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vanishedchief2021 Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:00am
THE FUTURE OF STEAM
Is PC gaming niche nowadays. Is it just me or is steam trying to leave PCs behind and start their own console brand.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:03am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
THE FUTURE OF STEAM

Is PC gaming niche nowadays. Is it just me or is steam trying to leave PCs behind and start their own console brand.

Valve is not leaving PCs behind, no. They are just branching out.

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Boblin the Goblin Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:13am 
The Deck isn't a console.
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vanishedchief2021 Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:15am 
Like it or not but it is a console.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:18am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
Like it or not but it is a console.

It is a portable handheld device just like the Switch but able to do much more than it.

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ShelLuser Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:22am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
Like it or not but it is a console.
Nah, because unlike general consoles (XBox / Playstation) the hardware is fully accessible and also usable for other things. You're not limited to Steam's own OS for example.

The deck is far from a (locked down) console, it's actually a portable PC.
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vanishedchief2021 Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:24am 
You don't really need it to do anything else other than play games most of the stuff you can do on PC you can do on a phone.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:26am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
You don't really need it to do anything else other than play games most of the stuff you can do on PC you can do on a phone.

Switch games run like a** or not at all on a phone.

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vanishedchief2021 Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:29am 
If you want to play switch games you would buy the Nintendo switch
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:31am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
If you want to play switch games you would buy the Nintendo switch

I purchased the games, I can play them on whichever device I want. But I don't only play Switch games on my Deck.

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busy Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:36am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
If you want to play switch games you would buy the Nintendo switch
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Aachen Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:43am 
Is my cellphone a console, too?
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Ogami Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:46am 
The Steam Deck is a handheld PC. It a mini laptop without a keyboard.
But all software on it is native PC software which runs without the need of emulation, making it a PC and not a a console.
Its that simple.
Last edited by Ogami; Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:46am
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vanishedchief2021 Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:46am 
This is about PC gaming i don't know anyone who plays PC anymore valve has tried with the steam deck it's been quite popular. No one wants to pay thousands of pounds on PC just to play the new triple A titles it's just not worth it.
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:47am 
Originally posted by vanishedchief2021:
This is about PC gaming i don't know anyone who plays PC anymore valve has tried with the steam deck it's been quite popular. No one wants to pay thousands of pounds on PC just to play the new triple A titles it's just not worth it.

People don't need to spend that much money to play AAA games on a PC. What are you on about?

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vanishedchief2021 Mar 20, 2023 @ 10:49am 
Are you sure about that GPUs ain't cheap
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