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1·3 days agoHmmm… I wonder if there’s a market for pre-installed Win11 boot SSDs then. 🤔
$800 for 1 TB… so the 2TB version would have hit $1,000 or more.
So how much is my old 1TB version with 2TB expansion card worth now? 🤔
33·6 days agoIt won’t and here’s why…
Game development is done for known quantities, the RAM in an Xbox Series X/S, PS5/Pro, Switch, Steam Deck, now Steam Machine isn’t changing. It’s a fixed, known quantity, and they code for that.
Storage is a different issue, and can be expanded many ways, but the processors and RAM isn’t going anywhere.
If anything, what we’re going to see is an extended gaming generation where the Next Gen machines can’t be successfully launched or supported.
That’s been true for years now! 😉
81·7 days agoKnowing is half the battle!
It will probably have a boot to desktop mode like the Steam Deck and then you can run any stream in a browser.
They will sell out instantly and this blocks the scalpers.
Native on the Deck is 1280 x 800. Slightly more than 720p, but not by much!
I mean, the Steam Deck can dual boot Steam OS and Windows 11. I have a 2TB USB C SSD that is a full Win11 install.
I expect I could use that same SSD on the Steam Machine.
Instructions:
Win 11 Install:
https://www.aomeitech.com/clone-tips/install-windows-11-on-external-ssd-8523.html
Steam Deck Boot Menu:
Turn off your Steam Deck entirely.
Press and hold the Volume Down (-) button and press the Power button.
Release the buttons when you hear the chime. This will load the Boot Manager.
Select your External USB/SD Drive using the D-pad and press ‘A’.SSD:
https://www.kingston.com/en/external-ssd/xs2000-external-usb-c-solid-state-drive?capacity=2tb
As did Covid.
Have you seen PS5 Pro prices lately? $900?
I mean, speaking for myself, I already bought the consoles back in 2020. I bought a Steam Deck to access non-console games.
This does what the Steam Deck does only moreso.
Just because you connect to a 4K TV doesn’t mean is has to play in 4K.
I’ve connected my Steam Deck to my 8K TV.
$100 cheaper, but can it be done in this form factor? 🤔
"Size
152 mm tall (148 mm without feet), 162.4 mm deep, 156 mm wide"
5.98" tall (5.83" without feet), 6.39" deep, 6.14" wide.
To put it in perspective, PC FANS are 120mm…
First - THANK YOU for the heads up! I was hoping when I got the dBrand Companion Cube notification just after midnight.
https://dbrand.com/shop/limited-edition/companion-cube
Second - Anyone notice the controller bundles save you $20 over buying the controller individually? Not so sad my controller reservation is AWOL!
Edit
Dbrand just sent this video too…
(HL3 tease at the end)
Steam Deck works well and has 16GB of unified RAM with only 1GB automatically assigned to VRAM.
Having 8GB dedicated should be a huge improvement.
Funny because the father in the cartoon is posed as in the iconic Patterson-Gimlin film, but it’s widely thought that, if real, that creature was female.
1·10 days agoYou don’t need to find
your place in line
'Cause it’s everywhere…
From a comic book called The Tick. I believe that’s #3 or #4.