I was hoping for a proton patch to make the game exit cleanly because right now my game tends to hang for minutes after exiting.

Also, it needs to be said that Valve don't promise a level of performance with their verified rating. All they do promise is accurate controller glyphs, legible text, and seamlessness of launch.

Rebirth plays around 30fps on my OLED Deck, with a blend of settings. I don't recommend all Low, but do set character model to High and textures to Medium. I like TAAU and 100%/66%, but 66%/66% yields more consistent 30, and up to 45 in some scenes.

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GreenManGaming has keys at 43% off, better than the 30% discount on Steam. I'm excited for playing on my Deck, and for streaming from my PC.
This may be my sole game purchase in 2025, barring GTA VI releasing this year (it'll be delayed).

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Cheers to you and your family and happy holidays!

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I quite liked the demo, it hit all my C&C cravings. It feels like a blend of Red Alert and Tiberian Sun.
I wonder if another dev might decide to make a StarCraft knock off next, I'd be down for that as well.

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Greenman gaming had this at 43% off, for like $54 CDN. So much for "I never pre-order". I bought a Deluxe key for myself, and a regular key for my buddy. Note that GMG keys don't ship yet, whereas buying via Steam will put the game in your library immediately.

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Quoting: JarmerOverall I thought it was a fine game, nothing groundbreaking or memorable, but still fun.

I found the character interactions highly memorable, but not the action or fighting. Witcher 3 had more touching moments, where CP77 had more poignant moments with Johnny.

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I sold my 512gb LCD to my buddy for $250CDN and bought the 512gb OLED back in June. It does feel like the definitive Deck experience and I like getting HDR support in those games with the feature. Great device. If you want a refurb unit you'd better watch the store page like a hawk cause they're going to sell quickly.

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My prediction: Valve has excess mainboards and are thinking along the lines of how people re-use Framework mainboards and throw them in little 3d printed cases as set tops.
Valve will have a cute little housing to place the mainboard and fan, maybe they can tweak performance up slightly too? But they'll be selling either new or refurbished mainboards as PCs that live under your TV.

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Like many others here I echo the sentiment that I hope Intel finds success and we have a legit third competitor to even the playing field but, like other posters, it's unlikely that I will be the guinea pig and buy an Arc card and tolerate the iffy drive support I've heard issues about. Let alone Linux driver support, I have no clue how good that is. So what we want to see is good reviews, fantastic value, and then optimistic community comments showing the driver support is great and that issues are nil. Then I will strongly consider buying.

TechPowerUp ran a DLSS/FSR/XESS comparison in Stalker 2 and found that XESS outperforms FSR3 visually, so they're already ahead of the game in that one title anyway.

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Quoting: FeistOnly game I have bought this far is "Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord" a remake of the classic rpg from 1981.

However, I have my eyes on "Robocop", "Stray", "Drova" and the remake of "Resident Evil 4" as well. Though I feel a bit unsure about the 3 first games and I would like to wait for Denuvo to be removed before buying RE4.:unsure:

I played through Stray on my LCD Deck, it was playable at 30fps up to 40 in some sections. It's also easy to mod and NexusMods has lots of free custom cat models to download (I liked Espeon)

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