Another seriously impressive milestone has been hit. The Steam Deck now has 18,000 games that Valve have rated to be either Playable or Verified.
  • InvertedParallax@lemm.eeEnglish
    32·
    17 hours ago

    And still no SW kotor support, a 20+ year old game ported to a dozen platforms, and game controller ready.

  • AnomanderRake@lemmy.mlEnglish
    204·
    1 day ago

    As someone who loves the steam deck, the verification system is a total joke and should be totally ignored. There’s plenty of “verified” games that run terribly, or don’t work. ProtonDB is what you should use instead.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      12·
      1 day ago

      Eh, I’ve had pretty good luck with Verified titles. It’s not perfect, but generally speaking:

      • verified - no concerns about compat
      • playable - check reasons, and maybe protondb if there’s anything concerning
      • unsupported/unknown - check protondb

      ProtonDB also isn’t perfect, and there are plenty of “gold” and “platinum” titles that I’ve had (small) issues with.

      • highball@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 day ago

        Good call. I still have mine from 2022. I payed the 5 bucks to pre-order on the first day. I really just thought I was at least putting money into Linux and showing interest. I wasn’t expecting much but, shocked at how good the Steam Deck actually was. Valve really stepped up and turned a decent handheld (that I would still be using today in the state it was released in), into really well done polished device. The LCD is even getting Wake-on-BT in the next Steam OS 3.7 release. I tried the preview, it works great. In a couple years when the Steam Deck 2 releases, if I’m still playing older titles, I’ll probably just wait for the first sale to buy. You can’t go wrong with a Steam Deck. It’ll change the way you play games.

        • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
          1·
          7 hours ago

          I kinda wish they would not release a Deck 2 for a while and focus on just small iterations (new screen, new motherboard etc).

          • highball@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 hours ago

            I think that’s what Valve is doing. Valve said the OLED was the actual device they wanted to build in the first place. They could further iterate on the OLED but, as far as I have heard, everybody is really happy with that device. Valve also said there wouldn’t be a Steam Deck 2 until there is a significant leap in performance that matches the same power profile. I’m guessing that means 2027 but really that could be 2028 or 2029 with the way things are going. If things get pushed out to 2028 or 2029, I definitely think an OLED refresh could be on order. I still have the LCD and I’m not really in a rush to replace it. Really, for me a Steam Deck 2 would be a nice to have right now.

            What I think Valve is actually working on right now is a Steam console. I wouldn’t hesitate to buy one of those. I use my Steam Deck as console all the time. It’s great, but it would be great to have a console that’s unconstrained by the power profile required for the hand held. I’ll probably just build my own console and throw Bazzite on there, but still I’d rather just buy the Steam Console.

            • jol@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
              1·
              2 hours ago

              I really hope so because that means less wasting on R&D on a device that already works fine and will continue to work fine for years. Not everything needs a new masive upgrade and living on the bleeding edge.

        • AmbientChaos@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          20 hours ago

          You have any wifi issues? Got mine super early too and the wifi is terrible in a lot of places. I have a wired dock though, so it’s not a huge deal for me. Should probably look for a fix… Haha

          • highball@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            17 hours ago

            I’ve not had any issues with the WIFI. At least nothing that would have bothered me. I’ve taken the deck with me riding around the U.S. and Mexico for a couple years on my motorcycle. I’ve definitely connected to a lot of different WIFI’s. Everything seems normal.

        • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          1 day ago

          Yeah I can’t wait.

          I think it’ll be a perfect combo. Playstation 5 for demanding games, Steam Deck for less demanding games and a Surface Go linked to a big screen for administration.

    • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
      11·
      2 days ago

      I got one recently. Works way better than I expected, and one got years of Linux gaming under my belt already.