>>1058567 I just wish someone would make a 6-7 inch Steam Deck since carpal tunnel fucks me over when using my Steam Deck.

>>1058907 you have gpd? >carpal tunnel actually no don't use any device for few days till it heals

>>1059020 I have a GPD Win 4 on the way. >actually no don't use any device for few days till it heals It's not painful and it usually goes away after letting my hands drop down in a neutral position. I'm hoping with the GPD that I can actually play games on the way to work again.

There will be NO Steam Deck 2 https://archive.ph/C1zWF https://www.si.com/videogames/news/atari-gaming-handheld-reveal >According to a report from Videocardz, AMD will be announcing the Ryzen Z2 series of processors at CES. These processors are gaming-focused APUs designed primarily for mobile devices, like the Lenovo Legion Go, the Asus ROG Ally, and yes, the Steam Deck. <The report says that AMD claimed that the Ryzen Z2 will be featured in devices from Lenovo, Asus, and Valve, leading many to believe that a new Steam Deck with the Ryzen Z2 would be announced soon. Valve has shot that down, though in a post on Bluesky that has categorically ruled out the possibility. >“There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck,” wrote Piere-Loup Griffais, a Valve employee working primarily on the Steam Deck and SteamOS. “Guessing the slide was meant to say the series is meant for products like that, not announcing anything specific.”

>>1059286 clickbait headline, they'll probably contract a seperate skulike the steam deck has

>>1059286 There will be no Z2 Steam Deck, the Steam Deck 2 will probably happen in the middle of the Switch 2's lifespan.

>>1059286 >There will be NO Steam Deck 2 That is not what the article says, Griffais said the Deck 2 won't be based on the Z2. Valve has openly talked about the SD2 before, from the sounds of it, it's not coming any time soon so there wouldn't even be mockups or specs yet.

Why do none of these seem to have trackpads? Does Valve have a patent or something?

>>839658 attachable phone controllers are stressful to use, pressing to hard in the heat of the game makes the phone wobble and I just cant handle it xperia play's design is patented till 2030 sadly so nothing like it till then gpd 4 has a sliding keyboard not controller buttons which is the patent 2 options get something like odin 2 which handles all emulation or get a good phone and some joystick controller with a controller clip, this has been quite comfortable for me actually as for keyboards, good luck, I had no luck myself.

>>1059383 even laptop users carry around a small bluetooth mouse with them trackpads have a horrible reputation they beat joysticks any day of the week though and are great for puzzle games on the deck

>>839652 I have a 512 and have played it with ease in shade of tree during a camping trip during afternoon dont know about just holding it in your hand and walking around would probably get it stolen if I did that

>>842040 >rog ally >rally >rally to ally as for steam deck, it was mostly to dunk on stream deck releasing around the same time cause fuck twitch streamers lmao

>>1059383 the GPD WIn 4 has a trackpack, kinda.

>>1059624 Not in any form you could use in FPS/TPS games.

>>1059678 To add to this, why doesn't pic related exist? I know there's the Steam controller, but that's out of production, lacks a dpad and is built like a happymeal toy. You'd think with all the chink controllers at least one of them would have made this by now.

>>1059680 Also Steam controller doesn't have a right analog, which is needed for any game that doesn't support simultaneous mouse + gamepad controls since analog stick emulation is garbage.

I own a Pixel 6 for serious mobile emulation and it's starting to show some wear and tear and I'm also running out of space. Is there a good (android-based) phone with good performance that is out now or will be released later this year I should look to for an upgrade?

>>1063792 You could buy a dedicated android emulation handheld like the Retroid Pocket 5 or Odin 2 which both have SD card support

>>1063792 You looking for an actual phone that can also play games, or just any android device for playing games on the move? Because a dedicated handheld would be always better, won't have battery life issues etc. But you'll have to carry a phone too for everyday use. Also >show some wear and tear >I'm also running out of space ??? Just remove older games and keep others stored elsewhere. Pixel 6 isn't exactly an "old" device.

>>1059680 You'd have to have someone make the first leap for others to follow. Once one company does and has moderate success, others will follow suit. I wish madkatz was around to make a controller with trackpads+joysticks+thumbstick+fighting game stick

>>1063876 Valve already did pretty well with the Steam Controller until they got sued for patent violations (due to using grip buttons)

>>1063900 >nuhuh you can't implement this feature because my company that exists entirely to sit on patents submitted it several years ago :^) I HATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I HATE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

>>1063903 anon please, cool it with the antisemitic remarks

Faux-90s Steam Deck ads

>>1082927 I think it'd work better if it was changed to 90s appropriate specs and games. Like swap out the CPU to a K6 or K6-2 and the GPU to something like a Riva 128. Of course the ssd would have to be swapped to an HDD because Flash storage was ludicrously expensive.

>>1082935 Might as well replace the whole thing with an ad for Game Gear or Lynx then since Steam didn't exist in the 90s either

>>1082954 Valve existed then. As for time period correct specs and advertising we could pretend that Steam was instead just a line of gaming pc devices (E.g. a Desktop Laptop and early PDAs) instead of a online distribution platform. Though we would be lacking a solid 1st party lineup with only Half Life being there, and Valve not being a big company yet, so we would have to look into more theoriticals, like Microsoft funding it to show off Direct3D6/7. And I could see then it being a big show off of other Microsoft published games, maybe with a partnership with Sierra since they published Half Life 1.

>>1082968 The point is obviously just style. Once you start changing the actual content, you might as well change everything.

Seeing as this is the closest thing we have to a Linux thread.. I just found out Lindows still exists, and was renamed to Linspire. It's actively developed. Literally never once have I heard about this OS. Out of pure curiosity, how is it?

>>1083589 Its one of the bland distros out there, as it does literally nothing special and yet costs money

Well, the Switch 2 sucks. Steam Deck all the way.

>>1085614 The Switch 2 being shit doesn't make the Steam Deck good. Hell, if it's hackable the Switch 2 will likely be a far better device than the Deck owing to its specs, resolution, refresh rate, screen, ergonomics, battery life, size, storage, weight, and the ability to play nearly all Switch games without emulator compatibility issues on top of eventually receiving its own native and likely exclusive library. It's price is also only $50 more expensive than the cheapest deck model and comes with far more storage.

>>1085645 Steam Deck 2 all the way.

>>1085645 It'll definitely be far better at playing Switch games (base Switch is admittedly already better for that since Switch emulation on the deck is a mix bag), but it won't be able to play the metric fuck-tons of PC games. Also homebrew emulation on consoles fucking sucks, I learnt this from the Vita. You're free to call any other UMPC better, honestly I went for the Deck since it has touch pads and I heard Windows is awful for handheld devices.

Encase anyone cares I made this guide about how to run this ancient Pac-Man game on the deck. It's kinda shitty since I haven't figured out how to fix the audio but maybe someone knows how to.

>>1085698 I haven't tried myself just yet, but I came across this reddit threat in regard to the game on Steam Deck. Perhaps it can help.