Is anyone going to pull the trigger and buy a Steam Deck? I'm actually on the verge of buying either the $529 or the $649 version.
Is anyone going to pull the trigger and buy a Steam Deck? I'm actually on the verge of buying either the $529 or the $649 version.
I did, mostly because I want to support Steam's efforts to get PC games working properly on Linux. If they sell millions of these things (and it seems like the pre-orders are going well so far), it's basically going to force game developers to make their games multiplatform or at least make them run right in emulation.
Yea. I still think it's going to be wild to play games like Dying Light on a hand held. I have 2 questions:
1) How do you think playing stategy games like Age of Empires will fare on Steam Deck? Will it actually be possible? I know that we can hook up keyboard and mouse, but what about using the track pads?
2) Will the Steam Deck support mods?
I ordered the $649 version, even though I agree with aigomorla's stance on Valve. Hopefully Valve does this right.Is anyone going to pull the trigger and buy a Steam Deck? I'm actually on the verge of buying either the $529 or the $649 version.
Yea. I still think it's going to be wild to play games like Dying Light on a hand held. I have 2 questions:
1) How do you think playing stategy games like Age of Empires will fare on Steam Deck? Will it actually be possible? I know that we can hook up keyboard and mouse, but what about using the track pads?
2) Will the Steam Deck support mods?
Is anyone going to pull the trigger and buy a Steam Deck? I'm actually on the verge of buying either the $529 or the $649 version.
I sure hope that you are wrong. Civ 6 would be my primary game on this thing.I 'bought' the $649 version. In my fantasy mind I'm hoping I'll be able to play Civilization on it, but I know in reality late game AI is going to fry this handheld.
I sure hope that you are wrong. Civ 6 would be my primary game on this thing.
Given Civ 6 is also a Switch title and that port is "basically the same" based on some quick googling, and the Steamdeck CPU is massively more powerful than that ancient down clocked arm core, the Steamdeck would still be the best mobile platform to play it on.
I knew there was a reason I liked you, blckgrffn!Given Civ 6 is also a Switch title and that port is "basically the same" based on some quick googling, and the Steamdeck CPU is massively more powerful than that ancient down clocked arm core, the Steamdeck would still be the best mobile platform to play it on.
I got an email. Steam desk delayed by 2 months. No Xmas gift for me...
Even though I placed my order within the first minute mine was already slated for Q1 2022. RIP Christmas 2021.
So more than 8 months?! How many people pre ordered that thing?Yeah, I got delayed until "After Q2 2022". Hell... the Zen 2 based hardware in this thing will be obsolete before I get it at this point
Too many. Steam already got their money, meanwhile everyone will be waiting almost a full year before they get to use the thing they paid for and like ultimatebob said, the hardware will be outclassed by Q3 of 2022. I know I've said it before, but maybe if people stop jumping at the first opportunity to throw money at companies and instead wait until a product is completed and available, then we might see this shit happen less and less. I was on the fence about buying one of these for my brother for Christmas, but based on everything I was reading, I didn't have a good feeling that we'd see it by the end of the year, nor would it come with everything that it's claiming.How many people pre ordered that thing?
How did they get their money? Wasn't the pre order like $5?Too many. Steam already got their money, meanwhile everyone will be waiting almost a full year before they get to use the thing they paid for and like ultimatebob said, the hardware will be outclassed by Q3 of 2022. I know I've said it before, but maybe if people stop jumping at the first opportunity to throw money at companies and instead wait until a product is completed and available, then we might see this shit happen less and less. I was on the fence about buying one of these for my brother for Christmas, but based on everything I was reading, I didn't have a good feeling that we'd see it by the end of the year, nor would it come with everything that it's claiming.
I was under the assumption the pre-order was full cost. If it was only $5 then that's not too bad.How did they get their money? Wasn't the pre order like $5?
You are supposed to pay all the money when they actually send it out.
I was under the assumption the pre-order was full cost. If it was only $5 then that's not too bad.