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Quoting: michabut the issue is: people will just install windows on it.

No, they won't. Not by a tangible number. That is way too "complicated" for most users in 2021. They have a device with a pre-installed shiny working frontend and - say - 80% of their games working. For the extra 20% which might work you have to prepare boot media, drivers, put up with no frontend designed for the device and still can't be sure whether everything will run smoothly.

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Quoting: ageresI wonder whether the cheapest eMMC model has an M.2 slot...

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/tech [External Link]

"All models include high-speed microSD card slot"

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Quoting: sub

Quoting: GuestWin 11 on Steam deck 64BG version...
No, no possible (ok its possible but no free space for any game left)

I mean there must be an option to attach some (yeah, rather slow) USB3 stick/HDD to it with a Steam collection anyhow.
64 Gb won't get you far even with a slim Linux distro.

Yes. It is called SD Card.

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Quoting: dubigrasuI hope they'll put up also a polished installer for the new SteamOS 3.0.

I can easily imagine that many will just strip SteamOS out of it and install Windows, but at the same time others might be impressed with SteamOS and tempted to install on their PC.

Why would they? Most Windows users never ever install an OS at all - that's something for the Linux crowd. In addition setting up Windows on such a fully integrated device is far from "super easy, barely an inconvenience" while OTOH you already have a shiny nice frontend running which serves the purpose perfectly. After all we are talking about a console.

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Quoting: Appelsin

Currently it's limited to United States, Canada, European Union, and the United Kingdom with more regions becoming available in 2022.

Nothing for Norway then (or Switzerland, or Iceland or Luxemburg)? Or is this just a ploy to make us join the EU?

Last time I checked Luxembourg was still part of the European Union. Did they leave in silence?

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Puberty is next. Congratulations!

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Just ordered one. Let's see how it lives up to my expectations...

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Quoting: scaineI wonder if this is like Overload, where the native game just wants to launch on the monitor and ignores my Index. But if I switch the game to force Proton, then VR suddenly jumps into life.

War Thunder is a great game, but it's pretty overwhelming. One of those games you really need to invest in to get the best out of it, I think.

I am at level 100, I have maxed out my main tree and slowly working on top tier grind. There is no end in sight. Every time they add a new vehicle I need to grind more.

Invest time to Invest more time for a minute of good fun. Truly a hell of it's own

I have been playing WT for years now, but I rarely do top tier and prefer the mid-tier encounters instead. Way less frustrating, way more varied gameplay. I find it much more enjoyable to try out all the different nations.

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Quoting: JuliusYou can actually run something like that yourself with this awesome Retroarch based open-source software: https://github.com/giongto35/cloud-game [External Link]
Demo here: https://cloudretro.io/ [External Link]

And you have all the games bought previously? I am pretty sure, that the majority of my MAME games are not licensed. (Though some are.)

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Quoting: furaxhornyxI am also not fond of the compact-style keyboards: no numpad, strange arrangement of del/end/page up, all top keys (escape, F1-F12) are all clustered together... I'll pass :tongue:

Quoting: TuxeeLED lighting that doesn't illuminate the key labels? Sorry, but that must be the most idiotic design decision ever...

Yes and no... I have a spare keyboard which has RGB lighting. The thing is, the backlighting is quite strong, and can only be changed in color, or turned off. Problem: when turned off, the printings on the keys become invisible, and you can no longer see which key you are typing on. At least System76 design allows for turning the (annoying) RGB off, without making your keyboard unreadable.

My HP and Lenovo laptops both come with illuminated keys which are perfectly readable without lighting, too. On the desktop I now have a Sharkoon Skiller Mech - with turned off lighting the keys are still legible, but contrast could be better. So: It's feasible. And at this price point I can expect that they put in some effort. Simple solution: Offer optional keys with transparent labels.

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