


No one in their right mind would consider Jade Empire one of BioWare's best. OK, forget your wacky views on politics, now I know you are absolute bat **** crazy. And you could score a threesome I don't mean that in a horndog way, it's a positive decision to model relationships that exist outside of our western bourgeois binary-sexuality-serial-monogamy bull****. You could actually make Closed Fist choices that were kind of good, and Open Palm choices that were kind of evil. Higher performance models are set to go out later in the year.I felt pretty much the same about Jade Empire, but I'm very glad I gave Bio a second chance because I enjoyed ME1, and absolutely love ME2.Yeah, except Jade Empire is the closest thing to a "good game" that Bioware ever came. The Steam Deck is available to reserve now, with orders expected to ship in early 2022 for the 64GB model. There will also be built-in microphones so you can chat in multiplayer without a headset, although any headset you do have should be compatible with the Steam Deck, including those using Bluetooth. For example, there is a built-in light sensor, which will automatically adapt to your surroundings much in the same way a smartphone does. Griffais also revealed other little tidbits regarding what to expect from the Steam Deck. Much like the Switch, you will be able to pick up a dock for the Steam Deck, so you can play from your TV without having to worry about the battery life. Nintendo claims the original model can last between 2.5 and 6.5 hours, which will apparently be boosted to anywhere from 4.5 to nine hours with the OLED model. You can play Portal 2 for four hours on this thing." He also explains that running games at 30 FPS could stretch the run time to six hours. Related: Gabe Newell Wants More Competition For Steam Deck, Sees "Long-Term" Growth For Handheld PCsĮxplaining that the battery will vary from player to player, Griffais says: "It's about two to eight hours, depending on what you're doing. Yet despite the console's power, the battery life shouldn't be too far off that of fellow handheld console, the Switch, as Griffais claims it will last anything between two to eight hours.

Of course, being a handheld, the subject of battery life came up. Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais sat down with IGN to answer some of the questions fans will be asking, shedding some light on what we can expect. After just four days, the gaming community is already full of questions about his new handheld, wondering exactly what a portable PC is capable of - especially when acquiring one ourselves may prove challenging. It's hard to believe the Steam Deck was confirmed less than a week ago.
