What to expect from Steam Deck
With a Terrible Fate
English - July 18, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 193 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsGames Leisure Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A new challenger joins the market for hybrid handheld gaming: Valve‘s Steam Deck. This week, we discuss whether the Steam Deck may change where and how the stories PC games will be experienced—and what lessons the Switch can teach us to guide our thinking.
Later, we contemplate recent rumors revolving around Netflix's supposed plans to stream video games, and a copy of Super Mario 64 that is more valuable than most homes.
Main Story
00:07:11 What to expect from Steam Deck
"The most gaming power you have ever held," Valve
"Valve’s gaming handheld is called the Steam Deck and it’s shipping in December," Jay Peters, Chaim Gartenberg, Richard Lawler, and Sean Hollister
"Three Core Ways the Nintendo Switch Will Make New Stories Possible," Aaron Suduiko
"Console Analysis: What a portable Termina means for Majora’s Mask,” (Aaron Suduiko)
"Breath of the Wild: The Hero Who Never Was," Aaron Suduiko
Side Quests
00:58:22 "Netflix To Offer Video Games on Its Streaming Platform," Mark Gurman
Netflix job announcement: Director of Product Innovation, Interactive, Netflix
Data mining tweet, Steve Moser
01:11:39 "It’s-a Me, a $1.56 Million Copy of Super Mario 64!", Aaron Mak