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Steam Deck Prides Itself on 'Reparability' and Won't Do Yearly Re-Releases, Says Engineers | MMORPG.

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited October 22 in News & Features Discussion

imageSteam Deck Prides Itself on 'Reparability' and Won't Do Yearly Re-Releases, Says Engineers | MMORPG.com

In a recent interview, Steam Deck engineers explained that the Steam Deck was designed to be repaired, but the modding community's size took them by surprise.

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  • ZandogZandog Member UncommonPosts: 122
    edited October 22
    On top of this article, the fact that the Deck can be tweaked to play graphically heavy games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, Cyber Punk, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. on medium-high settings and decent framerates makes it one of the ground breaking tech toys of this decade. With it's desktop mode and decent suite of system tools, It's basically a medium end PC for $350. FSR 3, Proton (is the compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux) and open source contribution gives it the ability to fine tune it's performance easily for new users at only the cost of power, which Valve is getting better at evolving. Any console lover's looking to get into the PC gaming market and don't want to spend $1500+ to get going, this is where I point them. I love my Steam Deck.
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  • ZenJellyZenJelly Member RarePosts: 385

    Zandog said:

    On top of this article, the fact that the Deck can be tweaked to play graphically heavy games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, Cyber Punk, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. on medium-high settings and decent framerates makes it one of the ground breaking tech toys of this decade. With it's desktop mode and decent suite of system tools, It's basically a medium end PC for $350.

    FSR 3, Proton (is the compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux) and open source contribution gives it the ability to fine tune it's performance easily for new users at only the cost of power, which Valve is getting better at evolving. Any console lover's looking to get into the PC gaming market and don't want to spend $1500+ to get going, this is where I point them. I love my Steam Deck.



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  • AngrakhanAngrakhan Member EpicPosts: 1,750
    I keep thinking about getting one. I don't travel much but when I do this would be a nice diversion on long flights or road trips when I'm not driving.
  • QuizzicalQuizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,483
    Zandog said:
    On top of this article, the fact that the Deck can be tweaked to play graphically heavy games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Elden Ring, Cyber Punk, Horizon Zero Dawn, etc. on medium-high settings and decent framerates makes it one of the ground breaking tech toys of this decade. With it's desktop mode and decent suite of system tools, It's basically a medium end PC for $350. FSR 3, Proton (is the compatibility layer that allows Windows games to run on Linux) and open source contribution gives it the ability to fine tune it's performance easily for new users at only the cost of power, which Valve is getting better at evolving. Any console lover's looking to get into the PC gaming market and don't want to spend $1500+ to get going, this is where I point them. I love my Steam Deck.
    As desktops go, the hardware in the Steam deck is very low end.  Even as handheld gaming devices go, it's fairly low end.  Asus, MSI, Lenovo, and others offer considerably higher performance hardware.

    That said, you don't need a ton of performance for most games anymore.  And the Steam Deck is cheaper than most reasonable gaming devices.
  • GinazGinaz Member RarePosts: 2,558
    edited October 23

    Angrakhan said:

    I keep thinking about getting one. I don't travel much but when I do this would be a nice diversion on long flights or road trips when I'm not driving.



    If that's what you would use it for, I would advise getting the newer version. It has a much better battery life. I find with mine that I can get maybe 2 hours in handheld mode, less if the game is more graphically intensive. Marvel's Midnight Suns, for example, plays really well on the LCD Steam Deck but I was lucky to get over an hour playing before the battery was drained. I'm thinking of getting the 1 TB OLED one day just for the better battery life. Other than the issues with the battery, Steam Deck is pretty awesome.
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