Yeah, I don’t think it’s a full steamdeck 2, I think it would be more like the oled upgrade. Slightly better performance and battery life. I think valve is going to lean into the cellphone model of smaller upgrades every year, with an eventual phase out of old hardware after 5 years or so.

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/a-new-steam-deck-is-coming-with-one-of-amds-more-powerful-ryzen-z2-series-processors-inside-it/

There were rumors yesterday about it after CES. It looks like Valve is denying it after AMD said there were new processors on the way for Steamdeck. I’m not 100% sold on the denial, I think it may have been some miscommunication on the timing of the news. Either way, that’s where I got it from, I just hadn’t seen the news today about them denying it yet.

Don’t forget, there is a new steam deck refresh coming soon, so getting a new one will have even more benefits.

It really did. I’ve never been so utterly amazed as I was when I loaded the first Far Cry and the first Crysis. Nothing else has come close.

The vibe is fucking immaculate. Naughty Dog heading this up gives me faith. I just hope they do a good job with the PC port.

The game makes billions per year. I’m happy some people were able to get their money back, but it’s hardly a drop in the bucket, and the whole time that it has been held hostage by Epic they have been milking it for interest.

It’s not “new”. There is no FOMO. Early adopters for games are a large chunk of sales.

They lose day 1 hype, tho. Sure, the game eventually comes to steam, but that’s after it’s already been overplayed on twitch and YouTube’d to death.

“IS THIS GAME WOKE?”, or my favorite pre-release thread: “WHEN SALE?” All of them, all the time. The Steam forums are trash.

I can’t even go to the forums any more. It’s nothing but trolls and bait. If I have an issue with a game, I’m better off going to reddit, and that’s fuckin saying something.

Well, I already own it, so…

Hell yeah! Commentary! Looks like I’m replaying it for the 100th time.

I’ve had such mixed results with that. On one hand it works but it’s rarely a smooth experience. Too many 2d elements blended into 3d and suddenly I’m standing half way through a menu with no way to select anything and a cutscene is running 6 miles away clipped through 17 levels of assets.

Well it’s Unreal, so expect shader compilations and micro stutters, as well as a host of graphic options that may or may not make a visual difference, but will randomly tank your fps for no reason.

I think it came down to net vs gross. They make less in gross with pachinko, but their net was higher due to less overhead. It’s like the dodgy gacha market that every Japanese game house has gotten into. They can put out a shit product that only reaches a 10th of their previous market, but that 10th pays through the teeth for their waifu.

Bullshit. It exists because Konami got out of the video game business for Pachinko and then realised they could double dip if they beat all their dead horses some more.

Shit. Pick a character from Chrono Trigger. Citan from XenoGears. Teepo from Breath of Fire 3. I mean, I could go on and on… There are so many classic companions in games. I can’t pick one, and I’m not sure I trust anyone who can, especially when there is bioware money being thrown around.

Full. Full resolution. That’s the only option. And for fuck’s sake, let’s get apple on board with images and video, too.

“You wouldn’t hit a man with glasses…,” said the man who stole someone’s glasses.

I went so hard on this game when early access first released that I had to uninstall it and force myself to wait until the full release so I don’t burn myself out. It’s so much goddamned fun, though.

Lmao. I meant “blows my mind.” I was half asleep typing on my phone, so I’ll blame that. Either way, I’m leaving it :)

Good for him. He’s made some of my most favorite music, and for that I am forever grateful. I’ve read about his work ethic, and the fact that he’s still alive blows. I’m glad to hear he’s going to take it easy.

Who the fuck downvoted you?

It didn’t tank this morning. It’s been going downhill for exactly a month.

Sweet Lord.

nice

Yes, the publishers have a solid catalog of games they have published. Those games were selected and published by people with great minds. I hope they all land in their feet and continue to publish great games.

They have a solid catalog and a lot of talent on board. I hope everyone is able to land on their feet. It would be a shame to lose out on those great minds.

Unreal 5 is only 2 years old.

Lmao is it built on an engine that was a decade old two decades ago and held together with duct tape and a rainbow coalition of unofficial patches? I think Avowed will do just fine.

I was dating a girl that sold me on 1.0, and I was going to play it with her. We broke up, and 1.0 released, and I just said fuck it. It wasn’t until Heavensward that I came back. It kills me that in that time I lost my original key, so I don’t even have my swanky 1.0 survivor rewards.

I’m so glad I came back, though. It’s been my only MMO since then, and it just gets better with every new release.

I would love it if the game required a steam controller hooked up to a steam deck that was running a vive off of it and broadcasting via steam link to a TV.

My first thought, too. I was recently thinking about a replay of it, but I didn’t want to ruin the nostalgia if it looked terrible, but I’m kinda excited about it, now. Those graphics hold up pretty damn well. I wish I had a release date on the mod so I could know if it’s worth waiting to play it that way, or if it’s still 2 years away.

This doesn’t surprise me in the least.

Thank fucking Christ it’s not epic exclusive.

Oh, ok. I’ll wait for a mod that allows me to play through as Winnie The Pooh and just bootleg the game.

I got anxiety just reading your post. Ugh.

I think you are right, but the N64 controls used the C buttons as analog inputs for camera movement.

Adapt Shonen anime, win Shonen prizes. There are plenty of VNs out there, go play one of those.

It’s been 16 YEEEAAAARRRRSSSSS