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I had an old MSI gaming laptop from 2016 which was amazing for me (I always had slow, 2nd hand laptops before) and now I've sold it and my PS Vita in order to buy a Steam Deck. I want to play Elden Ring, the Souls series, Sekiro and some indie games like Vampire Survivor. I also want to emulate games (Gameboy gen up to PS2 gen). Would that be a good investment or should I just go for a PC? I travel frequently because of my job.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You won't be getting 60fps in Elden Ring most of the time and as time moves on, there will be more and more games that won't hit 60fps on the steam deck but can still be played. Starfield is a notable example.

If you aren't bothered by that, go for it.

The deck is an absolute beast for indie games and the controls are incredibly good, so you can play stuff like factorio almost as well as with a mouse. If you fly often, factorio alone could make the deck worth it. They call it cracktorio for a reason, it just makes time fly.

I haven't emulated much, but emudeck made it super easy (I'd almost say foolproof) for SNES and C64. Wii games are a bit of a pain because of the controls, but older stuff is generally fine.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I don't have to play games on ultra 8k 4trillion fps. I could barely run Dark Souls 3 on lowest settings on my old laptop. So I'm happy if it runs well and looks okay

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

IMO 40 with some drops is your best bet. My experience is that the drops are mostly during exploration and not in combat. I don't think I've been killed because of drops.

Forcing 30 adds noticeable input lag.

Visually, it's technically not impressive once you get the performance where it should be, but I think the design looks really good. There are spots, especially in some of the castle/dungeon like areas, where you can look over a ledge and recognize all the stuff you just climbed and battled through that really give the whole thing a beautiful sense of scale.

[–] twistypencil 4 points 1 year ago

You will love the deck then

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I would also argue the new portable from said company emulates incredibly well on most titles.