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There's definitely plans to bring SteamOS to more handhelds, we've seen partial support for the ROG Ally being added over some recent patch notes for example. This may just be for other handhelds for right now.

On the other hand, we just recently started getting links on the new Steam Controller. That could just be a Steam Deck accessory, but maybe Valve is planning on trying Steam Machines again.

As someone else mentioned, that one was based on a different distribution of Linux, and had a lot of differences in function/setup to the current version of SteamOS on the steam deck. The steam deck's version is steam deck exclusive right now, and people have to use other options like Bazzite and HoloOS if they want a Steam Deck-like experience on another device.

This implies that Valve is finally ready to let other vendors use SteamOS, which is great news.

Right, I'm fully licensed as an electrician but I also have to repair/maintain natural gas/propane/diesel engines. There's also increasing amounts of computer/network knowledge needed for new controllers and setting up network monitoring. Overall it's a job that really benefits from a lot of different skill sets, and has a lot of day to day variety in the work I'm doing.

These cards sound good, but I'm generally soured on Intel as a company. It'll be years before I feel comfortable buying hardware from them.

Yeah, there's a lot of questionable work out there. Many homeowners underestimate the difficulty involved in some repairs too, so there's definitely a need to justify why it took as long as it did.

Repair electricians definitely run into the work of install electricians, but my experience is they're mostly two different groups. Install electricians may come back to do repairs on their own work, or if there's a lull in new construction jobs they can pick up they might fill in the hours with some smaller repair jobs.

There are some some more specialized electricians that do a mix of both, for example my company is mostly generator focused. We're involved in both new construction and repairs for things that are generator/transfer switch/solar related.

30% as industry standard

That's the same as app stores/etc, and is still a common cut to take. I'm not convinced the cuts that Epic is taking are actually sustainable for offering downloads/updates/etc for a game indefinitely, but it's hard to tell since the Epic store is already bleeding money.

I'll also mention that Audible (which has a monopoly in the audiobook space) reportably takes a 60-75% cut of audiobooks sold on their platform (they take only 60% if you agree to sell exclusively on audible, but they take the full 75% if you want to sell the book somewhere else as well). Monopolies abusing their position is really common, but I haven't seen anything similar from Steam that makes me think they're abusing their position. I suspect PC gaming would be in a far worse state if another company controlled the popular storefront.

Being a small game dev has a lot of uncertainty and risk. I wouldn't blame any small dev for taking a guaranteed paycheck from Epic. Larger studios with safe prospects should be blamed though imo. Gearbox with Borderlands 3 for example.

Except they're trying to strongarm people into using it by using huge amounts of money to buy exclusivity rights.

People don't want monopolies because companies can abuse their position to hurt consumers. But steam provides a very user friendly experience with lots of benefits and features like mod hosting, remote play together, etc. Epic provides a store that people hate using, and people only put up with because epic abused fortnite's success to buy exclusivity deals*. Despite being the much smaller storefront, Epic already feels like the abusive monopoly in the PC gaming space.

*Many people also play on Epic because of free games, which is a valid and pro-consumer way to attract users. I'm 100% cool with this strategy, although giving away merchandise at a loss is also a common monopoly strategy.

A Chinese flagged ship disabled it's transponders (so that people wouldn't know where it was), slowed it's speed, then dropped anchor and dragged it 100 miles across multiple underwater cables. This is almost certainly intentional sabotage, although it's not yet clear what governments are responsible. The ship was loaded with Russian fertilizer, which is the main link to Russia.

Also:

The Yi Peng 3 joins a growing list of incidents fueling Western suspicions of Russia's covert operations. Last year, the Newnew Polar Bear, another Chinese vessel, allegedly severed a Finnish gas pipeline and cable while carrying Russian sailors.

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One of my biggest pet peeves with corporate websites. It's like they're afraid that clearly stating what they do will prevent them from growing and doing other things as well. So instead they refuse to say anything coherent.

This is mainly just looking at it being different consoles in the space. The Switch 2/PS handheld/Xbox handheld won't have to compete on who has the best hardware, for Nintendo games you get the switch, PS games the PSP, and game pass you get the Xbox.

As for future PC handhelds, there will be linear improvements (better performance, better battery life, etc), different UI options (SteamOS versus windows with some program slapped on top), and different use cases (smaller more portable devices, etc).

What? I don't follow you at all.

Honestly, I'm just excited for the possibility of NPCs that can have lifelike conversations. Should add a lot to RPGs.

They give you steam keys, they're legitimate though and not a key reseller.

I'm not sure how they buy their keys though.

As for the game, it really took off for me when I got back to the city, and started the persona cycle of managing my time combined with carrying out missions.

Yeah it's a pretty chunky demo. By the point you're at, I wasn't super invested in the game yet. But the demo is long, and I definitely was hooked by the end.

If you decide to buy it, fanatical has a great price on it.

I bought up Psychonauts 2 and Jedi Fallen Order for myself. A friend gifted me Astlibra (which I'm really excited about), and Brok the Investiagator.

I also gifted a copy of Shadows of Doubt and F.E.A.R. Hadn't realized until after my friend tried it, but turns out F.E.A.R. is one of those games that runs perfectly on linux, but doesn't run well on Windows anymore. Requires multiple patches to remove memory caps for windows, and even then it still has fps dips for some reason. Meanwhile linux/steam deck runs it perfectly.

So it's actually a tester from valve who marks the game as supported or not, and then there are community reports to make sure the rating is accurate.

Honestly not having a dpad and second thumbstick is a deal breaker for me on the original steam controller, it means that most games with built in controller support don't work well without switching to a custom or community layout. I think having a "normal" controller layout + trackpads/etc is necessary for the controller to succeed.

Additionally, having this layout means it will match the Steam Deck, which should make all control profiles interchangable.

There was a request to halt sales until the specific mechanics were removed, with the mechanics being throwing pokeball like items and riding monsters.