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No, it's not just Forza. A similar issue happens in Doom Eternal and even old games like Left 4 Dead. It's a problem in Windows that they never fixed.
Sadly it’s neither a game issue nor really a windows 10 issue it’s a known Bluetooth bandwidth problem with specific codecs, SBC, AAC, or LDAC. It’s worse when the Bluetooth device has a microphone but what happens is if it encounters any significant latency it will begin downsampling (SCO mode), but when it does this windows registers it as a different audio device (which it technically is) and blam! out goes the audio. There are workarounds for it, as you have seen but it’s primarily a BT driver issue so really it’s on them to implement the device registration.
I agree that I am unsure of who the Deck is geared towards. Even I have a Switch and I rarely use it b/c I don't travel. When I am at home I have a gaming PC, PS5, Series X... other than Breath of the Wild I haven't played any Switch game at home.
You're dismissing the option because it doesn't meet your standards, yet for anyone who really wants to play their favorite game at least the Deck gives you the option. PC in general gives you that option, while consoles are still working on backwards compatibility. Also, why are there so many anti-PC people here on a forum mostly about PC technology? Do you guys just go around trolling forums, waiting for anyone to post anything pro PC?
Neither is Nintendo so what's your point? The game creators likely gave up on that game long ago and have moved onto more profitable ventures. So you either pray for a Switch version that costs $60 or maybe the community may have made a mod to play that game on the Deck.
Valve recognizes some problems that they can try and solve with the Deck. One problem they're trying to solve is PC gaming marketing position. The $400 Deck is likely going to be sold at loss or no profit, which is probably why Valve is big onto you not opening the device and messing with the insides, especially the SSD. PC gaming is mostly known for laptops and desktop so this will be the first big commercial push for a competitive product against consoles that isn't overpriced. The Switch is an attractive $300 and anything PC right now is much more expensive than that. The other problem the Deck is meant to solve is Valve's reliance on Windows OS, as it's not a good idea to run your entire business model on your competitors software. This is their second big push for Linux.
They tried doing this with Steam Machines. I REALLY hope the Deck has more of an impact since Valve is directly involved with the hardware this time instead of leaving it to others like they did with Steam Machines.
I understand that. The problem is that a BT headset can work in 2 modes. Either as an audio device or a telephony device. This makes sense on a phone, where you want to use it to make phone calls. But on Windows, I bet, the main use would be as headphones and not to make video calls.
This is something of a stretch. Microsoft knows the vast majority of people buying Windows versions of games will play them in Windows. Even Steam Deck users will almost always have a Windows PC. And given that the Android 'layer' in Windows 11 is limited to Amazon Appstore titles, and currently only a handful at that, I don't think you can really call that liberation.
This is again sidestepping the point — that Microsoft has cared about gaming for ages. Flawed implementations don't necessarily signal a lack of concern. Now, Microsoft's initial Xbox One strategy ("TV TV TV, sports sports sports") you could point to as a problem, but that was arguably the product of Steve Ballmer's obsession with Windows more than anything.
Microsoft still makes profits from licenses whenever a PC is sold. But yes, it's shifting its attention more toward services these days. Hence the full-court press on things like Xbox Game Pass.
Demon's Souls is at least a remaster. We're talking about games that haven't been updated in years, and likely never will. You can't point to the entire Steam library as an advantage, because many (if not most) of those games really aren't suited to a handheld.
Like I said earlier, this is grossly oversimplifying what's involved. PC gaming isn't mind-numbingly difficult, but consoles are easier — there's just no questioning that.
This is one of those areas where I have to concede... yeah, Switch voice chat is usually quite clunky. I was thinking more of PlayStation/Xbox voice chat.
It's more complex, that's the point. And it's not just about making games accessible to a wider range of people, it's about streamlining the experience. Many people don't want to deal with a desktop OS, hardware drivers or multiple game portals; they just want to plunk themselves on the couch and start playing within seconds. The Steam Deck certainly gets closer to that, but even a flawless execution would just bring it to where the PlayStation/Switch/Xbox already are.
As I mentioned earlier, I don't think PC gaming is horribly difficult; I certainly didn't mean to suggest as such. But it is more complex than console gaming, and a lot of PC diehards don't seem to realize how important that distinction is. There are no instances where you're troubleshooting driver issues, wrangling with third-party clients or wondering whether background processes and OS updates (see Windows 11's initial Ryzen performance problem) will sour your game. Hell, modern consoles even install game patches on standby. More often than not, all you do is wake your console and launch your game. That's huge when you're wiped after work, trying to squeak in gaming after putting the kids to bed, or if you just want a break from computers.
Text chat is by far the easiest way to setup a group of gamers, beep 'hey want to play xyz?' its annoying without a keyboard as someone always starts a little text chat response.
Maybe he likes to play on the toilet or something.
...which you can do on the original Switch as well. I know because I do the same thing on my original Switch.
That's why I am confused if you primarily game at home why you would give up the OPTION of docking the console.I don't know, maybe it was gimped via damage or something....which you can do on the original Switch as well. I know because I do the same thing on my original Switch.
Because I also had a PS4 at the time (now a PS5) and I'd rather play on that. And not have a million things plugged in. The PlayStation can play games, stream video, play Blu-Ray, etc. which the Switch can't do.