I saw that yesterday and I cannot really see it happening but Gabe's words are intriguing to say the least. Maybe some Valve ports... But Steam altogether even on PlayStation sounds odd (would they pay Sony's fee for games and DLC, etc? Would the games be opitimized for console?)
This doesn't make any sense. Why would there be TWO store fronts on one console? And for the same games that are cross-platform. Steam already tried Steam OS and they failed as a home console. I also don't think the big three would allow it either. That's like having HBOMax on Netflix.
@Gryffin I mean, unless you already have the Deck you haven't actually spent the $550 yet lol. Mine says it will ship July-September for the $650 model.
Would be more interested to have it on Switch.
I'll rather use my PC than my PS5 for Steam games, but it would nice to have Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Adventure 2 Battle on Switch through Steam.
@Yoshi2 There are Xbox games on Steam so I don't see why not. I guess they don't really care where you play the games as long as you're buying them on Steam.
@jump I feel like the steam deck is better used as a ps3/xbo era handheld. I got hzd, had to output at the lowest settings. Then the steam deck heated up after 15mins(or so), and I got the "gonna slow performance to deal with the heat", etc. But i could play metal gear rising, gta iv, sunset overdrive at high/max settings with no noticeable heat up or slow down. Some newer games, the ascent(high), state of decay 2(high), sekiro(medium settings) didnt give me any problems though. So maybe a trial and error type thing.
Also, max payne 3(high settings), which is still a beautiful and engaging game.
Sales of Sony's PlayStation 3 have resulted in losses of $3.3 billion dollars since the system's launch, reports Forbes.
Key to the company's losses is the "strategic pricing" initiative it has adopted in an effort to catch up with Microsoft's Xbox 360, a console which hit shelves almost a year earlier.
but due to some more research I learned all console companies employ this strategy of selling their hardware cheaper anyway, and make up the profits through game sales. 🤔
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Where SteamDeck shines is with games using a TDP of 12W or less. Even the new PC handhelds using a 6800U get smoked on efficiency until around 15W TDP. Most games can run on 12W TDP or less. Which means even with handhelds affording a larger battery, because they’re far less efficient they get the same if not worse battery life.
That changes around 13-15W TDP though. That’s when the 6800U all other gen4 PC handhelds are using overtakes the Deck. So for games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War, Spiderman, Uncharted 4, Tomb Raider trilogy, etc, you’ll see better efficiency on the other PC handhelds. Deck doesn’t do so well when total power draw hits around 20W and up.
You can still play those games, but it’s gonna have to be lowest settings, 720p 30fps and you’ll still struggle to get 2 hrs battery life.
Psalms 22:16 (1,000 yrs before Christ)
They pierced My hands and feet
Isaiah 53:5 (700 yrs before Christ)
He was pierced for our transgressions
Zachariah 12:10 (500 yrs before Christ)
They will look on Me whom they pierced
@JaxonH For what it's worth, the 6800U actually outperforms the Steam Deck APU across the entire power range. It's just that the Steam Deck's performance settings are somewhat more aggressive than those of mainstream AMD APUs, as you'd want in a gaming focused device, so it looks like it's doing better when you set it to a given wattage and benchmark. Against the actual power draw the 6800U always wins.
If that sounds like complete gobbledygook, The Phawx has a video that explains it here:
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