I don't disagree with Tim regarding Google or Apple; but I am not throwing those three names randomly. Xbox, Switch and Playstation are console that allowed crossplay for Fortnite (PUBG had to wait behind Fornite for Sony and Microsoft allow crossplay later: Sweeney surely don't forget friends that helped beat the competition) before anybody else. While Apple argued that their business model is similar to console, he choose to defend Sony,Microsoft and Nintendo: try ask him to lower the 30% for those three... and you'll see what he'll say to you.

As for Stram... well, I am a big supporter for Itch and (partially, due to their murky position towards Linux: "all DRM free but your Windows license" it seems); I think Steam need competition (such as PC hardware like SteamDeck where the OEM can customize freely without having to obey Microsoft); in fact, Epic Game Store is rowing in the opposite direction! Many indie are wondering why they should support Itch and GoG "for free" while Epic pay them for exclusivity!

Well, I think that, for developers, Itch and GoG are their "contract leverage" to push Valve around; and the role Epic is taking is:

1. indie developers are less motivated to support Itch.io
2. exacerbated tone Tim is against Linux.. it's pushing Linux developers towards Steam

In few years, you may find more useful your kidney rather an HD that can hold just 3~4 copies of the latest CoD

a gaming computer with the same power will run you $3-4k

Are you sure? A RX 6600 XT is about 200€.

4000 buck would about twenty RX 6600 XT: with that amount of GPU you play... Blender's render in realtime.

There are console comparable to RX 6600 that costs 200$/€?

Never trust a 10/10 on any game on (or before) day release

They don't even count Android as Linux (despite any Android respond to uname -a with Linux version and all).. otherwise Linux would count as this planet's OS.

"7 days of FREE Ubisoft +" is the most failed attempt by MSI to hide they earn something by pre-installing Ubisoft's bloatware and (wishfully) get some money from some sort of install/link referral scheme.

edited the title to include these info.

...and quite few of those that are even exclusive to the Switch, can still run on Steam Deck.

It's also worth remember that "AI voices" don't always mean tts. RVC is also rising technology: you just need a single modder with decent skills in voice acting, and he/she can make act the whole cast of characters (man/woman, young/adult etc.)

TFW Mario is higher in the list than Peach.

I guess that's fine tuning for the whole franchise; "Mario" as added keyword for whatever princess's name they are looking for

We're still talking about a device built on the basis of a Tegra released in 2015: almost decade old tech.