Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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[Help] - A request for help or support.
[News] - News about the deck.
[PSA] - Sharing important information.
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[Update] - An update to a previous post.
[Meta] - Discussion about this community.

Some more Steam Deck specific flairs:
[Boot Screen] - Custom boot screens/videos.
[Selling] - If you are selling your deck.

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Follow the rules of Sopuli
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No piracy, there are other communities for that.
Discussion of emulators are allowed, but no discussion on how to illegally acquire ROMs.
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New rumor suggests Valve's Steam Deck 2 is much further away than we thought (www.pcguide.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Source is KeplerL2, who is generally considered a reliable source for insider hardware info, particularly on AMD GPU hardware and AMD SoC for consoles.

Previously I would have personally estimated Steam Deck 2 to release mid 2026-early 2027, but the recent info about an upcoming Steam Machine made me think that maybe I should push back that estimate.

Of course even if we assume this is reliable insider info, a lot can change in couple years, so things can definitely change.

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[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 25 points 1 month ago (1 children)

How is that the standard for a thing that costs less than just my graphics card and is fully portable?? I don't even need my gaming pc to do that shit.

For what it is, the steam deck performs exceedingly well.

[+] Psythik@lemmy.world -22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

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[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

Nobody under 16 should be on Lemmy

[–] Minnels@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 month ago

Why would you need 1440p on a small screen like that? I think 720p on the original switch was fine and see no need for anything with a small screen to have so hig resolution. Especially since that means less battery time, just waste of power.

[–] foggenbooty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

You don't have any idea what you're talking about.

Look, I see what you're getting at, high end GPU improvements have slowed to a trickle and they just keep charging more. You're not wrong that the business has changed and NVIDIA and AMD are squeezing.

However that is NOT what is happening with the Steam Deck. This is a simple engineering limitation. You cannot have a super powerful GPU in the form factor of the SD due to size, cooling, and power constraints. They can't just magic these limitations away or throw money at it. To get what you want would not only cost more, but the SD would be twice the size if not more, sound like a jet engine, and have a 15 minute battery life.