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#🔌│tech
wheat plume
That happens quite often
crimson wigeon
It's the exclusive stuff that makes one step it up to the most expensive edition
and PREMIUM anti-glare etched glass
pale sigil
The switch style of gamepads is much more superior
Imagine having a keyboard as a premium feature lol
crisp granite
Imagine having a keyboard as a premium feature lol
wait
the steam deck would be a good reason to get a compact wooting
F*ck
wheat plume
this is shady
its obfuscated but I see a method mentioning loading a keylogger too
ashen spindle
let me guess, some youtube video
misty saffron
this is not going to work
wheat plume
o?
reef tundra
Just make a file at the root and put in the file that hacking is illegal
reef tundra
android doesnt run .exe files and %windows-termonology%
wheat plume
android doesnt run .exe files and %windows-termonology%
yeah, thats why im suprised toast is in here
Unless Windows has a UI element called toast too
reef tundra
Aliases are a thing..
crimson wigeon
Toast notifications
wheat plume
OOHHH, they are called Toasts in Windows too
reef patrol
I like it - But I'm not paying for it xD
I'll stick with my halloween themed joycons.
wheat plume
I just got the standard red and blue
reef patrol
Got those too - But one joycon drifts up.
wheat plume
o
reef patrol
Which is why I bought the Orange/Purple ones.
So... when wifey wants to play Mario Kart, I take the broken ones.
old marlin
still not fixed apparently
your best option is to get replacement parts yourself tbh
shouldn't be that way though
old marlin
Problem with the limited edition colors is that afaik you just get one of the regular colored ones as a replacement
reef patrol
Wouldn't be surprised. thankfully aftermarket shells exist.
So only software is confused.
reef tundra
Software does exactly as instructed to do
reef patrol
I mean the joycons have colour codes in them.
chrome estuary
you know... i could get the highest upgrade steam deck. I just got another tax return from last year since i was eligible for something the IRS is retroactively applying to last year...
i'm however seriously considering waiting instead of reserving one
HAH
ONE OF THE DESIGNER'S NAMES IS "GREG COOMER"
chrome estuary
not yet
not til tomorrow and it's a 5$ reservation price
1280x800 7" screen
i mean the resolution sucks but 7" that isn't really all that bad.
pale sigil
That's pretty poo
pale sigil
60hz is so ancient now
ashen spindle
no point in 90hz just to have 30 minutes battery life with games not reaching 90 anyway
chrome estuary
2-8 while gaming
ashen spindle
yeah but not even close to that with 90hz
ashen spindle
if we can even trust that for 60
ashen spindle
wheat plume
Less time than the Switch lel
chrome estuary
i'm gonna wait for them to release it, if it's good, i'll consider snagging one.
eh i'd be a little more optimistic for something like this
this is more a special use case thing like the GPD products
this isn't the gigantic name PS5, Xbox Series X, and GPUs
hell you can still go and buy switches.
yes
i see them constantly in stores
minis and fullsize
pale sigil
I might reserve one
See what happens
Afaik you can choose not to go through with it right
chrome estuary
i mean... i'm not surprised.
while i'd like a nicer screen on my switch
i'm not buying another switch for it
my switch is a pre-patch
i need to re jailbreak mine
like re-set it up and get games and shit on it
my switch is banned actually
but i don't care, it was never intended to go online
wheat plume
oh...
I thought they were sticking to White to differenciate it from the non OLED models
reef tundra
E Ink display is better. no buts
wheat plume
Ah yes
An e-ink display on a gaming console
That will give the best response times
reef tundra
crisp granite
xD
I'd love to see the patenting of a handheld gaming device, just because those were made before nintendo even bothered to
ashen spindle
those guys are gonna be confused when you tell them the PSVita launch year
pale sigil
I've seen so many "omg it can only run steam cos Linux so what's the point"
crisp granite
...
reef tundra
copyright != patent != trademark != trade secret != violation of copyright but they are all related to the low iq take right there
crisp granite
it's a fucking computer, I can install whatever fucking OS I want that the hardware supports
which is windows and...any of the bazillion linux distros out there
ashen spindle
nintendo lawyers are agressive but not stupid and sue everything that internet wants the to sue
pale sigil
I am every interested
crisp granite
seriously, how can anything the steam deck an infringement of patents?
pale sigil
Battery life doesn't really concern me that much
crisp granite
I'm sure valve thought of all that before bothering to market and start allowing people to reserve systems
pale sigil
I think I'll reserve one
crisp granite
I also love how some kiddo posted "a switch clone that can't even run splatoon??"
