FranXico
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Dual boot, like in a laptopSo you can have Windows AND Steam OS installed at the same time? How does that work?
Dual boot, like in a laptopSo you can have Windows AND Steam OS installed at the same time? How does that work?
You can have steam run at startup and boot in big picture mode, but nothing elseOr can you boot Windows in a big picture (lol) mode?
100% agree, installing Windows on this machine seems like blasphemy. I'd love to get to a point where the performance delta between Windows and Proton (when almost all games are supported) is trivial.All that massive windows overhead will kill the performance and battery. Steam OS.
Should be possible yeah if it’s Linux, you make two partitions and install each OS on their own partition and then swap from a menu at the start. Can’t say I could actually manage it right now but hopefully there are guides available when it comes to my place.So you can have Windows AND Steam OS installed at the same time? How does that work?
Becausetheresonlysomuchstoragespace.whynotboth?
Buy the 512 GB model, and give like 33% store space for SOS and 66% for Win11. Plus 1 big and fast SD card.Becausetheresonlysomuchstoragespace.
yeah, that video isn't that great but it runs very well on my newer-ish laptop. i'm curious to see how it would run on the Deck, if it's slow/laggy i'll choose something else.Man, that video does a terrible job at selling the UI. It looks laggy and unresponsive as hell.
Retroarch is on (or soon to arrive) on Steam. It's been on the Steam Store for a while.I think I will stick to Steam OS as long I can somehow install Microsoft Office and Retroarch. I just have a feeling if I don't use Steam OS id run into battery issues. I assume Steam OS will be designed around running low power.
Would think so seeing as they been working with AMD to nail down the sleep & wake features even during a game a kin to Nintendo Switch sleep and wake feature it sounds like. If you're using Windows I doubt it'll utilize that same feature without shitting the bed.I'm also wondering if Steam OS will have less overhead and we would get better gaming performance.
This would be a test of how pro consumer and game preservation they really are. From what I understand the Xbox/Gamepass app has some pretty deep hooks directly into the Windows store and its DRM, sometimes causing not insignificant performance hits on CPU tasks.I intend on leaving SteamOS on it. It's fine - I used to be a heavy Linux user and still must use it infrequently for work, so I am comfortable with it. I am also expecting Microsoft to port their Xbox app to SteamOS (for that sweet Game Pass action). Besides, the last thing I need is another Windows device.
But it's NEEEEEEW.How many threads are you people gonna make about this damn thing? It's just a mini PC thats meant to play video games.
I hate modern Windows. I have never tried Linux, but ill give it shot.
How many threads are you people gonna make about this damn thing? It's just a mini PC thats meant to play video games.
Welcome to every new console launch on this forum for the past 10 years or so, I guess.How many threads are you people gonna make about this damn thing? It's just a mini PC thats meant to play video games.
Its a PC, you'll do dual boot the same way you do in one.I'm sure I'm probably the 50th person to ask, but where is the dual boot option?
I meant on the pollIts a PC, you'll do dual boot the same way you do in one.
oh....I meant on the poll
Yeah, the instant sleep/wake/suspend function during gameplay has got to be one of the biggest reasons to run Steam OS instead of Windows. Huge deal for a handheld.Would think so seeing as they been working with AMD to nail down the sleep & wake features even during a game a kin to Nintendo Switch sleep and wake feature it sounds like. If you're using Windows I doubt it'll utilize that same feature without shitting the bed.
Added a dual boot option