Battery Life UNLOCKED! Thanks Valve!

[@DeckWizard]

Here for the 100k party ❤

[@FanTheDeck]

My guy!

[@Smitty_Werbenjagermanjenson]

should be soon

[@Spikel3t]

Yoooo! DeckWizard!

[@xtianroland]

we are getting there!

[@WhatAboutZoidberg]

OMG Gabe skipping number 3 in that video was priceless, they know what they're doing.

[@GeoDudeB]

Why?

[@Qstate]

​@@GeoDudeB because they never release the third game in a game series. Some quick examples TF1, TF2, waiting.. Portal 1, portal 2, waiting.. Half-life 1, half-life 2, waiting.. Dota 1, dota 2, waiting..

[@shinra9858]

@@Qstate counter strike 2 lef4dead, lef4dead2

[@lavender188]

Internal screaming 😂

[@silent7152]

They broke the streak with steam os 3

[@DuckingAround58]

Everyone is freaking out over the deck being two years old instead of enjoying the fantastic device that it is. I’ll be here enjoying my deck ready to upgrade when the time comes but in no way fixating on it

[@Alp577]

It's the PC gaming mentality of having the latest and greatest. We're spoiled.

[@stevetrail2307]

Steam Deck automatically ages great because the gen one already can play two decades worth of games.

[@SmoochyRoo]

I adore mines and see no reason to feel impatient, I agree

[@JTSonorous]

Just got my oled 2 weeks ago and I'm in love. I'm not stressing about new hardware releases anytime soon, and I haven't been running the latest hardware since the gtx 1080 came out.

[@Spooky1470]

Bro my steam deck plays everything I have 400 games in my steam library and I can't think one it doesn't play maybe total Warhammer 3 but I haven't tried!!! It plays all my switch games my epic games library!! Don't need an upgrade yet

[@Gr3n0lph]

The deck is giving us an ability to play more often and exploring the backlog. It’s just an amazing piece of hardware.

[@LordHonkInc]

I got the Deck as a replacement for my old gaming laptop and thought "well I'll be able to play things like hollow knight and dead cells on the go", but now I use it as an actual replacement for my PC when I don't feel like booting that power-sucking monster up. Like, I'm playing things like Cyberpunk, Metal Gear Solid 5, and Elden Ring. Granted, the graphics aren't top tier (and that's a compromise I'm more than willing to accept; Elden Ring on mid settings is still gorgeous), but still, the fact that I can play "full fat" games and work with blender and shotcut on this thing is incredible. I'm so happy I got one :3

[@sevenredundent7256]

I'm really enjoying the terms "first-generation ... LCD" and "old OLED", like these people already have their hands on the second-generation LCD and new OLED Decks or something.

[@chronossage]

There is defiantly a second-generation LCD model. The second generation has a black motherboard cover and the only thing I can remember is that it's a bit easier to replace the SSD on. I wouldn't doubt the OLED has a second gen and maybe it fixed the audio jack problems early OLED models had or something.

[@Mewsashi-cz9fo]

marketting buzzwords that mean nothing yeah

[@bb_lou]

​@@chronossagealso has a different fan, closer to the one used in the OLED model, and a few improvements to repairability (no ribbon cable glued to the battery for example)

[@HearMeLearn]

@@Mewsashi-cz9fo how are they marketing buzzwords when there's nothing to market yet

[@Sintrania]

I’m fine with not owning my game, as long as it was 90% off.

[@Joshpods]

It's 100 % off if you sail the high seas

[@JarofSoupJars]

@@Joshpods Yarrr

[@lalgerino91]

nah fuck that i buy something its mine

[@miuletzmitzu6641]

@Sasquatchburger-m9n Except there's alternatives like GOG, where you do own your game and it's almost impossible to lose the rights to it. With Steam you can get your account hacked, sue Valve and get your account banned, and you lose everything. With GOG even if they close down you still own that game and get access to it.

[@gomichow]

​@@lalgerino91nah, I'd win.

[@ZaberfangX]

Valve not counting to 3 so much a meme now they're going with it, as it gets people talking about them even more and thinking about them.

