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Get a closer look at the Steam Deck's Trackpad and Gyroscopic controls
27 Jul 2021 at 11:43 am UTC Likes: 1
RPS also still has an embarrassing article implying that Big Picture Mode is the operating system.

Eurogamer at least corrected their own version of that story.
Get a closer look at the Steam Deck's Trackpad and Gyroscopic controls
27 Jul 2021 at 11:06 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: sub
Quoting: DaiKaiser93
Quoting: BlackBloodRumFeel like giving this writer a penguin slap with a wet fish.

The OS is built on proton? Proton is a version of Linux? Grrr so much inaccuracy.

I really wish IGN would fact check and research before they write!

There's other problems with their writing too but this is just an example of an immediate in your face mistake.

So please Liam help us out here! :D
The whole "The OS is built on Proton" bit sounds like the writer has no idea of what Proton is, that or he thought calling it a compatibility layer would confuse people. I personally would have gone with "although Steam OS is built of Linux, it comes packed with Proton, an utility that allows Windows games to run on it seamlessly" or something along those words.
I would expect Valve to tell them about those major mistakes.
That article has been there since 15 Jul, so I guess not.
itch.io waives fees for a day again, should work nicely on the Steam Deck
23 Jul 2021 at 9:37 am UTC Likes: 2
I've been toying with adding various apps to Steam as non-Steam apps and launching them in Big Picture mode. In most cases, in order to be user friendly, they need three things.

1. Be able to launch fullscreen
2. Be usable with controller
3. In the case of storefronts/launchers, the ability to add any individual game from the launcher to Steam as a non-Steam game directly from the UI

The developer of Heroic launcher said he was looking into these things for his app.
Ubisoft are keeping an eye on the Steam Deck, will release on it if it's big enough
21 Jul 2021 at 9:08 am UTC
This is as I expected. Steam Deck is viewed as an entirely separate "platform" by the suits. If viewed like this, then I also suspect it will be bigger than both Stadia and most definitely bigger than the Epic store.

While it is weird to view a different form factor PC as a new platform, it does have some advantages. Most PC games will not have user interfaces that are optimised for small screens. UI/font scaling will be tiny on a lot of them. So if viewed as a platform, developers may actually add some UI tweaks to make it more comfortable to use.

The other thing is that publishers may have to skip over their crappy launchers to make the Big Screen Mode user experience better and more seamless.
Scalpers are already trying to make some quick cash with the Steam Deck
20 Jul 2021 at 12:25 pm UTC Likes: 2
Update: Ebay have been removing these for violations of their terms.

https://dotesports.com/news/steam-deck-resellers-are-being-removed-from-ebay-for-breaking-website-policy [External Link]
Scalpers are already trying to make some quick cash with the Steam Deck
19 Jul 2021 at 9:15 am UTC Likes: 6
Doesn't eBay have a rule about not being allowed to sell things you don't actually own?
The Valve Steam Deck, lots of excitement and plenty to think about for Linux gaming
16 Jul 2021 at 10:01 am UTC Likes: 3
Loosely related question. Does anyone know if there is a way to add a non-Steam game to Steam purely from the command line?
Valve has formally announced the Steam Deck, a portable handheld console with SteamOS
16 Jul 2021 at 9:29 am UTC Likes: 2
Quoting: GuestNothing shown was particularly impressive to me either. Portal2 isn't really the most power hungry of games, but it does explain why they put a Vulkan backend of sorts (adapted DXVK) into it: would make a massive difference on a handheld
There are videos showing Doom Eternal and Control running on it too. You forget that it's a 1280x800 display, so would require less power than a 1080p display, for example.
Steam on a Chromebook could be closer than we think, with an AMD dGPU model coming
15 Jul 2021 at 1:17 pm UTC Likes: 2
For these "Steam on (device)" things I hope they have some sort of certification thing going so that people using Steam on these devices can easily tell which games work.
X3: Farnham's Legacy now available for Linux with Linux fixes for other games live
9 Jul 2021 at 2:33 pm UTC Likes: 1
Quoting: AvikarrI have never got into the "X" series. I like these kind of complicated games, so I think it will be great for me. Can someone recommend, where should I start first with this game? X3: Reunion, X3:Terran Conflict, X3:Albion Prelude, or X3:Farnham's Legacy?
If you are into the story stuff, then I'd say play all of them. But if, like me, you don't really care about that stuff and just want to build a mighty space empire, then I'd say Albion Prelude is a good place to jump in.