reef tundra
They have more lawyers sign off on that than he they have in braincells
crisp granite
not how that works, champ
crisp granite
I think I'll reserve one
I'm going to as well
ashen spindle
or scalp it if not 
crisp granite
I just don't know if I want to get the base model for 500 or the really nice one that would run $820 CAD
reef tundra
otherwise you can just sell it then and double your money for free #lifehax
crisp granite
true, I'm sure when they start shipping, people will scalp em
pale sigil
I'd prob get the 256gb
crisp granite
I personally would just...use it, or give it to someone else as a gift
pale sigil
Nah If I didn't like it after I bought it I'd judt sell it for what I paid
reef tundra
Im definitely going to end up scalping someone amd getting arrested for unagrevated assault with deadly weapon
in minecraft*
crisp granite
Nah If I didn't like it after I bought it I'd judt sell it for what I paid
I'm sure I'd like it, it's just that I don't even know if I'd use it
ashen spindle
I wonder if it's easy to change storage, get the 64gb and put a 1tb ssd in
then sell that for 500 extra
crisp granite
I wonder if it's easy to change storage, get the 64gb and put a 1tb ssd in <:kek...
or an 8tb SSD
👀
reef tundra
It seems to me they have directly soldered it to the board
pale sigil
reef tundra
So, hot air, a replacement chip, heroin to sooth the pain of fucking it up anyways and you are out of all the money
pale sigil
My old hardware still lives on in my friends computer 
crisp granite
So, hot air, a replacement chip, heroin to sooth the pain of fucking it up anywa...
Heroin????
that's expensive
just do vodka
ashen spindle
reef patrol
Oh my
ashen spindle
also keep in mind the SoC for steam deck is van gogh, what is they ear that the cut off during development? is it the storage on the 64gb version?
reef tundra
Hmmm, seems the market collapsed into quite a restrictive choice of sellers. free market always leads to.. what what the assertion.. eh remember to fear workers rights
ashen spindle
also keep in mind intel is opening up their fabs so even if they end up buying GF that wouldn't mean they are closing it for outsiders to use
reef tundra
Vendor lock in has been a looming threat for a while now. They are now confortable enough to admit to it
ashen spindle
ehh, don't see that happening here
keep in mind GF even stopped going after their 7nm node so it's not leading tech even anymore
reef tundra
Doubt they will get the deal through the anti-trust laws
ashen spindle
why? this isn't something like nvidia buying arm, what would the problem be here?
reef tundra
Governments can force companies to split, most notable being the oil industry. Where Standard Oil got broken down into 7 independent company for being pretty much an illegal monopoly.
ashen spindle
but what would be the reason here for it?
reef tundra
Just being to large to a point that you are forcing to be the only of permitted few
ashen spindle
but that's not the case here?
it's not samsung or tsmc eating up GF
intel barely has any products left that would compete with anything made on any GF node
oh wiat this aint the x570
lmao
wait.. is this just a copy paste of the x570 dark with intel chipset instead? lmao
chrome estuary
wiat why are you buying 2 modi?
static acorn
One for each ear
Admit it, you've got four ears
reef patrol
I feel so old and grumpy anytime uses the word "drop" these days. It has infested the entire industry. 🙄😏
reef patrol
Yep. Already discussed further up 
pale sigil
We've discussed it a few times
pale sigil
I was ahout to say something about it ironically
I like the idea of using this as my desktop
reef patrol
forest sphinx
I think its neat for a very specific group of people
which is basically people who love portable gaming
3 hours isn't terrible tbh, considering I don't generally have stints of time that long as an adult where I can even play video games in a portable atmosphere
Its obs not the best either
but also emulation possibilities on proton could be pretty neat
zenith sonnet
I feel so old and grumpy anytime uses the word "drop" these days. It has infeste...