[@TheAkashicTraveller]

Half Life 4 when?

[@whitekong316]

Gabe been doing that joke for ever.

[@devilstrider289]

Yes physical purchases are the same thing. But the difference is especially with older games and games that are actually on the disc is that the disc is your license and no one's coming in your house to take your disc as a way ro revoke your license. Just to clear that up.

[@cheater00]

This kind of thing is why Stop Killing Games is important. They are fighting for game ownership. Go to their page and sign the government-approved initiative, this is more important than anything. Go convince other people. If SKG is dead in the water, we all lose. If they succeed, they will continue fixing game ownership to the benefit of the consumer. It's probably the most important thing happening in the world of video games for at least a decade.

[@CFWhitman]

Actually, physical purchases are not just licenses. With physical purchases, you own your copy of the game (or movie or book). If you didn't, game stores couldn't sell used games. There is no license necessary to use a piece of software (or watch a movie or read a book), though publishers would like you to believe otherwise. Of course, ownership of your copy doesn't give you the right to distribute other copies. The copyright is still owned by the publisher. You can, however, legally sell your copy. You can find more information about this by searching "first sale doctrine.' One thing about digital licenses for games that many object to is that publishers prohibit their transfer, and thus take away the right of first sale. There is no statutory law that really addresses how digital licenses should work and what rights consumers should have. There has been some pressure to amend copyright law to cover digital copies more clearly.

[@devilstrider289]

@@CFWhitman it's clear you don't read those prompts that come up when you play a game. Yes, even when you buy a physical copy of a game, you are essentially purchasing a license to play the game, not outright ownership of the game itself; meaning you have the right to use the game under the terms of the license agreement, which is often included in the packaging or accessed digitally when you first launch the game. Look on the back of your cases and read the fine print as well. I just read the back of my Space Marine 2 and it clearly says it.

[@Ryzza5]

Steam has a backup option. Not expecting them to do us dirty but they're just complying with lawyers.

[@newbietricki239]

​@@CFWhitmandude you don't own any of your software regardless if you have a physical copy of it. Yes no one can take it away from you just doesn't change the fact that you still don't it.

[@MrTheFixer]

One of our big retailers in Aus has been importing the deck for the last 18 months, so most Aussies that wanted a deck already have one.

[@ThePimpinator]

Annoyed that I bought a steam deck through amazon 2 months ago just for Valve to announce an Australian launch, but I'm happy with my unit regardless

[@enutrofdude]

This occasionally happens to people everywhere who buy things. I'm glad it didn't put a dent in your enjoyment of the Deck!

[@joogled1839]

honestly, not a huge loss mate. bought mine in may for still $300 less than competitor handhelds.

[@theviking8513]

If buying a game isn’t owning then pirating isn’t stealing

[@anonymousx6651]

You're buying the license to play the game, without it you're committing a felony

[@RaijinRain]

And taking away our games is just as much as a crime as it is for us to take the games we own

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

2:06 Just for clarity on how those Australian prices compare to US Prices: 256 GB: US Price - $400 AUD - $649 Converted back to USD ~$440 512 GB: US Price - $550 AUD - $899 Converted back to USD ~$600 1 TB: US Price - $649 AUD - $1049 Converted back to USD ~$700 What the Australian price would be if it were a direct conversion from the US Price: 256 GB: $594.87AUD 512 GB: $818.08AUD 1 TB: $965.34AUD

[@level-zero999]

buy bulk in AU sand sell in US lol

[@dddddddddddddddadddddddddddddd]

Australia has taxes included in the cost (which is 10%) if you add 10% to the USA cost then you get the converted aud to USA price So it is basically a direct price match

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

@@dddddddddddddddadddddddddddddd Fair enough. As an aside, the way sales tax works in the US is that it's at the state and local level, not the federal level (not that the federal government couldn't do a sales tax, they just currently don't). Fun Fact: the average sales tax in the US, including state and local is 5.86%. Another Fun Fact: Up until the Trump administration there was actually a loophole that made online purchases exempt from sales tax.

