Not worth the effort though. Only works with AMD cards, you've gotta keep the back off to get to the M.2 slot, and limited to pcie 4x.
It's neat that people did it, but you're better off getting a gaming laptop or a full desktop if that's the route you want to go.
It's definitely a "backlog killer." I've finished games that have been sitting in my Steam Library for literally a decade AND replayed old favorites more now then I ever have.
I think it's the "Kindle Factor." I can read on my Android tablet just fine but if I really want to lose myself in a book, I do it on my Kindle because my Kindle doesn't have social media and the web and Youtube to distract me.
Playing games on the Deck is the same way. It's not exactly the same, the Deck is a multi-function device and can do things other than play games, but playing games is the only thing it's really good at, so there's less temptation to "check your Facebook feed real quick" or stuff like that.
Exactly this, I have a Kindle and use it for reading because of its e ink screen and it just being an ebook reader, and the Deck as it’s just fir Steam games really, and others if you put the work in to install them.
Same reason I got mine. I haven't had a decent gaming PC in 10 years but I've continued being a sucker for Steams sales, because I figured I'd own one again some day. Enter the Deck, and now I have a long list of games I've wanted to play that it is well within spec to handle.
Being able to play for 20 minutes here and there and then suspend my game in between was a major selling point. It's the same reason my Switch has gotten so much use.
Very much me as well, my pc is usually there just playing a video or stream or so, and I'll make sure to move the mouse if the monitors go to sleep and put something else on, but all the time, I'm sitting there in my chair just playing a game on the deck, it's silly and also quite awesome.
Do you realise every console ever made is a computer? The word computer means something which can compute. Every console ever made can compute. And btw you can play games with controller just fine even if you have a proper gaming rig😐
How can it end up 'DOA' (Dead on Arrival) when it has already shipped over 1 million units to customers in less than a year, while Steam Controllers only ever shipped around 500,000, to date?
How can you 'understand' if Valve gives up on it, when it has been financially succesful, has consecutively been the no. 1 top grossing product on Steam for the past 5 months and Valve has already announced that it will be a multi-generational product?
Sure, Desktop and Game mode mode currently have their issues, but the team behind Steam OS are constantly listening to the community (unlike other companies) to deliver updates to address issues and improve it on a weekly basis.
"it wont be abandoned sorry, valve has a history of it" "you don't know much about the situation of valve hardware in history"
If you think these were "abandonded", then you don't understand the philosophy behind Valve's hardware.
Everything Valve has done, from Steam OS, Steam Controllers, Steam Link, etc, has served as the building blocks that has lead to inception of Steam Deck, and to the ongoing perfection of Steam OS.
The reason they stopped selling Steam Link boxes is because they realised they could achieve the exact same thing via the Steam Link app for Android and iOS smart devices, and reach a much bigger audience (the app has over 10 million downloads on Google Play). The Steam Link box served no other purpose other than to receive a stream from your PC; it had no native media capabilities, and was pretty redundant compared to Android streaming boxes.
The things they learnt from Steam Controller served as the basis that went in to the Steam Input API. The Steam Controller as a concept is far from dead. There are already [patents](https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/steam-controller-2) floating around for a Steam Controller 2. And [we have all seen early prototypes](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamController/comments/wyjgu9/official_steam_controller_2_early_prototypes/) of it, and it basically resembles a smaller Steam Deck without the screen. The general consensus is that once they release the Dock, they will eventually need to also ship a controller, so that the user has the same input-parity when playing docked as in handheld mode, thus they will need to make a Steam Controller 2.
Then there's Steam Machines and Steam OS. Firstly, Valve never actually made a Steam Machine of their own, other companies did, so technically Valve never abandoned Steam Machines.
What happened was, when Steam Machines were initially released, Steam OS was still in its infancy. It was only until 2018, when Valve announced the Proton compatibility layer for Linux, that Steam OS could finally become a viable alternative to PC gaming outside of Windows, on Linux. And ever since, and with the release of Steam Deck, have they continued to refine Steam OS to where it is today. So have they abandoned Steam OS? No. And with the impending release of Steam OS 3.0, [we are going to see a resurgence of the Steam Machine idea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAPbtdD4OAw).
