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Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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A particularly fun bit:

So then, how about Fortnite on Linux / Steam Deck? Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said when it hits "tens of millions of users" that it "would actually make sense to support it". We must be pretty close by now right? Why ignore a platform that's sold multiple millions, and is clearly just continuing to fly off the shelves?

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Or it being 5 years in the future with significantly more efficient SOC's and batteries

That being said, the Nintendo DS's last US patents should expire in November. Maybe they could do a dual screen?

[–] zecg@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Maybe they could do a dual screen?

Homer's car

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Why not 3 screens and a rear touchpad and a mic for blowing into and a camera attachment and a detachable keyboard and detachable left and right controls and a side crank and proprietary memory cards with their own screen and....

[–] BlindFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yes to all. Just want to know what I can use the side crank for?

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Winding up your hadouken.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And what would that help with?

[–] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Are you telling me you don't use multiple screens while gaming?