[@skrpto]

People always forget tax

[@pieceofschmidtgamer]

@@skrpto I wasn't casting any judgement though? I just put up the numbers to let them speak for themselves.

[@Lycan3303]

Silent hill has frame gen but they forgot to put in the options ..if you go into the game files you can turn it on and double your frame rate on Steam Deck

[@thedesucomplex4365]

My girlfriend is Australian, and it's sucked seeing the country be seemingly forgotten for the longest time. She personally ended up giving up and ordering one through Kogan around a year ago. I am SO, SO glad that the wait was because they were working through setting up proper logistics over there- their past partnerships to sell their hardware through EB Games has left MUCH to be desired, with insane markups and huge delays. Hopefully we are only on the up-and-up from here.

[@tropicten]

Interesting. It sounds like Valve has more hardware plans than just Steam Deck 2. Hopefully we'll see something in 2025.

[@Healthy_Toki]

Deckard, deck 2, and a steam machine. Possibly all as a system.

[@pilcrow182]

@@Healthy_Toki This, and probably also an official Steam Controller 2 with trackpads.

[@Ander01SE]

Of course, Valve doesn't like where Microsoft is going with Windows and Valve doesn't want their destiny tied to a sinking ship. The future is mobile, and Valve would have no place on Android / iOS with these store fronts' cuts... only one way forward then, that's why Steam tried Steam Machines and now Steam Deck.

[@thingsiplay]

3 Valve actually can and did count to 3 at least once: SteamOS 3

[@james-hall-art]

2tb micro SD cards have been available for a few months now. I personally already have the team group card.

[@malikkelly]

Yeah exactly

[@smrndmthngntbt]

No clickbait in the video title this time. Thanks!

[@bleedthesecolours]

It is a little... The battery life improvements haven't actually unlocked yet?

[@TheScripflipNetwork]

This is your friendly reminder to change your background music.

[@jasper265]

Don't be sorry for your puns, be proud of them!

[@HiTechLoLife]

Hitting 100k would be a great Christmas gift!

[@FanTheDeck]

Getting there! 🎅

[@christian6473]

I would like to thank you in general, Rich! All the important (steamdeck-related) topics in a nutshell. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Germany

[@joytech23]

I'm in Australia and honestly anybody that wanted a steam deck could get one pretty easily. Anyone I know that wanted one actually has one, including me. At the time, it undercut competitors like the ROG Ally. With the official local pricing, that price gap grows by like $300-600 depending on which device you're comparing. The handheld space is already competitive, but to see these things starting at $650 is bonkers.

[@bland9876]

I think it'd be cool if the steam deck activated a different started movie depending upon what the last game was you played deck It knows what the last game you played was and plays a startup movie based off of it.

[@ScrubsWasTaken]

Can’t wait to see you hit 100k🎉

[@FanTheDeck]

Soooo close 💖

[@MFG1243]

Metaphor on low graphics runs well and still looks decent on Deck for me, with a 15W power limit getting rid of most fan noise while seemingly not affecting FPS at all? At least, as far as I could tell.

[@thacoolest13]

Metaphor has ultra wide support though so... Def playing that one on PC

[@reisshep]

@@thacoolest13 Too bad the game looks like an uncoherent mess on PC because there's no antialiasing, not even 8k resolution is saving it. At least on a smaller screen that the Steam Deck has it's not as distracting.

[@jeremiahjohnson2784]

Blur vs pixelation age old dilemma

[@thacoolest13]

@@reisshep Graphics aren't really a deal breaker for me. Is a bit weird that its not an option, but I'd much prefer to play any game that supports ultra wide on the pc

[@XLchilli]

Just tested the steam deck for the first time last Sunday at Pax Australia, definitely gonna get mine this November.

[@graysonwells21]

Man, hearing them talk about new generations makes me nervous on if I should just wait for those or still plan to get the current OLED model…

[@FanTheDeck]

My basic thought is just go ahead and buy one now. Resell value should hold pretty decently and you'll get your money's worth now. But I'll probably do a video soon on whether or not you should buy a Steam Deck in 2024-25

[@Atomic-Purple-Guy]

I still have the LCD. It does what I need it too. Personally I'm just waiting for a beefier steam deck 2. If you have nothing get an OLED. If you have an LCD model wait for the deck 2. That's what I'm doing personally.

