Comment Re:Wow (Score 1) 45
It was always a Potemkin village.
It was always a Potemkin village.
Good for you. Maybe Valve could have provided 2.5 Gb for those four markets across the US.
There are a lot more than 4. The company I work for serves 4.
Hell, my local market (Seattle) has >1Gbps available (and ironically, we're not one of the providers)
As I said, >1Gbps internet is common, now, and ya- it would have been cool of it had come with a 2.5Gbe interface- though, it's got Wifi6E, which can handle well over a gig, so at least there's that.
We offer 2Gbps for ~$70 ($840/y). The prices are pretty reasonable.
I take it you don't live near a major metro area?
1. Child controls - allow me to password-restrict store/purchases and limit play time.
There and functional. I've used them when handing it over to my niece to play with.
2. Easy way to switch accounts.
Ya, I'm actually with you there. With standard Steam Big Picture, this isn't hard- on the Steam Deck, it is.
3. No ads, no tracking, no AI bullshit. Just games.
I mean, Steam.... is a Store. Advertising is.... part of a digital store.
Really, I feel like it satisfies this requirement just fine.
4. Make it very clear what is and is not compatible. Don't be shy rejecting things that run like shit.
It does. Great On Deck is your list. About ~200 of my 1700 games are Great On Deck.
Do other games work? Absolutely. But Great On Deck is their promise that it runs well, including controls and performance.
5. Convenient charger and visible battery level for controller. I don't want to police charging controllers and if kids run the battery out, I don't want it to ruin my evening.
I have an old Steam Controller. Charging is easy- it's like any other USB peripheral.
As for indicator... you're SOL, there. Or were.
6. Let me connect keyboard to it.
It has a USB port. You can connect a keyboard to it. And a mouse. And a webcam. Anything linux supports.
You'll need a dock/hub, of course, since it only has one port.
"Necessity is the mother of invention" is a silly proverb. "Necessity is the mother of futile dodges" is much nearer the truth. -- Alfred North Whitehead