Steam Deck

[J T]

I haven't seen a turbo button since the 486 days - what does that one do?

[Demon Cleaner]

I haven't seen a turbo button since the 486 days - what does that one do?

It increases power limits from default 20W (PL1) and 35W (PL2) to 28W and 40W.

[J T]

I haven't seen a turbo button since the 486 days - what does that one do?

It increases power limits from default 20W (PL1) and 35W (PL2) to 28W and 40W.

I'm assuming that increases performance but also drains the battery quicker (and makes it get warmer). Does it make much noticeable difference?

[Demon Cleaner]

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I'm assuming that increases performance but also drains the battery quicker (and makes it get warmer). Does it make much noticeable difference?

Exactly. I didn't try yet.

[Demon Cleaner]

So far so great with the One XPlayer, I'm running Forza Horizon 4 perfectly in 1280x800, and GTA V runs even smoothly in 2560x1600. I showed it to some friends at work and they were quite amazed, and also think that it is not overpriced, considering its built quality and performance. One even said it looks nicer than the games on his PS5

I didn't try any other games yet, but I guess they will also run fine, most of them having even lower specs than Forza. Didn't try Cyberpunk yet though, as I didn't start it up once yet, plus I will not consider playing that on the handheld. Although the advantage of having cloud saves makes a lot more sense now

[Harrison]

https://youtu.be/SElZABp5M3U

This video has been out for a few days now but it's the best hands on I've seen yet for the Steam Deck.

The Vlogger is one of the few to so far ne invited by Steam to try out a pre-production unit, and it looks impressive. Innitially they seemed aprehensive to allow him to do too much, but he somehow managed to convince them to allow him to test it quite extensively. Including a tbermal camera, screen colour and lighting tests, as well as connecting an array of devices and testing it connected to external displays, and yes it can output 4k 60pfs on a monitor, which is cool.

The fps on the Deck itself seemed quite impressive. And the screen looked impressive in games. I dunt think we need to worry about the 1280x800 resolution. He run The Witcher on Netflix and instantly noted you could tell the resolution want 1080p, but as he also said, are you likely to actually watch video on the Deck? Most of us have a smartphone with a higher resolution (mine is higher than 4K) or a tablet for that on the move.

[Harrison]

There is going to be a slight delay on the Deck shipping from what I've heard. Sometime in Q2 or just after. That's ok with me.

Problem is I'm also now tempted by the Ayn Odin Pro. But I don't need one, just it looks really nice in both design and spec for its price.