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Re: Valve Steam Deck

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Post by rustyminnow »

wil421 wrote: post #177
thorum wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

One negative: With all that hardware it’s almost 3 times heavier than the Nintendo Switch, which is already near the upper limit for holding comfortable for longer play sessions. edit: On closer look that's comparing the Switch without controllers (297g) to the Steam Deck with controllers (669g). The Switch with controllers is 398g, so the Steam Deck is only ~1.7x times as heavy - though that's still a lot of extra w…

That’s almost a deal breaker. My hands get tingly after playing in hand held mode for too long. Not sure if it’s the weight or ergonomics.

I bought a "switch grip" that completely fixes the tingling and cramping for me. I have the "satisfye pro" I think. It's pretty big, but there are smaller ones out there if portability is important to you

Re: Valve Steam Deck

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Post by ksec »

xaduha wrote: post #154
mrpippy wrote: post #70

CPU: AMD APU Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32) GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops FP32) RAM: 16GB LPDDR5 Display: 7", 1280x800, 60Hz OS: SteamOS 3.0 (Arch-based), KDE Plasma desktop Storage: Onboard 64GB eMMC/256GB NVMe/512GB NVMe, microSD slot

AMD has its hands in all kinds of console pies. Best Intel has in this area are Compute Element things, last heard about in that KFC Console.

All previous CEO refuse to lower their margin. Not just console but also for iPhone. Which leads to Intel losing everything except their highest margin Server and PC market.

Let's see how Pat Gelsinger do.

Re: Valve Steam Deck

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Post by alanwreath »

css wrote: post #135

From the FAQ [0]: - What OS is Steam Deck running? SteamOS 3.0, a new version of SteamOS based on Arch Linux. - Will people be able to install Windows, or other 3rd party content? Yes. Steam Deck is a PC, and players will be able to install whatever they like, including other OSes. [0]: https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/faq

`Steam Deck is a PC, and players will be able to install whatever they like, including other OSes.`

this is probably this most exciting thing about this release. How many days until this thing is running k3s and/or serving up a prometheus dashboard on the same device that is touch capable?

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Post by jhchabran »

rchaud wrote: post #402
spiralganglion wrote: post #382

Impressions: * 1.47 pounds is 666g, versus the Switch’s 398g (with Joy-Con attatched). 67% heavier. * I do like that the two people I can see on the landing page both appear to be female, and not overtly "models" at that. I don’t want to read into whether this implies anything about what the marketing for this system might be — rather, I just like that we’re seeing a further erosion of the video-games-as-boys-club tr…

An excessively negative take, why? 1.5 pounds is what the 2010 iPad weighed, people managed to use it just fine. As for visual appeal, who knows? PC gamer aesthetics seem to be oriented around dotting your CPU case with the most gauche RGB lights Amazon dropshippers have to offer. At least this is more toned down than say, a comparable Alienware product.

Regarding the weight, it’s a different position when you’re holding it at arms length while playing. You don’t hold your iPad in the air while reading, you put it against your knees or something else!

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Post by practice9 »

capeterson wrote: post #170
AnIdiotOnTheNet wrote: post #56

Gotta admit, I never saw that coming. I thought SteamOS was dead after the failure of Steam Machines and Valve was only continuing with their Linux efforts because it's still a useful hedge against Microsoft locking everyone in the App Store. I totally did not expect them to copy the Switch use-case with it. I'm anxious to see how this turns out. Valve's history with hardware is not so great, so it could go nowhere l…

To be fair though, Valve does make the best consumer VR headset available (Valve Index).

It's still one of the best tethered headsets even considering it's 2 years old already. Other ones have disadvantages in many areas (like tracking) still.

I'm waiting for some company to release a decent hybrid standalone + tethered headset (that can compete with Oculus Quest at least on the hardware specs), but most companies are only interested in selling very expensive devices for enterprise

Re: Valve Steam Deck

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Post by dang »

jsnell wrote: post #2

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/ might be a better link? Has pricing information, for one. The rumors were discussed a couple of months ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27288653

(We've merged from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27846843 now, which points to that link)

Re: Valve Steam Deck

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Post by rchaud »

fermentation wrote: post #108

At a cursory glance this thing seems to be well-equipped to handle emulation. There are a lot of (sometimes sketchy) portable emulation devices on the market but most are pretty underpowered. This seems significantly more powerful (at a higher price point of course). I'm curious if more folks interested in portable emulation will go for this or wait for an FPGA-based Analogue Pocket.

What kind of emulation? Android phones handle N64, SNES and PSP emulation very well, with a compatible game controller you don't need anything else.

Re: Valve Steam Deck

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Post by dang »

To read all the comments, click 'More' at the bottom of each page, or like this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27846969&p=2

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