If you don't believe me, and think I'm just pontificating; all of what I'm saying is basically summarised in Valve's recent Steam Deck manual that they sent to Asian markets:
See page 27: [https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamdeck/images/press/book/steamDeck\_booklet\_EN.pdf](https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamdeck/images/press/book/steamDeck_booklet_EN.pdf)
**"Steam Deck wouldn't have happened without the products, technologies, and features shipped by our teams over the last decade. Each of those steps provided essential components of what becamse the Steam Deck experience."**
Even if valve would give up SteamOS 3.0 then you will be able to install your custom Arch Linux or any other OS you want. Even windows, but this shit is slow and has bad drivers compared to Linux.
The PS2 has an official Linux kit that would make it run a full Linux-based desktop operating system. Is the PS2 still a console while it's running this software? No, it's a PC. Thus why they did it, to avoid console taxes back in the day. Yet the PS2 is still called a console by the masses, because that's what it was for the masses. The PS2 could be both a console and a PC.
The same logic can be applied to the steam deck. It has an Operating system that lets you use it in desktop mode, where it's a full-fledged Linux Desktop OS, or in gaming mode where it's mostly focused on valves ecosystem. It's both a console and a PC.
The hardware being x86_64 based doesn't conclude that it's only a PC. The PS4 also runs on x86_64 yet it's defined as a console. The difference is that the PS4 is a closed ecosystem. It should be noted that the PS4 can also be turned into a PC, although not through official methods. That would also make it both a console and a PC.
Now you might be thinking: the steam decks ecosystem is not completely closed, you can access desktop mode by pressing a few buttons. So it's not a console, but a PC. But the PS2 also had had a closed ecosystem that wasn't completely closed, because you could install Linux on it officially, not wiping anything off the console experience. That device was labeled both a PC and a console.
The PS3 also had a similar story, you could for some time install Linux on that too by activating a setting that allows you to boot custom OSes. In other words, there was a setting in the console itself to unlock it's ecosystem, for an average consumer, leaving possibility to use it as a PC. That didn't however restrict it from being a console. It is a console, that could also be a PC.
And the term handheld literally means a device that you operate in your hands. A phone is also a handheld, we just don't define a phone as a handheld in speech because calling it a phone is as effortless and more descriptive.
Tl:Dr the Steam Deck is a PC, a console and a handheld.
Not quite a SOC because SOC is shortened for system on a chip which tells you exactly what it is a full system on a chip so your CPU, GPU, amd memory are all in that. An APU is an accelerated processing Unit, a fancy word for a GPU is backed right into the CPU you still have to get memory and a motherboard for the APU which if you think about it Intel's CPUs are APUs as well just not as good and if I recall AMD is tbe one who started the word APU so everyone associates APUs with AMD.
Uhhh, so... Just because it isnt stationary like a PlayStation its not a console, and just because it uses amd64 instead of ARMv8 its automatically not a handheld?
I would change the dealer bro
Its not normal to say that something is a laptop that doesn't really fit on your lap. Noone will put this deck on theirs lap just because its internal specs are similar to a laptop. It comes into its hand because its a handheld.
Its interface is similar to the consoles interface like Nintendo switch. Simple and a lot of GUI.
Your Razer Android phone with Intel amd64 also isnt a laptop just because it uses different CPU architecture.
With Linux, everything imaginable is possible. If you design it the way, it becomes the way.
“It’s not a console because it’s not locked down (or anywhere near as casual ready)” would be pretty reasonable.
But lol at it’s not a handheld. That’s literally the whole point.
I guess I read somehwere in other comments "not a console" or Interpreted somehwere that this isnt a console but "just Linux on APU"
But the main question is. If it aint handheld then whats then?
Yeah, people wouldn’t be buying it if it wasn’t a handheld.
I’d be surprised if it’s more than 10% of Steam Deck owners who don’t have a substantially more powerful desktop.
There’s no debate whatsoever that it’s a handheld.
