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Reviewers say Steam Deck feels rushed

Inside Gaming Roundup

Reviewers say Steam Deck feels rushed

Inside Gaming Roundup

2022 Episode 9 March 5, 2022

Get your RTX badge at http://bit.ly/rtxaustin22 The Steam Deck is finally out!.. well, for some people. The good news is the reviews are in and mostly everyone had very positive things to say about their time with Valve’s handheld PC. The bad news is there were more than a few complaints about the Steam Deck’s hardware and software debut. Don’t worry we have collected all the pros and cons across multiple sites just for you, right here on Inside Gaming Roundup. In other news hackers leaked some of Nvidia’s source possibly revealing specs for the actual Switch Pro, Elden ring is having some tech issues on PC but people are playing it anyway, Wargaming fired their creative director over pro war comments, and Phil Spencer want’s developers to be treated with more respect. This week’s 5-Second Review (in progress) jumps back into Elden Ring and the Coming Soon section may have a gem or two if you can stand parting with the time you would otherwise be spending in the lands between. Thanks for watching everyone and have a great weekend. 00:00 - Reviewers say Steam Deck feels rushed 06:51 - Switch 2 specs leak? 07:55 - Elden Ring is huge on PC despite issues 08:54 - World of Tanks studio fires creative director 09:45 - Phil Spencer wants devs to be treated with more respect 10:38 - 5-Second Review 10:58 - Coming Soon Buy our shirt! https://is.gd/u3xCtA OR follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/briangaar https://twitter.com/DarthBurrit0 http://twitter.com/InsideGaming SOURCES [Metacritic] Steam Deck Metacritic https://www.metacritic.com/feature/steam-deck-hardware-review [TechRadar] Steam Deck Review Tech Radar https://www.techradar.com/reviews/steam-deck [Eurogamer] Digital Foundry Steam Deck Review https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2022-steam-deck-review-a-handheld-pc-capable-of-co… [Bloomberg] Steam Deck is for parents https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-25/steam-deck-review-valve-game-system-good-for-fren… [Bloomberg] Bloomberg Steam Deck Review https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-25/steam-deck-review-valve-game-system-good-for-fren… [The Verge] Steam Deck Review on The Verge https://www.theverge.com/22950371/valve-steam-deck-review [Wired] Wired Valve Steam Deck Review http://wired.com/review/valve-steam-deck/ [ArsTechnica] Comprehensive Steam Deck Review https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/02/steam-deck-the-comprehensive-ars-technica-review/ [IGN] IGN Steam Deck Review https://www.ign.com/articles/steam-deck-review [Washington Post] Launcher Steam Deck Review https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/steam-deck-review-valve-pc/ [Reddit] Steam Deck Drift video https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/t49415/unfortunately_im_already_experiencing_stick_drift… [PC Gamer] Steam Deck Drift is already solved https://www.pcgamer.com/steam-deck-stick-drift-is-a-software-problem-and-a-fix-has-already-rolled-ou… [WCF Tech] Switch 2 details leak https://wccftech.com/nintendo-switch-2-next-gen-console-nvidia-ampere-dlss-2-2-ray-tracing-leak/ [Twitter] Nikki tweet https://twitter.com/NWPlayer123/status/1498699245792239621?s=20&t=z_cE4ymLM5sLbd6UTdL90A [Nintendo Enthusiast] 11 Studios have a 4k Switch https://www.nintendoenthusiast.com/bloomberg-at-least-11-studios-have-4k-switch-dev-kits/ [Steam DB] Elden Ring Steam DB https://steamdb.info/app/1245620/graphs/ [PC Gamer] Valve is fixing Elden Ring stutter on Steam Deck https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-is-fixing-elden-rings-heavy-stutter-on-steam-deck/ [GamesIndustry.biz] Elden Ring fastest selling souls game https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-02-27-elden-ring-is-the-fastest-selling-souls-game-so-fa… [IGN] Bandai Namco increase salary for ELden Ring devs https://www.ign.com/articles/bandai-namco-salary-increase-japan-elden-ring [PC Gamer] World of Tanks dev fires creative director https://www.pcgamer.com/world-of-tanks-studio-fires-creative-director-who-voiced-support-for-russias… [IGN] Phil Spencer wins lifetime cheevo, says be nicer https://za.ign.com/phil-spencer/162455/news/xbox-ceo-phil-spencers-reveals-his-message-for-gamers-af… [GameSpot] Xbox boss wants gamers to treat developers with dignity and respect https://www.gamespot.com/articles/phil-spencer-wants-gamers-to-treat-developers-with-more-dignity-an…

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Next Season

Comments

3 years ago

Hey crew. We back. Sound off what you're playing this weekend. I don't think I will be leaving the lands between any time soon.

3 years ago

@DarthBurrit0 I am learning how to play Elden Ring... Never played a Dark Souls before so it is interesting. Watch Michael play it and listened to the advice given... So we shall see if I have the gaming prowess to survive... :-)

Voidstaringback

3 years ago

@DarthBurrit0 been stucked into hardspace shipbreaker again and im ok with it

3 years ago

An employer celebrating massive success by... paying employees more? What is this world coming to? What is the catch? There has to be a horrible catch.

3 years ago

This is great, thank you.

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