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Here is what I originally said: "I used to run rpcs3 on a raven ridge igpu, and it worked fine, and the software has only gotten more optimized since then. I'm thinking the steam deck will be able to handle it for the most part."
Glad this was able to be sorted out via software. At the same time, I am glad that the Steam Deck offers replaceable parts in the event of hardware failure. I'm curious if other thumbstick modules would be made, such as sticks with variance in height, form factor (dome or concave), and tension.
the GPD Win Max got roughly 11% better score in the same test, but costs around $1340 in stores near me:
its usb-c 3.2 so i would assume those would work just fine.
Appears for Linux, only a few distributions have support now, wondering if Valve OS has it for the deck. 512gb for older games should be fine but for newer games that looks more limiting, while the 256gb version pricing is cheaper, I can see why more folks are going with the 512gb for $120 more for double the storage capacity. If I buy the deck, I would want to be able to quickly transfers game files to the NVMe SSD via Steam for different games or played other games directly off a fast stick.
We all welcome inovations. But $$ and price = reality. I think what you are asking for is already available for them to do, it is just what is logical for the market. Look and the gamut of laptops. You can have a high-end desktop replacement or a meek Chromebook. It is all a matter of money.That and the frame rate seems molasses like on some titles from what I've seen, like that elden ring gameplay video. But that's to be expected. For what it is and at 1st gen it seems good, especially for certain kinds of games, but it looks like there is a lot of room for improvement compared to modern VR headsets and the ones just around the corner that have more or less the same form factor.
A few things I'd expect to see in a future offering in this kind of form factor are
.. higher resolution (like a single screen/eye of a VR headset's rez),
..90Hz or higher,
..time warp and/or interpolated/duplicated frames (like g-sync and free-sync prem do at sub ~30fps to prevent potholes beneath VRR range and VR does at 45fps to keep 90fpsHz),
..VRR
..OLED per pixel emissive display or otherwise 500nit+ HDR capable screen.
So you could stream games off of a more powerful rig at native higher rez like you can with a VR headset and run non-native rez as needed when running off of the portable hardware alone, and you could use the unit more effectively for high rez media and images.
I think years out we'll probably have high rez AR glasses (with the hardware in a pocket or sling bag initially) and will be streaming a lot of things where possible. Similar to clunky shoebox headed VR game streaming now but lightweight more svelte glasses, high rez, mixed reality w/ virtual screens. We won't be staring at bricks in our hands forever (phones, tablets, steam deck, etc,) in the long run but this is what we have for now.
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On this kind of hardware I'd probably welcome innovations like a roll down oled like a pull down window shade between the side controllers/chassis, to a 10" - 13" tablet size screen in the meantime, or perhaps more realistically a snap on screen upgrade path with a modular connection on the front face of the main unit for people who'd like to spring for a more premium screen, even if it made it slightly more of a brick than it is now. (Swap-able screen).