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No trackpads = no thanks
Also why does the screen jut out like that?
How comes Valve is the only one to get inputs right? Not even fan renders get it right.
Nobody else is thinking of it as “PC gaming on a console”
They’re thinking in terms of “A console which is a PC”
In other words, their heads are in console mode rather than in PC gaming mode. They aren’t thinking of an effective mouse option to play paradox games and the like.
They aren’t thinking of an effective mouse option to play paradox games and the like.
To buy the DLC?
Exactly. Purchasing Sunset Invasion requires high precision.
I recently finished Planescape Torment, and I can only imagine how much I would’ve hated it without the touchpads.
100% agree. Loved the Steam Controller. Love the Steam Deck. Drop the trackpads and my use case gets 10x smaller - I’d pass on it.
This reminds me of the XBOX 720 memes from back in the day where the console was a sphere or some shit
IT’S SPHERICAL
Funny to see that it’s turned out be a simple geometrical shape after all but just a little… edgier.
Missing the track pads, total garbage.
I agree. The article claims this mockup has better “trackpads”, but I think they’re just referring to the thumbsticks.
Nah, I think the article and the image are both AI generated, so the “author” of the article really has no idea what the image actually looks like.
The article could be, but the images definitely aren’t.
Why is it upside down?
That pad and buttons look painful.
This has got to be rage bait
My wrists are sore just looking at that shape.
I am almost positive the Steam Deck 2 will be the same design with upgraded hardware, maybe additional USB port or something.
Valve put a lot of RND into the Decks design and ergonomics. I think it would be a waste of money to change it. Money i would rather them use towards an OLED screen or something.
I hope they find a way to make it almost as thin as a PSP or a Switch, and powerful enough to play games at 1080p. Maybe then I’ll consider one.
Yeah, I’m expecting the same. Maybe some exhaust differences with newer heatsink tech.
Improving on things isn’t a waste of money especially if they’re successful enough to achieve the main goal, ie. make games more accessible to more devices, instead of making the perfect handheld (which is unlikely for a first iteration). The body is too big for the screen, too heavy, new SOC means new considerations internally like cooling and battery, keeping the current form is arguably more stupid since it will probably limit actual improvements.
That concept art is ugly though.
I disagree. I think Valves current form factor for the deck is as iconic as the DualShock or the Xbox controller. They don’t need to change anything externally other than the display, we don’t even need it to be higher resolution, just a good OLED panel, which would probably introduce a screen with less of a bezel. better GPU/CPU would make it almost perfect.
Concepts are always made by the people I least want to actually be in charge of design
Part of the problem is that concept art needs to be flashy to be noticed, but most usability focused designs are plain or very similar to existing designs.
I’m so happy they don’t actually get to design anything
Actually maybe one of them did ouya
That’s why they’re stuck making concepts instead of actual products.
Sweet mercy that’s ugly
Please don’t feed bullshit designs like this oxygen. It’s bad enough seeing all the “PS5 Pro” and “Switch 2” articles.
Switch 2 was officially announced though.
No, it wasn’t.
https://www.polygon.com/23633001/nintendo-switch-2-release-date-2024-backward-compatibility
“Nintendo has not formally announced its next console, and has effectively ruled out releasing one anytime prior to April 1, 2024. The company said earlier this year that it wants to bolster Switch sales with new games and add-on content.”
I guess official wasn’t the right choice of words, but there’s enough info and dev kits going out means it’s not speculation anymore.
It’s all a lot of “my uncle works at Nintendo and…” Even the stuff about dev kits going out is all sillyness and nonsense.
I forgot these existed! I always wanted one…
I had one. Those controllers were incredibly cheap and plasticky.
Not only the controller. I always had to put something heavy on the toploader or the CDs wouldn’t load properly.
2000’s leappad edutainment handheld vibes
I knew it reminded me something, you’re exactly right. Recolor it in leappad colors and it would fit right in.
I love this shit. They’re always so wrong but such fun designs. I wish I could find pictures of the old PS3 and Xbox 720 concepts that people were paying back in the day.
An all time classic right here
The music makes it perfect
Of course it has that one song + movie maker, no unregistered hypercam 2 or notepad sadly
The drowning pool really sets the ambience
Shit looks hella uncomfortable to hold
It looks like it was designed by an AI, just like how the article was written
Ragebait
What? The Steam Deck needs trackpads and L4, L5, R4, and R5 buttons! Without them I wouldn’t have been able to play modded Minecraft properly due to the amount of controls introduced by the mods I use.
If they ever drop the track pads I’m out. It’s the only reason I got the Steam Deck as I play a lot of WoW on it and they are basically required. Plus I tinker in Linux a ton too and also they are super necessary.
It also looks like we got rid of the start and select buttons as well…
They also seem to have replaced the Steam and QAM buttons with home (?) and menu buttons
I could never play Guild Wars 2 without them either, and it’s one of my most played games. One of the reasons I got a Deck too.
Cool! It even has an unintentionally belly-operated off-button!
(Sorry, but this design looks like a UX nightmare. The Sticks feel barely reachable, the buttons on the bottom will be touched unintentionally, the shoulder pads aren’t clearly separated, the ABXY buttons are way too small, the speaker seems to be mono,… The list of shortcomings could go on forever…)
