Quoting: GuestI think a big problem with that is Valve's case, it's just not practical at all for quickly playing on the bus. When I was still commuting, I got a backpack that was designed for the Switch, but which also fits the Deck. Just sliding it in and out of the bag is so much more elegant than getting the official SD case out of your bag, unzipping it, putting it away, and then finally turning on the Deck, ugh.

FYI, there is an ecosystem of accessories for the Deck, much like there is for the Switch. dbrand, for example, have got a slim travel cover for it.

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Quoting: ToddLFrom looking at the breakdown of Linux distros, the only thing I can't figure out is why did SteamOS lose 4.17% in popularity.

All data are noisy.

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Quoting: pleasereadthemanualStill handily beating macOS.

That's unlikely to change.

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Quoting: grigiIt's really looking like a second order trend line would match those stats much better.
Or at least a trend line before/after the steam-deck release?

As Lamdarer says, you can already set the date range to whatever you like on the Steam Tracker page, and the trend line will be updated appropriately.

It's also possible to separate out the two signals from the Deck and desktop Linux.



Edit: note for Eike - I've switched from using SteamOS to estimate the Deck share to using the Deck GPUs on the grounds that Valve have said that SteamOS will be released for not-Deck at some point in Valve Time.

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Quoting: ZlopezI'm currently playing Death Stranding: Directors Cut. Awesome game. And as always I'm not playing anything in top 20 :-D

Hey, that's what I've been playing, too! Streamed from my desktop to the Deck, since it didn't look as good or perform as well running directly on the Deck. Now that I've got the platinum and 540 Legend of Legends of Legends it's probably time to start playing something else, but the gameplay loop of Hideo Kojima's Euro Truck Sim is very satisfying.

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Quoting: DrMcCoyThe problem with Embracer is that they're not in the business of making games, making art. They're in the business of making money. They don't care how. They don't care the games apart from them being their current vehicle of making money.

That isn't true. It is true of Activision post Bobby "I want to take all the fun out of making games" Kotick. It wasn't even true of EA when they were still Electronic Arts, although it is true now.

Embracer is the built-up business of someone that started out selling second-hand comics. You could say that they aren't in the business of making games, but that's because getting a game over the finish line is hard, and they haven't demonstrated much efficiency at getting that done, rather than from lack of will. And they're currently in the business of getting out of a $2 billion hole; rather than firing people for S&Gs after a super profitable period like, say, Microsoft, or Ubisoft, or Take-Two, or any of the others that have done that exact thing.

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I'm looking forward to this when it's no longer in Early Access. Hopefully they'll sort out the text before release so it can get that green tick, since the Deck is where I'll play it.

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Quoting: MayeulCAlso, is it just me, or does the steam deck OLED loses charge faster than the non-OLED when sleeping? The battery can be drained in 1 or 2 days. They should probably hibernate if the console hasn't been used in a few hours.

I've not particularly looked into it, but the Bluetooth chip in the OLED stays powered when the device is in sleep for Bluetooth wake; I expect that would cause higher drain.

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That's pretty aggressive.

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Quoting: faeranneThey require that if the Steam Key is directly sold, one must provide an "equal or better deal" directly through the Steam Store. So this point is just plain wrong.

As an additional point, they don't require exactly the same price even for the sale of keys that they give out for free. It's "comparable offer, within a reasonable amount of time." "Don't take the piss," basically.

Quoting: ValveYou should use Steam Keys to sell your game on other stores in a similar way to how you sell your game on Steam.
It is important that you don’t give Steam customers a worse deal than Steam Key purchasers.

Steam Keys shouldn't be given away for free if you aren't also offering the same deal (i.e., give the game away for free) to Steam customers. This includes giveaways for promotional purposes, unless that giveaway is very small (under 100 Steam Keys). If you want to run a giveaway on Steam, please reach out to us and submit a ticket.

It's OK to run a discount for Steam Keys on different stores at different times as long as you plan to give a comparable offer to Steam customers within a reasonable amount of time.

(emphasis in original)

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