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Post by cubby on Feb 4, 2022 10:57:01 GMT
That looks fucking heavy.
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Post by lexw on Feb 4, 2022 17:30:47 GMT
It's 669g compared to like 400g for a Switch, so quite a lot heavier.
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Post by brokenkey on Feb 4, 2022 18:08:20 GMT
Size of that screen. Dayum. Lovely. Personally I've always found the Switch a little small to hold comfortably with my sausage hands for extended periods, so will appreciate the bigger size of the Deck. Screen looks the same size as the Switch's.
edit: yep, both 7 inch. SD has got bigger bezels, so looks bigger but isn't.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Feb 4, 2022 18:30:09 GMT
I wonder how much I will notice the missing inch from my Linx Vision (8" screen). Should be a lot less unweildy than the controller cage on that. I did enjoy using it despite its weak chipset and overheating issues. Looking forward to Steam Deck.
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Post by Tomo on Feb 4, 2022 19:21:50 GMT
Size of that screen. Dayum. Lovely. Personally I've always found the Switch a little small to hold comfortably with my sausage hands for extended periods, so will appreciate the bigger size of the Deck. Screen looks the same size as the Switch's.
edit: yep, both 7 inch. SD has got bigger bezels, so looks bigger but isn't.
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Post by malek86 on Feb 7, 2022 18:22:25 GMT
Some guy on YouTube benchmarked the system.
Overall, it seems close to a MX450, but without the bottleneck of just 2GB of memory.
Sticking point seems to be battery life, which can go down to 90 minutes for the most intensive games. On the other hand, since it's still a PC, you can lower the settings or maybe cut the framerate to 30fps to make it last longer.
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Post by Warrender on Feb 7, 2022 20:25:12 GMT
The only thing preventing my chronic FOMO from ordering one is my failed history of buying various portable gaming devices over the years and never putting them to use.
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 7, 2022 20:37:03 GMT
Linus has posted a hardware review and is very positive on how it performs. He compares it to other similar handheld PCs and it comes out the best in most cases. Forza Horizon has some weird quirks, but everything else is great (Dead Cells has lower FPS than other handheld PCs, but still ~150 so whatever). A few minor complaints with button placement not being ideal for him, but says another one of the team had no issues. He does mention battery life and, again, it performs well compared to other similar devices. youtu.be/HjZ4POvk14c |
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Post by dominalien on Feb 8, 2022 7:11:01 GMT
My ass temps are cranked really high for this.
It looks solid mechanically, but it’s one ugly bastard, and huge, to boot.
I wonder if I can just carry it to and back from work and pretend it’s my computer.
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Post by dominalien on Feb 12, 2022 16:22:37 GMT
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 12, 2022 17:25:04 GMT
Pretty good going for verified list, whilst the unsupported list is unsurprisingly mostly multiplayer or VR (a couple of single player games like Persona 4 and Just Cause 2).
There are a lot of big games in the playable list though. It includes lots of games that would really suit the Deck (such as Slay the Spire and XCOM 2) and even games that were part of the advertising for the Deck (The Witcher 3 and Factorio stood out). There was even Linux games listed there. Hopefully playable means it is only a few minor glitches (and verified is flawless), but I expect we need to wait until it is in actual unembargoed hands before we really know what the criteria means in reality.
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Post by 😎 on Feb 12, 2022 17:29:12 GMT
P4G being unsupported is a bit of a bummer given I was thinking the Steam Deck could retire my Vita’s place as a P4G device.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2022 17:35:20 GMT
Really pleasantly surprised to see Gujian 3 on that list.
Also happy to see Dragon Quest XI S on it. I think that game singlehandedly sold me on the potential of the Steam Deck.
A couple of weeks ago, I was trying out the demo on Switch and the Xbox version on GamePass, trying to figure out which version I wanted to buy (I went Xbox). I was essentially playing those first few areas twice while weighing my options, and I was thinking how nice it'd be carry progress in the 4K version to the handheld I was playing in bed.
Then it hit me. Ahh, I think I want a Steam Deck.
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Post by cubby on Feb 12, 2022 17:41:23 GMT
Hentai Bad Girls made the list, so now I have something to play on the loo.
