Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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Valve confirms it'll support the ROG Ally with its Steam Deck operating system (www.theverge.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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Recent patch notes sounded like they might be hinting at upcoming ROG Ally support, but it's now confirmed.

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[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 28 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Selling games is their main revenue anyway. The console is an extra.

[–] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 24 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

The lower storage Deck models have been sold at a loss, with the plan of recovering that through game sales. So rival hardware running SteamOS could make valve more money than the deck does.

It's possible that the deck's are no longer sold at a loss, both due to components getting cheaper over time and higher sale numbers leading to lower cost per unit. But either way the money comes mostly from game sales, not hardware sales.

[–] xavier666@lemm.ee 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I have bought more games than ever when I got the Steam Deck. Playing games on the PC can be tiring when you are 30+

[–] LoamImprovement@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

I got it for travel and it really is a top notch portable gaming hub. Doubly so because emulation is really easy to set up and run through the frontend. I love being able to play Elden Ring on the go.