> Bought one of these during the recent sale
Was the Steam Deck itself on sale? Or you bought a Steam Deck during Steam game sales?
How much did you pay for your Steam Deck, and what model/features did you buy?
Was the Steam Deck itself on sale? Or you bought a Steam Deck during Steam game sales?
How much did you pay for your Steam Deck, and what model/features did you buy?
Crazy how it's only been a year since the Deck came out, given the impact it's had on the gaming market.
I think the biggest obstacles are going to be getting companies to implement anti cheats that run on linux and not in kernel mode. Apparently Apex does this, but also apparently lots of cheats now target the linux implementation. Maybe valve can figure out an effective anti cheat system for linux and license/sell its use.
If Mac and Apple TVs become on par with Windows gaming, Mac and Apple TV will be the default choice for gaming.
There are already forks out there that make playing games on macOS possible by porting the many Linux wrappers. I haven't seen any of them take off, really.
I expect that most people who own a Mac simply buy a console for gaming.
Pretty straight forward! The Steam Deck is repairable and there are a ton of iFixit guides.
The only things I didn't really like were:
- Unhooking plastic clips on the case - I dislike this generally since I'm always afraid of breaking a clip
- Disconnecting the battery was a PAIN. Everything is pretty compact - it took a long time to get it out.
- Flashing the OS requires you to have a good internet connection - it won't tell you if it can't connect, it'll just say it's trying to connect. Just press B, re-select a network, and move into a better spot.
- During the flashing OS process the buttons won't work. They work after everything is done installing.