• Mark with a Z@suppo.fi
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    10 days ago

    But it is basically a game console. What clarifications do you need? It would be kinda awkward if he started explaining that a steam deck is technically a pc that runs linux and so on.

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      10 days ago

      Knowing him, I expected something like: “Turns out, it’s a Steam Deck, and half of you will have been screaming at the screen about how I could possibly not know that.”

      That’s it. Not an explanation of what it is, just an acknowledgement of what it is. This kind of thing happens on Lateral pretty often.

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        10 days ago

        Why do you even assume he doesn’t know what it is?

        His videos are edited to tell a story and to flow better than a podcast. Stepping away from the main event to point out the product’s name and making a comment about it sounds like an unnecessary distraction.

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          9 days ago

          Every one of these comments have been correct, despite sounding like they’re disagreeing.

          However, I wouldn’t be surprised if he doesn’t know what it is. Gaming has never seemed to be something that’s interested him. It could be, but it doesn’t seem like it’d be a high priority. Most non-gamers probably do not know what a Steam Deck is. Hell, a lot of gamers probably don’t if their only platform is a console, and they don’t engage with gaming spaces online.