Since I’ve gotten my OLED, it’s become the console (I’m using that term very loosely here) I use the most. It allows me to play games on the couch, in bed, on the plane, on the bus – I could go on. If I’ve decided to play a game, there’s a good chance I’m checking for Steam D▨eck compatibility before deciding which platform to buy it on. In all the time I’ve had it, I’ve never wished foꦐr a newer version.
To be fair, I have the OLED, and not the original LCD model. This is the most recently released version, and I got it because the display is better and it has far more battery life. It isn’t perfect, but runs triᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚple-A games just fine, and while I’m sure we would all love a Steam Deck with infinite battery life and even higher resolution graphics, the OLED was already a significant improvement on the first version.
Don't Be Surprised The PS5 Pro Hasn't Sold Out
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The PS5 Pro Was A Step Too Far
I could say the same for my , the console I default to for triple-A games with more demands on hardware. The console is a powerhousꦫe, games look incredible, and unlike my , it doesn’t sound like an airplane taking off in my living room every time I boot up a🐼n open world RPG.
And yet, while has explicitly stated that it will not be releasing a new Steam Deckꦏ ev🐼ery year because it’s “not really fair to your customers to come out with something so soon that’s only incrementally better”, Sony is releasing a PS5𒈔 Pro t💯hat is, by all accounts, it’s only incrementally better.
Judging from about The Last of Us Part 1 and Alan Wake 2’s PS5 Pro enhancements, the Pro will scale resolutions to 4K with PSSR and simultaneously reach a frame rate of 60 frames per second. For most people, this will be entirely unnoticeable, an almost insubstantial upgrade that, at a mind-boggling price point of $699, 168澳洲幸运5开奖๊网:most people aren’t going to purcha♈se at all.
In fact, the reaction to the PS5 Pro’s announcement was 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:downright hostile, with fans furious over the price and the fact that there are barely any games on the platform that will take advantage of this slight tech upgrade.
To be fair to Sony, the PS5 was released in 2020. The PS5 Pro will be launched this November, in 2024. That’s not a yearly release, and yet that doesn’t make it any less egregious a product – the PS5 is barely dated and doesn’t even have that many big exclusives. Sony is no stranger to mid-gen tech refreshes – it also released a PS4 Pro, but that console, at least, was a substantial upgrade necessary🅘 to support more demanding games. The upgrades that the PS5 Pro offers aren’t nearly as drastic or as necessary.
Valve Isn’t Fleecing Its Customers, And Sony Shouldn’t Either
According to Valve designer Lawrence Yang, Valve wants to “wait for a generational leap in compute without sacrificing battery life before we ship the real second generation of Steam Deck”. That is, of course, the way that companies should be approaching hardware releases. To release a mid-genℱ refresh at the PS5 Pro’s price point with barely any technological improvements is ridiculous.
Of course, they’re just supplying the product. There are customers who will still🌳 buy it, and it’s not up to me to decide whether those people feel like they’re being ripped off or not. But the whole thing is just deeply anti-consumer, creating demand for a more expensive product without all that much use. I can’t help but think that Valve is doing the right thing here, and yet this is just the ba🥂re minimum. Once again, capitalism wins, and we lose.
Here's How I Finally Fell In Love With The Steam Deck
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