Quoting: GuestNow that I have my steam deck all those overpriced card can go to miners (if its still a thing) or whatever buy it

Yep! I'll wait for a raytracing enabled Steam Deck... Valve already said it's going to be a thing.

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RTX 4080 16gb... 1200$ USD with 320W tdp... Thank you, but no thank you. The tech is not ready for mainstream adoption. That's all it means.

Edit: Modified tdp to follow the article updates. The 12gb model was added afterward, but it doesn't change my point of view.

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Aside from the occasional SteamOS configuration (like Emudeck and desktop apps updates), personnally, I don't use the desktop mode at all... I bought a docking station for nothing, even if I tought It was a must have. Truth is, if I need to do some heavy lifting, I have another desktop/laptop for the task. And this one too is collecting dust, anyway. I wouldn't have tought, but my Steam Deck is really just a bigger, more comfortable and more powerful, handheld only, Nintendo Switch... And I'm pretty fine with that. Oh well...

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This said, I tried connecting an external ssd through my docking station... I had to configure fstab and I had to turn off the Steam Deck completely everytime I wanted to dock/undock the Steam Deck, else I had to redo the whole Steam configuration (it didn't remember the external ssd)... It was not really plug & play.

Did Valve do something about it?

It was quite... Unserviceable, imo.

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Downloading the update on my Steam Deck...

Making me think about the Bioshock debacle. I always use the "--launcher-skip" launch option for Steam CP2077. Launches the games directly. No GOG launcher. CDPR tought about that, at least...

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Argh! The launcher disease strikes again!

As for Proton, I understand that there is an issue with the launcher, on the desktop which is pretty terrible, but aside from that, personally, I was already using Proton with Bioshock Infinite. Cloud saves stopped working many years ago, with the Linux version and lately the game just refused to launch, anyway. Switching to Proton solved both issues and, on the Steam Deck, I can use the system wide AMD FSR in the performance tab... I get 3 hours of autonomy at High setting, with a solid 60fps. So, It's not all bad, imo. I Just hope 2K will do something about that crappy launcher and fully support Proton, though.

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Quoting: KohlyKohl

Quoting: MohandevirAnd it doesn't count the Steam Deck users that don't really use the desktop client (like I do)... These won't get the survey because Gamemode/Gamescope doesn't trigger it, from what I read. So, the Steam Deck market share is probably higher than that.

Edit: Thinking about it, if you are on Windows and use Steam BPM... You won't get the survey either. The results are probably wrong from the start, on both sides of the fence.

This is not true as I received the survey in gamemode

Happy to hear that. Read on an article that it wasn't so. Nice to know that they were wrong.

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And it doesn't count the Steam Deck users that don't really use the desktop client (like I do)... These won't get the survey because Gamemode/Gamescope doesn't trigger it, from what I read. So, the Steam Deck market share is probably higher than that.

Edit: Thinking about it, if you are on Windows and use Steam BPM... You won't get the survey either. The results are probably wrong from the start, on both sides of the fence.

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Quoting: Salvatos

Quoting: MohandevirBy the way, I'm not trying to convince anyone to do like I do, but, personnally, I found it's pretty easy to skip the Epic Exclusive stuff. I'm not falling for that "FOMO" feeling, particularly in single player games.

The way game releases work these days, it also means you’re likely to pay less for more content and features and a less buggy game, so I’m pretty much the same. Plenty of games out there, I can wait another year if publishers prefer Epic’s money to mine.

Let the EGS users be the beta testers!

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I was really interrested by this game when it was first announced, but then I read "Epic exclusive". Ok then, this game... Does... Not... Exists and wiped it from my memory. Thus, I'm surprised to hear that one year as already passed. Nice! I might pick it up.

By the way, I'm not trying to convince anyone to do like I do, but, personnally, I found it's pretty easy to skip the Epic Exclusive stuff. I'm not falling for that "FOMO" feeling, particularly in single player games. And I'm even happier that I did, now that I have my Steam Deck and knowing that a properly supported version of the game will be available in the Steam store.

Are the update goodies available on Epic Games too or are they "Steam exclusives"?

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Quoting: slaapliedje

Quoting: soulsourceSteam Deck 1 + Steam Deck 2 -> 1+2=3 -> Half Life 3 confirmed.

SteamOS 3 is the first time they've been able to count to 3.

And they even emphasized it... Right now, it's SteamOS 3.3!

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