Better than preexisting PC translation efforts, but there are quite a lot of games that have issues (Hi-Fi Rush being a more notable one)
The ARM efforts are focused toward Frame. That said if AMD isn't going to have a decent option in a year or two, ARM might be the way to go.
If I were at AMD I'd focus all efforts on making something RDNA4 with better efficiency and graphical compute than panther lake but unfortunately that would require them to give a fuck
I would still prefer a fully fledged SD2 to stick to x86 until arm chips can get to the point where they'll deliver significantly better performance, but a steam deck mini with a more efficient ARM processor for a smaller and lighter battery sounds dreamlike
I'd love a steam deck mini using an SD 8 gen 3.
Only arm Linux at the moment, it's still experimental
I mean more desktop sales is surely better, mobile versions are usually cheaper.
If this ends up becoming mainstream, they'll have no choice since Valve will not only have the PC but mobile markets wrapped around their finger.
SD2 going with an Nvidia / ARM chip? Count me in.
Personally I kind of doubt it, but AMD doesn't have a good roadmap for not crazy priced devices in the next 2 years so who knows.
This is one of the things valve is doing that I'm all in on..I am genuinely more hyped for the possibility of this reaching Deck levels of compat than any future hardware from themNot possible. I was assured by others that Valve doesn't actually do anything
Nvidia kind of conducts themselves like they're too good for dedicated video game systems (besides Nintendo) these days, wouldn't bet on it tbh.
Man the Thor is doing so well for ayn it feels nice to finally see their quality hit the mainstream. I'm waiting for a Thor 2 with an SD elite 8 gen 5 (or even better) to hit the market. A stylus holder and its own stylus compatibility would be even better too, make it a true DS replacement. Ive seen those phone styluses, but you can't really put them anywhere on the device and they're kind of large and awkward compared to my 3DS stylus.
Thor 2 should be good. Hopefully Ayn will give it couple of years for component prices to settle a bit.
I would be way more tempted to buy the game on Steam so I can play on my PC and Android device with cloud saves than just paying for the mobile version.
"Besides Nintendo" is doing a hell of a lot of work in that sentence, as if Nintendo isn't real like GAF always pretends
do you blame them when both xbox and ps3 took advantage of them back when they were only a small tens of billions company?
No, but that'd be the dream. Would love to be able to play more of my steam library on Mac.
If the only customer they want to serve is Nintendo then I'm gonna point that out. Nvidia havent done anything for Sony, Microsoft, and even Valve. Nintendo is an important player undoubtedly, but if they ignore the other game systems they're not really playing much in the market.
Why not just make graphics hardware for phones like Android and such? It's fucking Nvidia, their graphics for mobile would blow mediatek and Apple out of the water. Phones are much more lucrative than gaming while still having their own gaming segment so they could have started there. It would have paid off more now since they'd have established phone support and many of the ARM emulation handhelds would have benefited quite a bit.
Why not? Isn't it a massive boon for apple on the gaming front?