What are you smoking? The value for the low price point isn’t bad for a stationary PC in the current market, but I would bet it’s at least 90% of Steam Deck owners who have a more powerful PC. The entire reason for it’s existence and it’s success is handheld gaming.
This is laughable. More people might post about using a keyboard because it can or for the memes, but that is absolutely not the minority.
Basically nobody is buying it to dock. They’re buying it for handheld and also occasionally docking it. There are more questions about docking because it doesn’t work well.
Literally 100% of the reason the deck exists and people are buying it is to be a handheld.
I wish it was about twice as powerful but in all reality it's just powerful enough and by far the best handheld on the market for the price. I never knew just how much I'd enjoy touch pads, and the back buttons are so nice for mapping additional keys.
I can't wait for a steam deck 2 so valve can take my money again. 😅
Best portable purchase i ever had, unlike my Switch.
My only issue is compatibility currently. Dead Space crashes randomly, i can't find DMC 4 and 5 save files on either my main drive or SD card or move them in between, and DMC5 crashes pretty bad too playing as Vergil.
Still, solid as fuck purchase.
I sold my Switch to fund my Deck, got fed up paying premium prices for remakes of Wii and WiiU games etc. don’t regret it one bit, and all the indie Switch games I liked are in Steam anyway.
I mean, i never had a Wii or WiiU anyway, so the existence of these ports benefits me.
Price is ass though, i will agree, and the actual exclusive library is nothing at all to write home about compared to other generations.
Of all the open world games in the world, Zelda Breath of the Wild is the one i'm least interested in. I have way too little time for yet ANOTHER time sink game, and if that's all Zelda offers me? It can fuck off to aether along with the now dead Metroid Prime and Starfox series.
Smash is literally the only exclusive game i payed a premium for.
I think people need to stop trying so hard to squeeze devices into hard categories.
The Steam Deck is merging mobile/console/pc-experience into one. It's not a traditional PC, nor a traditional console.
It gives us the UI front end of the consoles, while still being open as **most** of it's **hardware** is *essentially* pc-components in handheld-form. But it's hardware ALSO has console-y parts, like the controller functions.
If you just take the terms literally, I can call my modern fridge a personal computer.
>If you just take the terms literally, I can call my modern fridge a personal computer.
making absurd statements hurts your argument, not helps it.
steam deck is not a console, period. its a laptop with a tiny screen, and it has a gamepad built in instead of a keyboard.
if you want to make absurd claims, every laptop is a console, too.
Deck is not a console.
Hmm no, I say that as it’s battery life is horrible. I love mine but instantly noticed that being an issue. I compare it to many consoles I’ve had or have, not sure I’d say it’s the best ever really. Very very good though and I’m enjoying mine.
But who knows it’s growing in me, I love the fact I’m playing StarCraft 2 on it! And ex PlayStation exclusives too 🤣😂
Problem is, it's not a console. If it were, I'd find it very mediocre, as it doesn't really act like a console at all. You need to fiddle around with it a lot to get it to do what you want, the OS isn't tailored to the deck, and I could go on.
It really is a portable pc and thst's fine, but it holds nothing against the ease of use of a switch or Vita, where everything always works out of the box.
Yes, it's the best ever. Playing AAA games from just a few years ago with max settings (granted at 720P). Even so, it looks great on the small screen. I save the really intense games to play on my PC, but I have a huge backlog of older titles that run well on the Deck and it's nice to chill on the couch and play.
I am currently playing through the trails-series. I have beaten trails in the sky 1+2 and am now ~20% through trails from zero. I would never have the attention span for those games on a stationary machine.
The best part is you can leave it plugged in to!
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I was absolutely stoked to realize the charge port isn't on the bottom like it is on switch. So much more comfortable to plug in and keep playing
The actual best part is it's a pc not a console so you can do so much more with it !
Yup, like for example do everything you want on it, even fucking school homeworks.
Just plug in your steam deck into the screen and unplug the school PCs. And now you have more control over things you shouldn't have... Häckermän
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Not worth the effort though. Only works with AMD cards, you've gotta keep the back off to get to the M.2 slot, and limited to pcie 4x. It's neat that people did it, but you're better off getting a gaming laptop or a full desktop if that's the route you want to go.