[@dandiaz19934]

There's always gonna be fomo dude. Just wait for the steam deck 3. Or the steam deck 4 just to be on the safe side.

[@Atomic-Purple-Guy]

@@dandiaz19934 Valve can't count to 3 so just wait for the 4

[@joker6558]

@@dandiaz19934I think that’s silly. If you are always waiting for the “next best thing” you’ll never have anything. If you are going to use it for a few years before upgrading, then it will totally be worth it. If you wait 10 years for the steam deck 4 to release, then you’ve wasted years on your life pining for a device that might not ever come out.

[@vdis]

It's been a while but I distinctly remember GOG changing their terms to _also_ sell DRM protected licences.

[@pixels_2124]

Here, in Australia, our consumer protection laws treat physical and digital goods and services the same. You own the physical copy of a game just as much as you own the digital copy. Every store plays by the same rules, and you can't just stoll up and steal back something you sold to me. That's illegal by all definitions of Australian consumer law.

[@randybobandy9828]

It's not about them stealing it back, it's about them not offering the ability to download it again by taking it off the platform

[@anonymousx6651]

That still would refer to the license of the game. Perhaps there are limitations on when such a license can be terminated. Still, conditions for termination of a license are laid out in the EULA, usually only because you redistributed the game or other logical reasons.

[@pixels_2124]

@@anonymousx6651 Generaly speaking, what's considered a good or a service under Australian law is defined by the payment method, not what the international for-profit company puts in their EULA or TOS. Any item, digital or physical, sold under a one-time payment is considered a good and can not be revoked, taken away, or have access to it restricted. Some free and all subscription based payments are considered services, and that's when stuff can start to be restricted as you're just renting stuff at that point. That's why I hate the idea of GamePass or PS+. Valve has already been in hot water with the ACCC, and for them to legally operate in the country, they have to follow our laws and recognise our rights as consumers. Same with many other online and physical stores.

[@pixels_2124]

@@anonymousx6651 Generaly speaking, what's considered a good or a service under Australian law is defined by the payment method, not what the international for-profit company puts in their EULA or TOS. Any item, digital or physical, sold under a one-time payment is considered a good and can not be revoked, taken away, or have access to it restricted. Some free and all subscription based payments are considered services, and that's when stuff can start to be restricted as you're just renting stuff at that point. That's why I hate the idea of GamePass or PS+. Valve has already been in hot water with the ACCC, and for them to legally operate in the country, they have to follow our laws and recognise our rights as consumers. Same with many other online and physical stores.

[@MrRoundthetwist]

I’ll gladly buy a Steam Deck 2 I’ve skipped this generation of consoles in favour of Steam Deck and not looking back

[@anthawnmcfarlane4567]

for the improved battery they should just make a new one which we can just swap out for the old ones

[@jonmichaelgalindo]

A 2TB microsd card? Finally! I can record more than 10 minutes of 16K VR180 video with my homemade camera. (JK I use an SSD.)

[@Dynamonic]

Tried out The Precinct's Demo today, and was very pleased to see it has a 'Handheld' graphics preset! I've not tried it on the Deck yet, but had a great time with the demo on my PC!

[@TechnoMinarchist]

There's been retail sellers for the steamdeck in Australia for a year now. Bought mine on Kogan 3 months ago. Granted, it was clearly an import as the charger wasn't an Australian plug.

[@Atomic-Purple-Guy]

I want the deckard for VR. We all know they are working on it. Im hoping it launches with a half life game but I can't rely on that.

[@GreenSkinGentleman]

I'd buy on GoG if it were cheaper and do regional prices/sales. Yeah, piracy is free. But I can afford enough to buy some games and support the devs I believe in.

[@permeus2nd]

9:21 to be fair this is also the way most game systems work nowadays, I mean I have a fair few games on my switch from back before the deck launched that were just a code in a box or you put the ps4 game in the drive and it’s like one year while I download that game to your drive. Sadly it’s just the way of the world except under niche conditions were you actually get the game the on the disc or they give you the file like GOG heck I wouldn’t be surprised if DVD/blu-ray end up trying this at some point.

