Here’s a link to the game’s store page
And here’s a link to their X post with the animated Steam Deck art.
- SynopsisTantilize ( @SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ) 88•2 months ago
Why are half of the comments in this thread talking about how the steamdeck isn’t a computer? What the fuck are you all on about? Do you just need to be contrarian to be different? It’s a fucking full computer, like has all the parts and functions a computer has…
- Björn Tantau ( @bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de ) 18•2 months ago
And the top meme when it was announced was “Yes, it’s a PC”.
- SynopsisTantilize ( @SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ) 3•2 months ago
Lol Im not sure I ever saw those.
- goldteeth ( @goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 86•2 months ago
this is the weirdest political compass I’ve ever seen
- SkaveRat ( @SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de ) 11•2 months ago
*tries to navigate it and gets lost in the abyss of… whatever is 90° perpendicular of the Gaming-Platform-Compass
- Hugucinogens ( @Daxter101@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 8•2 months ago
Playstation should definitely be top - right lol
- SynopsisTantilize ( @SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ) 6•2 months ago
What does your whole compass look like for you? Cause Nintendo needs to be auth-left. And I’m assuming lib left for steam, and Xbox takes lib right.
- grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) 2•2 months ago
Finally I can call myself a centrist
- kittenzrulz123 ( @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 70•2 months ago
The steam deck arguably does a very good job at representing PC Gaming, hopefully more developers do this
- Petter1 ( @Petter1@lemm.ee ) 13•2 months ago
You need WSL to run it on windows /s
- SynopsisTantilize ( @SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee ) 3•2 months ago
What is WSL? I see it referenced all the time?
- grrgyle ( @grrgyle@slrpnk.net ) 2•2 months ago
Does the /s mean that you don’t need WSL to run it on Windows?
- Petter1 ( @Petter1@lemm.ee ) 2•2 months ago
Well, I suppose it works on windows, but I’m not an expert 🤷🏻
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 8•2 months ago
As much as nice it sounds, this is not entirely true. Because Steam Deck is not just a PC and cannot share the same enjoyment and benefits of a regular PC, because its a handheld. I believe the Steam Deck should be handled as its own class of hardware, like a console is and do a PC showcase on its own.
For a small game that runs easily on the Deck and is mainly played with a gamepad, this is probably fine. But for lot of other games this cannot be said. I love my Steam Deck and my local PC, but they need to be treated separately for effective marketing.
- emeralddawn45 ( @emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de ) 57•2 months ago
Add a keyboard, mouse and monitor, which are already required for every other pc, and you can do everything on the steam deck that you can on any other pc. The steamdeck just has the additional functionality of working without those if you so choose.
- needanke ( @needanke@feddit.org ) 7•2 months ago
and you can do everything on the steam deck that you can on any other pc
Ok, how do I use rsync on the deck then? (/s, but I’d still love to know)
- Jrockwar ( @Jrockwar@feddit.uk ) 33•2 months ago
- Turn on
- Open desktop mode (in power menu I think)
- Open terminal
- Type
rsync
- Press enter
- needanke ( @needanke@feddit.org ) 5•2 months ago
Wait, its installed by default? I assumed I had to install it, which would not be possible, because its immutable and there is no rsync flatpak (I think).
- Sas [she/her] ( @Sas@beehaw.org ) 5•2 months ago
You can just install a distro of your choice on it that might or might not be immutable if you want. In the end, yes, it is a PC
- termain ( @termain@programming.dev ) 3•2 months ago
What do you mean immutable?
- SeekPie ( @SeekPie@lemm.ee ) 8•2 months ago
SteamOS is immutable, so you can’t install system-wide apps on there, only flatpaks, appimages etc.
- sanpo ( @sanpo@sopuli.xyz ) 20•2 months ago
Just… do it? It’s just a normal Linux underneath.
- prole ( @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 20•2 months ago
Are you not aware of “Desktop mode”? Hold down the power button for a few seconds, click “switch to desktop mode,” and you’re literally using a fully functioning Linux PC.
- kittenzrulz123 ( @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 26•2 months ago
It plays PC games, runs a PC OS, has a PC DE (KDE Plasma), includes standard PC ports (with a dock that includes even more standard PC ports), has a standard PC uefi bios, uses a PC APU, and has a PC like trackpad along with a virtual keyboard. Also if a game works well with controllers itll work well with Steam Deck (even if it doesn’t it usually works well). Functionally speaking how is this different then a tablet PC with a controller? (In terms of if its a PC)
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 4•2 months ago
Its targeted by developers like a console is, its a specific hardware that developers can optimize for. And the operating system and user interface is optimized for gaming. That’s the Console portion of it. Steam Deck is a PC hardware in handheld form factor and a Console treatment, which developers can target specifically for, unlike other handheld PCs with Windows.
Steam Deck is not just a PC, and its not just a handheld. Its a console that can be targeted.
- prole ( @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 20•2 months ago
Steam Deck is not just a PC, and its not just a handheld.
Yes. It’s both… And it is fully functioning as either. It’s really not difficult to understand.
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 3•2 months ago
I also explained what i told. Its more than just both, its a target. Its really not difficult to understand.
- Gamma ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) English10•2 months ago
Because Steam Deck is not just a PC and cannot share the same enjoyment and benefits of a regular PC, because it’s a handheld.
