Yeah and recently got an argument with someone saying that the SD was no competitor for the Switch.

In my opinion both are directly trying to fill a market where you can play games anywhere.

It’s true that Nintendo also has their own closed games that can only be played on their hardware (officially at least).

But beyond each console’s game library the need for having a portable console is a more important factor.

I haven’t even picked the LCD 128GB SD…just didn’t pick the option with max storage. Also haven’t picked the PS5P with the Disc reader…

But anyway. This meme is very specific (and pointless) and it is just targeting a minority who would be choosing between a high end console to play at the sofa on the big screen and a handheld to play anywhere.

I think the main SD group of people, is people who want a handheld, and that group of people generally choose between SD, Nintendo Switch, or other handhelds (like the Asus ROG etc).

Some would go with Nintendo because they just care about Nintendo games. But the majority is just looking for a handheld to play any good games anywhere.

To answer the last question. I have a PC, a PS5 and a SD. So some people who own a SD would buy a PS5. If I’m on my couch I use the PS5. If I’m at the terrace, or on a flight, etc. I use the SD.

I’m not sure if it’s the meme but here (Europe) there is a huge difference in price between the basic 512GB OLED SD and the basic PS5 pro option.

569€ vs 800€.

They should do it like on consoles, reduce the graphics to guarantee stable FPS on resource intensive moments (like combat).

Although, on PS5 they apply a lot of variable rate shading mixed with upscaling/FSR. VRS is something I don’t really like but it the drop is minimal it’s ok.

On PC (Linux). I prioritise Steam.

But if the game is much cheaper in other launchers that can be used with Lutris. Like Epic. That doesn’t stop me from getting it there instead.

The origin for me are the guys who generally demand that the SD should have higher resolution than 720p-800p (approximately).

I personally think the display PPI is good enough in the original Steam Deck. So I wouldn’t raise the resolution a lot. Especially when some games struggle to keep 30 FPS.

Of course, the eye to display distance matters a lot for this and that’s a bit more subjective.

Many people are still playing with a PS4. And generally consoles last several years.

If we can move the optimisations more to the PC world that would be also nice to keep devices running in the longer term.

What I don’t think is going to happen is a future steam deck running a native resolution at 1080p requiring much more GPU PWR.

Maybe they’ll add 1080p or higher resolution screen and start using more the upscaling.

But running a future GPU bound game natively at 1080p will make any medium term upgrade more like a downgrade.

I’ve been playing on planes, airports, beach, outdoor.

But not much at home. There I still use the PC.

That’s terrible lol

How bad is the stuttering?

Like once every few minutes while walking into a new area? Or constantly like in the middle of a fight.

It never suspennd to disk for me. Only suspend to ram.

I asked this question long ago. And started turning off the deck every time to stop the battery drain.

But basically the issue is the storage space.

Thanks I’ll switch off the beta then!

Is the new engine enabled by default? Because I have 3 options for Betas:

• None
• new-engine - New Engine Beta
• public-beta - Public beta

So if I select None does it mean I’ll still use the new engine?

This is true but there are some exceptions like Fromsoftware games, Monster Hunter.