Valve's Erik Peterson and Lawrence Yang talk about the whereabouts of the dock, the possibility of a slimmer Steam Deck, and much more.
Microsoft just posted the third quarter of its 2024 fiscal financial results. The software maker made $61.9 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during Q3. Revenue is up 17 percent, and net income has increased by 20 percent.
Xbox content + services up 62% while hardware down 31%... seems about right with the way they tout you don't need the hardware to play. People can play on their phones or smart tv or other means. I don't hardly play on my consoles directly since getting devices like the logitech g-cloud and ps portal. Which is to also say I have been playing more digital than physical because of these devices.
Too expensive hardware when others offer the same or more for less? Good work, Green Team.
"Despite some early successes for Xbox games on rival platforms, Xbox hardware is down by a massive 31 percent this quarter."
"Without Activision Blizzard, Microsoft’s overall gaming revenue would have actually declined this quarter."
"Xbox content and services would have only been up a single percent without Activision Blizzard..."
"It looks like next quarter is going to be a similar story for gaming at Microsoft, too."
That is crazy... so A/B/K is carrying the whole Xbox gaming.
Oh and Microsoft will be fine. Windows, Office and Cloud are growing with each pc purchase.
PSLS writes: I have traveled across the country using the Razer Kishi Ultra in airports and hotels for both PlayStation Remote Play and mobile gaming in general, and I am thoroughly impressed.
A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.
I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.
I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons
I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.
Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.
At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath
I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.
Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.
I have big hands, last thing I want is a slimmer deck.
I'd like a more powerful steam deck with better battery life, graphics card, cpu and 1080p oled screen that's 8inches wide. I know it's all possible now with the current form factor of the deck now. Hopefully its possible to have that in holiday 2023
I’m actually really warming up to my steam deck, being able to play Batman Arkham Origins at 60 high everything even though at 800p is very clean on the smaller screen. And a lot of the games I have been testing all have great performance across the board.
I started hired guns and it was looking rough. But that was because it defaulted too low. Switched it to high and altered a few settings game runs smooth and clean at 60. Super shocked at the bang you are getting out of it.
My bigger test is definitely going to have to be with larger titles like dying light(haven’t been enjoying 2 on my ps5 to date any to buy it on pC) and several other newer games to see the performance.
Pretty stellar performance and I haven’t even done other OS and emulation yet
The only things I would change in a new Steam Deck are:
1. Better Screen
A bezel-less OLED would be really nice
2. M.2 2280 support
If AYA manages to squeeze them into the Neo Air then Valve can do it too
3. Second USB-C Port on the bottom
Would be really nice for charging while plugging in peripherals/screen without the need for a dock and more flexibility while charging