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Black Myth: Wukong shows very clearly Valve are selling a lot of Steam Decks (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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A particularly fun bit:

So then, how about Fortnite on Linux / Steam Deck? Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said when it hits "tens of millions of users" that it "would actually make sense to support it". We must be pretty close by now right? Why ignore a platform that's sold multiple millions, and is clearly just continuing to fly off the shelves?

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The steam deck is user repairable, has very good hardware, is reasonably priced, and has fully customisable software.

Obviously can't speak for everyone but those reasons are why Valve got my custom. Personally I think it's a fantastic device and I can't praise it enough. Buying one was a no brainer for me.

(Apologies if this reads like an ad lol)

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

It’s ironic that Tim Sweeney is against Linux as it would give Epic more independence from Microsoft. Doesn’t he want to avoid “gatekeepers” like Apple and Google.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

In his mind Epic doesn't need independence from Microsoft because Microsoft isn't taking a cut of his Fortnite money. Microsoft is bad but Apple and Google take it to the next level. Imagine if Microsoft needed companies to verify their software and with that verification Microsoft can take a cut of every purchase done in that software. So if Steam was verified games sold in the steam software would cost more than opening up a steam website and buying from there. That is Google and Apple in a nutshell. That is actually the case with Twitch subs, they cost more in the Twitch app because of the fee Google adds.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Valve are one of the major reasons that Microsoft's attempts at the iOSification of Windows failed. Their investments in Linux are directly aimed at preventing what Apple is doing.

Tim Sweeney is a freeloader depending on companies like Valve to protect him from these threats to his company.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

They did sponsor/donate to someone who got the Epic Games Launcher working through wine. Don’t remember the exact details and can’t find a link though.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 2 weeks ago

I think it was a one time grant for lutris or something, not Wine. It wasn't out of their good heart or ethical fibre. It was also a one time thing 5 years ago for so little money that it wouldn't cover even a single developer for a single year.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

The article says "no need for steam deck 2". Valve is on record saying they wouldn't do an incremental upgrade, they want to wait until there's a major advance in the available technology.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Even if they were working on it, they wouldn't tell, otherwise a bunch of people would be waiting on the steam deck 2 instead of buying the current one.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

They're gonna make a Black Myth 2? We'll shit, I can skip the first one.

Alternatively...

What if they might make a Steam Deck 3? Better skip the 2nd one as well.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

We all know there isn't going to be a steam deck 3. Best we can offer is a steam deck 2 episode 2.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

These new Snapdragon CPUs seem like a "major advance", if they can get SteamOS working on them...

Also the new Ryzen AI chips are crazy efficient.

So I'd say we're there already, but also hardware targets for devs are important.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, I'm sure they have breadboards set up. It's not like they are just sitting around waiting for manna from heaven.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I don't know what this comment means.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Good. The only thing I imagine as being better, would be a framework like way to upgrade it.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 weeks ago

Or it being 5 years in the future with significantly more efficient SOC's and batteries

That being said, the Nintendo DS's last US patents should expire in November. Maybe they could do a dual screen?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Why not 3 screens and a rear touchpad and a mic for blowing into and a camera attachment and a detachable keyboard and detachable left and right controls and a side crank and proprietary memory cards with their own screen and....

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

And what would that help with?

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