foundry did another longer video about the deck and they make some really good points. https://youtu.be/4Dd_bazOYOY John talks about ergonomics and he makes a really good point about the grips and button placement being really comfortable. I know that I had to get a grip attachment and hori split pad pro to get my switch to be comfortable for me to play for extended periods.
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Jul 23, 2021 01:53
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JazzFlight posted:Well, someone on reddit showed that it’s like the same size as a Switch with the third-party big grips: Yeah those are the grips I have and it does make the switch so much more comfortable and the size in my opinion isn’t much of an issue.
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Jul 23, 2021 03:07
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Hey so stadia might have a use after all! All of the games on stadia are Linux so devs could just take those versions and throw them on steam lol Hundreds of games! RDR2 would be a neat one to get a Linux version of though.
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Jul 23, 2021 04:31
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Marx Headroom posted:Yeah I carry my switch around in a sidebag all the time. Deck will definitely fit in there. Also the deck comes with a case by default which is actually super cool and good.
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Jul 23, 2021 05:12
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