I’ll take, “what did I forget I owned” for $500 Alex.

Yeah but that was a long time ago and they've not made a single mention of it since.

I was expecting them to do this before updating big picture mode cuz that didn't seem like a high priority yet here we are.

Suppose maintaining a whole os for various hardware is more complicated though. Would be nice to hear if they've put any work into it.

The Switch is the most reliable electronics I have. Is it OS based on Linux?

The atms, at least in Portugal, are driven by windows XP.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=steam+deck+reviews

But that's the point of my post. The reason linux can get so complicated is because there is no 'default' distro or DE to build a consistent knowledge base around. In linux even if the distro under the hood is the same, the DEs aka the GUIs vary even among the same distro. There is Matte, Gnome, Cinnamon, KDE etc. are all popular so there is no way to know for sure that GUI has x settings panel, or the settings are in different places etc. But now focus is on Arch and KDE Plasma specifically. If a setting isn't available in the GUI, now someone can build it in themselves and they know it will just work on Arch and KDE Plasma, w/o having to worry about Ubuntu or Mint or Manjaro or any of the DEs I already listed. And that target audience will be PC gamers who are the pro-sumers that are savey enough for some DIY, but not to the extent that they want live or rely on the CLI, they will demand more elegant solutions. And this is the very crowd you need to win over cause they're the people that are going to tell their friends to build install SteamOS not Windows etc. They aren't the biggest market but it's the biggest pro-sumer demo in the PC space by far, and they act as the gatekeepers to wider acceptance among general audiences.

Maybe you should do a rescan. I've never had an issue with FaveID on my 14 pro with sunglasses, headsets, hats, n95 masks.

Man, Ive tried switching to linux several times throughout the years. On the surface, it looks and works great. Especially, for basic things. Try to do anything remotely sophisticated and you are knee deep in terminal commands, outdated tutorials, and workaround hacks. Something that is either a non issue, or trivial to accomplish in Windows, becomes a day long project, and wasted time not getting the actual thing done.

Until Linux solves that, it isnt a realistic choice for many heavy workflows, or people who actually just need things to work, with time crunchs.

JFC, everytime I setup a new user and accidentally click Edge instead of Chrome. Edge then holds you hostage until you tell it multiple times that no I dont want to login, I just want to close this BS and open Chrome.

This is the game changer. A fully supported OS that's built to run games across the board, has been optimized for performance (because it had to be), that also gives gamers a system capable of providing the customization and modding options that come with Linux - and it's not Microsoft or Apple.

I like my computer, and Windows 10 is great, don't get me wrong; but now I have the option to customize my OS without Microsoft BS interference, AND IT CAN RUN ALL MY GAMES OUT OF THE BOX. Sign me the fuck up.

Golden comment.

I can’t even uninstall edge. It’s hard coded into my OS and won’t allow me to uninstall it. I just hid it away in the depths of my files, never to be seen again.

They did say they plan to make a general use version of the os. Hopefully they do it soon

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Just chiming in that it's great for those of us with physical limitations. I can't play most games at a desktop PC for long periods anymore because of feeling loss in my hands and issues with my neck and back, but I can play with the Steam Deck. I actually find it more comfortable than any controllers I tried. I can prop it on a pillow in a way that makes it more ergonomic than a console and controller combo.

Installing and unistalling on unix is unsafe for beginners.

Tread the terminal with caution.

I usually dont touch my core environment, but use virtual vms in case i wanna develop some stuff.

Valve also made a tool to help windows applications (mostly games) run natively on Linux with some success - it's not perfect and it depends on the kind of application, but more things that can be done on linux without a VM is a huge deal for an average user.

We sat waiting for the opening to pre order and we’re in the top 20! We love our Steam Deck.

I wasn't really interested in handheld gaming, but I bought one because I love my Valve Index and was curious as to what the hype was. I figured I could sell it if I didn't use it much. I don't use it a ton, because VR is still my primary gaming hobby, but if I do play a flat game, it's always on the Deck and not on my TV anymore.

I bought the cheapest one and just bought a couple PNY XLR8 512GB MicroSD cards and I am super happy with it.

I honestly don't put much effort into my deck. I just download the games that say they work natively and play those. Sometimes I adjust the GPU settings and set the framerate to 40 fps locked, but that's about all I do and I haven't run into an issue yet. I love that I can just power off and on quick and just start up right where I left off. My main beef is battery life and I wish it could run Elden at 120 FPS but I know that's not realistic lmao.

The green checkmark is the first thing I look at when buying a game now. If it's not verified, then I skip it. I don't see why any good developer would skip the Steam deck when publishing a game in the future, especially if they have a PC and Switch version.

Valve usually select retail partners to handle their sales abroad. I know they use Komodo as their partner in Japan, HK, SK, and Taiwan. They have a partner in Australia for the Valve Index, but it took them two years to get there. Hopefully they get faster at global availability.

Mine just got here today!

It’s a year old in like a week. The actual patching and updating is easy and in the background, I have never had to go into the system to tweak shit to get it to work.