Hi guys. I know this is just pie in the sky and opinion talk, but just wondering what the community things the Steamdeck 2 (which could be a long way a way of course) could be capable of? I’m waiting on my new iPhone 15 pro max and the power in that phone is pretty nuts, the new MacBook M3 chip mine blowing etc and intel look like they’re are trying to amp up there stuff to compete with that. Do we think a “2” will be able to compete with a PS5 for example? Great to know your thoughts!
people really need to set expectations of a handheld PC and their use case.
iPhone is not a PC nor it is a gaming phone (granted Apple is marketing it as one).
Macbooks M3 are Macbooks. Powerful, yes compared to its competition but are mostly used as office tools than gaming.
PS5 is a power current gen console yes but not handheld nor you are able to get games from other sources, your tied exclusively to Sony PS games.
The iPhone can’t keep up with RE Village. It’s a very poor sub 30fps experience, it’s hot as hell and has brutal frame pacing.
APU means nothing if you compromise cooling as the iPhone throttles in 30 seconds in that game.
Why speculate at this point when Valve themselves has said that the technology needed for a truly next gen portable experience hasn’t been created yet, which is the very reason why Steam Deck 2 is years away.
It’s been proven time and again that the best specs doesn’t mean much if the games aren’t there or if the experience of playing what games ARE there is poor. Who cares what spec of the new iPhone has or the new Macbooks or any competing device if the games aren’t there? Xbox Series X is far and away more powerful than a Switch and yet Microsoft is getting curb stomped at retail by Switch. Why? Because Switch has great games that a lot of people want to play, great exclusives. Xbox Series, not so much. See, it’s not about being “more powerful” and that’s where Lenovo, Asus and Ayaneo f***ed up. It’s about providing the best experience for the price. It’s about providing content that the userbase actually wants.
I have to agree with Trick about expectations. Far too many people have some pretty ridiculous expectations. Speculating about a hypothetical Steam Deck 2 compared to a PS5 is just absurd. Comparing a dedicated console that’s plugged into an outlet, to a portable gaming PC that’s running on battery power. Make it make sense.