[@hatguyfan22]

What Switch games were those? The only physical Switch games I buy come with the game on the cart. I prefer that.

[@HiddenBlade]

great video as always! Can't wait to get the 10-15 percent extra battery life, that'll make my titan quest sessions a little longer :)

[@acegear]

steam still better there are cases when the game is remove you can still download and play your remove game. remember ps5 they can remove games on your library with no reason if they like it

[@Dev-Shake]

Anyone in Australia who wanted a Steam Deck has already bought one through other means.

[@Spikel3t]

Dragon ball sparking zero on the steam deck with 40 fps is a miracle, its been a fun experience and hopefully we'll find a way to group up and play online

[@bb_lou]

10-15% extra battery through a software update is kinda crazy fr.

[@drekex6767]

Waiting for the Next Fest to drop soon for my own game which has a demo out!

[@poligarpi]

Steam OS 3.6 Bios Update, FA0131 is unstable in my Steam Deck LCD, to the point where I launch a game and completely freezes, if you experience this rolling back to FA0121 fixes the issue, but the "battery improvements" go away.

[@jesushernandez3700]

Dang definitely upgrading to that 2TB SD once the price comes down or it's on a good sale. I just found out about a sandisk 1.5TB SD card. I just happen to run into it while I was looking at what prime day had to offer. It had a sweet 40% discount and I was able to get it for like 90 bucks. It's slower than their 1TB Extreme card but I personally prefer the storage space over the speed since I mainly only keep smaller games that are no larger than 20GB and roms on my SD card

[@VitorMach]

Now where's that official Brazilian launch, Valve?

[@joogled1839]

australian here! the prices for the rog ally/x, msi claw, and lenovo legion go have been MORE inflated than importing the steam deck over the past year or so. the rog ally x is about $1500 AUD here! compared to the steam deck oled's $900, it's still a better deal. the steam deck oled that i bought imported from the uk was only $1099~, so still cheaper! people WILL buy the steam deck here.

[@Jakcoon]

Australian here! So glad i will be able to get the steamdeck 2 when its announced and not have to wait until a retailer here gets one years later or have to buy and send from another country with the wrong power cable 😅 finally 😭😢😅😊❤

[@soviut303]

Worth noting that even when you were buying games on physical media that's effectively just you buying a license to the game. Think about all those Windows installer CDs; they're useless without the license key, regardless of the fact that it's physical media. The upside of physical media was that it was difficult to revoke the license from individuals, though it did happen occasionally with games being pulled from shelves like Too Human.

[@supremesonicbrazil]

Happy for the Strayas out there, patience paid off after all. Now for what really matters: Brazil when. I'm guessing December 2026 by the cadence so far? Please Gaben. Bring your so-called "infrastructure" here. Don't leave us in the dark again.

[@flywheelshyster]

shoot valve been such a good guy recently I been forgottening about GOG, before steam deck i was probably 75/25 steam gog but because the deck and it rekindling my love of metroidvanias its probably closer to 90/10 now

[@vic8230]

I absolutely love my SD, I still have my 64GB deck I bought around March 2023. Im lazy so I have still not updated my SSD and just use SD cards..i really gotta upgrade the storage soon😂. But I dont have a PC atm and I absolutely love my deck..it can handle the majority of what I throw at it. Granted im not crazy about graohics needing to be top notch and 60+FPS at all times. Like Throne and Liberty just came out and Im fine with it on Medium/40-50 solid FPS, etc. Most games 2020 and before, I can run medium/high 40+ stable and most newer games 2021/22 I have no issue running low for 30+FPS, obviously depending on what the game is. I know everyone is different in that regard though, 30FPS can seem slow to some while it seems perfectly fine to others. But at those AUD prices...I really do feel bad for them, especially 2+ years down the road.

