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@MachinGon2 @FSAPOJake I go into desktop mode when I need to, to setup emulation, or something, but most of the time, its just in console mode. As long as you get your games from Steam, you never have to touch the desktop mode, just connect 4-5 controllers and enjoy offline multiplayer.
@BabisPS2003 @KingNarukami45 The Steam Deck didn't have a day one. You can use that just fine without an internet connection out of the box. The PS5 you could use day one without an internet connection too. You're downplaying a real issue (the requirement of being online to setup) because it's Nintendo
A small patch is live for #AoEIIDE. Thank you Steam players who helped us test the multiplayer issue over the weekend! ? Fixed an issue in the file path separators that caused sound mods to stop working. ? Fixed an issue where World RNG could be called during the match
Engineering is reporting two issues affecting some of our Captains: There have been reports of mishaps regarding the World Razer T6 Ship, which we are aware of and working on. Captains on Steam might also be unable to see our current Lifetime Subscription Sales, which our
@JeffThreat @TRIPSTER0 If you played on xbox 360 if your partition 1 and 2 is lost well backwards compatibility is gone. This same issue applies to the switch and ps5/xbox1. Since, Nintendo can brick the switch2. An pcs/ steam deck can emulate switch games better then nintendo for less money.
@novelezra @KirPinkFury PS5 required a day one patch, the slim required you to register the external disk drive online before you could use it. Xbox series still doesn’t let you setup without an internet connection. The steam deck actually also can’t be setup offline.
@craziscoth @NintyPrime The Steam Deck literally cannot play games without the internet either, and that’s the primary alternative to the Switch 2 being pushed on this website. This is a completely imaginary issue.