This was the first time I used that word. Guess I won't be doing it again
misty saffron
they’re advertising it as a normal pc
i.e. you can install any os
there’s nothing unique about them
doubt not
wat
a laptop with a gamepad plugged in
vagrant pagoda
i wonder if the emmc uses a different slot>?
what sucks is the antiglare screen is only the big one
but ill throw a 1tb if its a stubby or a 2tb if its full size
zenith sonnet
The SoC in that thing looks amazing on paper
vagrant pagoda
i mean its a rnda2 4500u
zenith sonnet
It'll probably make the Switch look like an old boot real fast
misty saffron
the price is the interesting part
zenith sonnet
Particularly the CPU side
misty saffron
you can be sure they ain’t making a profit on selling it
which is.. maybe not something you wanna do when you sell pcs?
vagrant pagoda
like 4500u is 6c6t so cpu will be about the same
and 8gcn to 8rdna2
so 40% perf uplift there
vagrant pagoda
it isnt windows
lol
its linux with proton
no need for windows
have you used proton?
misty saffron
wine on steroids is what i’ve heard
vagrant pagoda
yep
zenith sonnet
I see no need to put Windows on that thing either
vagrant pagoda
with actual dev support
and valve is working to get anticheat working on it
which means more mp games
misty saffron
can’t wait to see battleye ceo tell valve they absolutely need to log udp connection
misty saffron
bro you high?
vagrant pagoda
dophin, cemu and ryujinx all have native linux
that are faster than the windows versions
and are the main emulators for this thing
considering ryujinx runs some games on the 4700u
misty saffron
vagrant pagoda
the deck will run it
yes
windows supports it
you have to have a bluetooth adapter that has standby power for it to work on sleep
which is most built in ones
lots of usb ones dont support it
my vr machine has a intel based m.2
and it wakes from sleep
with index/vive controllers
misty saffron
i mean, xboxes were powering on from controllers for years
zenith sonnet
Wonder how much difference the LPDDR5 makes
vagrant pagoda
but i have a logitech wireless and it wakes from sleep
misty saffron
Wonder how much difference the LPDDR5 makes
in benchmarks or real world
pick your poison
vagrant pagoda
shared memory is king
if there is support for it
but there isnt on pc
at all
right now
you mean wake
hard poweroff the console and the controller wont turn it on
i like steamcontroller for pc games
not console ports though
but like civ
or rimworld
it works great
lol
astral haven
I really love it for console ports actually
vagrant pagoda
hd rumble is linear motors right?
astral haven
Yup
astral haven
not console ports though
But yeah I significantly prefer touchpad + gyro over stick
vagrant pagoda
if there is a good profile
which is the lynchpin for steam controller
they are dumb
ive never used the ones in my swiftpoint
lol
astral haven
if there is a good profile
Literally just enable mouse joystick mode on both gyro and touchpad, and enable gyro on touchpad touch
Citadel is apparently gonna have something special for the deck
zenith sonnet
Other than AMD, Samsung, Microsoft, Sony, Valve, Tesla, who else is using RDNA2?
It's crazy to think about how widely it's getting used, just a year after launch
astral haven
sony isnt using rdna2
its lies
zenith sonnet
Kek
astral haven
and uh
thats what happens if you design something competent and sell it with the selling strategy that was required to sell all that gcn garbage
zenith sonnet
Meh, GCN was never bad
It was just never specialized enough to excel in any area
zenith sonnet
Like, maybe the 5 people that use it professionally
astral haven
it was great for my highschool science teacher yea
anyone who couldnt afford an nvidia card
zenith sonnet
What is fp64 good for, and why isn't it seeing more use?
Why are people using fp32 or fp16 instead?
astral haven
fp64 is good for precision
and its not used because its only advantage is precision
zenith sonnet
Well, I know that much
astral haven
the magnitude of the numbers is very similar at maximum
and the amount of precision required for graphics is only usually around 10 significant figures
fp16 can do 10 sig figs within addition and 1 operation of division and multiplication
fp32 can handle pretty much anything to 10 sig figs
fp64 is really for when you have molecules interacting with human scale objects
and need the interactions to be directly calculated without shortcuts
zenith sonnet
Or have a character move on a 2int32*2int32 large tile grid 
astral haven
nope
youd be surprised how well floats handle significantly larger numbers than integers
zenith sonnet
Well, I remember Factorio had that problem
zenith sonnet
I can't find the relevant post any more, it's been years
What I remember is them saying something about the player position not being accurate any more when near the map border
reef tundra
Floating point numbers are standardised and if not otherwise changed should be according to that spec
zenith sonnet
Lol, too bad I don't have enough use for a webcam to justify buying a new one
But I'm tempted to get that Elgato Facecam
astral haven
why?
zenith sonnet
Apparently it's actually really fucking good
astral haven
its $200
for $200 you can get a pixel for example
oh holy fuck you can get a pixel 3
NDI for android costs $20
zenith sonnet
NDI?
astral haven
video streaming app of incredible functionality
latency is negligible and quality is native
zenith sonnet
Sure
But the camera quality in that pixel isn't really comparable
astral haven
what
yea no
its pretty obviously still webcam quality
it might be competitive with the selfie cam on the pixel 3 but isnt competitive with the main shooter
zenith sonnet
Friday July 16th, 10am PDT
The heck is this time??