[@permeus2nd]

Ok that not been able to count 3 was funny but I still want a portal 2.99999999999 or 4 -1

[@FanTheDeck]

🤣

[@BeatsAndGuitars]

Yeah that was funny

[@DFGdanger]

Neon Portal Scientifium 2.0 + 1.0: You can NOT into cake

[@pilcrow182]

It would be neat if the Steam Deck gets a third generation called the Steam Deck 2+1 eventually. 😆

[@Agumon5]

The transparency is good. It was already the case for a long long time, but maybe more consumers knowing, especially casual consumers talking about it, will put pressure on stakeholders to move away from DRM.

[@MadsterV]

GoG does NOT sell ONLY DRM free games. They bowed to big publishers a long time ago and after consumer pressure, started notifying when DRM is present.

[@nach0x]

meanwhile all the other regions still waiting for the official steam deck launch: 💀

[@mskiptr]

When buying a game, you should own _your copy._ Just like when you buy a physical book or whatever. The alternative would be to rent it. And while that should still be possible, it need to be 100% clear it is a different thing. Also, while I strongly support the freedom of contract, it should only apply if both parties demonstrate a full understanding of the contract, which is just not the case for all the 100s-of-pages-long EULAs and ToSes out there!

[@pctechgaming1314]

Im in Australia and bought a Steam Deck off Ebay a year ago to satisfy my urge for new tech and portable gaming.

[@Kekeripo]

I hope the SD will not just be a 40% improvement, but hit like 200%. It's a lot, but i really hope that they'll manage and maybe add a 30W docked mode.

[@blakeulery569]

Almost bought red dead for my switch cause I wanna replay it today, good thing I held out now I can get it on my steamdeck

[@strahd1969]

Well done with the Aspire joke!

[@thefreshproduce]

can not wait for a 2tb extreme card letsss gooo

[@Sarge92]

THIS this is exactly why i love steamdeck its been a few years and still valves cranking out updates to performance and the os its not a ship it and move on to the next project affair

[@Soloisbac]

What's ironic is that ubisoft made watch dogs 2 which is about how companies track and record your eating habits to sex life and sell that to other companies like insurance, employers and tells the gamer how wrong that is and you have to put an end to it. There's too much irony here

[@eugene531]

I don't even have Steam Deck and I'm still excited to these updates 😅

[@ChiBrianXIII]

As awesome as it is for the AU peeps, it’s honestly a bad investment with it being this late in its life, but glad it opens the gateway for the next gen deck

[@gerarderloper]

10:35 Actually they do have some DRM games that only work via GOG Galaxy, or at least the multiplayer components which can be the entire game sometimes. I don't think NMS works without galaxy login for example.

[@GlitchedVision]

copyright, ip, and by extension DRM will make about as much sense as a rain barrel in the desert when you consider the simple fact that every thought a human could possibly conceive has already been considered at least once during the course of history but we have no way of knowing. There is no such thing as an "original idea"

[@kirill6630]

Thanks for timestamps

[@linkszxx]

People have also imported a lot of steam decks into Aus over the years so idk how well this will do

[@hatguyfan22]

9:03 and you don’t keep them after you die either. If you wanted to pass your Steam account on, you legally cant. I’m not sure if Valve would track playtime after 100+ years but I’d like to have my children and their children to be able to experience the games I played in my life. This is why I’m going back to buying physical games on Switch entirely and other games that are not on Switch, on Steam. Don’t care about poorer performance *currently*. Ownership is more important to me. I want Metaphor badly but I’ll wait until it comes to Switch 2 😮

[@timaaaahhhh]

Just curious from an editing perspective. Did you change your color grading? Things have been looking a little unprocessed C Log lately.

[@Ryzza5]

I'd love to see a SD2 behave like a switch with the ability to play through TV as an option.

[@dewinter1411]

The Steam Deck already does this. Any dock or usb c to HDMI cable works. 🤷‍♂️

[@davidgesell]

@@dewinter1411 Right!? Do people seriously not know this is an option?

[@Ryzza5]

@@davidgesell I guess you're right, but I assumed it must've been it a bit easier with the switch since more people use that function. In either case given the age I'll be waiting for a sequel with better performance/battery.

