In theory, higher voltage × lower amps = same power (W=V×A, you can double V and halve A and get the same power). Or in this case, double the double the voltage, same current, double the power maybe?
There is still some voodoo happening with the batteries to be able to take the charge so quickly. More battery cells charging in parallel is probably part of it, but it couldn’t be all of it.
Really tough to speculate off of this thin announcement.
I play it from the rocking chair, while my (admittedly obsolete) desktop mostly gathers dust in the basement. I bring it with me on errands and appointments.
It’s just so handy! I already use Linux as my daily driver OS, but Proton has made compatibility so versatile.
Finally, it’s powerful enough. Sure, on an external monitor when docked you might notice on some games,but the whole SD is cheaper than a decent graphics card.
I think the association came from emulation. IIRC, you can sometimes play Colecovision ROMS with the MSX emulator in RetroArch, although it’s been a while since I dealt with this.
For some reason I’m reminded of the Colecovision and the Colecovision Adam. Did those share any architecture with the MSX devices?
There are still advantages to a fixed platform like the Steam Deck. It makes a fixed hardware platform to optimize for. Anything that runs on Deck should also run on another PC.
Likewise, a Steam Box that was popular enough would provide a target hardware platform with higher spec.
Most hardware manufacturers will have too high paced a release schedule, so unlikely to provide a stable hardware spec.
I’ve got so many Golden Keys for opening Ultra-Elite chests in BG3, but it won’t give me the exclusive Golden Helm of Baldur with the alternate mod slot unless I upgrade my golden Keys with exclusive in-game currency.
</s> is a conversation I’ve never heard around BG3.
Just think, soon you can have ever more expensive graphics cards without having to wait for be graphics cards!
I was looking! I probably will. Was looking through the reviews.
Jealous! I’ve wanted a Casio calculator watch since I was a child. Technically my off brand smart watch has a calculator, but it’s not the same.
For sure. In the right hands you could do so much. Even without a plot as such, or much lore, just imagine the material for a “Game Theory” video. Why is the “Mad Forest” now a dumping ground for evil? What was it like before the vampire? Does the Astral Stair connect to the Tiny Bridge? What is the Legacy of Moonspell? Where is the fried chicken?
Pretty much the default for Steam Deck keyboard+mouse.
Works surprisingly well, just bind some keyboard shortcuts to the various other buttons and such.
Downside is that my right track pad is polished a little smooth in the middle. I blame the Master of Magic remake.
HODL! (For Steam sale or Humble Bundle)
Yeah, I remember Wubi! That was 20-ish years ago now. It kind of got made irrelevant by VM’s I guess. I wonder if it’s still around.
Floppy disks are still used in industrial automation. If something works, you don’t mess with it until you need to. The thing with floppies, is that there are lots of them floating around, and they last a long time. You can also write different information to them.
I’ve got a couple of 8" floppies near my desk that aren’t used for anything anymore, but I bet they still work. So even though there are no floppies being produced, the existing supply of floppies will last a heck of a long time.
Over two years with mine, battery aging isn’t noticeable. I’m pretty sure when plugged in and fully charged, the Deck runs off of external power. I don’t know if it shunts around the battery or not, but it certainly isn’t cycling the battery.
I mostly use my deck in a few fixed locations, so it’s mostly plugged in.
I’ve got some “fancy” $20 headphones right now. I used to use $10 headphones from Miniso, but they only last a year before one ear bud will go dead.
I’ve had expensive headphones, and have a nice pair of Sennheisers, but really it’s cheap in ear headphones most of the time for me.
They are small, and I keep them rolled up in a little pouch with a USB drive that’s pretty much always in my pocket. They never need to be charged. The audio quality is good enough that unless I start listening to FLACC files on my SD, I’m never going to notice. Their wired, so no lag or syncing issues ever. If something happens to them, I have another $10 pair tucked in a drawer, plus I can always buy more.
The Steam Deck is portable, can’t beat wired earbuds for portability and reliability.
Also, the mic is fine. The mic is on a wire, close to my mouth. It’s simple, but it makes the audio about as good as my Sennheisers. Or at least I’ve never noticed.
Just like floppy disks and VHS tapes. Every 3.5" floppy that will ever be made has already been made.
Yes, but Valve just evoked a cyberdeck, OP took it the rest of the way.
I’ve got a 60% mechanical keyboard I use with my SD a lot, some street if combined carry case would be cool.
Stop Russia in Ukraine today or in Warsaw tomorrow I guess.
I think I got mine in the second or third wave or pre-order shipping. The right trackpad is worn smooth in the centre, I’ve replaced the joysticks with the Hall effect ones, not as an upgrade but because the originals finally failed. I upgraded the SSD to a 1TB. It’s been my constant companion for years now.
One day, there will be a Steam Deck 2, and I’ll probably upgrade. In the meantime I’m excited to see the Legion Go, especially the Steam OS version, because it means the market is there.