Why can't people just use UTC already?
reef tundra
Nah m8 its 07:21
zenith sonnet
So, that's in 10 hours?
chrome estuary
PDT is 2 hours behind EDT iirc
reef tundra
3 hours
EDT has been set to UTC -4;
PDT has been set to UTC -7;
Dont forget daylight saving can or cannot be in effect somewhere
zenith sonnet
Also, Kudos to Valve for the anti-scalping system they put together for the Steam Deck
That actually looks solid
reef tundra
They didnt just ai the problem away?
There was once a time, you better hope the clocktower wasnt off in your village
Believe that railways forced into the standardisation of time
zenith sonnet
Also, never forget that sound travels slow
reef tundra
Sound travels pretty fast
zenith sonnet
Add a second for every 300m you're away from the bell tower
It depends on the medium
reef tundra
Just through air it goes 340m/s
reef tundra
Water has it at around 1.5km/s
Steel around 5.8 is stainless, 5.92 for mild steel
Expect that the game to cause a nuclear warhead to go off. can only go up from there
is that supposed to be coherent?
So useless. ok next
zenith sonnet
Seems to have a focal range of 30-120cm, so yeah, it would suck
astral haven
Does it really not have infinity focus?
chrome estuary
I like the look of the camera
pale sigil
Tis a shame the steamdeck is lcd
wheat plume
🤔
wheat plume
I know what POSIX is anyway....
pale sigil
Tis a shame, I'm curious about irs performance in dock mode too
Or well usb c
Thermals are also gonna be really surprising
This is getting closer to a dream of mine
reef tundra
Few hunderd C when placed in an open fire
reef tundra
Where to?
reef patrol
shadow minnow
So you are 95? 
reef patrol
The berlin wall was still there... if only for an instant 😄
old marlin
old marlin
well
arch based
good foundation if you basically want to do your own thing
also not locked to anything
if you really wanted to you can flash windows on it
lol
wheat plume
It was initially based on Debian
old marlin
yea but initially they didn't need to shutdown as many background tasks as possible
I will prob get one
pale sigil
@wheat plume it can run mostly anything you want
old marlin
should have enough power
dry tendon
timid chasm
you can put yuzu on it <:dafoe:576929368698388480>
Concerning this Steam Deck...we don't know the specs yet?
old marlin
ye
timid chasm
so storage is the main price difference
old marlin
lol
I mean
it is great for on the plane or on a long car trip etc
whenever you have long waiting times
halcyon moss
well the battery life isnt
old marlin
they claim 2 hours battery life
old marlin
well the battery life isnt
you basically have the chance to charge on all of the opportunities you might use it at
timid chasm
but I mean with the range of steam games what's that even based on
timid chasm
You can get what? 2-3 hours of nonstop BOTW play
halcyon moss
true, better invest in a long usb c cable though 🙂
old marlin
so you can use a somewhat large battery bank to charge it a bit more than once
timid chasm
CHARGE ON THE TOP WHAT IS THIS BLASPHEMY
old marlin
20Ah battery bank has 74Wh
since most of them run at 3.7V
so you get about 2.5 hours AT LEAST from that
they claim 2-8 so I assume you should realistically get 2 for sure
old marlin
so you get about 2.5 hours AT LEAST from that
actually over 3 hours
AT LEAST that is
- the 2 hours on itself
timid chasm
slightly off topic though. For 4k gaming: Keep the 1700x, swap in the 3700x, or get a new motherboard for the 5600x? (I have all cpus available already, and didn't realize how low tier the current mobo is)
old marlin
lol
tbh
I would not get new mobo
AM5 is around the corner
if you don't NEED a new mobo
stay with your current one
and get a 3700x for cheap
ashen spindle
around the corner? am5 is coming Q4 2022
timid chasm
Well I have a 3700x already
old marlin
around the corner? am5 is coming Q4 2022
basically around the corner 
timid chasm
I already have all the cpus. Got the 5600x with the plan to just pop it in but checked my personal desktops mobo not the wifes 😬
old marlin
Well I have a 3700x already
wait do you have the 5600x as well?
timid chasm
yes
timid chasm
lol
timid chasm
not gonna lie I kinda thought about just selling the 1700x and 5600x and getting an itx board and ordering the sfftime N-ATX
I like it but it's fucking $303 after shipping
I also use the PC occasionally for hosting multiplayer games/servers and wasn't sure if the speed of the 5600x made up for a couple more cores on the 3700x. Guess it'd depend on the game
young pecan
Nah lads.
