How would it differ from the Steam Deck though? You can already run retro games and indies on it.

Originally posted by Haruspex:

How would it differ from the Steam Deck though? You can already run retro games and indies on it.

it wouldnt be the size of hulk and it should fit in your pocket

You can make your own on a Raspberry.

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

Originally posted by Haruspex:

How would it differ from the Steam Deck though? You can already run retro games and indies on it.

it wouldnt be the size of hulk and it should fit in your pocket

You mean a phone or one of the many pocket emulation devices all over Amazon?

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

it wouldnt be the size of hulk and it should fit in your pocket

You mean a phone or one of the many pocket emulation devices all over Amazon?

:nkCool:

phones dont have joysticks or buttons. and I dont want a knock off emulator I want steam

look of the game ≠ guts of the game.
There's lots of 'indie games' whose guts won't run on small form devices.

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You mean a phone or one of the many pocket emulation devices all over Amazon?

:nkCool:

phones dont have joysticks or buttons. and I dont want a knock off emulator I want steam

There are controllers that you put your phone in via usb c, the one i works does the job, assuming you know how to use a controller.

So you want something like a smartphone?

There nothing worth to Steam making weaker, and smaller device that plays fewer games, this only cost them because most people are not buying steam deck for that reason, and that market it already fulfilled heavily by smartphone, and pocket emulators can find them all over eBay, amazon, and etc...

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

You mean a phone or one of the many pocket emulation devices all over Amazon?

:nkCool:

phones dont have joysticks or buttons. and I dont want a knock off emulator I want steam

Google attachments they exist, you just attach to your phone, now it look like steam deck that fit in your pocket lol.

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

So you want something like a smartphone?

There nothing worth to Steam making weaker, and smaller device that plays fewer games, this only cost them because most people are not buying steam deck for that reason, and that market it already fulfilled heavily by smartphone, and pocket emulators can find them all over eBay, amazon, and etc...

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

phones dont have joysticks or buttons. and I dont want a knock off emulator I want steam

Google attachments they exist, you just attach to your phone, now it look like steam deck that fit in your pocket lol.

you can not get steam on your phone for games

Originally posted by The Living Tribunal:

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

phones dont have joysticks or buttons. and I dont want a knock off emulator I want steam

There are controllers that you put your phone in via usb c, the one i works does the job, assuming you know how to use a controller.

you can not use steam on your phone

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

look of the game ≠ guts of the game.
There's lots of 'indie games' whose guts won't run on small form devices.

I refuse to believe this

a few years back they had a VR desk it was pretty cool, a retro layover for VR would be fun

also why did steam never release a valve index support for the steam deck?

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

So you want something like a smartphone?

There nothing worth to Steam making weaker, and smaller device that plays fewer games, this only cost them because most people are not buying steam deck for that reason, and that market it already fulfilled heavily by smartphone, and pocket emulators can find them all over eBay, amazon, and etc...


Google attachments they exist, you just attach to your phone, now it look like steam deck that fit in your pocket lol.

you can not get steam on your phone for games

Got two choices.
A) Use Winlator that run windows games on your phone, yes that means get steam on your phone for games. GASP!

Or can go look up DIY using Raspberry Pi with small screen.

B) Use streaming services like Steam Link to stream your PC to your phone, or using Nvidia Now service to stream your Steam games to your phone.

Well look at that got Steam games on your phone. Again I don't see why Steam should make a PHONE size PC handheld, because they can't use APU from AMD/Intel, they have to go for ARM, and guess what going have to use work around to running Steam games on ARM which may run worse, or not at all depending on the game just to fit in your pocket hence problem still going face complaining either way hence point A) if didn't clue in yet.

Originally posted by Golden Unicorn:

a few years back they had a VR desk it was pretty cool, a retro layover for VR would be fun

also why did steam never release a valve index support for the steam deck?

Not sure what even going on about, but Index should work on Steam deck, but issue you have to turn things down in order to be playable because this isn't any power house PC.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ii8HCs6YGc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43S2iOl2oug

Originally posted by Arh Arh:

It would be cool if valve made a small form factor hand held that ran mainly indie games and used Linux link the steam deck

There is already a pretty established market for that. Anbernic for example makes a rather large set of devices that run on linux

Retroid has a large lineup that is android based.

For instance here are some of hte existing options for Retroid - https://www.goretroid.com/?srsltid=AfmBOoojAAgrLbzkk4dVOk_rBZbr6adqVJ24ged8BcNm35KR8f_m3Nic

Personally I own a Retroid Pocket 4 pro. I love it and run most of emulated ps2 collection it, even stream steam games to it sometime. They have smaller models if you want something pocket sized like the Retroid Pocket Classic Handheld.

So Steam went with the smarter choice to not touch that market as its almost over-saturated with choice atm.

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

A) Use Winlator that run windows games on your phone, yes that means get steam on your phone for games. GASP!

Yep, can also run it on many of the handhelds, as well sold by Retroid and Anbernic. I think Anbernic is better for it running natively as they are linux based vs android based, but it takes a decent amount of power to run it well. A small handheld that fits in your pocket is not going to run steam very well compared to a more powerful device.

im just gonna say. I think id rather have an official steam pocket or retro deck for new steam games that dont require much like metroidvanias and roguelikes