Steam Deck
I'm not sure if it has mass appeal but holy shit I'm intrigued, Valve's hardware division is good at building stuff that works incredibly well for some people
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and like, other companies have proven that a small Ryzen-based handheld is doable, Valve has the money to get smaller, more optimized board designs and really tweak the design
I like getting games (even multiplatform indie games) on the Switch rather than on PC because I know I'll play them more if I have the option for handheld
not sure about the control configuration but I like that they kept the trackpads (I love the Steam Controller for many games) and more buttons on the back + Steam's excellent input remapping system means the buttons and D-Pad are very much optional, just keep your fingers on the sticks/pads
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oh, and you can install Windows on it, apparently https://partner.steamgames.com/doc/steamdeck/faq
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biggest downside: potentially having to carry both the Switch and the SD
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@noiob that's KDE baybee
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@packetcat @noiob yea
it runs on a new version of steamOS built for the deck, based on arch and using KDE as the DE
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@avie @packetcat does KDE look this much like Win10 these days? dang
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@noiob @packetcat yeah the taskbar is very win10ish these days
heres the promo shot on kde's website for example, which is likely showing a vanilla configuration (its been a bit since i last uesd plasma 5 myself)
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@avie @packetcat strongly prefer that over Plastique though
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also, for many games, this is the Switch Pro gamers have been asking for
it even plays Nintendo games, you can just install Dolphin