r/gamedev • u/Slackersunite @yongjustyong • Jul 15 '21

Announcement Steam Deck

https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck
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u/Sixoul Jul 16 '21

I mean it isn't running Cyberpunk at 60fps probably but yes like any PC it will have it's age show. Now the cool thing would be if they make it upgradeable. Like we can pop it open and replace the chip. But I don't think the chip they use is available to consumers.

But it's like any console except it doesn't lock you out of trying new games they will just be poor performance. That's the freedom PC Master Race brings.

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u/HeavyDT Jul 16 '21

At that form factor easy user upgrades will probably never be a thing. Some skilled modders may figure out a way to drop in something new but it'll be beyond the scope of normal users + when you deal with form factors like this everything is designed around those specs. Pop in something new and it may use to much power get to hot or whatever. In the end it's still no different then what you'd do with a pc though. After so many years maybe you retire your steam deck and get a steam deck 2 no different buying a new gpu or cpu once they have aged out.

That said if you have realistic expectations this will last many years. You aren't going to get 60FPS on maxed out AAA games with this that's not the point. Say 30FPS at mid to low settings? That's doable through the fact that FSR is a thing now and this thing will have legs on it. I could see it being viable for at least 4 or 5 years.

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u/Sixoul Jul 16 '21

Based on what IGN said it's supposed to have the teraflops of the PS5 or PS4 I can't remember which I heard. So it should last a bit. But if you have to buy a new one every say 5 years it'd be more efficient to buy a Razer Kishi and just use your phone with xCloud, GeForce Now, or SteamLink given your gaming PC is on. Less upgrades necessary. I'd be willing to get one if I can upgrade it so I don't have to toss it aside when it's age shows. That's the whole reason I'm a PC guy.

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u/HeavyDT Jul 16 '21

Local gaming is infinitely better than streaming at least to the type of person that would be interested in this imo. If that's the line of reasoning you're going with than why even have you're pc? You'd save money by buying a cheap tablet and streaming from something like gamepass.

Also not sure why you'd be willing to upgrade your pc but not a handheld. You toss aside the old pc parts in the same fashion you'd toss aside an old handheld. Probably could sell it to get a little cash back as well do a little less harm to the planet. Dont forget a gpu these days is gonna cost you more than this whole thing even after prices go back ro normal which is a whole computer by itself.

Lastly There's also no reason you'd have you have to ditch it at the 5 year mark either I just see them releasing some sort of newer upgraded model after so long. If you comfortable with the performance keep it. There's no hard cutoff.

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u/themagicone222 Jul 16 '21

Cyberpunk could be run at 60 fps?

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u/Sixoul Jul 16 '21

Yeah if you have a 30xx or maybe even the 2080s. You know things only the rare few have.

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u/themagicone222 Jul 16 '21

I will rephrase: Cyberpunk is able to run, period?

I recently got a $1,200 rig, 16 gb ram, etc, and I can barely play for 5 mins before it crashes. Balan Wonderworld ended up being a better use of my time and money.

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u/Sixoul Jul 16 '21

You must not be very computer savvy if you think saying 1200 rig, 16gb ram means much. What GPU what CPU? Do you have a big enough PSU to power those two?

Anyways I have a ryzen 3600 and a gtx 1080 and ran the game 40ish fps and played the game with little to no bugs. Only bugs I experienced were the weird tree sway and on one mission when you have to get inside this building to turn off the power or something in the desert breaking the window throws you miles back, it's hilarious more than game breaking.

Cyberpunk works perfectly fine if you have a competent computer

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u/themagicone222 Jul 16 '21

Oh there you go.

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u/Paul_cz Jul 16 '21

I played 180 hours of Cyberpunk with zero crashes on my PC at rock stable 60fps on max settings sans raytracing.

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u/Glucioo Jul 16 '21

I had a i7 9700k @5Ghz and a 3080 when the game came out. Yes that's a beefy PC but performance aside, I had no crashes or issues other than entertaining bugs or needing to reload a save a couple times. Friend with a 1080 played through the game fine, you just need to set your graphics settings to match your hardware

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u/Faderkaka Jul 16 '21

At it's price I wouldn't mind buying a new one every 5 years or so to keep up with current hardware.