Totally agree.
Not only they can’t sell the device at a loss, but also they have to use Windows for driver compatibility.
What’s holding back the Steam Deck, and the whole gaming on the go, it’s x86. For the rest, it’s x86 plus Windows plus drivers.
The one to win will be who makes a tightly coupled device that’s also efficient. Apple is good at that, but has nowhere near the catalogue than Steam and lacks a Steamworks SDK.
That dangerous part was up to the FTC to prove and they couldn’t.
You can check the brief story of the Concorde.
Every time a competitor comes for a piece of the Steam Deck pie, you start to see the cracks.
At this point you’re bound to make Steam OS compatible with your Deck alternative, or just not try at all to sell at a premium.
One thing about the 12GB of RAM: it may be costly now, but it will become cheaper after three, four years into the cycle.
Second, there is also the bandwidth. The Steam Deck has 32x4GB LPDDR5. I believe they wanted 8GB but DLSS and ML (if they add them to the next SoC) require at least 4GB plus. Hence, 32x4GB (96 bits). If the Steam Deck can get away with slightly more, then why not slightly less.
So yes, I can see this device with 12GB of RAM to ensure DLSS and ML work without hitches.
This gen is Xbox Series S gen.
AFAIK, servers are rented for years (I believe 24 months minimum), and renewed after financial performances (are we making more money in the multiplayer than the server costs, the “content” pipeline, and the maintenance?). If it doesn’t make money, they let the contract expire.
Second, the publisher usually pays the servers, while the studio is tasked with the last two tasks (content, maintenance).
So no, it won’t die immediately, but it will probably die next year. I highly doubt the publisher will task another third party studio to maintain it.
It’s mainly due to PA Semi acquisition. These guys were the ones responsible of making excellent PowerPC processors, which were similar to what ARM has now.
These guys are probably happier now that they have more resources, target devices and tightly coupled software.
I mean, internally.
Well, it’s normal given how big the channel is and how it dominates (currently) the tech space on YouTube. Everyone wants to jump the bandwagon of reporting the new drama.
Still, it’s weird that nobody picked up in LTT the current video quantity vs quality. Or the ones at charge just wanted more money and stood silent, or LS just had too much in his plate to deal with it. From the leaked audios, he doesn’t seem like the usual perky company owner, and this break hopefully will allow them to clean house.
My theory is there is someone in the production chain that had the keys, wanted a raise, treated as slaves everyone else in his way, and kept silent.
I just amounts to -1 game for the cost of a yearly subscription. That’s nothing compared to the cost of a GPU alone.
Consoles won this generation.
My only explanation is that the ProMotion, hence the GPU, decided to consume more. It’s evident on how YouTube and the games depleted 30% of the battery while the iPhone 15 Plus was just chill.
And that seems like a problem on both Pro Max. Videos and Games on 120Hz means low battery life. I wonder how it would have lasted ProMotion was disabled and keep the brightened at the same nits.
I wonder how it would have lasted.