If I’ve got to transfer/re-download my whole SD library to the OLED, I would hope I can finally turn the screen off whilst it is doing so.

  • jack-of-some@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Step 1: take a screenshot of a completely black background

    Step 2: open that screenshot when you’re downloading games

    (I do agree though that this should be officially supported, but there’s more that goes into it. For example: what if you forget that just the screen is off and throw a running deck into a case and then into a backpack? So it wouldn’t be a simple feature. It would need to have mitigations built in, like turning the screen back on if the gyro detects movement or something).

    • BitterDoughnut996@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I wouldn’t forget: I know when I’m downloading software on it and don’t just chuck it into the case on a whim and run out the door with it.

      I am an adult, not a child and I suspect 99% of people who buy Steam Decks are.

      • jack-of-some@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        And you’d remember correctly 99.99% of the time.

        Good design isn’t about the 99.99%. It’s about the 0.01%.