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Post by Frog on Feb 12, 2022 17:43:52 GMT
Steam deck too heavy to 1 hand it cubby you will need to get a stand or something.
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Feb 12, 2022 17:45:57 GMT
P4G being unsupported is a bit of a bummer given I was thinking the Steam Deck could retire my Vita’s place as a P4G device. From what I heard it was something to do with a video codec so might be 'fixable' |
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Post by dominalien on Feb 12, 2022 22:02:07 GMT
P4G being unsupported is a bit of a bummer given I was thinking the Steam Deck could retire my Vita’s place as a P4G device. From what I heard it was something to do with a video codec so might be 'fixable' Yeah, that is a bummer. Valve can fix it with a new proton version or Atlus may step in and patch the game, either way it should be totally doable without too much hassle. |
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Post by dominalien on Feb 16, 2022 8:53:02 GMT
Proton 7 is out and it lists P4G as playable, a good chance for the SD to support it now.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 16, 2022 11:41:27 GMT
Sounds like a non-issue if you're just going to bung Windows on it. Still undecided if I'll do that.
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Post by spacein_vader on Feb 16, 2022 11:51:58 GMT
Pretty good going for verified list, whilst the unsupported list is unsurprisingly mostly multiplayer or VR (a couple of single player games like Persona 4 and Just Cause 2). There are a lot of big games in the playable list though. It includes lots of games that would really suit the Deck (such as Slay the Spire and XCOM 2) and even games that were part of the advertising for the Deck (The Witcher 3 and Factorio stood out). There was even Linux games listed there. Hopefully playable means it is only a few minor glitches (and verified is flawless), but I expect we need to wait until it is in actual unembargoed hands before we really know what the criteria means in reality. As a Linux dual booter I can say that if ProtonDB lists it as playable then it's almost indistinguishable from perfect in most cases. |
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 16, 2022 12:02:06 GMT
As a Linux dual booter I can say that if ProtonDB lists it as playable then it's almost indistinguishable from perfect in most cases. That's good to hear, as that really is an extensive list. Not sure how Valve's own criteria differs from ProtonDB's though. Actually do have Linux installed on my comp and have been meaning to give it a proper go. Only tried a few older games and a couple of indies, but had good success. Only problem I ran into was Deus Ex seemed very dark, but don't know if that was Linux or some particular setting. Was having issues with getting WiFi working on Linux and also limited space, but have a wired connection sorted now and a 1TB drive, so should really give it a proper go with some more modern games. |
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Post by neilch on Feb 16, 2022 13:17:53 GMT
I think the main difference from the protonDB list will be stuff like input controls on the Deck and how easy text is to read
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Post by malek86 on Feb 16, 2022 22:38:03 GMT
Some of the games from the 2013-2019 era are going to be a massive pain on the Deck. That was the time when resolutions got high enough for very small text, but nobody cared about accessibility or font size yet.
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Post by dfunked on Feb 17, 2022 11:47:47 GMT
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Post by neilch on Feb 17, 2022 12:01:21 GMT
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Post by Vandelay on Feb 17, 2022 12:15:04 GMT
15% playable for me, which isn't great. 80% is unknown though, so not really meaningful at the moment. Would be good to see something similar for ProtonDB, as that would give a better picture until Valve can test more of the library.
Most interesting info from that site is the unplayable. 33 or just under 5% for me. As I noticed before though, basically all VR games. Only games not VR are Dead by Daylight, Just Cause 2, Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, and Planetside 2.
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Post by dominalien on Feb 17, 2022 15:07:10 GMT
Osiris is an interesting one, as it’s also one of the few PS4 games with problems on the PS5. Must have been a total hack job.
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Post by 😎 on Feb 17, 2022 15:14:11 GMT
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Post by One_Vurfed_Gwrx on Feb 17, 2022 15:27:05 GMT
Fails for me with the correct numerical ID and says my profile isn't public, but it is .. |
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Post by spacein_vader on Feb 17, 2022 15:35:04 GMT
Rebel Galaxy Outlaw is well worth the investment even if it won't work on the Deck. |
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