Portable PC gaming handhelds were around before Valve released the Steam Deck, but none made quite the same kind of significant impact on the industry. Launching with compatibility for an impressive range of games initially designed exclusively for Windows, the Linux-based (SteamOS) Steam Deck continues expanding its library of compatible titles and making moves to prove it's still one of the most desirable consoles.
Shaz from GL writes: "AMD could spur the beginning of a new era in handheld gaming with their upcoming APUs"
To me the most important hardware is the battery. Doesn’t matter how powerful the chips are.
There’s no way you’re getting that 40CU 16-core APU in a handheld. That’s too hot and power hungry for that. The highest end APU they’re suggesting is going to end up in gaming laptops that can cool a 100W chip.
I think these articles get things a little out of perspective, Steam Deck has sold around 3 million and Switch has sold 140 million. But if you are browsing certain parts internet you'd think the Steam Deck had sold over 100 million. If articles are going to continue to circulate like this and continue to put the Steam Deck in the same arena then I'm comfortable calling the device a flop.
Streaming on the Steam Deck is even easier with a new beta installation method for GeForce NOW. Plus GeForce NOW brings 24 new games for May.
That's all folks. EA anticheat has now been added into Battlefield V, so it's the end of being able to play it on Steam Deck and other Linux systems.
This joins the likes of Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2: Deluxe Edition, EA SPORTS FC 24, EA SPORTS FIFA 23, Battlefield 2042 and Madden NFL 24 that all have EA's own homegrown anti-cheat that make them simply unplayable on systems running Linux.
Now if you try to run it, you'll be greeted with an error. A shame to see a game that's multiple years old get broken like this and no doubt EA will continue to use their own EA anticheat in future online games. Battlefield 1 is still okay, and Apex Legends is also still running but perhaps it's only a matter of time before EA force it onto those too?
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Yes counter cheating that is good but when the ea app on pc is still totally broken and these cheaters are on 2042 same anti cheat this is just putting scotch tape on trumps file cabinet to prevent leaks its nothing more than a stop gap.
I mention ea app as for 4years it was in beta then tossed out with 3 year old issues and i still cant not get the products that i purchased on origin yeah i purchased digital but guess what there is no dvd games on pc anymore.
The rough part of all of this is that for those of us on PC mostly be it Windows or Linux based, the anti-cheat sucks up a lot of resources. It kind of reminds me of the conversation between, security and freedom. Too much of ether is both good if managed well or very bad. We just as gamers keep seeing this pop up over and over again. Wish I had some magic wand to stop cheaters... but I don't... hell we just seen what happened with Apex at a high level event.. getting that kind of access and such is not good... but at the same time. Can anyone, one person provide me an example where Anti Cheat has even like a hit rate above 50? I know I'm pulling numbers out of my ass, but it seems the cheaters beat the systems in place time and time again. Where there is a lock, and a smith to make it. We always will have a thief that breaks it.
“Steam Deck continues expanding its library of compatible titles and making moves to prove it's still one of the most desirable consoles.”
All these performance orientated handhelds are niche products. Nintendo Switch is currently sitting at over 125 million sales.
Doesn't this prove the opposite? If they're reducing the price and working harder on increasing the software supported, then perhaps that's fueled by... competition in the PC handheld market?
Interesting device but if you have a decent gaming PC it will perform far better (obviously) so unless you take it out with you often it's kinda a waste, unless you play in bed, and that's awkward given its size if you're playing lying on your side at least. The last handheld consoles to be able to do that comfortably were the Vita and 3DS.
The Project Q from PlayStations been taking a lot of heat lately but honestly, business-wise, it's in Sony's best interests. I recently was looking into the possibility of a portable PC, such as the Steam Deck, but once I saw what the ASUS ROG was going for, I mean, it's cheaper than my cell phone was when I got it, but, they dont what cell phones do for consoles, VR, and handhelds. So, while Sony's option isn't portable, a lot of people play their Switch undocked at home, I do. I'm not saying it's the best idea Sony's ever had, the PS Vita was a slam dunk, except for 3G exclusivity with AT&T and the cost of memory cards otherwise was great! So I'm not suggesting Project Q is that great, because Jim Ryans a moron - they seriously need to get rid of, but piecewise against what you've got to pay for Steam Deck and ASUS ROG vs $250 for the PS Vita AND the 3DS before they dropped the price when the Vita was announced as a more powerful handheld for the same price, that's REALLY expensive
I bought one a few months ago, but couldn't get the in game keyboard to work for games like Forza Horizon 5, which made the game unplayable (couldn't get past login screen of xbox live). I sent it back and I don't regret it.