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lazycouchpotato, do games w Day 424 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing
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Great to see Nintendo bring it to the Switch 2. $40 for it is ridiculous though.

MyNameIsAtticus,
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It really is, i decided to check the price on Wii U and Wii the other day just for a reference and irc it was like 20$ at max. I know they were struggling with the Wii U era, but damn. 40$ is way too big of a jump

Faydaikin, do gaming w Which handheld should I get?
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Without knowing too much about handheld devices, at this point, I’d probably wait for the next generation to start coming out.

Like, the Steamdeck 2 can’t be too far off.

And although I don’t have high hopes for Xbox, they have been talking about launching their own handheld.

HuskerNation,

I thought I read the steam deck 2 most likely was t happening anytime soon

Faydaikin,
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As I said, I don’t know too much about handheld devices.

But with the Switch 2 having come out, I can only imagine others want to push out something new as soon as possible as well.

However Valve is known for not adhering to such thing and only launching when they have something subtantial to show for.

But I’m pretty sure a bunch of things are in the works from all the big contenders. MS, Sony, Valve and likely others as well.

Ulrich,
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This is correct.

Telorand,

Steam Deck 2 is very likely a long way away; they’ve said they won’t be doing minor upgrades—only major ones, and the current models still play most modern games just fine without issue. There’s no reason to wait on a Steam Deck if it’s within your budget.

Faydaikin,
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The estimates I’m seeing is only 3 years. But yeah, that’s probably a bit long for OP.

Telorand,

And there’s the whole issue with a certain buffoon who doesn’t understand how tariffs work and is currently trying to speedrun an economic collapse, so who knows if the hardware components will be available in three years.

However, unless there’s a significant change in games that makes the current Gen unable to play games, I think it’s likely going to be a great device in three years time. I know that I have no plans to upgrade mine.

Faydaikin,
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Well, it seems at least one company has admitted that only focusing on making games high-end games might have been a bit self-defeating when there’s an even bigger market with slightly older tech they could have been selling to. So there’s that.

I also remember reading somewhere that there’s just been a breakthrough in battery tech (It was probably mostly in regards to electric vehicles, but if it can be be applied to smaller devices, that’s also a good start).

Maybe there doesn’t have to be a sacrifice in battery life on the next-gen Steamdeck. It’s small stuff like this that would make me think that maybe the next gen isn’t too far in the future.

But again, what the hell do I know? I’m a PC guy. Fairly happy with my stationary setup.

Lfrith,

Looking at how there is still no follow up to the Steam VR and controller any attempts at estimates i doubt are based on any facts. Valve works in ways that don’t follow normal business logic.

Faydaikin,
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Just rumors and speculation, for sure.

But the Steamdeck was a good idea and I doubt they’ll leave it “one-and-done”.

ook, do gaming w Wait, that's illegal
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NeatNit, do gaming w It's hard to believe

I refuse to buy it until it costs more

Edit: I guess I could buy it both on PC and on Switch

Dutczar,
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Buy it as gifts for friends who wouldn’t buy it.

TehPers, do gaming w I am just wondering if my latest 2 games are fun and wondering if I should allow donations on my site

I see no reason someone shouldn’t be allowed to ask for donations. If you want to accept donations, go for it. There doesn’t need to be a special reason to do so.

Donations should come without obligations though. If someone donates, yay, but donations should never be in exchange for something (that would be a payment).

SGG, do gaming w In an alternate universe somewhere (Alabama)

Ah yes, meth-o-mon, gotta smoke em all

TheTechnician27, do gaming w Wait, that's illegal
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“You are challenged by Champion Cynthia!”

psx_crab, do gaming w Wait, that's illegal

Well tbf the boss can end me in two strike, and i have to bitchslap them 15 time to get to second phase.

Ulrich, (edited ) do gaming w Which handheld should I get?
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Highly recommend Steam Deck.

  • Cheaper/better value than anything else on the market
  • excellent customer support
  • trackpads for games that need them
  • OLED available
  • configurable rear buttons
  • no other handheld competes on power efficiency or battery life
  • All repair components readily available.

Runner up would be Legion Go. If you want the SteamOS experience you can easily install it on any other handheld (although I would recommend Bazzite or similar instead). Other handhelds will deliver better performance at the expense of battery life.

DosDude,
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Cheaper/better value than anything else on the market

I just want to make this a point. As the hardware is not only cheaper, the games are too. Especially because of the sales, and the option to use other storefronts (through heroic) like epic to get free games every week or two.

Ulrich,
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The XBOX Ally has all of those too.

DosDude,
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Agreed. Just a higher hardware price. But that higher price comes with better hardware, making it (hopefully) at least a little more future proof.

Ulrich,
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“Better” is subjective, and in this case I would disagree.

heyWhatsay, do gaming w Which handheld should I get?
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I have a legion go, run steamOS and love it. But from what I understand, if you already have an Xbox and get the Xbox handheld, they should be able to share games. So unless you want to have an alternative for games, like steam, then the ally might be the safe bet.

betterdeadthanreddit, do gaming w Silent humor still slaps

“Photograph” by Nickelback was released on August 8, 2005. There’s a chance that someone listening to the radio while playing this game would gotten a moment of fitting dialog from Chad Kroeger when they arrived at this scene.

Regrettable_incident, do games w Weekly Recommendations Thread: What are you playing this week?
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I’ve just finished Prey - absolutely loved it btw. Next I’m thinking maybe Dishonored, maybe Control, maybe Wolfenstein 2. Haven’t decided yet. I’ve also not finished cyberpunk, I pick it up every now and then.

Lost_My_Mind, do games w Day 424 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing

Oooh! Oooh! I know this one!

Tomb Raider!

GammaGames, do gaming w I am just wondering if my latest 2 games are fun and wondering if I should allow donations on my site

How do you play them? I don’t see any builds or even screenshots to see what they look like

danielhanrahantng,

The first game has a linux x86 executable in its folder in the repository and the second game has a linux x86 executable in this directory in the link target/release.

danielhanrahantng,

Both games are text based

mintiefresh, do games w New moderator for this community!
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Awesome!

Welcome! I never know which community will end up being my main gaming one on the Fediverse, but I'll probably spend more time around here.

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