This is where you lost most people. When they pointed out that it was incorrect you started adding more words and insisting that everyone else was wrong and you were just misunderstood.
What you’re saying about it being a target is true and is part of what makes it so valuable as a platform, but saying it’s a target does not counter the misconception in your original comment that it cannot also be a PC.
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 2•2 months ago
I don’t know if you guys misunderstand me on purpose. My argumentation was about the initial comment that the Steam Deck does not represent PC very well. You just took one sentence out of context, where the previous part and following part is integratel part of my reply. I did not just add more words to it, i Just had to explain it later because its not understood. The full quote is:
Because Steam Deck is not just a PC and cannot share the same enjoyment and benefits of a regular PC, because its a handheld. I believe the Steam Deck should be handled as its own class of hardware, like a console is and do a PC showcase on its own.
It’s just a simple explanation that you guys on purpose misunderstand. The Steam Deck does not represent PC very well on its own, because its not just a PC. It’s more than its sum. It’s not a new discussion either, this is going on since the launch of the system.
- kittenzrulz123 ( @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 13•2 months ago
the operating system and user interface is optimized for gaming
Most of the “optimizations” are either generic Linux improvements that exist in many distros or are can be easily installed on any PC. Meanwhile the UI is literally just Steam gamepadui, any PC could access it, any PC can launch Steam on boot and set Steam to launch into Steam big picture mode. The only optimizations are just a set of good defaults and software that works well together.
Its a console that can be targeted
Yeah because its a popular piece of hardware running amazing software, thats something Windows handhelds dont have. What people dont understand about SteamOS is it isn’t that optimized, thats because Linux is so optimized as an OS that Valve doesn’t need to do much on top of it.
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 4•2 months ago
There is even an API in Steam that directly targets the Steam Deck. Steam Deck can be programmatically identified by its API, just like any other console. This is a key factor.
We are not speaking about any random hardware configuration or tablet, we are speaking about a device with software and hardware specifically designed, build, tested, targeted and marketed as a single unit. Exactly what a console is. However, I’m not disregarding its roots of PC. What I am saying is, that Steam Deck does not represent PC “very well”; its its own thing, even compared to other handheld PCs. If the Steam is marketed as a PC, then it won’t get the support from the developers.
Steam Deck is its own category, besides general PC. Games need to have different Spec Recommendations for PC and one specific optimized version for Steam Deck. Both are separated.
- gamermanh ( @gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) English2•2 months ago
Games need to have different Spec Recommendations for PC and one specific optimized version for Steam Deck. Both are separated.
You’re just wrong here, they don’t need special versions at all, you’re normally just given windows .exe files and told to use proton to make the games work, even
This is good, actually, as it lets you change your settings in-game just like on normal PCs, so if you want more battery life you can turn them down, or if you’re plugged in you can turn them up
Your idea there is just bad and wrong, sorry
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 1•2 months ago
No, and I explained multiple times why. You just keep ignoring what I wrote and take things out of context without having an understanding of the statement. It’s not “my idea”, but I’m done with stupidity.
- CronyAkatsuki ( @crony@lemmy.cronyakatsuki.xyz ) 22•2 months ago
Just connect it to a monitor and you have a regular pc, I have seen a lot of people use it as one with no issues.
- hoanbridgetroll ( @hoanbridgetroll@midwest.social ) 8•2 months ago
I get what you’re saying - some games aren’t fun on steam deck controls, or just run like a dog.
But, look at it differently - It’s a PC by virtue of the fact you only have to buy it once to use it in both. My 10 year old XPS laptop and my gaming desktop are very different classes of hardware as well, but they’ll both run Plants vs Zombies that I bought once.
I can’t say that about the stuff I bought on Switch and want to keep playing on Steam Deck.
- prole ( @prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 6•2 months ago
You can also easily connect a mouse and keyboard (and monitor or TV if you want) if the controller doesn’t work well for the game.
Because it’s literally a PC.
- NaibofTabr ( @NaibofTabr@infosec.pub ) English22•2 months ago
Hmm…
hmm…
- thingsiplay ( @thingsiplay@beehaw.org ) 8•2 months ago
The colors are rotated:
- SteevyT ( @SteevyT@beehaw.org ) 4•2 months ago
Hmmm…
- LucidNightmare ( @LucidNightmare@lemm.ee ) 12•2 months ago
I love this animation of Gabe! Thank you for sharing!
- Sivilian ( @Sivilian@lemmy.zip ) English9•2 months ago
This is so exciting, gives me hope. Rockstar making gta5 not playable on deck for no good reason made me lose hope. So I guess this balance the scales
- Gamma ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) English3•2 months ago
Isn’t Valve working on that?
- xavier666 ( @xavier666@lemm.ee ) English7•2 months ago
Valve can poke Rockstar but they (Valve) can’t magically make the anticheat work. It has to come from the developer
- Gamma ( @GammaGames@beehaw.org ) English5•2 months ago
We understand that it is frustrating for the users who purchased this game we are currently working with Rockstar Games to find a fix.
The source is reddit, so who knows, but I’ve seen some news stories that used the source to report what I said.
- MonkderVierte ( @MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml ) 4•2 months ago
That libredirect still has no check for 429: too many requests?