Maybe… Nation Modernization
But if you call it that, you’ll have to build out some scenarios for the player (either like stages or selectable by difficulty) where they have to solve the problems with your prebuilt nations. Of course you could keep a sandbox/start-from-scratch mode too.
Ok serious comment: That’s a damn good review. And a surprisingly good quality device that’s a little ahead of its time.
I’m impressed that you reached out to devs, contrasted with other handhelds, and tried so many different games. That’s almost everything I’d want to know.
What kind of battery life does it get with various games? Sorry if I missed that. I expect ARM is a lot less power hungry than x86.
Anyway, you can either follow the link to my full review
I tried clicking on Link, but he just took me to a bigger picture of Link
No, I mean there was specifically a Black Friday deal that IIRC was even better than the more common discounts. I’m kicking myself for missing it, heh
I might’ve only been for Mail though and not the VPN.
There was another deal for existing customers. OP probably just missed it.
Never tried 4K, sorry. I’ve only had a 1080p plasma TV (which recently blew a capacitor so I may have to get something else).
For control, I use an old Logitech K830 which has a trackpad right on it. It’s a good step up from the K400 series (lithium rechargeable and backlit keys) but sadly appears to be discontinued 😞
If you look at a teardown of the Machine, it’s almost all heatsink inside. The remaining space isn’t really a lot bigger than a Deck. But the components run much higher wattage (not constrained by battery) and put out a lot more heat, hence the need for the sink.
It’s harder to stuff the power of a steam deck into such a small package.
The new Steam Machine is very compact for a gaming PC of its caliber. That took some real engineering to find the right combination of component size, TDP, thermals and noise for such a small box. There’s obviously no screen and battery but otherwise it’s similar design work as on the Deck.
That’s a tough one. The new Steam Controller will probably let you use the trackpads with an onscreen keyboard (as long as you’re running the Steam app), just like the Deck. But personally I can’t get used to that.
You generally need some kind of keyboard with a PC. I have a little handheld Rii i4 with a thumb keyboard, maybe that would be better for you?
If your confidence level is decent (you said elsewhere you’re new to Linux), I’d suggest EndeavourOS. Nearly all the benefits of Arch without most of the hassle. It’s great for gaming and great as just a daily OS (whereas Bazzite seems very focused on gaming).
The top end Steam Deck was like $750 at release. Replace the screen with better CPU and GPU, and there’s your baseline for the Machine. Since it’s “6x” performance, price will probably be a bit higher. People thinking way less are smoking crack.
How many of you have actually had a Linux PC connected to your living room TV? I built one about 13 years ago (and upgraded the guts occasionally) and it’s been awesome. With a regular web browser you can watch YouTube (with uBlock of course), Plex/Jellyfin, or any streaming service, in addition to gaming. Plus I’ve done stuff like vacation planning with my partner, where we can easily bring up maps and hotel listings from our couch without hunching over a laptop or tablet.
While Linux hardware support is quite good these days, there’s still something to be said for buying a machine that you know is fully supported and targeted by game devs.
I might still need Windows for a few games.
You probably don’t, unless it’s for multiplayer anti-cheat. I don’t think I’ve had any significant issues with Linux gaming in 6+months. Basically everything just works now, Cyberpunk very much included.
Not a guarantee of course, but in my experience it’s pretty awesome and I don’t miss Windows at all. Dual-booting for a year was silly and overly paranoid, in actuality I ignored the Windows partition almost entirely.
Yeah. And Dell bought them a long time ago so they would have a ‘gaming’ brand. Just buy a regular Dell machine and save money, it’s about as simple as that.
Just playing devil’s advocate here. I don’t necessarily disagree with you, but there are some interesting factors at play.
Uh, it’s not speculation if OP is referencing what Valve staff have said literally and unambiguously.
No thanks, I’ll stick with Hannah Montana Linux.
Oh, it predated DirectX. Interesting, TIL!
What’s WinG? I’ve been a PC gamer since before the first discrete 3dfx graphics cards but I’ve never heard of this.
Is the GPU in this chipset not also ARM architecture? Genuine question, I’m more of a desktop PC guy and don’t usually follow mobile platforms.