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Basically nobody will actually make functional use of 32GB RAM on any machine.
This is a logical fallacy.
Do i need an industrial level fruit juicer, to get a glass from two oranges at home? No. Does that mean no one needs an industrial juicer, period? No.
My main machine has had 32gb of ram for the last decade, even if you exclude developer workflows. Most of my peers are getting as much too. Whether we want it or not, hardware demands are increasing, as software capabilities are going up too.
And that’s not even accounting for that the Deck has shared memory, which limits it even further
Actually I disagree. Using a Steam Deck docked in desktop mode I was able to run out of memory by playing Minecraft while having one browser tab open (YouTube) and Discord.
I know it doesn't sound like a lot, but you have to keep in mind that the SteamDeck's 16GB of LPDDR5 is both VRAM and system memory and the Steam Deck dynamically allocates it based on need.
And that's before we even consider doing something wacky like using the Steam Deck for Dev work or 3D modeling or other more "normal computer" uses.
What is this relentless defence of ram deprived systems and their greedy makers
Plenty of games require over 16gb when playing modded. Rimworld and cities skylines are two.
me running dedicated servers via podman to usb lan to friends home network...
Words from a man who has never played modded Minecraft ⤴️