Comment on Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience
tonytins@pawb.social 5 hours agothe steam deck is getting long in the tooth technology wise
lolwut? The Deck was released only two years ago.
Comment on Microsoft and Asus announce two Xbox Ally handhelds with new Xbox full-screen experience
tonytins@pawb.social 5 hours agothe steam deck is getting long in the tooth technology wise
lolwut? The Deck was released only two years ago.
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
And how long do you think a $300-$400 handheld PC is supposed to stay on the cutting edge?
You can already see its ability to play AAA games slipping. It’s an incredibly impressive machine but the days of BG3/cyberpunk/etc. dropping on it and being solid experiences are wrapping up. I’m sure it has several years of viability in store but come on.
tonytins@pawb.social 5 hours ago
Nintendo wiped the floor with mobile gaming market for decades despite their competitors having beefier specs. The DS lasted for years before we ever got the Switch. Let the Steam Deck mature.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 1 hour ago
The difference is that nobody’s releasing games specifically made for the Deck. Some are including optimizations to make their games run decently well on it, but it’s not a AAA machine. I bought one knowing this full well and am satisfied playing less demanding games on it, but it’s not going to be playing new demanding games, unlike with dedicated consoles.
LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 3 hours ago
The steamdeck has matured and because of its architecture there is no meaningful upgrade or change you can do to it yourself besides storage.
Valve has made it very clear they have no plans to release another one, the OLED was their final refresh of the design. Their focus in that arena is on bringing steamOS to different platforms, perhaps another round of Steam machines, but they have explicitly said they are not taking another crack at mobile hardware right now.
tonytins@pawb.social 3 hours ago
Even if you’re correct, it’s still too early, anyway. That’s my point.
The DS had a seven-year lifespan and the original Switch had eight. Even living room console have an average near decade long lifespan. So, of course Valve isn’t going to throw their money into a second generation.