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Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:37 pm
by Das Troll
https://www.steamdeck.com/en/?snr=1_4_4__118

I totally missed the fact that this was a thing. With the ability to load up outside games on steam, do you think it would be good for retro gaming?

Re: Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Thu Jul 15, 2021 5:48 pm
by Enigma
Huh.... It looks like it's actual hardware, not just a fancy way of doing remote play.....

Re: Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:06 am
by Das Troll
Do I have enough faith in valve to make this thing not suck? I mean their track record isn't great. The steam box, turd. The steam link, turd. The steam controller, turbo turd. The valve index? Pretty awesome actually. 3 out of 4 failures.

Re: Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 6:01 am
by Enigma
The Steam controller was actually pretty good and a lot of people use it still.

Re: Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 10:15 am
by Das Troll
Helladamnleet wrote:
Fri Jul 16, 2021 6:01 am
The Steam controller was actually pretty good and a lot of people use it still.
I thought it felt flimsy. Steelseries has a better controller in my opinion. Either way the steam controller didn't sell that well I don't think.

Re: Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 1:28 pm
by Das Troll
Well, the reserve servers are so swamped with orders that they can't handle it and have shut off the orders for the time being. Good sign I guess. Either that or they're doing that stupid "restrict supply to create hype" shit that places like Microsoft and Sony do with their consoles.

Re: Steam handheld? What the hell?

Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2021 4:19 pm
by Enigma
I think the biggest nail in the Steam Controller's coffin was that games have been pretty much designed around Xbox controllers for like 15 years now.