Quoting: BlackBloodRumConsidering this is Arch, shouldn't these users already know or at least be doing this themselves? I mean they do call themselves the geeks of Linux after all...

The question was already addressed when the proposal was submited:

QuoteWhile I'm aware that Arch is a user centric/DIY distro and everyone can
set their own `vm.max_map_count` value fairly easily, shipping an
increased value on our side would be a beneficial change to make in my
opinion as it would result in a smoother gaming experience out of the
box for our users without representing any downside/side effect (as far
as I'm aware).

Source (linked in the article): https://lists.archlinux.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/5GU7ZUFI25T2IRXIQ62YYERQKIPE3U6E/

Just because you can configure something doesn't mean you have to leave a crappy default value.

Given that many distros make this change, we can also expect it to become the kernel default in the future (special cases such as embedded will then be the ones who have to reconfigure it).

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Quoting: elmapulyou got another good point: why download all languages if i only gona use 1?
steam need an option to download those "free dlcs" while download/install the game.

A fun fact is that often, piracy repacks have theses options Sometimes piracy isn’t for money, but for disk space and bandwith (notably when it’s recompressed a lot more than the Steam version).

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Quoting: kokoko3kSpeculating:

since they had the idea of using a browser engine to rebase their client upon, and since that engine, chromium, will not support anything lower than windows 10 starting from the upcoming release, hey've had to stop support for the same platforms too.

Well, the link in the release note say precisely this.

Quoting: Steam SupportThis change is required as core features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows.

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Quoting: ssj17vegetaYes, the game is top notch and still totally worth the money. But they could and should've just said they wanted more money for their shareholders, and spared everyone the hypocrisy, because I highly doubt the devs will actually benefit from it.

Which shareholders? xD

The studio is independent, and the one who decided this price increase, is at worst the lead developer, at best the whole team agreed. Of course this increase will benefit them... (if it doesn't cause a significant drop in sales).

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Despite the price increase, this game is worth it.

If you don't want to pay, then don't pay: the game is DRM-free, so it's easy to play for free. When you have spent hundreds of hours on it (you will), then you can buy it to thank the devs. That's what I did.

Besides the purchase is their only source of income, the existing players don't make any more money. It remains to be seen if the DLC will bring free updates in parallel (like Euro Truck Simulator 2 does, which compensates for its low price and big sales by regularly selling new DLCs (almost one DLC at €20 per year) to existing players).

And then, other games have seen their price increase over time, for example Minecraft, which is still very popular. On the other hand for Minecraft, all updates are free and there is no DLC, but for it too, the cost is only covered by new players, not the existing ones.

So personally, I would say that at worst, we should wait to see what they will bring that would justify their expenses (and therefore this way of covering them). Just the Switch release and the adaptation to controllers is a proof that they don't pay themselves to do nothing, at least… In any case I still recommend the game (even if it means giving away copies to those who are reluctant to pay for it at first…).

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Quoting: RavenWingsDamn, they all are just so great! Can I just put em all in a folder and have the Deck choose one at random? That would increase my average daily happiness by at least 10%

You could probably make a script for this. I mean, someone has probably already made one xD

EDIT: Oh, yeah, https://github.com/hummelm10/steamdeck_startup_animations was already mentioned, and do precisely that…

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Many of the games I played the most were pirate version on start. I bought the game later when I had the money to do it, either to thanks the devs or to unlock online/multiplayer features.

That’s the case for Factorio, Minecraft, Euro Truck Simulator 2, Cities : Skylines, Dirt 3 Complete Edition, Watch_Dogs, Beam.NG Drive, Astroneer, Subnautica, Just Cause 3… well, I didn't think the list would be so long when I started typing it, and it’s not exhaustive.

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Quoting: MohandevirIn my case, if I ever upgrade my PC, it's going to be with low end gaming GPUs. Streaming in 800p to my Steam Deck doesn't require a 1k$ GPU. In fact, any 250$ latest gen GPU will be overkill for the task and I don't plan on buying a 4k monitor. 1080p 75hz, maybe, eventually. I rarely sit in front of my PC, nowadays. I work all day thus (CAD designer), my couch is much more attractive, in the evening, but I want my PC games (mainly Steam) to follow me. For the moment, I'll wait for an entry level gaming GPU that's better than my GTX 1660 Super, in a gen or two.