[@2810Mad]

I'm definitely buying the tomb raider remastered

[@JHumBL3]

I buy all my keys for fractions so only having a license is OK.

[@CFWhitman]

Ownership of a copy and ownership of the copyright are not inseparable. You can own a copy of something without owning the copyright, thus without having the right to make more copies of it for distribution. As far as EULA enforceability goes, there is basically no statutory law on the subject other than general contract law, which usually requires a signature or an in person agreement. However, case law regarding EULAs has generally been settled in the direction of what the jury or judge thought of as reasonable, rather than what is directly laid out (or not laid out) in statutory law. Generally EULAs in the US were considered completely unenforceable until _ProCD, Inc. vs. Zeidenberg (1996)._ However, in that case it was found that Zeidenberg had used information that ProCD had compiled at great expense, but was not copyrightable (basically names, addresses, and telephone numbers), and was republishing it at very little expense to themselves while undercutting ProCD's prices. This feels obviously unfair to ProCD, so the EULA which prohibited doing this was found to be enforceable (even this decision required an appeal to a higher court by ProCD). You can easily see why the court found as they did. ProCD was the company that invested in the aggregation of the information, so they are the ones who should profit from its availability. Most case law in regards to this subject ends up being decided in a similar way. If a EULA asks for something reasonable, then it is found to be enforceable, but if not, then it won't be. There are obviously unenforceable terms to the point of being silly that you could slip into EULAs and which would be found not to be enforceable, such as giving up custody of your firstborn child to the company CEO, or some such thing. However, there are also things that companies can try to slip in which are just inappropriate, such as forbidding the publication of a negative review, or transferring the ownership of the copy to someone else. In any case, a EULA is not required to exist for a piece software in order to use it. Plenty of software has been sold with just the protection of copyright law. EULAs are just something that software companies add for their own purposes. Rarely do they accomplish anything that copyright law doesn't already enforce, other than granting extra rights, such as having several people be able to use a program on different computers at the same time, which is normally prohibited by copyright. Of course, digital distribution is treated differently, as I have said before.

[@Kallan007]

Valve is just cutting out the middle man in those regions. They are not doing store fronts. And I feel certain that is always going to be the case.

[@UNKNOWOOD]

Gave looking crispy now days 🤑

[@arturbier]

Thank you for another glass of water❤

[@duudiiss]

yeaaaah, Junk Store was completely wiped from Steam Store, I guess it would be expected that Valve don't want other stores to be used instead of theirs 😥😥

[@RyanKry]

Switch OLED brand new is AU$540 atm $1050 price tag is insane on 2 yo hardware

[@augustday9483]

I'm fully capable of pirating my content if necessary. I buy from Steam because I like the service and like the community. If Steam ever goes rogue, I have DRM-free backups of many of my favorite games which I can fall back on.

[@justinp9170]

I want them to drop a standalone VR headset that was rumored for the longest time lol Also, a big win for GoG given how they been operating since day 1. I need to use their GoG Galaxy launcher more often tbh (and look into getting a high capacity hard drive to backlog my libraries).

[@SireDragonChester]

We need steam box or steam console with steam os. 1080/60 or 1440p/60 capable hardware. Then devs/studios will hopefully then jump on board of supporting stems os/Linux more. There also Rumours they working on vr capable box.

[@garrettrinquest1605]

Why not just use a regular gaming PC that launches steam in big picture mode automatically? You can even install Linux on it if you want. It's basically the same experience

[@miuletzmitzu6641]

But why? You can get a PC, fairly cheap too (plenty of good gaming builds for 500$ new, with RX6600 and such) and install Bazzite on it. That's literally your Steam console.

[@SireDragonChester]

@@miuletzmitzu6641 Yes I know could build one. I have my own built game pc. But Prices for cpu and GPU here are still kinda high. It’s just be nice of Valve released a official steam box/console with steam os. Then more devs would slowly jump on board and support more. Instead of windows only bs. I would love upgrade my old GTX 1080ti. But even 6900xt here is still $900+ Canadian or more. Prices are slowly coming down but still not enough imo. A 3090 is still $2100+ Canadian lol make no sense. More then new 4080 which $1800+ last I check my local computer store. And wouldn’t touch any RTX 4xxx as they all cut down version at primer price. And 4090 is only one not cut down but it’s bomb ready go off or cook it self lol. Not worth it.