The real play are 3900X CPUs on marketplace.
I found one selling for 350 AUD a few weeks ago. 
Facebook is cancerous, but Facebook marketplace is hilariously good for people with no idea what they have.
wheat plume
None Like Joshua + IronMouse
Caleb + Ironmouse
Caleb: Singing a song from Sam Haft FOR Helluva Boss
Sam Haft: Wrote song FOR Helluva Boss
This has to be proof that YT Music shuffle mode is not random
pale sigil
Tis pretty neat valve not allowing people to order a steam deck if your account is new and has not many purchases
wheat plume
I hope that games count towards that
cause I havent purchased any Steam hardware
I imagine a large majority of steam users havent either
pale sigil
Mostly when it was made
:)
We are aware of potential unauthorized resellers, and as an additional safeguard to ensure a fair ordering process, we’ve added a requirement that the reserver has made a purchase on Steam prior to June 2021 for the first 48 hours of reservation availability.
reef tundra
The Valve anti-scalping unit will scalp any buyers with no product
wheat plume
follows the system accent color now?
wheat plume
o
crisp granite
um...one question, for the Steam deck, does anyone know if the storage is replaceable?
timid chasm
No idea. Hopefully it's not soldered
reef patrol
I imagine it has built in NVME and an SD slot?
Hard to fit faster storage into that.
Probably soldered.
crisp granite
I'd hope it's a single NVME 2280 M key
shit...maybe it's worth waiting, because I got way too many questions
timid chasm
Or just get it and if you don't like it scalp it on ebay 😛
crisp granite
but...I'd feel scummy doing so...
crisp granite
and I'd get a good amount of growth investing in the stock market instead...
timid chasm
Just use a little more effort if you want to find somebody who would actually use it
crisp granite
I'll wait for initial shipments and reviews, it's possible the first shipments will have teething issues
timid chasm
Not enough growth so quick that you can't decide if it's worth keeping
crisp granite
¯_(ツ)_/¯
I'd like to get the $500 CAD base model, but not if that 64 gigabytes of storage is set in stone
timid chasm
I wouldn't even bother with 64gb personally
crisp granite
the 256 gb looks good, 160 bucks more, comes with way more storage, carrying case
at the same time, not gonna buy it if that storage is set in stone
the battery life also looks pretty limiting
timid chasm
I would hope it's based on semi-demanding titles
which would basically make it the same as the Switch
crisp granite
is...portal 2 semi-demanding?
timid chasm
if it's running dead after 2 hours of some low poly indie title I'd be sad
I'd consider Portal 2 pretty avg for a handheld but I haven't played it on PC or played it in years
I think I played it on PS3?
crimson wigeon
It probably will if you're running that at a completely unlocked framerate
crisp granite
they said battery life improved by a few hours of play time if the frame rate was locked to 30 fps
😬
timid chasm
oof
crisp granite
I mean...a few extra hours is quite pog, but not at the expense of an ungodly frame rate
solemn compass
if you're interested https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLtiRGTZvGM
timid chasm
why even get something that can play PC games if you're gonna limit it to 30 fps
crisp granite
¯_(ツ)_/¯
timid chasm
hmm IGN. Didn't anybody else or important get access?
crisp granite
hm...could be decent for long flights
zenith sonnet
I feel 2-3 hours is plenty to cover the commute to/from work/school, and some break time, for 90% of the people at least
For everyone else, powerbanks exist
crisp granite
any word on if the 512 gb model will be available after reservations with the carrying case, preem glass screen and all that?
