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[Discussion] Would you buy a Steam smart phone? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 16 hours ago by Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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A lot of older PC games can run just fine on modern phone hardware. I'd buy a SteamOS version of a phone that has some modular or built-in set of buttons and analog sticks. I don't know how the app ecosystem would work for sensitive things like banking but it's mostly a minor issue for me.

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[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Define "real" gaming.

There's plenty of excellent games that can run on a toaster, and can run on a tiny screen

[–] gegil@sopuli.xyz 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

By real games i mean pc games. There are plenty of various open source lauchers or third party android ports from github which can run real pc games on android. But the problem remains: either bad performance, as the game is not optimised for mobile hardware, or terrible touchscreen controls, as the pc games might require a lot of keys to play.

For example, i can play minecraft java edition on android using zalith launcher, but some medium modpacks may not work due to lack of memory or unsupported mods, and playing it using touchscreen is very difficult. Unlike some other games, minecraft java edition isnt really designed about controllers, and even with dedicated mods which add support for them, arent really useful.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Sounds like gamerbro elitism to me tbh. You need to widen your horizons and/or touch grass.

I didn't know that those millions of games on every other device through the last 56 years were actually imaginary. That's fascinating!

look if you played the SNES in the 80s im not saying youre a bad person, but like thats just not the same thing as real gaming. PC gaming is the only real option, consoles, especially normie consoles like the SNES just cant perform

You, right now

[–] gegil@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I dont think i understand what do you mean.

[–] gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 35 minutes ago

I'm saying you need to touch grass if you think PC games are the only "real" games