Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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Considering a steam deck (self.steamdeck)

submitted 2 years ago by Johnpwrinkle to c/[email protected]

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I’ve been considering purchasing a steam deck. My pc is in my office, which limits interaction with the rest of the family if I want to play anything. I’ve tried playing mobile games, but just can’t get use to the controls. Think it’s worth getting one?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Well, since everyone has been super positive, let me try to be a bit more critical about it:

The Steam Deck is a an absolute brick of a handheld. It is really big and surprisingly heavy. Try to hold one in your hands if you have the chance to before buying. Or at least look up the size and weight details and hold something of similar caliber in your hands. You might not even want to take it with you outside since it is heavy.
The battery life of the Steam Deck can be, depending on use case, abysmal. If you plan to play graphically intense games, your Deck will run warm and battery might be fully drained within 2~ hours.

These are the main drawbacks I can think of. Personally, I still adore my steam deck and just like the chill couch/bed gaming experience I get from it, despite the negative aspects. It almost fully replaced normal PC gaming for me, since I just don't need the KBM scheme that much for my games and I don't feel like sitting in front of a desk all the time anymore. Oh, and emulation possibilities for retro gaming are amazing.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Good point, My hands do tend to get fatigued just holding the deck when sitting in a couch. Wouldn't be as bad using it on a table or something but that's not a use case for me.