The Sims on the New Steam Deck?
So I had heard rumors about this thing for a bit and just sort of let them fester in the back of my mind. Now it has officially been announced and preorders begin tomorrow (or later today for some). I...
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@NorthDakotaGamer I think the not interested for Sims or other games fits. I understand you consider laptops portable, but you have to call it something and the PC Portable seems to be best name available (considering it is considered a PC subgenre and the Steam Deck isn't the first). If I called it mobile everyone would assume phones or tablets and this doesn't connect to cellular data either, even if portable and mobile have very similar definitions, too.
@Hoverael Really? I 100% get handhelds not being your thing, but I've watched several interviews and read on the reservation page and there seems to be a fair bit of information now: AMD APU processor, Zen 2 4c/8t 2.4-3.5 GHz CPU, 8 RDNA 2 CUs 1.0-1.6 GHz GPU, 4-15W APU Power, storage depends on which of the three models you buy (64 GB eMMC - 512 GB high speed NVMe SSD), and 16 GB RAM. Not to mention all the control inputs. The battery life was said to be 2-8 hours, but yeah, I'm betting 4 for normal play like you.
As for proton, I haven't had a linux machine prior so I'm just going to assume you know more about the compatibility than me. There are claims that this is a new version of their OS that will be more compatible with foreign games and that the OS isn't locked so you can download Windows, but I cannot exactly speak to that either. So I am going to defer to you there and say it is more useful if you already have connections to the Steam ecosystem.
@Hoverael Really? I 100% get handhelds not being your thing, but I've watched several interviews and read on the reservation page and there seems to be a fair bit of information now: AMD APU processor, Zen 2 4c/8t 2.4-3.5 GHz CPU, 8 RDNA 2 CUs 1.0-1.6 GHz GPU, 4-15W APU Power, storage depends on which of the three models you buy (64 GB eMMC - 512 GB high speed NVMe SSD), and 16 GB RAM. Not to mention all the control inputs. The battery life was said to be 2-8 hours, but yeah, I'm betting 4 for normal play like you.
As for proton, I haven't had a linux machine prior so I'm just going to assume you know more about the compatibility than me. There are claims that this is a new version of their OS that will be more compatible with foreign games and that the OS isn't locked so you can download Windows, but I cannot exactly speak to that either. So I am going to defer to you there and say it is more useful if you already have connections to the Steam ecosystem.
