Thread 723925865

The Steam Deck 2 will be the PlayStation 2 of the 10th gen.
Proton 10 makes games run better than on Windows.

Ok so real shit here
If i already have a PC what would you say to convince me to buy a steam deck?

>>723925865 (OP)
Except for the fact that literally every single popular game in the mainstream right now is Windows exclusive thanks to anticheat. Normies don't give a shit about your "omg 32% more fps and no spyware!!" shit. They just want to play new game, and if new game doesn't work on Linux then Linux is shit.
This simple fact ensures the Steam Deck will forever be a niche product.

>>723926182
If you can think of any scenario where you would enjoy having the PC be portable, then get a steam deck.
Otherwise don't get one.

>>723926182
Nothing unless you like playing on your bed.

Most cheap PC can play 8th gen games like witcher 3 on good settings. Its not like power was ever the issue with modern gaming. Modern games are shit anyways. The last decent gaming year was 2015.

The future of gaming is phones not a shit deck.

>>723926182
Hentai games, visual novels, mods, emulation, etc, all on the go.

>>723926182
Play games on your bed, couch, outside, wherever. If you never leave your room then don't bother.

steamies are the king of being delusional

>>723925865 (OP)
>the PlayStation 2 of the 10th gen.
The library is gonna be full of licensed trash and people are only going to buy it because it plays DVDs?

>>723925865 (OP)
>The Steam Deck 2 will be the PlayStation 2 of the 10th gen.
>will have none of the exclusives that the PS2 had during its lifetime

>>723926310
Have you tried not playing multiplayer garbage and sucking dick every night?

>>723926310
>The future of gaming is phones
App stores on both Android and iPhone are ridiculously locked down. iPhones can't even download apps that use JIT because Apple are control freaks, good luck sideloading games like you can on PC. The "games" on mobile are either shitty gacha gambling games, crosswords for normies with 10 billion ad popups, or Flappy Bird shit. Nobody ports their games to phones except rare cases like RE4R.

We thought phones would be the future of gaming 15 years and now look where we are. Ironically the only actual use phones have as gaming devices nowadays is through streaming from GeForce Now.

>>723928696
Meant for >>723926754

>>723926182
Nothing really. Steam Deck is about on par with a cheap sub 1000 bucks gaming laptop from 2020.

>>723925865 (OP)
Proton 10 has massive compatibility issues with older shit. New Vegas, for example runs significantly worse with 10 than 9.

>>723929829
Damn that sucks since you can't pick and chose proton version per game.

>>723926182
there's no reason unless you want a portable device

>>723925865 (OP)
Should I buy a Steam Deck 2?
I have a 4070 but I'm always at a do-nothing job where my coworker brings his Switch.

>>723930852
If you don't mind waiting 2 more years.

>>723926182
I like using it for playing more start and stop games where I would need to get to a save point.

>>723930852
See you in 2028

>>723925865 (OP)
>Steam Fremont
>Steam Deck 2
>Proton 10
>Deadlock
>Half-Life 3
Stop it Valve, my dick can only get so erect

>>723930967
>>723933093
It's most likely using a custom cutdown Medusa Point which is coming out at the end of next year, so most likely early 2027. Valve doesn't care about power and Medusa Halo Mini would be the successor to the Z2E meaning handhelds using that will be very expensive. Valve just wants performance, efficiency, and affordability.

>>723934128
Late 2027 at the earliest

>>723934414
You're most likely right

I'm all for proton and the steam deck. Not because I'm a pc gaymer (I'm a full console pleb and prefer 30fps) but because I hate windows with every fiber of my being.

>>723934414
Yep. Just b cause a chip comes out doesn't m wn it won't take longer to manufacture. We already saw that with nintendos partnership with Nvidia.

>>723934851
Strix halo shit game out in January yet have any handhelds released yet with it? Gpd5 is still a month away, if it comes out then