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When the Steam Deck was still just an idea, Valve says some staff were like, "I just want that for me" and "the point wasn't even to make a product out of it"
  • I adore mine. Not the best for GPU-intensive games like Elden Ring or Resident Evil 4 remake.... But for essentially everything else it's just the best.

    Minecraft, 90fps Balatro, Slay The Spire, Binding of Isaac and similar.... 90fps Dark Souls 1-3 - 90fps!

    Very, very happy.

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    How good is the Steam Deck really? (Not a gamer)
  • Excellent. Simply excellent. Don't expect it to run AAA games at 60fps, but it'll run most very well. Doom and Doom Eternal can hit 60fps easily. Even Baldurs Gate does a decent 30fps. For the portability and convenience you can't lose. Don't forget it hooks up to a TV, Bluetooth controller, or a keyboard and mouse! I've gamed at work in lunch break using a USB-C adaptor for screen, mouse and keyboard and it works great.

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    Roses are red, violets are blue, everyone is using IPv6, why aren't you?
  • Yes just had a look, according to Google countrywide it's 10%. Very low, sadly. Neighboring France at 74% IPv6. Interesting to see the difference even with neighbouring countries.

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    Roses are red, violets are blue, everyone is using IPv6, why aren't you?
  • Sure, in the UK we have very strict rules around competition law and broadband access. Here, fibre businesses lay fibre to premises (and are paid to do so). Then, a customer can order from any number of broadband providers, and the company who originally laid the fibre lease that line out at wholesale prices. The broadband operator runs 'over the top' of whoever installed the fibre.

    That way, the fibre installer makes money over time, gently and progressively. All broadband companies and smaller 'Alt-Nets' as we call them, have an equal opportunity to a customer base. Finally the customer has the choice to find services matching their needs and price points. Pay a lot get a lot, pay less get less.

    I think I have a choice of 6. Names which come to mind are EE, Vodafone, Virgin, Trooli, Cuckoo and Orange.

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    Steam Beta adds Bluetooth device battery info for Steam Deck, specific device toggles for Bluetooth wake from sleep
  • Same, recently on a work trip I finally got in to my hotel and found my steam deck hot and on 1% battery. My headphones had woken it from sleep earlier in the day and it had sat there burning itself away. This is great news.

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    Baldur’s Gate 3 Becomes First Game To Win Every Major GOTY Award
  • Yes it's a really enjoyable game with unlimited variation and possibility. It pretty much handles anything you want to do too.... Don't like one of the characters in your last playthrough? Yeet them off a cliff when you meet them on the next playthrough and the game, characters and dialogue all manage to account for it. Insanely well made in that regard alone.

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