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37 points ·
Well fuck. A lot of the OG decks are getting into battery replacement time, this is unfortunate if they really are discontinuing parts. I can't blame valve to stop producing the older hardware but hopefully ifixit can work with them to line up reputable third party suppliers.
20 points ·
Eeesh too rich for me, but happy for anyone that gets one!
18 points ·
Valve has said repeatedly they won't subsidize it heavily because it's more of a generic desktop than the deck was. A low subsidized price could attract buyers that wouldn't spend money on games (ie. using for office machines)
2 points ·
It'll need to be some very low settings to hit 4k @ 90fps minimum. Sacrificing frames or resolution in VR is a non-starter. I wouldn't say it's impossible, but sounds extraordinary craptastic to me.
8 points ·
Yes it can be used standalone, however Quest games are built for the Quest. Frame games are PC games translated to ARM. That'll unlock a lot of games for standalone use, but I seriously doubt it'll have the resources for something like NMS to run on it's hardware.
3 points ·
Yeah sorry, didn't intend to discourage anyone from the deal - it's great hardware at an incredible price. If you're indifferent on the screen or it's not applicable to your use, you know who you are and should jump on it. If you can't reasonably swing the dollars for OLED, you should also jump on it.
I still wouldn't recommend LCD _over_ the OLED, it's undeniably the better configuration for handheld gaming.
12 points ·
I wouldn't say I recommend it over the OLED, but they both work great. My OG LCD still holding up strong, but the OLED is definitely an improvement in both screen quality and battery.
13 points ·
I assume they already have the hardware built and are bascially liquidating it. The 256 seemed a bit of a black sheep in the units, with most people choosing the 64 and upgrading storage themselves, or the 512 to maximize storage from factory + screen upgrade.
Mostly though just making a joke that valve is _supposed_ to be following market trends and hiking the price regardless of actual conditions. The shareholders would be in shambles, if they had any.
49 points ·
Wait I thought consoles are supposed to be getting more expensive for old hardware? Did Valve miss the memo?
144 points ·
Congress?? Hello?
19 points ·
Their sheer incompetence is the only thing keeping me hopeful. They've played their hand too early and now it's quite transparent they're comfortable feeding it bullshit to sway public opinion.
18 points ·
Idk about a manual mode, but it definitely has a system prompt to influence it's responses and this feels like Xitter tried to poison it on the topic but forgot or neglected the guard rails.
35 points ·
It's mostly unscrewing covers and peeling stickers, if you can get a good savings that way I believe it's worth it.
MicroSD also is really not bad if you pick a fast, deck tested one. Lots of my non-primary games are stored there and still load acceptably for me
17 points ·
You're assuming republicans have any desire in retaining world power or influence.. they are explicitly more interested in isolationist christofascism ambitions. America wanted this.
4 points ·
No idea what studio is pictured, it looks more like a help desk or support layout to me. "Sensible" places will do rows of 6 or 8 people seperated by mid height dividers, but even that sucks in my opinion.
Edit- It's stock photography of hell
25 points ·
First order of business, negotiating to scrap that shittastic seating plan in the picture.
1 points ·
1 points ·
"WHO is infected with Chinese propaganda, this cannot stand!"
"We've decided the best course of action is to withdraw and give them full control of the organization"
Big brain moves only
15 points ·
I've never used my 3.5mm, but now I want to check...
13 points ·
They keep saying it's coming, bazzite is pretty solid for now, but I'd really like to get an official valve iso.