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Half-Life: Alyx fully playable without VR even on Steam Deck thanks to a mod
11 April 2023 at 8:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
11 April 2023 at 8:22 pm UTC Likes: 1
That’s great, more people should play it. I wonder if it holds up without VR, however.
The Last of Us Part I got a juicy patch with Steam Deck improvements
10 April 2023 at 8:05 pm UTC Likes: 3
10 April 2023 at 8:05 pm UTC Likes: 3
Well, Microsoft did a ton of heavy lifting with Windows starting with 95 to convince devs to make games for it, including making some, apparently, excellent tools. There was no such push for Linux, and frankly no one to make it, until Valve decided they’d be the ones. Windows had no competition, Linux has a huge entrenched competitor that seems impossible to uproot.
Fanatical and JSAUX team up for Steam Deck game and dock discounts
5 April 2023 at 9:39 pm UTC
5 April 2023 at 9:39 pm UTC
I bought their dock and all was fine, for whatever it's worth.
Valve doesn't need much to make a Steam Deck 2 a huge success
2 March 2023 at 2:56 pm UTC Likes: 3
Last console gen had a performance-increasing hardware refresh. I wasn't happy about this development, I hope this gen doesn't continue the trend. PS3 had 3 versions, each mostly smaller and more power efficient than the last, but no speed improvements. Now even the Switch had a small performance/battery life improvement with the OLED version.
Better screen (same res)/longer battery life on the Steam Deck is definitely what should happen as early as late this year. Then everyone can make the decision whether to upgrade or not.
Ideally, Valve have enough clout in the PC game market to convince game makers they need to make their new releases run fine (40 fps, please) on the SD for at least a couple of years. Either way, I'll be fine getting an SD2 with significant improvements come late 2024/2025.
If the screen is bigger, 1200p can make sense provided the hardware is good enough to run current (current current, not necessarily when SD2 comes out current) games mostly at native res. If the screen is the same size, 800p will be fine (though Youtube will explode with rage and Valve probably need to take it into account). Perhaps something like 1600x1000 can be a middle ground for a slightly bigger screen?
Going for more power without ensuring at least a little better battery life is a no-no, so that's definitely a requirement.
2 March 2023 at 2:56 pm UTC Likes: 3
Quoting: mr-victoryXbox & Playstation release a new console every 6-7 years with usually one hardware refresh in between. These refreshes do not increase performance but usually make the console smaller and decrease power draw by using smaller nm chips. We could see a "Steam Deck Slim" with same horsepower and chassis but longer battery life.
Last console gen had a performance-increasing hardware refresh. I wasn't happy about this development, I hope this gen doesn't continue the trend. PS3 had 3 versions, each mostly smaller and more power efficient than the last, but no speed improvements. Now even the Switch had a small performance/battery life improvement with the OLED version.
Better screen (same res)/longer battery life on the Steam Deck is definitely what should happen as early as late this year. Then everyone can make the decision whether to upgrade or not.
Ideally, Valve have enough clout in the PC game market to convince game makers they need to make their new releases run fine (40 fps, please) on the SD for at least a couple of years. Either way, I'll be fine getting an SD2 with significant improvements come late 2024/2025.
If the screen is bigger, 1200p can make sense provided the hardware is good enough to run current (current current, not necessarily when SD2 comes out current) games mostly at native res. If the screen is the same size, 800p will be fine (though Youtube will explode with rage and Valve probably need to take it into account). Perhaps something like 1600x1000 can be a middle ground for a slightly bigger screen?
Going for more power without ensuring at least a little better battery life is a no-no, so that's definitely a requirement.
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 26: Coming to You Live
20 February 2023 at 9:05 pm UTC Likes: 1
20 February 2023 at 9:05 pm UTC Likes: 1
Those TDK CDs were (are?) very HQ. The last time I tried reading a few from 20 years ago they were all fine.
Dead Space got a small update for Steam Deck
20 February 2023 at 7:54 pm UTC
20 February 2023 at 7:54 pm UTC
Yeah, that was weird. For a second I thought it was a subtitle and the paragraph below was missing.
After the patch I just went to the place with the most slowdown (Mining Floor 2 looking back towards the elevator) where fps goes down to around 10 for me. No improvement there, so I'm guessing perf isn't any better than it was. It was already perfectly playable if far from perfect.
After the patch I just went to the place with the most slowdown (Mining Floor 2 looking back towards the elevator) where fps goes down to around 10 for me. No improvement there, so I'm guessing perf isn't any better than it was. It was already perfectly playable if far from perfect.
Steam now allows transferring games between PCs and Steam Deck too
20 February 2023 at 5:46 am UTC Likes: 1
20 February 2023 at 5:46 am UTC Likes: 1
It worked for me. With both devices on wifi, it was slower than just downloading off Valve’s servers.
Steam now allows transferring games between PCs and Steam Deck too
19 February 2023 at 10:26 am UTC Likes: 1
19 February 2023 at 10:26 am UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: Purple Library GuyIs is just me, or does the phraseIt doesn't sound rude, it sounds enticing.
Quoteloading throbbersound kind of rude?
Surprisingly BioShock Infinite got an update to fix it launching on Linux
12 February 2023 at 1:38 pm UTC
12 February 2023 at 1:38 pm UTC
Yes, that was surprising but welcome. To my shame, that’s a game I’m still to play.
Scan UK to offer SSD upgrades compatible with Steam Deck
11 February 2023 at 5:55 am UTC
11 February 2023 at 5:55 am UTC
Get a room, you two.
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