Valve's Chet Faliszek has confirmed to NowGamer that the developer's return to the PlayStation 3 had to be done 'the right way' following the console's port of the Orange Box...
Valve gave a user Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 for free as compensation for the long wait during their Steam Deck repair.
I had a similar experience when I initially pre-ordered my Deck. There was an issue during shipping and they offered me a customer service perk for the hassle and let me pick any game on Steam. It was super nice of them. I got a copy of Rime.
Discover 10 timeless video games from the past that remain absolutely playable today. From Chrono Trigger to DOOM, these classics have aged like fine wine!
Hot damn that's a good list. The only one i never played is AOE2 and i never finshed Chrono Trigger but it was damn good.
Speaking of what's old but holds up amazingly well and plays like a dream.. i played Symphony of the Night for the first time in 2019.. yep that's right. It became one of my favourite games of all time that i replay almost every year. I couldn't believe how good it was. That is almost impossible for me with newer games let alone older ones. Truly a special gem.
The only one I’d disagree with is doom. It shows its age badly I think. After 5 minutes of play these days you put it down.
There have been plenty of comparisons online between the Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch 2, but does Valve really need to compete?
Steamdeck plays Switch games better than the switch hardware.
I see no reason why this won't continue with the successors. Switch will sell more, sure. But those who game on PC always come out ahead both in enjoyment and value for their money.
you think a Steam Deck is going to emulate a Steam 2 when it's arguably more powerful than it?
Interesting..
We're going to have to wait and see. Currently, there's no technology that would allow a Steam Deck 2 to achieve a performance leap over the Steam Deck 1 similar to what the Switch 2 offers over the Switch 1, without sacrificing the device's portability.
We'll either need AMD to seriously improve the efficiency of their cores, so we can get something with the rasterization power of a Radeon 8060S but without the power consumption of an Xbox Series S, or Valve would have to invest heavily in a translation layer for ARM. Neither of these paths is easy to achieve, so we probably shouldn't expect a Steam Deck 2 for at least a 3 or 4 more years.
Considering that other companies have shat out multiple PC handhelds already while Valve hasn't even mentioned a successor tells me they aren't looking to compete with anyone. They went for a console experience and that includes holding off on new hardware til there's a generational leap.
None of those other companies can realistically compete with Valve either. Valve can sell the hardware for a minimal gain and still know they are for the most part, just having every user still use Steam.
Every other handheld has to make its profit entirely on the hardware, which is why most of them went for an even more PC enthusiast market/price point
That is the one point where Nintendo does compete with Valve, or Sony with their rumored handheld or even more so MS, if they release a first party handheld (with a decent version of handheld windows)
What many people don't get is that most of Steam Deck users have a high-end or at least a good enough PC alongside the Steam Deck. Yes, we like better graphics and higher refresh rates and we get them in our PC, we are not relying on the Steam Deck for them. We use the Deck for other reasons and in other eventualities, where we are willing to compromise on all these things, because we still get to enjoy them when we can/feel like it in the PC. Thus, a direct comparison with a sole device like the Switch is misplaced. Of course you need the Switch 2 to be strong if there is no stronger alternative to play your games in. By the way I got a Switch on day 1 and I loved it, it's just that I'm not really playing it anymore.
The fact Valve added more people to their team just to implement things such as cross platform play, user generated content, ect... makes me wanna buy the game day 1 even though I've never really got into the series before cause of the superior complex they had. It seems they got on the right track, and will end up pushing the envelope on what can be done on consoles. Its amazing and I see this gen being relevant for many more years to come.
I will admit though. I would love to see what the ps3 and pc would collaborate if the ps3 had more RAM.
What were the main probs with the ps3 port of the orange box again?
To be honest id respect them and possibly buy Portal if they outright state they were stupid and wrong. They were the ones, and only ones, that bashed the PS3 and called it so many abusive things. Calling the fans dumb and so on. Come out and say those comments were said and were wrong and that your biting your own arse then we talk.
All this "oh we have excuse after excuse" bs is just making me hate them more. I never liked Valve, their comments cemented me not buying their games, and the only way to fix that is to live up to yourself and make good games. Thank god my Orange Box purchase went to EA and not them.
And they have.
They pulled excuse after excuse in getting away from PS3. the funny thing is they bashed PSN and look what they now favour because Sony let them use Steam. How the tables turned.
Gabe was hoping the PS3 would fail the whole time but greatly underestimated the playstation brand. Now Valve eat their humble pie and get their games on cause they know there is profit there as well lol.
If only Ninja theory would shut their faces about it as well.