Latest Verge article about their review of Asus ROG Ally X (and this is why gamers are preferring Steam Deck)
Latest Verge article about their review of Asus ROG Ally X (and this is why gamers are preferring Steam Deck)
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I know logically that people can do whatever they want and it doesn't affect me in any way so I shouldn't care, but I do still get a visceral eye-twitching feeling whenever someone talks about installing Windows on a Steam Deck. It's like someone buying a sports car and using it to tow a caravan or something.
99 0 ReplyIt's like buying an electric sports car and immediately converting it to diesel.
45 0 ReplyI mean there’s a time and a place.
What if someone has gamepass or a ton of free games on EGS?
3 1 ReplyCan't you play both of those from SteamOS?
11 0 ReplyUnsure about EGS, but Gamepass can only stream via xcloud on non-microsoft platforms
The GP app/store for installing games locally is only available on Windows
3 0 ReplyEGS you definitely can with Heroic Launcher. I got Death Stranding for free on Epic and played it on Steam Deck using that.
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You can play non streamed games on steamos now?
Edit: Gamepass games
1 0 ReplyYou can play non streamed games on steamos now?
Non streamed? You mean just running the game on the device? You could run games on steamos since it first released in 2013.
8 0 ReplyHe means from Gamepass. On many non-microsoft platforms, the only way to play Gamepass games is streaming via xcloud
On Windows, Gamepass games can be installed locally from the GP app, but last I checked the GP app was still Windows-only
4 0 ReplySorry, I was referring to game pass games. They're exclusive to windows because they're built as windows apps or something.
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