This was one of my biggest gripes with the Steam Controller. When a developer did it right (see Deus Ex Mankind Divided) it’s awesome.
Will this be public or just for developers?Steam :: Steamworks Virtual Conference Steam Deck
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Yes, it is also confirmed to have localization to multiple languages once it's up on YT's steamworks channel, but it will probably take a week or two.
Yeah, we'll be lucky if we get first shipments in December 2022.
imo its part of the reason for delay
I'm confident and positive Valve won't be able to provide the 1st consumer batch before July.
Oh now that you say it, same here. I thought nothing changed for me but the after was added.
I don't want to sound negative on it, I love the Deck and I play on it more than anything else currently, but from a software development perspective it feels more than 1.5 months away from a public, end-user release to me.
Nah I expect that will happen (before July).
You mean you are still seeing big changes to UI and other things, or does it also have big issues with stability? I could see Valve shipping it early (if other circumstances allowed it), if it's just a few final touches that are missing. Of course, if there's real "show stoppers" then that's another question.
Well, I should only talk about our own games, so as an example ToCS4 crashes every ~30 minutes with the default Proton configuration. Also, pretty significant chunks of the UI are still missing and getting added, but that's public knowledge.
I understand, I didn't perceive it as negative, more as a matter-of-fact statement. I want the final release to be as polished as possible so hopefully the delay will help in that regard.
I totally agree with you on clicking thumbsticksA pretty in-depth survey about the Steam Deck HW went out today. Nothing exciting or unexpected in it really.
I couldn't help myself:
Developing for Steam Deck without a Dev-Kit
We’ve just updated partner site documentation with a new article, “How to Develop for Steam Deck without a Dev-Kit”. You might notice that this sounds very similar to a talk happening at tomorrow’s Steamworks Virtual Conference. You’re not wrong - this article is basically the contents of tomorrow’s talk by the same name. Feel free to look it over and come to tomorrow’s session with your questions ready, or just watch the session tomorrow if you prefer listening to reading.
Along with these docs, we have released the SteamOS Devkit Client and SteamOS Devkit Service applications on Steam. These free tools allow you to connect your dev PC to another PC running Linux, to push builds, grab traces, and debug your games in a Linux environment (perfect for developing for Steam Deck). If you already have a dev-kit you no longer need to reach out to us for additional keys, just download it directly.
Similarly, if you’re testing Steam Deck compatibility with your own hardware (as per the new article above), you can just download the Devkit Client app to your dev PC, and the Devkit Service app to your Linux box. Links to download these tools and instructions for use can be found here.
Check out the documentation, and we’ll see you tomorrow.