because if I can, I'd like to hold off a bit
crisp granite
that's fine
solemn compass
it has a full desktop mode if you plug it into the dock
crisp granite
👌
solemn compass
it could also be a pretty cool portable pc actually, just pack the deck and dock. go into one of those flex office spaces. plug it into the monitor and m+kb, and you can work and after game even
crisp granite
yeah
that's what I'm thinking
that, with a mouse, compact keyboard, could easily fit in a fairly small space
solemn compass
yea
only the monitor is one of those things you really need with a screen that small
just what you wanna do i guess
crisp granite
I recall one of the gaming brands made a 1080p portable monitor the size of an iPad
solemn compass
oh yea
you can even make one yourself with an old laptop or something
made a smart mirror myself with an old laptop screen
crisp granite
👌
personally I'd probably use the steam deck as a separate linux rig to avoid dual booting, as well as being a portable gaming machine if need be
the dock would be right next to my windows PC
solemn compass
yea, it's actually quite sick
timid chasm
I wish it wasn't an APU just cause
old marlin
not TB
timid chasm
usb c port for charging
crisp granite
oh
old marlin
reg USB C does not
misty saffron
wym button unavailable, i just pressed it
misty saffron
yeah quite cold
timid chasm
That's perfect outdoor weather
I mean unless you want to swim or wear skimpy clothing but otherwise perfect
crisp granite
perfect outdoor weather is -10 to -20 Degrees Celsius
timid chasm
Scorpion didn't like that
heeey Steve's talking about emmc and SD cards. Goody maybe we'll get some GN storage speed comparisons
pale sigil
just got home in time for it
crisp granite
a buddy of mine in high school had an HHKB Professional 2 Type-S he brought with him everywhere
it didn't really take up much space in his backpack
crisp granite
mmm
crisp granite
I was going to get a planck
something I could throw into a cargo pants pocket
so I could never be without a delicious mech board
pale sigil
steam be dying
halcyon moss
and its dead
zenith sonnet
I got through
pale sigil
getting through
halcyon moss
its back
pale sigil
checking out
halcyon moss
but slow
crisp granite
I'm in...but holy fuck, it's slow
zenith sonnet
I use CC
It's been "working" for a minute now
crisp granite
steam deck reservation selection page still loading
halcyon moss
well im on the payment info page
wheat plume
Or.... People just install windows immediately
pale sigil
cant use myc ard either
crisp granite
Or.... People just install windows immediately
crimson wigeon
lerp error with wallet monies
crisp granite
I was just gonna use it as a linux rig to avoid the hell known as dual booting
wheat plume
True
halcyon moss
working on the payment...
crisp granite
also...linux gaming somehow doesn't suck that much anymore
so...would be fun to finally try it out
wheat plume
It only sucks cause anti cheat and devs not making games for it
Linux can handle anything you throw at it
pale sigil
this is so fucking stupid
crisp granite
It only sucks cause anti cheat and devs not making games for it
Lana, same excuses for MacOS
pale sigil
i juyst cant checkout
crisp granite
too small of a playerbase to really be worth it
wheat plume
Lana, same excuses for MacOS
Linux has more games than MacOS xd
pale sigil
and i got logged out
zenith sonnet
WOOOP
crimson wigeon
The drifference is that no one wants to develop for MacOS because Apple is a dick to develoeprs
wheat plume
Officially ported
zenith sonnet
I got it
empty wren
too small of a playerbase to really be worth it
They can also use boot camp
crisp granite
if steam keeps pushing proton, that'll likely change sooner rather than later
halcyon moss
still on the payment page...
crisp granite
Cal: "Shut up and take my money"
Valve: "we're swamped with people giving us money, so much so that we can't process your money atm"
pale sigil
this is so stupid tho
crisp granite
Cal, this is millions of people swamping the page atm
pale sigil
i dont really care xD
empty wren
do not forget the bots scalping
pale sigil
they should still have been prepped
crisp granite
do not forget the bots scalping
scalping reservations???
or just scalping systems when they arrive?
empty wren
Probably or a guarantee to get one like someone could be at work
crisp granite
come on
wheat plume
Are they using account based protection or IP address based?
wheat plume
Cause one person could buy many from the same IP under many accounts
crisp granite
Are they using account based protection or IP address based?
pretty sure it's account based, judging from the requirements
wheat plume
Oh well
forest sphinx
You have to have had a steam account since before june 2021 to even make a reservation right now
I got one
So bots are not as much of an issue
crisp granite
I've had a steam account for at least 5 years at this point
pale sigil
"There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."
ove rand over
forest sphinx
so you aren't competing with bots
pale sigil
tormenting me
forest sphinx
that happened to me about 10 times before it went through
so keep trying
just refresh and try again
crimson wigeon
I did get to the final payment page the first time but it errored out when confirming, now I'm just getting that error initializing and updating transaction...
