Why, though? When playing a game, gameplay is what matters, is it not? 30fps is quite enough for gameplay. And the only ways resolution matters is in relation to screen size (which is good here), and if there's a lot of small text to read (which in most games there isn't).
Because not everyone is happy to play with the lowest details and framerate, especially not an ultra hyped game like elden ring.
Okay, but obviously the people who care about those things will go for the more powerful gaming options. There's a reason people prefer less powerful but more mobile and convenient hardware, too. Not all of the Switch's success is just Zelda and Nintendo games - if that was all it took, Wii U would have been a success. There's genuine value in the form-factor and power-for-price ratio it provides.
How do you know it can't handle it? For all we know Valve are planning on making it Linux exclusive.
then you play the game on your pc..
Oh yeah that's actually sound like good plan if you have spare time to play when you are not at home.
I understand that playing on mobile is a selling point for many people but i always the impression that people who play on mobile lie to themselfs about not caring about graphic\res\framerate...if switch owners could chose between playing in mobile at 4k60 max details or the current switch graphics, what do you think they would chose?!
All other things being somehow equal, I could maybe see people wanting to use higher fidelity and framerates. But not when it impacts battery life.
Theoretically yes, as there would be no need to conserve battery, the screen, cooling system, and other miscellanea wouldn't eat into available power, etc. In practice it's all very limited by the device's heat budget, that is how much heat it can dissipate and how hot it can stand getting. And besides maybe making the fan spin faster, being docked doesn't really help with that.
I was talking theoretycally so battery life was not a problem in my scenario.
Ah of course heat, didn't even think about that...
Pretty sure the Switch was closer to the PS4 than the Deck is to the PS5. You wouldn't have been able to release a handheld stronger than the Switch in 2017.
Yes, so close to the PS4 that it is unable to run most of the big AAA games without going through the "lower than low"
It's not like the Steamdeck isn't doing the same thing you know. If you think the Steamdeck is running everything at full settings (relative to the Switch in 2017), then, well, hope you aren't disappointed.Yes, so close to the PS4 that it is unable to run most of the big AAA games without going through the "lower than low"
Today gaming experiences are a lot more than just 'gameplay'.
He touch me in the junk for the two PS5 I own…
Which is why most modern gaming 'experiences' can be safely ignored in favor of far more interesting indie games. Yes, those 'experiences' are cinematic as heck, and may even have good writing and music behind them, but for the most part a lot of the same can be gotten from movies. The only reason you'd be compelled to experience them, is FOMO. Expensive FOMO, given how much the hardware to run them would cost, compared to "lower-grade" but mechanically engaging entertainment options.
Speak for yourself : )
And I do speak for myself.
Valve said they target is 800p 30fps... of course games can run in 60fps as they showed exemples (Doom) but when they talk about handle everything they are talking about that target and not 60fps.
I agree. I don't always find the indie darlings fun. I can't get into most of the aaa though. So many of them the actual gameplay is just there to get you to the next cutscene. I don't hate story but I play games for fun gameplay. I watch movies for story.And I do speak for myself.
I really do value the 'fun' more than forgettable story, worldbuilding, and characters, that are the norm for the majority of games. Or even memorable story. Memorable story just means I'm reticent to replay a game a second time - I already know the story, after all. A properly fun game, on the other hand, has no expiry date, no matter its visuals.
I can handle 30fps, I mean that's what TLOUp2, Spider-Man, RDR2, God of War, BOTW and many other top games runs at. But on PC 30fps can be tricky, there are rarely frame caps, and a framerate hovering at 33-41fps will look like crap. There needs to be a framerate cap on a system level I think, otherwise it's up to the devs to lock the fps and that'll mean it's a lottery if the game will be pleasant to play or not.
One of the... recent? not so recent? developments with Proton, is a compositor layer... thing. I forget what it's called. It allows to set both a custom frame limiter, and, crucially, force-employ something like FidelityFX SuperResolution for brute-force use of its upscaling regardless of whether the game supports it. I'm not sure if it'll come into play with the Deck, but it's something to keep in mind as it's sure to come in handy.
Woah that sounds perfect if it's not eating up too much system resources.
That's his opinion. Sometimes people get immersed by the fidelity, you can't argue that.
So you're saying many PC players are fooling themselves because they don't have a "glorious gaming PC"?
I mean you may be, if you also have a glorious gaming PC. But this ain't it.
hey guys i am going to this deck thread and post in it to state i will ignore it.
Exactly.
I have an "actual rig" somewhere on the dacha. It's got a Pentium 3, 768MB of DDR RAM, and a glorious Geforce MX200 GPU. Playing things on it indeed hits different.
It weighs almost exactly as a 12.9 inch iPad Pro, if you've tried that you know what to expect. No issues at all when holding it in the lap, too heavy for longer sessions when holding it unsupported in the air, possible cracked nose when you lie on your back and fall asleep while holding it above your head
And I've had the iPad Pro slam my chest many times, I'm still alive 
