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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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.

I broke my own No Early Access rule for Black Mesa and it was sooooo worth it -- to have already played it back then!

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Quoting: denyasisI do think the Deck Controls are better than the Controller. If only there was a way to disable the touch pad while using the sticks, kinda like the way laptops could disable the touchpad while typing to prevent accidental touches. That would be really cool.

You can do this in software now:
-Create a new action later and set the trackpads to empty bindings
-Add a command to Joystick Touch which holds your action layer
Now when you are using the sticks, the trackpads will do nothing.

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Quoting: chickenb00I pass: the trackpads do not have prime real estate where your thumbs will naturally rest on the controller.

Why do you rest your fingers anywhere? I have mine on the sticks or the buttons the whole time.

Our thumb's natural rotation is like 70° which normally is where the joysticks are placed. This proves maximum rotation for our thumb down to 0° and up to 90°.
For trackpads to be used optimally, they need to reside in the optimal spot on the controller. Steam Controller 1 does this: trackpads are in the place of prominence for max comfort. Steam Deck pads require we rotate our thumbs and flex them, which is fatiguing and not ideal for accuracy.

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I pass: the trackpads do not have prime real estate where your thumbs will naturally rest on the controller. Since this isn't a trackpad-centric controller, I'll just stick to my original Steam Controllers. They're my favorite controllers and the best choice for PC gaming with the exception of fighting games and twin stick shooters.

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