LordVile How can something be in development this long and still nkt make it to half baked Reply
DS426 CelicaGT said: Many BIOS updates are applied by Windows Update on prebuilt machines. During the 13th/14th Gen fiasco my Dell G15 was getting BIOS updates every few weeks for awhile with no input from me. It's actually nearly impossible to screw it up these days. On my Steam Deck I've had several firmware updates, it's a nothing burger to the average user who probably won't notice anything but the warning to not power down the system during this update. It may even do it while in standby, as consoles often do. You mentioned this later in your paragraph regarding Steam Deck — I would say that Steam Machine BIOS updates should be displayed via SteamOS' native update tool, which I assume would be the case. Yes, Windows Update also delivers BIOS updates now, though HP PC's and possibly other OEM's have a BIOS option to enable or disable this functionality. I've seen them default both ways depending on model, year, and BIOS installed as shipped. Digressing, not good for Steam and the Steam Machine's already bumpy launch. Many years from now, it'll be remembered for all these issues. Let's hope that it won't go as long in the tooth as traditional consoles, getting a new generation in say ~four years that won't suffer from any of today's issues — including pricing — with performance at more respectable levels. And yes, it would seem like the testing needs to be more thorough next go-around, lol. Reply
TerryLaze DS426 said: Digressing, not good for Steam and the Steam Machine's already bumpy launch. Many years from now, it'll be remembered for all these issues. Every single sony console had weak lasers and other design flaws plus the yellow light of death on the ps3, the ps4 had an issue ejecting discs during gameplay and very loud fans, the ps5 has severe issues with the liquid metal going all over the place and hdmi ports failing… Xbox ,same thing, they all had/have serious issues. All in all a bios update is not even worth mentioning. Reply
LordVile TerryLaze said: Every single sony console had weak lasers and other design flaws plus the yellow light of death on the ps3, the ps4 had an issue ejecting discs during gameplay and very loud fans, the ps5 has severe issues with the liquid metal going all over the place and hdmi ports failing… Xbox ,same thing, they all had/have serious issues. All in all a bios update is not even worth mentioning. Not a launch issue Reply
TerryLaze LordVile said: Not a launch issue No just an issue with the design itself, before the launch! Making every single early system have a very high rate of failure. Reply
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