too many names on Nostr: One of the things I don't think people realize when they look at a #SteamDeck vs some ...

One of the things I don't think people realize when they look at a #SteamDeck vs some other off brand alternative that also runs Steam is that #Valve has a very interesting trick on these devices:

Because they're a known hardware configuration, Valve pre-generates shader cache for the games on SteamDeck and regularly ships updates to them when you have a game installed.

Game startup time is snappy and gameplay stays nice and smooth.