crisp granite
pale sigil
i am keeping at it
forest sphinx
The first 48 hours are reserved for people will steam accounts that are old
on sunday you will most certainly be competing with bots though
crimson wigeon
ha
empty wren
so you aren't competing with bots
Well what about being a high desired out like the valve index went out of stock quick
crisp granite
and now I'm possibly on the hook for $814.30+ taxes and shipping down the line
FUCK
crimson wigeon
There's a ton of bot accounts that meet the requirements
forest sphinx
Why would there be bot accounts on steam tho for PURCHASING?
zenith sonnet
So, we learned: Use credit cards for your purchases, PP likes to shit the bed when things get busy
forest sphinx
That'd be really weird
vagrant pagoda
They locked my account from purchasing because they're having errors processing the purchase
crimson wigeon
lol me too
crisp granite
👏
crimson wigeon
Great system you got there Valve
vagrant pagoda
I literally have an account I've had since orange box
Never had any fraud issues
Still going to lock it because they can't process transactions
forest sphinx
Man the salt, as if this hasn't happened to literally every hardware item that was hot at all the last year
vagrant pagoda
Not true I pre-ordered a vibe a steam controller and an index
crisp granite
Man the salt, as if this hasn't happened to literally every hardware item that w...
idk mate, I got my GPU unscalped in late november of last year
vagrant pagoda
Didn't have this issue with any of them
empty wren
It has in fact it happens to many physical items
crisp granite
got another for my dad barely scalped, seems like people only get salty when they lose
pale sigil
forest sphinx
This just means the item is in high demand
pale sigil
not getting one ig uess
zenith sonnet
Thanks for the heads up, gave my wife my CC before that popped up
halcyon moss
even cc is not working
pale sigil
well
zenith sonnet
I've probably been one of the first people to get through
crimson wigeon
Alright time to use my other account pepelaugh
halcyon moss
blocked?
empty wren
Yellow message
pale sigil
everyone is getting it
halcyon moss
ah yes me too
zenith sonnet
Everyone that's using PP is fucked :p
halcyon moss
dammit
pale sigil
im not using pp
halcyon moss
cc also didnt work, ideal didnt work
zenith sonnet
Shoulda purchased Steam Wallet fund beforehand
misty saffron
I mean unless you want to swim or wear skimpy clothing but otherwise perfect
should i swim in this?
timid chasm
should you? probably not
halcyon moss
if you want to drown
timid chasm
could you? absolutely
empty wren
You got spare clothes?
misty saffron
no
misty saffron
hence in this
crisp granite
👌
empty wren
Then at least in underwear then
halcyon moss
underwear
empty wren
Unless nude like doge said
halcyon moss
swimming in clothing is dangerous
crisp granite
😳
empty wren
swimming in clothing is dangerous
Just underwear
If they get too heavy should fall
Which I doubt will even happen that they absorb that much moisture
reef tundra
Dont drown then
crisp granite
doge just wants to see me naked
just so you know, hollow, it's not bullshit
misty saffron
i can just give you access to my premium snapchat for free
crisp granite
there's a reason every pro swimmer wears tight fitting swimsuits and shaves off every little bit of body hair
reef tundra
But I dont want to make it unfair for them
halcyon moss
well steam store is borked
crisp granite
used to sail competitively, also swam endurance
under all the chub used to be some muscle
crisp granite
dude i can barely run a lap
considering you damaged your lungs succing satan's pp 😳, you'll likely never perform as well as you could have without
halcyon moss
ah yes
empty wren
Virtual keyboard theme 🤣🤣
crimson wigeon
Yeah that clinched it for me, gotta have it
reef tundra
An exclusive xresources config
crimson wigeon
(even though am sure it can be copypasterinod to the others)
misty saffron
considering you damaged your lungs succing satan's pp 😳, you'll likely never pe...
how unfortunate, can't pursue my dreams of being a runner!
crisp granite
¯_(ツ)_/¯
misty saffron
don't give a fuck about sports
my horribly good metabolism helps me not be fat for now
crisp granite
could have been russia's next athlete, playboy and later on, god-emperor
empty wren
You mean putin
crisp granite
seems like you missed a lot of opportunity
empty wren
He is very fit for an old man
misty saffron
i am already a playboy and god-emperor
misty saffron
...not #1 in russia
if you listen to propaganda - sure, not #1
crisp granite
and #1 in russia is basically #1 in the world because america is into chubby lads
empty wren
Or steriods
crisp granite
true
whatever happened to that rail-thin slav who may be on krokodil asking you for your phone while wearing...ladibas
not adidas, ladibas
👌
forest sphinx
Lemme just try to justify my addictions harder
misty saffron
don't get me started
reef tundra
don't get me started
alright, start()
crisp granite
reef patrol
no steamthing for me
I think we both know you're using this as a way out.
