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Boruta.dev
@boruta.dev

Imagine @steampowered.com releases a new version of Steamdeck, that is slightly more powerful, but comes without a display or controller, and works with external display and bluetooth controllers. Would you buy it? Sounded silly in 2018, doesn’t sound half-bad in 2024.

Boruta.dev
@boruta.dev

But you're a PC player. You're comfortable handling a PC. Meanwhile quite a lot of console userbase that wants more from their consoles than Call of Duty, FIFA, and Ubi-games is facing a real dilemma when the PS5 / Xbox X|S generation ends.

Parallax Abstraction
@pxa.ca

Oh I get that. For me, plugging my laptop in is easy. But even then, I'd still love to have a Steam Deck under my TV. But the current Steam Deck hardware would melt trying to drive a modern large display is the issue. I have a Series X that is basically my Game Pass TV box. But, no Steam.

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Parallax Abstraction
@pxa.ca

Now, that said as well, a lot of smart TVs have the Steam Link app available, as do Amazon Fire Sticks, which will just stream your PC to your TV and if you have even decent wi-fi, does a remarkably good job. Of course, LG WebOS is one of the ones that doesn't have it yet. 🙄

Boruta.dev
@boruta.dev

Yeah, I know. This isn't however something the general userbase will understand and utilize. I have one of the Samsung QLED Smart-TVs with built-in GamePass support, so technically I don't need a console to play gamepass games, just a controller paired with the TV. I used this once. Once.