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bdface.

Bbdface.yeah gamescope just outright crashes with just `gamescope -f` in the steam launc...

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

What gpu?

bdface.

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bdface.•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

rx 580

j0rge

Jj0rge what's the tldr on the screen vs. the deck oled?

matt_schwartz

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matt_schwartz•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

Ally vs OLED?

j0rge

Jj0rge what's the tldr on the screen vs. the deck oled?

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

Deck OLED is the best on the market

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

By far

matt_schwartz

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matt_schwartz•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

agreed

j0rge

Jj0rge I am tempted by the ally since it's on firesale at best buy basically

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

the controller is decent, the battery life could be better

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

the Z1 extreme is a battery piggy

j0rge

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j0rgeOP•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

ah ok, so there is no choice, it must be the deck oled.

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

however

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

like

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

it's a half decent device

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

the worst part is windows

j0rge

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j0rgeOP•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

the form factor is what sells me on the ally

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:51 AM

i got cyberbullied into putting windows back on my ally to give it a "fair chance"

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

Problem with the ally imo is it doesn't solve a problem

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

it does solve a problem kyle

matt_schwartz

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matt_schwartz•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

it came out at a good time, that was their main advantage

XXe the worst part is windows

bdface.

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bdface.•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

thats one of the only reasons these devices exist, to try and keep windows leveraged against valve, right?

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

It can run tames better, but games where it matters run worse

j0rge

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j0rgeOP•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

like, if anything you hope ally 2.0 improves what they have, like it has the potential to be a smaller form factor, which I like.

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

it fills a hype gap in Asus' lineup

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:52 AM

Ie: GTA V doubles in framerate, but it already ran at 60 on deck

ChaiQi

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ChaiQi•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

Having owned two steam controllers since the final sale: I would probably buy the Deck OLED just because Valve designed the controls

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

I want to try to use my ally for a crazy idea for a voice controlled AR PC

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

Meanwhile games like Returnal run worse than the deck at native res

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

And despite double the wattage are still under 30

Kyle Gospo

KKyle Gospo Meanwhile games like Returnal run worse than the deck at native res

matt_schwartz

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matt_schwartz•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

don’t even get me started on that fucking nightmare of a port

matt_schwartz

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matt_schwartz•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

which sucks because I love the game

Kyle Gospo

KKyle Gospo Deck OLED is the best on the market

CharlieBros

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CharlieBros•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

I haven't seen it, probably never will, unless my local furry nerd friend buys it, but cmon, even cheap crappy oleds look so much better (remember pentile?)

bdface.

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bdface.•1/14/24, 4:53 AM

also why is the cursor warmer on x11 than wayland when I turn on a night shifting service?

j0rge

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j0rgeOP•1/14/24, 4:54 AM

yeah that's my biggest problem with the competitors to the deck, they cross the 15W barrier, I don't like that, I have a PC, I want bang for the buck power-wise.

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:54 AM

I can't get the Z1 extreme to pull less than 10 watts

j0rge

Jj0rge yeah that's my biggest problem with the competitors to the deck, they cross the ...

matt_schwartz

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matt_schwartz•1/14/24, 4:54 AM

I’m a little surprised Valve hasn’t shipped HDR in Remote Play yet tbh

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:54 AM

it's trivial to get the deck to run at 5 watts

bdface.

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bdface.•1/14/24, 4:54 AM

i'd also like something to play games on, since i got an apple silicon mac from my university

bdface.

Bbdface.also why is the cursor warmer on x11 than wayland when I turn on a night shiftin...

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:54 AM

It's sun damage from being left out since the 1980s

ChaiQi

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ChaiQi•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

I haven't really researched the other handhelds - which ones, if any other than the Deck, have touch pads?

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

legion go

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

that's it

ChaiQi

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ChaiQi•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

Oof

bdface.

Bbdface.i'd also like something to play games on, since i got an apple silicon mac from ...

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

I hope that improves, it's honestly amazing how well they've managed to translate x86 so far

j0rge

Jj0rge yeah that's my biggest problem with the competitors to the deck, they cross the ...

CharlieBros

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CharlieBros•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

Is like they made these bloody things for me

Kyle Gospo

KKyle Gospo I hope that improves, it's honestly amazing how well they've managed to translat...

bdface.

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bdface.•1/14/24, 4:55 AM

ive been running asahi on it, its pretty fuckin good pepethumbsup

pepethumbsup

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:56 AM

however if you go full into the ally ecosystem including the GPU dock, I can see it being a very nice experience

bdface.

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bdface.•1/14/24, 4:56 AM

might be a better option to play trackmania nations than macos when vulkan comes around

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Xe•1/14/24, 4:56 AM

because it'd be a decent little portable PC

bdface.

Bbdface.ive been running asahi on it, its pretty fuckin good <:pepethumbsup:105052924925...

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:56 AM

When we get the chance I'm definitely going to do an arm bazzite

ChaiQi

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ChaiQi•1/14/24, 4:56 AM

Configurable touch pads are the way to go for certain games

Kyle Gospo

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Kyle Gospo•1/14/24, 4:56 AM

If only so I can show it on a switch as a really dumb flex