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I‘m not sure if I‘m missing something, but I‘d be really surprised if Volition was doing fine. Agents of Mayhem didn‘t do well at all and the Saints Row reboot was pretty terrible. Their last somewhat successful launch was probably the Saints Row 4 expansion back in 2015.
It‘s always sad to see a developer shut down, especially one with such history. But I can honestly understand closing a studio which hasn‘t had any great release for over eight years.
I was on vacation in the Jungfrau area twice now and it’s really one of the most beautiful places I’ve been. The Lauterbrunnental, which is very close to Grindelwald, is said to have inspired Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings and I can totally believe it.
GW2 is my most played game on Deck (probably around 200 hours) and I think it plays very well in most situations. The community controller layouts available via Steam work very well (full disclosure: I’ve created the second most popular one).
I personally would recommend playing on Deck, if you’re mostly doing open world content, like leveling, world bosses, events, world completion, dailies, farming or something along those lines. Story content works very well, too.
Crafting and jumping puzzles can get a bit tedious because of the smaller screen.
WvW can work, if you’re just doing some PPT.
I wouldn’t recommend raiding, sPvP or intense WvW, as you’ll always be limited by using a controller.
Performance-wise, the Deck holds up very well. I’ve set most settings to high, capped my FPS at 40 and didn’t have any major issues yet.
So, all in all, I’d recommend GW2 on Deck to anyone who isn’t exclusively playing very intense or competitive content. :)
It‘s really great to see more companies making mobile gaming PCs. The overall quality of these devices has really improved tremendously over the past few years.
Although the Ally doesn‘t appeal to me personally, as I‘d really miss the Steam Deck‘s touch pads, its great OS and all the mods the community has already built for it, I‘m really glad to see more companies throwing their hat in the ring. Mobile PC gaming seems to no longer be just a niche market, and that‘s great!