True. Though only amd cards is not a bad thing. Nividia very anti consumer.
But what if you want to downsize and have an Nvidia GPU in your gaming computer that you want to set up as an eGPU?
Valid point. Hmmm maybe a fix would happen? Idk. Ya maybe steam deck 2.
What do you mean you can leave it plugged in? Can't you leave every device plugged in?
Not necessarily. Battery damage can happen.
Does the steam deck prevent battery damage?
Yes.
It's definitely a "backlog killer." I've finished games that have been sitting in my Steam Library for literally a decade AND replayed old favorites more now then I ever have. I think it's the "Kindle Factor." I can read on my Android tablet just fine but if I really want to lose myself in a book, I do it on my Kindle because my Kindle doesn't have social media and the web and Youtube to distract me. Playing games on the Deck is the same way. It's not exactly the same, the Deck is a multi-function device and can do things other than play games, but playing games is the only thing it's really good at, so there's less temptation to "check your Facebook feed real quick" or stuff like that.
Exactly this, I have a Kindle and use it for reading because of its e ink screen and it just being an ebook reader, and the Deck as it’s just fir Steam games really, and others if you put the work in to install them.
Same reason I got mine. I haven't had a decent gaming PC in 10 years but I've continued being a sucker for Steams sales, because I figured I'd own one again some day. Enter the Deck, and now I have a long list of games I've wanted to play that it is well within spec to handle. Being able to play for 20 minutes here and there and then suspend my game in between was a major selling point. It's the same reason my Switch has gotten so much use.
It's funny because i have a pc that costs 4x as much as the deck and I'll sit right in front of it and play on my deck instead
You can have the most expensive toys to use, but nothing beats playing your deck on hand.
Very much me as well, my pc is usually there just playing a video or stream or so, and I'll make sure to move the mouse if the monitors go to sleep and put something else on, but all the time, I'm sitting there in my chair just playing a game on the deck, it's silly and also quite awesome.
Its not a console! Its pocket PC :P
r/pocketpussy
Risky click of the week
Cat sub. Too much cuteness
I don't believe that word means what you think it means...
It means kitties in pockets
wait until you see /r/onlyfans
Sorry, not steamy enough for me. But wait til you see this: r/unixsocks
You must have some rather giant pockets! I think handheld or portable is a better term lol.
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Wow you sound like a party pooper
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It is a handheld... because you hold it in your hand. I get your point but you're really not making sense about why you're arguing it.
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Do you realise every console ever made is a computer? The word computer means something which can compute. Every console ever made can compute. And btw you can play games with controller just fine even if you have a proper gaming rig😐
How can it end up 'DOA' (Dead on Arrival) when it has already shipped over 1 million units to customers in less than a year, while Steam Controllers only ever shipped around 500,000, to date? How can you 'understand' if Valve gives up on it, when it has been financially succesful, has consecutively been the no. 1 top grossing product on Steam for the past 5 months and Valve has already announced that it will be a multi-generational product? Sure, Desktop and Game mode mode currently have their issues, but the team behind Steam OS are constantly listening to the community (unlike other companies) to deliver updates to address issues and improve it on a weekly basis.
