That’s because it’s a fucking amazing device all around
Can it hook up to the tv? I want one but it’s the price of a ps5 where I live so it’s one or the other
Yes you can and it’s how I use it half the time. Keep in mind that the system is tuned to 720p/800p so you can either have the TV resolution and take a big performance hit or have it at the native resolution.
Definitely reduces performance, but there are some AAA games I can play at 1080/60fps with no issues.
Turning on FSR helps this a lot though. I frequently game on my 4K TV with FAR and it looks pretty damned good.
You can! And you can even use PS5 (or any other bluetooth-capable) controllers with it.
We had a family night in the living room with mine, I used an xbox one X controller, wife used a dualshock 4, and kiddo used a Wii U controller (I was emulating a switch game, so the Wii U controller helped the little one a lot with the button mappings being correct on the faces).
I recommend starting with a cheap dock like this one: https://www.amazon.com/Hiearcool-Adapter-Multport-Compatible-Devices-Midnight/dp/B09YLD1Q4L
and then upgrading to a Jsaux dock or the official dock later.
And it’s gotten to a point where it’s being used as a utility computer in places, if I recall. That could’ve potentially sent sales snowballing away from typical console sale figures.
I’m
- Not surprised.
- Super happy about this.
Ever since it was widely available, I see one on every flight I take. It’s not surprising it’s sold well.
I’ve never seen one on flights, but mine is always out
I was going to say the same thing, but then I spent my last few flights staring at elden ring. Who knows what was going on around me.
Never seen one Steam Deck in the public yet and I don’t know any friends who bought one. I’m an europoor tho.
Valve has an incredible product on their hands, with the OLED model surely they will sell millions more. In a few years when a steam deck 2 comes out it will be an instant purchase for me. Valve hit a new stride with the deck.
Out of interest, do you own a steam deck already?
And if not, why are you so confident you’ll buy the theoretical future “steam deck 2” instead of buying this current OLED gen?
I got mine like a month or two ago and it’s by far my favorite device. I’ll keep buying steam decks for as long as they make them.
They make alot of em, you are falling behind!
And yet it’s still not available natively in my country
Multiple millions, aka millions?
If we’re being extra pedantic I’d say it was at least 4 million.
Now valve needs to sell a kernel level anti cheat that works on steam deck so we can play them games
That’s very much against the philosophy of Linux. At best you’d divide Linux gaming into trusted (known operating system, hypervisor, no root access), and untrusted systems.
It’s essentially what Google are trying to do with attestation, Web Environment Integrity, etc.
Edit: there’s no way to stop cheaters without also stopping software freedom in general. The best path forward might be to focus on building communities of people who enjoy playing games together.
We use Linux to get rid of malware and you want to reimplement it, use Windows if you don’t mind
We can talk about it if it’s open-source and respects user privacy.
I think it would be easier for them to put Windows preinstalled
