Portal with RTX with path tracing running on a Steam Deck is impressive, especially when you consider that we're talking about mobile GPU hardware.
  • SneezycatEnglish
    146·
    11 months ago

    I’ll never understand these articles… Like, sure, that’s cool? Kind of like saying you can run Doom on a fridge.

    I’m not going to play Doom on the fridge tho, and I’m not playing Portal RTX on my Steam Deck.

    I guess for people that only have a deck for gaming this is more relevant, but still, why force ray tracing on a low power device??

    Also Portal RTX changed some textures (like the portals) for some reason, I’d rather play the original instead.

    • lastlighthousekeeper@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      17·
      11 months ago

      You answered your own question: it’s for people who only have a deck for gaming. And the comparison to doom on a fridge doesn’t really hold, as the steam deck is designed for gaming.

      • SneezycatEnglish
        32·
        11 months ago

        Fair enough, I’ll just recommend them to go play the original at 60 fps and native resolution :P

    • Mango@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      11 months ago

      Do you think it has to be about you? It’s not about you.

      I’M gonna play Doom on your fridge.

      • SneezycatEnglish
        51·
        11 months ago

        Damn… okay, fuck it, does it have co-op? I’ll get some beers.

    • zaphod@lemmy.caEnglish
      91·
      11 months ago

      I guess for people that only have a deck for gaming

      Given it’s primarily sold as a gaming device, I find it very odd that you frame this as the exception rather than the rule.

      • SneezycatEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        People whose only gaming device is a deck, not people that have a deck only for gaming :'D I’d use my computer instead for intensive graphics.