polysics
@polysics@lemmy.world
- Comment on why is EVERYTHINGGGGG behind a paywall? 5 weeks ago:
Free (with ads, but adblockers work on it)
- Comment on Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming 1 month ago:
100% agree
- Comment on Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming 1 month ago:
I’m sorry man but you are just plain wrong on this front. Try any games that are on Switch and compare them to whatever settings you need to get 30+ fps on a Steam Deck. A couple that come to mind would be The Witcher 3, and The Outer Worlds. The Switch versions of those games are absolutely abysmal to play, but on the Deck you can absolutely play both of them all the way through just fine. No one on the planet should expect a Steam Deck to hold up to a proper gaming rig or even a PS5 Pro, but to say it’s worse than a Switch is just ignorance or a flat out lie.
- Comment on Three years later, the Steam Deck has dominated handheld PC gaming 1 month ago:
They are, in almost every way, taking the console model approach. Updates when there is a significant generational leap and not just yearly updates because AMD made a slightly faster APU (though they did the switch to switch OLED thing but no one complained about that because they kept the LCD models for sale and the OLED really is nicer), selling at a loss (and making up for it in game sales) and of course, the ease of use that a console interface offers over a traditional PC interface.
Then they step it up beyond that by making it as open as possible (software/emulation, games from any source, it’s really a PC) and making the hardware repairable (making parts available and easy to fix in the first place,) and of course, cheap games and practically every game you’d ever want.
What the other handheld PC companies are lacking is (with some exceptions) repairability, that console experience, and price. Us nerds that can do whatever with technology will do it, so a legion or an ally or a gpd will sell just fine to that demographic, especially for the frame rate chasers. But for most of the rest of people, they would just get a switch or a PS5 or Xbox because it’s just plug in and game, and at least in the case of a Switch or Xbox S, the cost of entry is way lower than a PC, be it a gaming desktop/laptop, or even many of the handheld PC competitors. Yes you can build comparable cheap PCs to an Xbox or PS5, but that means building a PC, and most people don’t want to do that (I’m not talking to you, I know you have a sweet rig.) Yes I know games on PC are usually cheaper especially Steam sales or key seller/bundle sites, but console gamers often don’t consider that, and initial cost of entry is very important to non-enthusiast type people in any given hobby.
There’s a reason why Nintendo consoles sell so well despite being behind the competition in raw horsepower. It’s the console model (and in their case aggressive exclusivity of their famous IPs)
The things keeping Sony and Microsoft in the competition are basically the console ease of use, and their all you can eat subscriptions. Even they both realized that they can get more sales putting their games on PC, but that still means forking over MSRP for a single game, so those ps+ and gamepass subs are keeping them afloat at this point.
I’m a huge tech nerd and have been deep in related industries for over 20 years. I know how to do whatever I want with any pc hardware or software, I own a steam deck, and a rog ally, a proper beefy gaming desktop, a gaming laptop, a Switch, and a PS4. Despite all that, in the past 2 years, easily 90% of my gaming has been on the Steam Deck. It does everything I need it to and more, and it does it anywhere, anyhow. If I want to tweak and tinker with it I can, but more importantly, I can just PLAY GAMES with almost no friction. At home, on a break at work, at the airport waiting for my flight, cozy in bed, wherever, whenever, and fast, and easy.
The Steam Deck is the swiss army knife game device that childhood me always dreamed of, and now it exists. That is why it’s outselling it’s competition, and genuinely making PC gaming a viable thing for the masses. No it won’t beat Nintendo anytime soon, but it’s gaining steam on them and other consoles faster than any other attempt ever has before, and it will only get better.
- Comment on Why does it seem like Americans have become so hateful and destructive in the past years? 2 months ago:
Propaganda. Mostly funded by the rich, in order to, of course, stay on the top of the class hierarchy. Easier to be a filthy evil oligarch when the “rabble” just fight each other and don’t pay any attention to you, or worse, kiss your boots.
- Comment on Choosing pink is chaotic evil? 3 months ago:
Pink all the way. Rude to some service worker? Poopy pants. Didn’t return the cart? Poop. Drive like an asshole? Poop. Politician spewing hateful garbage on national television? Oh you bet you’re getting the poopy pants.
I would be The Punisher, only with poop instead of guns.
- Comment on Valve is fixin' to start some arguments over the holidays because 'All adult members in a Steam Family' can see your Steam Replay page 3 months ago:
It’s actually both horror and porn.
You can download a demo version on itch.io it’s actually fun and you don’t necessarily have to play the parts with boobies.
- Comment on Valve is fixin' to start some arguments over the holidays because 'All adult members in a Steam Family' can see your Steam Replay page 3 months ago:
Thankfully all those hours I put into Anomalous Coffee Machine will probably confuse people since the title doesn’t really give away what it is.
It’s porn in case that wasn’t obvious.
- Comment on Tipping culture is out of control, even the cops expect tips now! 4 months ago:
Hey man don’t help the cops with more coverage of this guy’s face
(It’s a joke I know it’s already absolutely everywhere)
- Comment on Just a nice toilet paper with some flower prints. 4 months ago:
Australian toilet paper
- Comment on "The **Most open** Operating System" 4 months ago:
Thanks for this. I needed a good laugh today.
- Comment on The g spot is in the ear canal 5 months ago:
Oo mox
- Comment on Game Freak has been allegedly hacked, with source codes for Pokemon games reportedly leaked 5 months ago:
Don’t worry, rule34 has covered that very thoroughly. Both of your questions actually.
- Comment on Recomened me some Japanese movies with English subtitles 6 months ago:
Casshern (the 2004 live film not the original anime)
- Comment on Regain Control in my ass 7 months ago:
Lollipop in my ass
- Comment on What are some game series you would like to see revived? And if possible, which entry should the new game follow from? 7 months ago:
Tokyo Xtreme Racer
And thankfully, they just released a teaser for a new one so I guess my wish is going to be granted!
- Comment on Texts from Dad 8 months ago:
TAKE THE LAND, THAT MUST BE TAKEN
- Comment on What the... 8 months ago:
The lusty argonian maid
- Comment on physics ≠ magic 11 months ago:
- Comment on Steam :: Introducing Steam Families 1 year ago:
You can make a game as private and it won’t show to the other family members. I verified this just now after signing up for the beta and setting up an account for my spouse. The games I marked private don’t show up on their families library.
- Comment on Choose wisely 1 year ago:
I’ll take all the Almond Joy thank you. I know everyone else is going to leave them behind anyway.
- Comment on You teleport into the last game world you played. What happens next? 1 year ago:
Arcana hot and cold - I get to have sex with a beast girl. Nice.