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Also there’s no such thing as indie switch games. Which limits the market and means that all the really interesting games aren’t even on the platform.
We have everything you can play games on, so also both of these. But the Steam Deck is absolutely the gigachad, even moreso than my actual gaming pc if you just look at hours used.
If you forced me to get rid of all my devices but one, it’d probably be the Steam Deck that’ll be left.
There is also more diversity on the steam
At this point, 90% of Nintendo is just Mario remakes, and broken joycons
They don’t say please, they just threaten you with legal ramifications.
“If something wears out after the warranty expires, here’s an independent online store with a full inventory of all replaceable parts, along with the instructions for how to fix them.”
I have both. So far the only advantage the Switch Lite has is that is lighter and pocketable. The Steam Deck is not just about gaming which it does so well, it has also become my main and only PC outside of work. I have it hocked up to my TV more often than use it in handheld mode.
I’m very sure you can even run blender on it
Only one small mistake I see here. Assuming Nintendo will say please. The same amount of time it takes them to say please, you’ll blink and be in a courtroom facing piracy charges.
Please understand
Brother I require OATS
I recently learned that the eshop on the Switch is a browser and the eshop you buy from is a website which is so funny to me for some reason
That would explain the slow load times
Memory is not storage.
In the end everything that is storage can also be used as memory. You could print it to paper and scan it back in when the cpu requires it (and write a memory interface to do so)… It would just be terribly slow if you don’t use something like DRAM
Sure but that’s the opposite of what was mentioned.
Storage can be memory.
Memory cannot be storage.
You can use a ramdisk to use memory as storage. And if it’s volatile memory just be sure to never power it down. Ignoring the applicability of it of course.
Not with that attitude! swapon!
Bro why you gotta remind me of the swap file nightmares with w98 ha
Careful with SD; they quickly wear out with lots of small writes. I once fried one as homedir while trying to compile Firefox.
Endurance SD cards made for cctv cameras are the way to go. The Endurance versions are slower and slightly more expensive but they last a lot of writes.
Sounds like you got a shitty SD card. High endurance cards are recommended for frequent writing.
Can’t say for sure, because all are mixing high quality with recycled from the scrapyard quality. The big names only a bit less of the scrapyard.
Yes, this. I got a 1tb micro SD card a few years ago for my hacked Switch (Fuck Nintendo, especially now that they’ve went after emulation) and finding a LEGITIMATE SD card was very hard, especially since I wanted the high-capacity and they don’t just sell those at Wal-Mart. Be VERY careful about buying SD cards folks, lots of scammers out there in the markets now.
EDIT: forgot to add that I received TWO duds, fake SD cards that were NOT 1tb, when trying to get my SD card
How annoying is that! Where did you get the fakes?
Another question. Is that a separate issue? Like let’s say if you buy from Best Buy:
Sounds like @[email protected] was saying it’s still a crapshoot even if it’s totally genuine. Like if you buy 10 for 10 different handhelds, maybe only half of them are still working after a couple years but the rest of them last two or three times longer… <speculating>
Mine were off of Amazon since I live about 2 hours away from anything other than Walmart. :’)
Yes, that.
Each write to a memory location wears out that location slightly degrading it’s oxide layer. Flash memories compensate for this by “wear-leveling” which spreads the writes around to different locations to make sure the device wears out evenly.
It will mark bad locations and stop using them. If you run with the device almost full then it cannot effectively wear level and the few open locations will be overused and wear out.
It’s not specifically small writes, it’s the number of writes to any one location. But of course it’s faster to do small writes so you end up with more if they are all small.
Also, there are flash memories optimized for performance that will wear out faster and others that are optimized for longevity that write slower.
Keeping the device cool will extend it’s life also.
For longest life, keep the device cool and mostly empty and minimize writes. In critical applications find a device that optimizes lifetime over performance.
Hold on, i think i now remember: this one was about SD usually having smaller block size, so each small write causing a multiple in blocks written, i think?
I’d like to know more about this- as far as I know they are solid state, meaning no moving parts (ergo more reliable)
Hmm, for now only about the general fragility, due to cheap controllers and low quality flash. But i think i have an article about this saved somewhere.
Btw, if you reformat an SD, I/O and lifetime will fall sharply, due to some block size parameters differing, above mentioned article goes in detail about this stuff.
Are SD cards not still the standard storage for digital cameras? I can think of few things designed to produce more small writes than a digital camera.
This person is confusing me. I use SD cards for my cameras and drones and routinely move files and reformat them with no issue. I have several cards that are over 6 years old and used daily. SD is the standard for all current cameras and drones.
I’ve only heard about SD cards data getting corrupted when doing lots of small writes. This was something people talked about when the raspberry pi first came out I think. But, I’ve been using micro-sd cards for years for all sorts of things and never had a problem.
Funny because nintendo buyers are not even part of this conversation LMAO 🤣
Bonus “Fuck Nintendo” points: pirate their games and put them on the Steam Deck.
This is the way.
I am in so much pain that MP4 is finally coming out and it’s on this shit.
MP4 checklist:
- Video format? No, that’s old.
- Mass Effect 4? No, that would be ME4.
- ??
Mario Party… 4? Aren’t they on like 9?
metroid prime 4
Also on the original Switch, though.
That and the Air Ride sequel man. All I can hope is that people get emulators going fast.
There’s work already being done ;)
Nintendo will come down on them like a ton of thwomps.
I just wish the Deck was a bit lighter.
My one complaint is that the shape is kind of awkward and I’ve cut off circulation in my fingers holding it
I wish the steam controller wasn’t discontinued, IIRC it was some patent bullshit. But you could use one of you have it or get any other controller and use it with the steam deck
I have one, and plenty of controllers, but I’d trade a bit of battery life and horsepower for weight. I don’t play AAA games on mine, and I know I’m not alone, so they’d be smart to release a lite version.
And it’s not just the weight. My wife has small hands and can’t play it comfortably because it’s so large. I bought her a WIN400 and threw SteamOS on it and that works alright. Something that size would be amazing from Valve (but without the really fucking stupid control placement).
Small form factor handhelds with power under the hood are definitely a thing, but they’re like $1200. I bet Valve could drop the power by 40% and sell it at a reasonable price point.
Fair enough, I guess they probably wanted to target one set of hardware to begin with and this is what we got with a few minor variations. As popularity grows more choices will probably come further down the line.
My primary concern, too. It’s fine for my man-hands but my wife and children still would rather use a switch (or literally have to, as I try to get my 3 year old to reach buttons). A deck lite would be lovely.
We just use a neck roll placed in the lap or on the stomach to rest it on while playing. It is a bit on the heavy side, but it is the first generation consumer handheld with that kind of power so I can excuse that.
A deck the size of a miyoo mini plus would be awesome. But very impractical. I want it.
The mod abilityof the deck and the openness is a killer feature of the deck. It’s an excellent device.
