Quoting: Salvatos

Quoting: pseudexI'm pretty sure if there is a deck V2 it will be backward compatible with the first one.
Surprisingly they sold more top tier decks then they thought. So far valve still earns my trust in buying the most expensive one. Unbelievable how open they are with it and the partnership with ifixit is unbelievable good news.
That's what I would call a sustainable product!

Compatible with what exactly? As Liam pointed out, the software itself is already independent from the hardware and runs on virtually any PC.

Ha, weird, I'd expect that to be a question posted anywhere but here, where we're all Linux gamers and should understand compatibility for future devices won't even be a worry. It's even less worrisome than 'will my game work in the next version of Windows' since Valve can either lock the proton version per game, or allow people to tweak that, and use the most optimum version of it. There are many games that are now unplayable on newer versions of Windows, but work fine with Wine, because you can tell Wine to use the APIs of older versions of Windows.

Quoting: Purple Library GuyI've been browsing articles about the Deck outside of GoL, and I see a lot of comments from people saying they plan to wait--either for the software to mature a bit more, or for the next version.

Mind you, Gabe is saying they've got more demand than they expected, so that just might mean this machine will keep on getting buyers for some time.

Funny thing is, once SteamOS 3.0 is stable/released, people could/should see how it runs on the more expensive hand held PC systems to see how it'd run there. Then again the Deck was 'painful' to get to the price they got it to. Because they know damn well they'll make back all the money on Steam Sales!

So excited to get mine!

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Quoting: Philadelphus

QuoteFor those of you who have a date of sometime after Q2, Valve said to expect more news on that "soon".

"After Q2" gang represent! Ah, well, nothing to do but compose my soul in patience. At least it sounds like we'll get a more stable product with more of the bugs ironed out. Swings and roundabouts, I suppose…

This is the way I look at it. I'm in the 'Q2' window, but it isn't like I don't have a plethora of other things to do in the meantime. So it'll be nice to have the SteamOS3.0 we can play with.

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Quoting: Alm888No SteamOS vs. Windows benchmarks. What a pity. :(

I kinda want to know how this "SteamOS" fares against an established gaming OS with games made first and foremost for said OS.

Most people I bet will not bother installing Windows on it. Only tech nerds will care. Your typical console player certainly won't.

But as Liam pointed out, drivers aren't ready yet. This is custom stuff made by Valve/AMD from what I understand of it. So while it's a x86_64 setup, it has custom GPU, not to mention all the custom control inputs.

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Can we download SteamOS 3.0 yet?

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Quoting: Purple Library GuySo is the Deck out yet? It's the 25th.

. . . is it out now?

It isn't out until it's in my hands!

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: easbarbaElden Ring is running fine with great FPS on AMD/Mesa but all enemies but bosses/sellers are invisible.

I will just wait it out.

That's a feature, to make it even more challenging...

He clearly bought the Deluxe edition. Sound Track and Invisible Boss Mode!

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I got it to load, but it wouldn't recognize escape key, or my xone controller (BPM or not) and Steam Controller (BPM).

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mv start_protected_game.exe{,-orig};  cp eldenring.exe start_protected_game.exe
I love shortening things!

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Quoting: CFWhitman

Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: CFWhitman

Quoting: slaapliedjeThis reminds me of the screenshots of the unfinished Black Ice / White Noise that was being made for the JaguarCD (which would have been the reason to own one...)

I never did get the CD, but I do have a Jaguar with a number of games from back then. I actually liked the included game, Cybermorph, but some of my other favorites were Alien vs. Predator, Iron Soldier, and Tempest 2000. There's nothing quite like it when you look at your motion detector and think, 'It looks almost like there's an alien right behind me, but that can't be...' as you turn around.

AvP on the Jaguar was so good. We're you able to get one of the JagGD (Game Drive) Carts yet? The rogue-like that came out is awesome as well. Still waiting on the release for the Metroidvania.

I only bought the system and the games for it back when they first came out. I haven't done any of the retro stuff with it. Every once in a while I hook it up and play it a bit.

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Got to love the fact that there are still new games being released. There is also some initial work being done on OpenLara support. No idea if that'll ever be playable though.

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Quoting: CFWhitman

Quoting: slaapliedjeThis reminds me of the screenshots of the unfinished Black Ice / White Noise that was being made for the JaguarCD (which would have been the reason to own one...)

I never did get the CD, but I do have a Jaguar with a number of games from back then. I actually liked the included game, Cybermorph, but some of my other favorites were Alien vs. Predator, Iron Soldier, and Tempest 2000. There's nothing quite like it when you look at your motion detector and think, 'It looks almost like there's an alien right behind me, but that can't be...' as you turn around.

AvP on the Jaguar was so good. We're you able to get one of the JagGD (Game Drive) Carts yet? The rogue-like that came out is awesome as well. Still waiting on the release for the Metroidvania.

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