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IGN: Should PlayStation Be Worried About What Steam Deck Does for Xbox?
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Their current base shouldn't feel "alienated" just because the games are coming to PC. Holding back day one PC release because fans would be upset? That's some entitlement from the "fans"
If anything Sony should put more day and date on PC with this thing out there.
Yep. And there is nothing to worry about even if PlayStation would produce some Billion or two less revenue for its share holders. It would just end up changing them to be little innovative, better and inviting for consumers.
I don't get why Playstation would be worried? What does Steam Deck do for Xbox that it doesn't do for Playstation? Can someone who watched the video explain the point, or list the time stamp where they explain it?
Games do not need to be ported to SteamOS, SteamOS includes "Proton", which is a compatibility layer for running Windows games in Linux (not emulation, it converts Windows API calls like DirectX to Linux equivalents and runs the rest natively). Works with most games.
Halo Infinite is releasing on Xbox One.
Proton is a compatibility layer for Windows games on Linux. Most games work with the major caveat that multiplayer games incorporating certain anticheat programs don't. But Valve is working with those companies with the aim of compatibility at launch.
But you can also just install Windows on it anyways.
It has probably been made because of the influence of the Switch (and mobile gaming) on Valve business, with indies but also all the competition on cash-grab gaming against DOTA or CSGO. But to say a 1.x TF SoC with 2 CUs and 64Gb of eMMC storage is a threat for Sony is mistaking what makes their position unique as a publisher : to not have to deal with a decade years old level of performances.
Sounds like they're working on that and will be solved ahead of launch (see at 5:45):
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Clickbait title aside, there are some a nice observations in that video.
Then again, PS is starting to enter the pc ecosystem so who knows..maybe they already knew about steam deck and decided to take the initiative by porting some games.
Playing uncharted 4 during lunch breaks in the office would be neat.
Then again, PS is starting to enter the pc ecosystem so who knows..maybe they already knew about steam deck and decided to take the initiative by porting some games.
Playing uncharted 4 during lunch breaks in the office would be neat.
I just thought about this, Valve put out a PSNow capable portable device before Sony did. I'm sick.
I'm pretty sure what he means is less about upsetting fans and more about ways to capitalize on the market while still making sure they do everything to get people to buy their hardware first and foremost, which excludes day one PC ports of major titles
Im... not really sure how the Deck would negatively impact Sony unique to anyone else. They have Steam ports to put on there too. Hell Nixxes could even add official Deck support to future PC ports since they already work on PS4
Vita had PS Now for awhile
Vita had PS Now for awhile
Nintendo doesnt have to worry about anything because they sell games, which happen to need a system. They are their own ecosystem and everyone could make a handheld and their numbers wouldnt budge an inch.
MS should be more worried about Steam launching a Gamepass equivalent to be accessed on PC and the Deck tbh, specially now with Netflix intending to enter the fray after Amazon, Apple and Google.
All of this just makes me wonder if Sony, on their end, would perhaps contemplate returning to mobile with a "mini" 720p PS5 that would access the same library and PS Now.
At the very least, this machine can clearly play full blown PS4 games it seems.
All of this just makes me wonder if Sony, on their end, would perhaps contemplate returning to mobile with a "mini" 720p PS5 that would access the same library and PS Now.
At the very least, this machine can clearly play full blown PS4 games it seems.
To be fair, they spent most of Nintendo Voice Chat this week going over their thoughts on this.
It's a PC. You can run Windows on it and any other launcher.
It riles up Playstation Fans and drives clicks.
We see these negative, "gotcha" concern articles about all the platform holders since they likely do better numbers than positive/affirmative ones
Support dropped after some time, but it was on there for a while
I agree, they have system sellers just like PS5 has. It's just astonishing that this is the first place IGN goes to.
Concern.
Nope. Sony will happily sell you a copy of Days Gone or Horizon Zero Dawn for your Steam Deck, though.
No news? Valve just revealed insanely promising handheld PC. That's huge news.
The Deck runs SteamOS which is Linux based yes. But games will not *have* to be ported because Valve spent the last several years building Proton (a Windows compatibility layer based on Wine) and supporting the Vulkan API on Linux. They're at a point where DX11->Vulkan translation is generally faster than the first native Linux games which used an OpenGL render path. Valve's developer guidelines for Deck are kind of interesting:
Getting your game ready for Steam Deck (Steamworks Documentation)
it's actually more skewed than that: nintendo wins out even with cell phones in the mix. sony has some sellers, but look at the attach rates of nintendo first party titles. sony is not even in the ballpark, thats how silly popular nintendo is
Yeah and Xbox should be worried that steam deck players will never embrace the crappy Xbox app on PC. Also Valve should worried about Nintendo switch adding Xcloud. While we are at it, PlayStation should also be worried all these platforms ganging up on it with arsenal of portables. Great video IGN.
The entire premise here confuses the hell out of me. Of the big 3 to me it seems like Sony would care the least. Nintendo obviously would worry the most given the actual use and function of the device.
But for Microsoft its not as if this comes with windows installed by default. Its a Steam device. That very popular platform on PC that MS isn't making revenue from. That would be more popular if this thing is a success. Valve isn't looking for folks to play Game Pass games on here, they want you to buy and play games from their own store.
But for Microsoft its not as if this comes with windows installed by default. Its a Steam device. That very popular platform on PC that MS isn't making revenue from. That would be more popular if this thing is a success. Valve isn't looking for folks to play Game Pass games on here, they want you to buy and play games from their own store.
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Sony can do no wrong on these forums. All past mistakes are forgotten. Wonder whatever happened to being able to use an nvme drive and PlayStation 5?
Inviting? Revenue will always be the priority.
Microsoft has games on Steam already, more than Sony and Nintendo. Some also sell quite well too. Will they no longer be playable?
Wow, within 24 hours Gabe has singlehandedly toppled both Nintendo and Sony 🥵
Edit: ok on the real: this thing is the perfect complementary device to my PS5. Assuming it's as powerful as people say, I would absolutely invest in this to get access to all the Xbox RPGs coming in the next few years, alongside all the cool indies Steam gets.
Edit: ok on the real: this thing is the perfect complementary device to my PS5. Assuming it's as powerful as people say, I would absolutely invest in this to get access to all the Xbox RPGs coming in the next few years, alongside all the cool indies Steam gets.
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This thing won't be some phenomenon that sells tens of millions. And more importantly, most people are NOT going install Windows on it; they will be content with SteamOS.
Yes. Sony should be worried about this. Like they should be worried about Gamepass. And Nintendo. /s
In the real world they keep breaking all sorts of records and having the biggest revenue numbers every quarter.
In the real world they keep breaking all sorts of records and having the biggest revenue numbers every quarter.
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