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[Alexios]

People (morons) really need to stop calling PCs (stationary or handheld or whatever other form factor they may come in) consoles for clickbait (or whatever else).

PC players tripping over themselves for a console?

Something isn't adding up…

It's a PC. And Steam OS being available for desktops is nice (I mean, presumably anyone will eventually be able to install it rather than just these specific systems).

 

[Cert.in.Death]

People (morons) really need to stop calling PCs (stationary or handheld or whatever other form factor they may come in) consoles for clickbait (or whatever else).

It's a PC. And Steam OS being available for desktops is nice (I mean, presumably anyone will eventually be able to install it rather than just these specific systems).

Sounds like a console with extra steps

 

[Tobimacoss]

I don't play any of this shit you listed.

You are the sun , and the world revolves around you.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

You are the sun , and the world revolves around you.

 

[Kacho]

Sounds like a console with extra steps

Console-like experience. Still a PC. More options are good.

 

[jshackles]

I think the only thing I've ever heard about the Steam deck is people like that it's portable. None of the friends I have care about this as they have a PC.

Now on the other hand, I want something to compete with Nintendo and Sony.

The Steam Deck released over 3 years ago, and in a lot of games it's still able to outperform the same games running as native Switch 2 ports (Yakuza 0, Street Fighter VI, Cyberpunk. etc.)

In addition to being a portable PC, it also: introduced a spec target for developers to hit (Deck Verified); caused Valve to make cloud saves that sync while a game is running; introduced the Steam feature that lets you install games locally over your own network; caused an incalculable number of improvements to be made to Proton for running Windows games in Linux; allowed developers to ship pre-compiled shaders specifically for the Deck (you know, the thing Microsoft was sniffing their own farts about when they introduced it today); and most importantly sold well enough to get developers and publishers to care about it.

If them introducing a "console" / "TV box" / "whatever you wanna call it" means that we get even a fraction of this innovation on the platform, I'm all for it. Is it going to sell more than the PS5 or Switch 2? Almost certainly not. But it doesn't have to be nearly as successful for us to all reap the benefits.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

Console-like experience. Still a PC. More options are good.

Will I still be able to torrent porn while doing my taxes? If not, it's a console.

 

[Clintizzle]

RIP Nintendo and Sony.

 

[Buggy Loop]

The Steam Deck released over 3 years ago, and in a lot of games it's still able to outperform the same games running as native Switch 2 ports (Yakuza 0, Street Fighter VI, Cyberpunk. etc.)

What is even that comment. 9W handheld vs Steam deck? Or your claim is also against docked? Because if so, no fucking way.

Even handheld, in what world is this even remotely close in image quality? On a ~7% higher performance OLED model on top of the base steam deck to top it off.

 

[Kacho]

Will I still be able to torrent porn while doing my taxes? If not, it's a console.

Of course you can, just switch to desktop mode. Thats how you set up the emulators you want to use in gaming mode.

 

[salva]

RX 7600? I don't speak Lisa Su, what's the Jensen Huang equivalent RTX card?

 

[Buggy Loop]

RX 7600? I don't speak Lisa Su, what's the Jensen Huang equivalent RTX card?

Yea I realized after my hype for a steam console that they would be stuck on AMD RDNA 3

Is FSR4 implemented yet on 7000 series? I wouldn't buy an FSR3 one.

AMD by not participating in the nvidia open source tool to distribute DLSS/FSR/XeSS in all games and then not having a .dll swap for so long kind of fuck things up for a "console" like experience. If tweaking shit to mod DLSS games to support FSR or XeSS or maybe one day FSR4 but does it swap with FSR3 etc etc, what a fucking mess for a console like experience.

They have to figure that shit out before release.