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[–] [email protected] 9 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

I'll never understand these articles... Like, sure, that's cool? Kind of like saying you can run Doom on a fridge.

I'm not going to play Doom on the fridge tho, and I'm not playing Portal RTX on my Steam Deck.

I guess for people that only have a deck for gaming this is more relevant, but still, why force ray tracing on a low power device??

Also Portal RTX changed some textures (like the portals) for some reason, I'd rather play the original instead.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You answered your own question: it's for people who only have a deck for gaming. And the comparison to doom on a fridge doesn't really hold, as the steam deck is designed for gaming.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Fair enough, I'll just recommend them to go play the original at 60 fps and native resolution :P

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Do you think it has to be about you? It's not about you.

I'M gonna play Doom on your fridge.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Damn... okay, fuck it, does it have co-op? I'll get some beers.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I think it does! Let's warm up that fridge!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I guess for people that only have a deck for gaming

Given it's primarily sold as a gaming device, I find it very odd that you frame this as the exception rather than the rule.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

It’s all I have these days.

Well, and my switch.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

People whose only gaming device is a deck, not people that have a deck only for gaming :'D I'd use my computer instead for intensive graphics.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

The Steam Deck does have RT Cores, might as well use them for something lol