does it have its own bespoke gaming platform?
Sure steam doesn’t fit that definition exactly but I mean…it kind of serves the same purpose.
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520@kbin.social 9 months agoDepends at what level you define it.
Is it a device purpose built for playing games? Yes.
Is it it's own gaming platform? No.
BolexForSoup@kbin.social 9 months ago
gornius@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Steamdeck is more console than x86 PC is a platform. I get what you mean, but PS4 and PS5 are too technically x86 PCs. Most modern games’ tightly coupled target are actually APIs they are using.
It can be one click in a compiler to compile the game to ARM PC, but it’s a different story when you port your game engine to console, where you have to implement the same features using different APIs. (E.g. Raytracing, storing game data, connecting to profile, implementing multiplayer etc.).