Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://gamedev.lgbt/@psilocervine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>psilocervine</span></a></span> Granted, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Valve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Valve</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SteamDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteamDeck</span></a> is now the baseline to target for the next 5-10+ years for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Developers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Developers</span></a> and a <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">€419 SteamDeck</a> is a cheaper platform to target and test than a <a href="https://www.apple.com/de/macbook-air/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">€1.199 MacBook Air</a> or <a href="https://www.apple.com/de/mac-mini/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">€699 Mac mini</a>…</p><p>And for most <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/IndieDevs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndieDevs</span></a> a used/refurbished Office-PC with a i3-6100, 8GB RAM and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iGPU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iGPU</span></a> running <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Ubuntu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubuntu</span></a> LTS Desktop is still plenty of real estate.</p><ul><li>Espechally when aiming for markets like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Brazil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brazil</span></a> where <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GameConsoles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GameConsoles</span></a> beyond what <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tectoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tectoy</span></a> can churn out cheaply are expensive unobtanium and many folks are literally <em>"dumpster-diving" for parts</em>…</li></ul>