QuoteWhat do you want Valve to focus on next? The Family and Game Recording updates are out in the stable client, so what's next for a major addition to Steam? Is it missing something you think should really be there?

The integration of Store functionality on the Deck is really shonky. Navigating the Store is better than it used to be, but still isn't great, and the wishlist and purchasing are pretty terrible. With a device from Valve in my hands, where I'm going to actually play the Steam games that I buy, it's way easier to pull out my phone to browse the wishlist and buy the games there; that's just full of fail. I'd imagine the experience is similarly bad for Big Picture Mode if you've got a controller-controlled PC hooked up to your telly. Easing the process of giving Valve money doesn't seem like it should be a low priority for Valve.

Since Valve want strategic not-Windows, dogfooding all the things on Linux would be a sensible thing to do, which they've historically done badly at. Their VR headset not fully working on Linux and their games launching without Linux builds being prominent examples.

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In case anyone wants the data on how much is Linux desktop and how much is Steam Deck, it's easy to see the trends.



As always, Steam as a whole is growing, so proportions staying flat (or even declining) doesn't mean totals are reducing, all data are noisy, etc, etc.

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Quoting: phil995511Freedesktop-sdk-24.08.7 is not a OS !?

Steam flatpak. Same as Ubuntu Core is Steam snap.

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Quoting: PoliticsOfStarvingAny Theme Park fans played this and can recommend it?

I played some and really enjoyed it - it's only the having to sit at my desktop to play it rather than curling up with my Deck that means that I haven't played more. It's "Theme Park but better and more modern" in the same way that Two Point Hospital is "Theme Hospital but better and more modern."

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Quoting: Leahi84Sucks. I'm broke going into all these sales and black Friday because it's been a really terrible year for me, so I'm going to miss all the sales.

On the brighter side, there'll be the Winter Sale soon after the Autumn Sale finishes, and the Spring Sale not that long after that.

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Taking existing games and mixing them up with other mechanics has been a tried-and-true method of game development since the beginning of game development.

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Quoting: PyrateI wonder if I should get it now, or maybe it'll get an even deeper sale later on. Won't be playing it anytime soon anyways, just want to grab it before the price increase when it leaves early access.

Personally, I won't buy any game in Early Access. I'm happy to buy this when it gets officially released, and at full price since it's got Linux support.

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Quoting: amatai@Liam Winter start in the UK before December ? I thought everyone in the northern hemisphere was starting winter the 21th December (where winter is applicable).

Half of winter has already gone by then. Midwinter festivals (such as Christmas) are to celebrate passing the midpoint of winter, when days steadily start to become longer again.

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QuoteWhat do you think? Will you buy one?

Probably not.

I generally play games on two devices. On my desktop I use KB/M, PS4 controller or steering wheel, as required by the game; I don't need Deck-style controls there. On the Deck I already have Deck-style controls.

Playing PC games without controller support on the telly (the initial Steam Machines objective) isn't something that I generally do, so I don't need a special controller for that. It's great that this will exist for people that do, of course, and others that don't want to use KB/M for whatever reason.

Maybe as the little one grows split screen PC gaming on the TV will be a thing that happens, and then this kind of controller could find a place here.

Edit to add: gaming on a laptop also isn't something that I do, but is the kind of scenario where Deck-style controls might be handy.

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Quoting: Craggles086Yeah, gotta work out if I get this one or wait for Steam Deck 2 now, meanwhile New Zealand must be fuming as no mention of it in the release notes..

Don't expect a Deck 2 any time soon. If you wait you'll miss out on a couple of years of Deck gaming.

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