Valve don't exactly like to give out sales numbers, so we often have to make educated guesses but sometimes with huge hits like Black Myth: Wukong, it gives us a slightly clearer idea on how the Steam Deck is actually selling.
  • big_slap@lemmy.worldEnglish
    151·
    3 months ago

    But, another thing, this also goes to show that Valve are likely in no rush at all on a Steam Deck 2. They simply don’t need to do one right now.

    the only thing I need out of the deck 2 would be eGPU support. everything about my oled is basically perfect

    • cRazi_manEnglish
      14·
      3 months ago

      The Steam Deck + OLED revision are pretty recent and nowhere near the age of a normal console cycle. The OLED revision was a pretty big upgrade and <1 year old. The internet is already desperate for a Deck 2? Valve could print money by doing what phone manufacturers do with miniscule yearly upgrades and forever creeping price. People would fall over themselves to avoid FOMO for the newest console. I’m really glad Valve is doing better than that.

    • ogeist@lemmy.worldEnglish
      81·
      3 months ago

      Dude, I run Elden Ring in my desktop and stream it to my deck, no cables and lot’s of battery time. eGPU is cool if you use your steam deck as a PC.

      • big_slap@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7·
        3 months ago

        i have no issues with my steam deck as it is now. just want a computer I can dock and have extra horsepower like the competitors have with their thunderbolt and usb4 support whenever steam decides to release a new one.

    • yuri@pawb.socialEnglish
      4·
      3 months ago

      eGPU’s are the future of gaming.

      or maybe i’m coping since i bought a laptop, whatever i’m still excited

    • corm@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      While I would love that, I really can’t imagine valve being able to handle the logistics and driver support that would come with that endeavor.

      The deck still has a lot of bugs, such as touch scrolling being broken if you try to scroll down in your library a few pages.

      I can’t imagine valve handling “user has put the console in sleep mode, detached the console from the egpu dock, and woken it from sleep” without bugs

      • Markaos@lemmy.oneEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Sounds like most of that would be handled by the kernel with non-Deck-specific modules - it won’t forget to notify the userspace that a device has disappeared just because it was in sleep mode at the time it was physically disconnected.

        The only problems I ever had with sleep on Linux were all inability to wake up some part of the motherboard or the GPU because of crappy firmware, never with connecting/disconnecting external stuff.

    • RBG@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      Quick question, did you get the 512gb or 1tb version? Just wondering about OLED with and without that anti-glare treatment that the 1tb version has. I don’t think I need it since I don’t plan on playing in the bright sun, but thought I ask some random people online who are happy with their purchase which one they got.

      • big_slap@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        I purchased the 512 GB one. I upgraded the drive to 1tb and gave the 512 to someone else. If I want anti glare on my screen, I’ll just add it myself. extremely happy with my purchase, the colors are fantastic

          • cRazi_manEnglish
            2·
            3 months ago

            I have an anti-glare LCD version. My brother has a glossy OLED version. I would recommend going for the glossy version and using an anti-glare screen protector if you feel the need. Then you’ve got the option for either.

      • lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        I have both OG and OLED and play on the deck daily. However it’s not great in the bright sun. You really need some shade unfortunately.

  • atro_city@fedia.io
    12·
    3 months ago

    there’s no rush to get SteamOS on other devices.

    IMO, that’s a mistake. Gamers switching from windows would probably enjoy having a linux distro published and maintained by a well-known company like Valve. It could help Valve create a new ecosystem where one can seamlessly connect ones PC and the Steam Deck with Valve services or something.