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Disappointing APU upgrade, I've been waiting for them to refresh the device but this new version is significantly slower than the already available Asus ROG All

• distances 3y ago
  They've been very explicit about not changing the performance in multiple years. Making this faster would have been a very bad decision, muddying the compatibility so soon after the original launch.
  • foxandmouse 3y ago
    Sorry, but I don't understand your logic. Why would it have been a bad decision? and how would it have "muddied comparability"? PC games support granular improvements; support for a game doesn't discern anything. I also can't find anything referencing their "explicit" performance requirements.
    • distances 3y ago
      Since they want to support a console like experience, a clear compatibility indication is important. Releasing new models with different performance characteristics every two years would make that compatibility discovery PC-like, not console like. So bad from that perspective. > I also can't find anything referencing their "explicit" performance requirements. Valve has been explicit about not improving the performance, e.g. https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884863/valve-steam-deck-2-refresh-upgrade-cpu-2025 https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884863/valve-steam-deck... They said as much already in 2022, but those articles are a bit hard to find now with all news being about the new model.