[@lfox02]

​@@miuletzmitzu6641 Gaming PC handhelds are also nothing new. Same for gaming HTPCs. The point is that it's as plug-n-play as it gets, plus a defined platform for devs to target (parts vendor, level of performance, etc) the way the Steam Deck has been. That's why Valve already tried years ago with the Steam Machines, after all.

[@reisshep]

The problem with Steam Machines was the fact that there was way too much hardware to optimize for so it would only make sense if they sold a single SKU, which in this day and age is nonsensical so the Steam Deck is a better option.

[@gmt1]

Will probs get a Steam Deck and PS5 during Christmas sales. Will make good gifts.

[@ElementalTJ]

I posted a while back one time when you were sponsored by Baseus. Their battery bank was proven by a reviewer, with documentation, that they weren't worthwhile. I posted the findings and you replied that they were okay to proceed with. Later, I deleted that comment and bought a Baseus battery bank. The battery bank has failed and I am disappointed. Baseus sucks. Battery in question was Baseus Power Bank, 65W 20000mAh Obviously this is on me but damn

[@LamontJohnson23]

We will not see a more powerful Deck until 26, mark my words.

[@Wylie288]

It doesn't need to be more powerful. It hits 90fps with RAYTRACING in Tiny Glade. Games just need to stop having abysmal performance.

[@LamontJohnson23]

@@Wylie288 Tiny Glade is nice, but people do want to play AAA on the go. The CPU especially is not cut out for new releases this year, let alone next.

[@killscreen7519]

You covered the Tomb Raider 4-6 Remastered but you coulda mentioned that the TR Survivor trilogy $9.02, Anniversary $0.97 , Legend $0.98 and Underword $0.98 are all on sale. All 6 can be had for $11.95

[@Helifax19]

Valve Index 2 VR/XR HMD! Or Steam Deck 2.. hell make it even better! BOTH! And BOTH working.. imagine having a VR headset powered by the steam deck! Oh boy oh boy!

[@Vaskomyr]

A 2tb sd is nice and all but what is the usable space? Drives me nuts when they claim a size and it's short by 40-80gb. Best price/performance I've found is the team group 1tb pro cards.

[@ChrisKliewer]

A Valve home console would be pretty sick..

[@davidgesell]

Can't you just dock the deck and it's essentially a console?

[@ChrisKliewer]

@@davidgesell ya, you can..but a more powerful console that just works when hooked up to a monitor/TV would be nice..

[@TheG_Boy]

A HARRY POTTER STARTUP SCREEN!? LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!!

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

If Alien Isolation 2 doesn't come with VR support out of the gate, I don't even wanna know

[@JittikMieger]

The new Ninja Turtles is EPIC, dude! It's totally rad! You should try the demo! 🐢

[@FanTheDeck]

I absolutely will! Me and the kids are looking forward to playing.

[@adweetiyakumar4679]

The way consoles are going up in price with more expensive games and PC hardware shooting up in $$$ (Thank you Nvidia), if Valve can just launch a steam deck type console which would essentially be a pc with steamOS it would be a hit.

[@novh4ck]

I love GOG and I have hundreds of games there but they will also have to add that clause Steam added already since you are still just buying licenses there. That's just how it is these days. You don't ever buy software directly even if it's DRM free.

[@Ryan11037]

The lever they should pull with AMD is frame gen

[@itznoxy7193]

Yes! Give me all the terabytes...

[@Anon20855]

Would be great to have a way to play my steam library in the event of something happening to Valve ,all their datacenters , the internet in general or society and I know in the event of the last two playing vidya is the last thing on the survival to so list but anyway ... Would be nice to know that i payed my money for a perpetual license usable for ever and not just some ones and zeroes that can just be erased and everything will look like we never even had a deal.

[@EmergencyChannel]

Pirated copies exist