crisp granite
"warm beer"
halcyon moss
hmm beer
reef patrol
You can literally just ask a friend to reserve it for you.
crisp granite
F
reef tundra
Dont even know about the magic of money going to the right people. smh
pale sigil
other is not online
halcyon moss
lol
pale sigil
other is lso out
crisp granite
ouch
welp
gonna definitely wait till I can buy one on shelves
or...more likely
just buy one of the next gen of RTX GPUs on store shelves instead
crisp granite
F
reef tundra
crisp granite
could be playing one of those 1 pound hentai puzzle games rn
pale sigil
IM IN
crisp granite
very pog
crimson wigeon
Welp still pending...
crimson wigeon
Can't wait to see Q4 2022 availability
halcyon moss
lol cant even start steam in online mode
crisp granite
Can't wait to see Q4 2022 availability
that's like GPU availability here
pale sigil
crisp granite
backorders for Canada computers on some RTX 3000 cards are dated late next year or even...
pale sigil
for fuck sake
pale sigil
"Reservation Servers are busy, please try again"
crisp granite
...
reef tundra
Steam servers are pretty solid
pale sigil
ya mum is solid
forest sphinx
this is wild
I don't even know how I was able to tack one down
but I have the order confirmation pdf
so like
im in line
crisp granite
o.O
the thing is
for the price of a steamdeck
I could get like...2 KAT profile keycap sets
or...save it for that keycult I'll never buy
pale sigil
@forest sphinxgz
crisp granite
or just save it for my inevitable jump to SFF in a few years
pale sigil
i feel like i lost all of my luck when i got my 3080
crisp granite
i feel like i lost all of my luck when i got my 3080
833 quid is a good deal
said no one...ever
halcyon moss
i dont have a 3080, and i dont have a steamdeck
forest sphinx
well
the interviews I read with the devs say, if steam deck iteration 1 does well, they will make another
seems like
its doing pretty fuckin well so far
So like
if you don't get in on this run, don't fret
crisp granite
hm...I might as well wait for R2
forest sphinx
first people are always beta testers
halcyon moss
true
timid chasm
i feel like i lost all of my luck when i got my 3080
Sell it to me for cheap and earn your luck back
forest sphinx
this is valves first mobile console
forest sphinx
The good news is: even if steam stops supporting the steam deck, it will still be an incredible emulation device
but steam long term support is pretty damn good
even the shit that got canned is still supported for the most part
My steam link still gets updates
And I bought that thing for 20 bucks
and there are people who still swear by the steam controller for some stuff
forest sphinx
Also like, index shows their commitment to good hardware
all in all, I think this has a chance for success
the real challenge will be meeting demand despite the global chip shortage
ashen spindle
yeah the next version of the steam deck is what I'm waiting for, that one could have hardware better than current gen consoles so it could be quite useful
crisp granite
yeah the next version of the steam deck is what I'm waiting for, that one could ...
didn't think of that
crimson wigeon
Ecks dee wonder if there will be any kind of compensation for this shitshow
crisp granite
welp, definitely getting R2 of steam deck
crimson wigeon
Are they gonna give out more Valve friends & family packs?
ashen spindle
like next gen steam deck could be zen3Vcache + rdna3
crimson wigeon
MMmmmMMm
crimson wigeon
Now imagine the one after that, krey fucking gasm
misty saffron
and i thought i send horrible shit sometimes
crimson wigeon
Now imagine desktop PC components of that generation omegakreygasm
ashen spindle
yeah but it' about relative power to a console
and in 2-3 gens we have new console hardware again
halcyon moss
not for a portable
crimson wigeon
Yes you do
crisp granite
of course
astral haven
It's rdna2 in a portable machine fam
crimson wigeon
RTX
ON
astral haven
It will...
The switch is very weak
Vega igps can run it...
astral haven
Like the performance is bad
But better than the switch lmao
astral haven
Remember the switch is 720p 20-30
old marlin
on ryzen 2000
the steam deck is a whole gen newer
yea uhhh
not as much as the switch itself
just recall the tegra being ancient by pc standards
around the time of the gtx600
halcyon moss
stop being grumpy Locke
dry tendon
Locke just hates AMD hardware but he is chill, dont mind him.
old marlin
you can even turn off the ugly fog
zenith sonnet
Looks like it won't even matter that I got my reservation in so early :p