Yeah, exactly. The switcher :grin:

There are multiple possible uses for that. For me its mostly Gems of War, where I like to start the game to quickly to collect my hourly bonus and close it again or, from time to time, even keep having it run in the background just to push some gems around during wait/loading times of other games (Elder Scrolls Online would be a frequent example there). There are also games that just take ages to start (Assassins Creed Valhalla) and you might like to keep them running in the background while playing a short round of a less demanding game (Emulators, Indies) without having to go through the whole startup process again. Other usecases could be apps for stuff like music streaming or voice chat that are usefull to keep running in the background.

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@Liam: Sadly not in this case. I´m not talking about the menu you get when there are multiple options to launch one game (because of stuff like DX9 or DX10 versions, seperate config tools etc..), but when you try to launch a game while there already is another game running in the background. If I´m understanding it correctly, this is what the patch notes are referring to.

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Honestly, I was hoping to see a "never ask me again when starting this game"-option in the multiple-game-launch dialog. Maybe next time.

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Man, this game is so good! I started playing last year. Was aware of it long before, but always a bit unsure about the graphics... turned out they bothered me for exactly 2 seconds xD I´ve thrown some prodigy and old wipeout tracks in the games music folder and been racing like its 2097 ever since. Pure bliss.

Been playing on my Steam Deck and didn´t even notice it wasn´t verified. Guess they made some menu-stuff smoother now or something.

Edit: If someone´s interested, you can get the deluxe edition right now as part of Fanatical´s "Build your own Pedal to the Metal Bundle" (not sure if I´m allowed to post the link?). Lowest tier would be three games for 6€. Even if you dont like any of the other games, thats a great price just to get this one. Runs for another 7 days.

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Thanks for the input, guys. Even though it turned out to be three very different takes... not sure what to expect now xD

I´m pretty amazed on a technical level how well the first two games run and look. Smooth transitions from high-speed roof-level gameplay to walking on crowded, highly detailed streets with rarely any noticable pop-ins, and then again in and out of indoor-locations... high-detail cutscenes filled with complex lighting and effects... but at no point did I have the urge to cheer on my deck (come on boy, you can do it... I now you can!) like I sometimes feel with other demanding games.

...and I dont know what coding-magic went into realising all those fine patterns of clothings, Spider-Mans eyes etc. almost without any moireing (is that a word?) even on the Deck´s low resolution.

The games seem to be incredibly well optimised and its really sad if the new one falls short there.

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If some of you are playing this on the Deck, I´d love to hear about your experiences.

I just played the first game and Miles Morales <beat>back to back on my deck</beat> and throughly enjoyed them.

Would be great to follow up with this one.

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My guess is, they heard Valve will support other devices and this is a statement of "maybe we´ll look into probably getting it to run properly, but for now lets just dip our toes in the hype-river"

GPDs communications always seem rather weird an incohesive, sometimes needlessly defensive or even agressive. Might have to do with the language barrier, but I guess thats only one part of the problem.

That said, I generally do like their products and the original GPD Win will always have a special place in my heart as my first handheld gaming PC.

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Quoting: felipecrsIt may be the best thing ever, but for now it's also the ugliest thing ever.

I have no idea what you´re talking about...

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What makes me truly curious on the Steam Controller 2 is just — why?

For me its more like "why so late?". This really should´ve accompanied the Steam Deck launch. But I´d take it. Damn will I take it. Another Day 1 preorder for sure!

I cant say I ever loved the first Steam Controller, but I did love a lot ABOUT it. I´m so glad Valve kept and improved on its concepts for the Deck.

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Quoting: CyborgZetaWhy do these Steam Deck competitors never have trackpads? How do you expect me to navigate a desktop, and Windows at that, without at least one trackpad?

Yeah, thats my #1 proplem with this and most other devices. Even apart from desktop-use and mouse-based-gaming, thanks to the excellent steam-input, the trackpads have endless ways to be utilized. Its hard to imagine going back to anything without em and its also the main reason I really need Valve to make a new Steam Controller.

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