Well, I’m currently in 1080p 60-120Hz (FreeSync) and I want to go 1440p 60-120 Hz (and probably with better graphics too), that’s why I want to replace my RX 590 by a 67--XT.

I work all day on PC (sysadmin) too, I don’t have a couch :D The 800p screen is a bit too little for a main gaming device (since even 1080p is not sufficient for me… ^^’ it depends on people and games (I need more space on screen for management games, so I can display more information at the same time. And in other games I want more readability, like the dashboard in Euro Truck Simulator 2)). And I’m a bit more demanding on the visual quality than before (when I was a student, 30 fps in low quality 1080 or even scaled 720p was ok, now 60 fps is a minimum, and I want the major part of my games to be in high quality). But I don’t need more neither (4K gaming is really expansive, and you have to upgrade your computer more often to keep it up with new games).

In short, it's always a matter of personal preferences, needs, desires and/or resources.

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Quoting: MohandevirI can definetly tell you that my main PC will become a backup plan for what's not playable on the Steam Deck (Steam streaming).

I never bought a gaming laptop because it's not that portable; I'v got an MSI workstation and I must bring the charger everywhere or the battery lasts for 45mins and I usually end up leaving it on the same table for this reason, thus defeating the purpose of portability. This and the fact that gaming laptops are on the heavy side... Nope the Steam Deck is a much better fit, imo. But that's just my personnal experience.

That’s going to be the other way around for me: the Deck will be a backup plan for when I can’t bring my main PC. The PC is way more practical (screen size, performance, posture, peripherals…) and comfortable for long gaming session. But the Deck is very portable, and have sufficient performances.

I bought it mainly for performance (at that price on top of that! Even the most expensive is a good deal compared to a laptop at the same price), because my current laptop have a big lack of performance.

A gaming laptop would be perfect for my main use case, but three times more expensive, and I wouldn't use it often enough to make it worthwhile.

The battery is a bonus, maybe I’ll start to play in new situations because of that. So it will probably be even more profitable.

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Quoting: LoftyAlso looks like you can buy THREE steams decks for the exact same price of a single GPU excluding the rest of the entire PC and sit and play couch co-cop with your other half or your friends and family. Sure they are different markets and some people like to sit in a room and play on PC monitor on their own sometimes, or play on the 4k TV with the settings maxed but it's just an interesting comparison.

Well, I just got my own Steam Deck before ordering this new GPU… for me that’s two complementary markets.

Quoting: LoftyThat's not far off FOUR steam decks. If you factor in the rest of the PC that's going to be close to 6 Steam Decks lol.

Personally the rest of my PC is from 2019 and I don’t plan to change it before five another years now that I’ll got a new GPU (changing the GPU was planned from the start, mainly because it was before RDNA, so AMD GPU weren’t very powerful at this time, but Nvidia was out of question because of Linux compatibility and price).

Quoting: LoftyIt's going to be interesting when Valve finally release an RDNA3 steam deck with 6/8 cores - 12/16 thread Chiplet APU with an some expecting a 200% increase in performance. Even if it is MUCH less like 35%-40% that's going to put it in line with a desktop gtx1050 Ti still. Not to mention other competitors who will want in on the lucrative handheld PC scene now that Steam OS 3.0 is a viable handheld gaming option.

It doesn’s seem planned, the Deck is conceived to be good enough for years from what I read. And I understand, the market isn’t moving that fast (if you look really close, you’ll see that a 2017 RX 580 is still good enough for 1080p gaming for a whole bunch of people). Even more when you add the battery in the equation.

Quoting: LoftyThere is definitely a huge market still for Desktop PC's and of course the graphics and general usability might be higher. But the steam deck does shake some things up a bit considering you can use it as a desktop PC for media consumption. And to be fair quite a few people are using MUCH slower ARM devices for this task. I wonder if the Deck will effect mid range gaming laptop sales at all going into the future ?

We’ll see. I don’t expect the Deck to change any existing market, honestly. Even gaming laptop still have interest.

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