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  • PC game development surges in Steam Deck handheld era — But don't count Xbox and PlayStation out

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  • I wanted to shit on Lenovo because when I bought my laptop last year they had no Linux laptops (anymore) and specifically an article on how to install Linux links to one that just explains what an OS is… but I actually double checked before posting and it’s looking promising! There’s a list of “best laptops for Linux” including the Mr Moneybags version of mine, and a bunch of FAQ that looks very much not Microsoft approved. So that’s a good sign.

  • Power bank to Steam Deck full chrages.

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  • It honestly depends on a few factors. Mostly… what games are you planning to play? There’s stuff that can last for 5-8 hours with the Deck battery alone. Here’s a good bit of information: mentions both a maximum of 100wh on power banks and how to calculate wh from volts and ah (V * Ah). So assuming the usual 3.6v power bank the maximum you can carry is a 27000mAh one.

    The usual warnings apply: check in advance with your airline, rules and regulations vary around the world and so on.

  • [BambuLab Blog] - Firmware Update Introducing New Authorization Control System

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  • When I got my current printer I considered a Mini… thankfully it was too bulky to replace the MonoPrice Select Mini, and I ended up replacing that and the Ender 3 with a Sovol SV07 Plus. Looks like it was a lucky choice!

  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Steam Deck Verified

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  • Thanks! I’ll have to find a way to “pitch” this but that’s interesting.

  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Steam Deck Verified

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  • Makes sense! And it does track with my own observations of new indie games being more likely to at least court the Deck platform. Do you have an article with those numbers? I’d like to share it with a small developer that might be interested in this knowledge.

  • Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is Steam Deck Verified

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  • On the other hand, it’s a lowest common denominator they can target. “It runs well on the Deck! We’ve done our job.” and the fact that it sold a lot means it’s a market that it’s probably worth the investment (can’t imagine it’s that much) in making a game work. After all any optimization for the Deck also translates into similarly modest hardware being able to run the game…

    Not that I complain! Completely gave up on Windows a few months ago lol

  • Power bank to Steam Deck full chrages.

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  • To err is human, I’m not against a company messing up… it’s how they ignored the problem when notified it existed, and then only once it became newsworthy they decided to fix it. That’s not an attitude towards customers that I want to support.

    But yes, good power banks. I think they are not as good value as they were years ago (and that’s why I do have tried the other brands mentioned) but regardless of price, I’d expect their power banks and cables to be high quality.

  • Power bank to Steam Deck full chrages.

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  • Yes! On Reddit I tried to explain several times that the Deck’s battery was 5200mah but not at 3.7 volts, and as such a badass 25000mah Anker would NOT charge it “at least 4 times” but probably 2.

    It’s not a big deal tbh, but this is a thing people use on long flights, spreading misunderstandings can get people stuck mid flight without entertainment.

    Brands: right now I would look at iniu first, Baseus and then maybe Ugreen but last time it wasn’t an epic offering. Anker IS a good brand, but after the fiasco with their eufy camera security, I avoid all their products. In fairness however if you’re not going to boycott them, a power bank or charge cable is not going to be a security risk….

  • Steam Deck is getting official Nvidia GeForce Now support, with HDR

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  • Funny, juuuust when they limit the service to 100 hours monthly.

    Boosteroid has Linux apps, too. Maybe not too elegant for the Deck…

  • Marvel Rivals Dev Apologizes for Mistakenly Banning Steam Deck/Mac players, will unban accounts

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  • AFTER it went viral, not when they got notified that there was a problem. Fuckups are to be expected, we’re all human… it’s how they’re handled that matters.

  • Meta Quest 3S isn't a hit with PC VR enthusiasts

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  • Looking into it. I’m happy with ALVR, but I didn’t see any reason not to check out alternatives :)

  • Meta Quest 3S isn't a hit with PC VR enthusiasts

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  • Yeah, Nvidia and Linux drivers are a bad combo. I’ve been pretty much using GeForce since the first one, because notoriously the ATI/AMD drivers were not great. Then I switched to Linux and surprise! Sometimes when they update they’re so bad the entire OS stutters. Needless to say, I have an AMD one now… (and can vouch for ALVR! Not as polished as Virtual Desktop, but works great)

  • [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ?

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  • It does show up as nice and charged, but (in my instance) it’s very much not. As I mentioned it might be my specific setup. My theory is that something I plugged in keeps drawing power even after the Deck is off, but when the Deck is off, the charger doesn’t send power… so it uses up the battery.

  • [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ?

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  • In a day it won’t really show up, that’s not enough time in my experience. Also key here is that the Deck needs to be off: if it’s on then everything works as intended.

  • [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ?

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  • Yeah, it’s not a sudden thing: I believe it takes a few days just to have a noticeable impact. It’s just that my Deck lives on the dock for most of the time XD

  • [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ?

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  • What I’m describing is really nasty, as you think the battery is let’s say at 95% and you unplug it to be used as ha handheld. It’s updating a few games and you turn around, do something else… then check back on the updates and the Deck is off because it ran out of battery in a couple of minutes. I don’t think it’s good for the battery to be drained that much

  • [Discussion] Using my Steam deck as a mini PC ?

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  • As I mention always whenever this topic comes up, it might be my specific setup but don’t leave it off and plugged into a dock for long periods of time: it seems to discharge the battery and not realizing it’s happened. In my experience as long as you unplug it after shutting it off, there’s no downside.

  • Any advice for generating reproducible images across devices?

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  • I have a few examples that I hope retain their metadata.

    Seed mode is… basically, I stopped using Automatic1111 a long time ago and kinda lost track of what goes on there but in the app I use (Draw Things) there’s a seed mode called Scale Alike. Could be exclusive, could be the standard everywhere for what I know. It does what it says, changing resolution will keep things looking close enough.

    Edit: obviously at some point they had to lose the bloody metadata….

  • Any advice for generating reproducible images across devices?

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  • “Better quality” is an interesting concept. Increasing steps, depending in the sampler, changes the image. The seed mode usually changes image with changes in size.

    So, what exactly do you mean with “better quality”?