A temporary exclusive, just like Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne…
I have a steam deck, and I just hope yuzu or ryujinx will be able to run Duskbloods :P
lennee@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I think I might buy a steamdeck instead and just hope that the fromsoft game is a temporary exclusive
sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
polite_cat@lemmy.world 1 week ago
tbh the fact the fromsoft game seems to be mostly focused on multiplayer makes me not too hyped
and yeah, a steamdeck is a solid investment
kratoz29@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I think I would wait for a Steam Deck 2 just for the sake of future proof.
Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
Steam Deck 2 isn’t coming for a long time. Steam Deck OLED is still more than viable.
UprisingVoltage@feddit.it 1 week ago
Yeah. No way valve launches SD2 with Switch 2 and the upcoming xbox handheld. It will at least take another 2, maybe 3 years
lennee@lemm.ee 1 week ago
and I gotta be honest I kinda wanna play rimworld, emulated stuff and stardew valley mainly. I just rlly like the idea of it being run on linux and me owning the fucking games forever.
Dettweiler42@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
They e also flat out said it will be a long time before they even consider a 2nd version. Performance efficiency and battery tech need to make some leaps to make it practical.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The Steam Deck is getting long in the tooth. New triple A games don’t run very well on it or aren’t even playable. It’s fine if you wan tot run older games or indie games, but otherwise you might have to look for one of the competitors.
samus12345@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I mean, I’ve been using a Switch to play games portably so far. A Steam Deck will be a revelation by comparison.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 1 week ago
For sure. It’s a great machine. I have one. But I’m trying to keep expectations down. Some people might be surprised to know that it isn’t a latest gen machine. Some people might have too high expectations because of all the rave it gets.
samus12345@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I have a PS5 and decent PC for the stuff that the Deck can’t handle. I tend to prefer older games, anyway.
monarch@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I don’t think I’ve played a new triple A game in over 5 years. If the steam deck can play modded Minecraft it will have more hours than the switch oled I got right after they released.
samus12345@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Definitely getting a Steam Deck instead. I was waiting for confirmation of the ridiculously high price.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 week ago
For $50 less, you get a similarly capable machine in terms of specs but more comfortable to hold, with an immensely larger library, and an operating system far more respectful of your authority to do what you want with the machine you bought.
samus12345@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Most importantly for someone with limited funds like me, you can sideload games onto it.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’d encourage you to utilize those limited funds legally by buying games on deep discounts, if you were implying piracy, but even legitimately, being able to sideload all the old PC games you have is a massive plus. GOG and Epic give away great games for free on the regular, and an Amazon Prime subscription has recently been filled with some bangers that you get to keep via both of them.
rbits@lemm.ee 1 week ago
I don’t think we know the specs yet, it might be way more powerful than the Steam Deck. I agree though that the Steam Deck is a better value considering the amount of games and their prices.
ampersandrew@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Digital Foundry has been looking at what tech could feasibly be in this thing for a long time now. They’re going to be very comparable in performance.
Wrrzag@lemmy.ml 1 week ago
And you can play online for free.
Artyom@lemm.ee 1 week ago
“$450 is an insanely high price for a new console, so I’m going to buy a $400 2 year old console instead.”
It’s a 60Hz vs 120Hz screen, and it’s got true 1080p resolution. It’s certainly on-par with the Steam Deck in terms of performance and performance per dollar. The price isn’t ridiculous by any stretch.
pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
Sure. But it’s also a choice between a library that will forever cost $70 00-$90.00 per game, and a game library infamous for game sales so good that an average player cannot finish their library because the seasonal sales are too good to pass up.
samus12345@lemm.ee 1 week ago
A $400 2 year old console that I can sideload games onto, yes.
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yes but consider this: Fuck Nintendo.
llii@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
The thing for me is: The Switch is only a closed-down console. You can only buy games through the nintendo store. The Steam Deck is open. I can play my older games, even physical games via external optical drive, on my Steam Deck.