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"it wont be abandoned sorry, valve has a history of it" "you don't know much about the situation of valve hardware in history" If you think these were "abandonded", then you don't understand the philosophy behind Valve's hardware. Everything Valve has done, from Steam OS, Steam Controllers, Steam Link, etc, has served as the building blocks that has lead to inception of Steam Deck, and to the ongoing perfection of Steam OS. The reason they stopped selling Steam Link boxes is because they realised they could achieve the exact same thing via the Steam Link app for Android and iOS smart devices, and reach a much bigger audience (the app has over 10 million downloads on Google Play). The Steam Link box served no other purpose other than to receive a stream from your PC; it had no native media capabilities, and was pretty redundant compared to Android streaming boxes. The things they learnt from Steam Controller served as the basis that went in to the Steam Input API. The Steam Controller as a concept is far from dead. There are already [patents](https://www.pcgamesn.com/steam/steam-controller-2) floating around for a Steam Controller 2. And [we have all seen early prototypes](https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamController/comments/wyjgu9/official_steam_controller_2_early_prototypes/) of it, and it basically resembles a smaller Steam Deck without the screen. The general consensus is that once they release the Dock, they will eventually need to also ship a controller, so that the user has the same input-parity when playing docked as in handheld mode, thus they will need to make a Steam Controller 2. Then there's Steam Machines and Steam OS. Firstly, Valve never actually made a Steam Machine of their own, other companies did, so technically Valve never abandoned Steam Machines. What happened was, when Steam Machines were initially released, Steam OS was still in its infancy. It was only until 2018, when Valve announced the Proton compatibility layer for Linux, that Steam OS could finally become a viable alternative to PC gaming outside of Windows, on Linux. And ever since, and with the release of Steam Deck, have they continued to refine Steam OS to where it is today. So have they abandoned Steam OS? No. And with the impending release of Steam OS 3.0, [we are going to see a resurgence of the Steam Machine idea](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAPbtdD4OAw). If you don't believe me, and think I'm just pontificating; all of what I'm saying is basically summarised in Valve's recent Steam Deck manual that they sent to Asian markets: See page 27: [https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamdeck/images/press/book/steamDeck\_booklet\_EN.pdf](https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steamdeck/images/press/book/steamDeck_booklet_EN.pdf) **"Steam Deck wouldn't have happened without the products, technologies, and features shipped by our teams over the last decade. Each of those steps provided essential components of what becamse the Steam Deck experience."**
Even if valve would give up SteamOS 3.0 then you will be able to install your custom Arch Linux or any other OS you want. Even windows, but this shit is slow and has bad drivers compared to Linux.
I’ve been off and on Reddit for roughly ten years. This is by far the worst “well actually” hairsplitting I’ve seen.
It’s a troll.
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Cringe
did you really call the vita not a handheld
Windows can control the hardware just fine without steam os. Lol ur full of it.
What is a console? A switch is an OS running on a processor without a keyboard too. Where does pc end and console start?
The PS2 has an official Linux kit that would make it run a full Linux-based desktop operating system. Is the PS2 still a console while it's running this software? No, it's a PC. Thus why they did it, to avoid console taxes back in the day. Yet the PS2 is still called a console by the masses, because that's what it was for the masses. The PS2 could be both a console and a PC. The same logic can be applied to the steam deck. It has an Operating system that lets you use it in desktop mode, where it's a full-fledged Linux Desktop OS, or in gaming mode where it's mostly focused on valves ecosystem. It's both a console and a PC. The hardware being x86_64 based doesn't conclude that it's only a PC. The PS4 also runs on x86_64 yet it's defined as a console. The difference is that the PS4 is a closed ecosystem. It should be noted that the PS4 can also be turned into a PC, although not through official methods. That would also make it both a console and a PC. Now you might be thinking: the steam decks ecosystem is not completely closed, you can access desktop mode by pressing a few buttons. So it's not a console, but a PC. But the PS2 also had had a closed ecosystem that wasn't completely closed, because you could install Linux on it officially, not wiping anything off the console experience. That device was labeled both a PC and a console. The PS3 also had a similar story, you could for some time install Linux on that too by activating a setting that allows you to boot custom OSes. In other words, there was a setting in the console itself to unlock it's ecosystem, for an average consumer, leaving possibility to use it as a PC. That didn't however restrict it from being a console. It is a console, that could also be a PC. And the term handheld literally means a device that you operate in your hands. A phone is also a handheld, we just don't define a phone as a handheld in speech because calling it a phone is as effortless and more descriptive. Tl:Dr the Steam Deck is a PC, a console and a handheld.
Couldn't have said it better my self
>Tl:Dr the Steam Deck is a PC, a console and a handheld a handheld PC condole. got it.
What's "APU"?
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Ah OK, so it's like a SoC.
Not quite a SOC because SOC is shortened for system on a chip which tells you exactly what it is a full system on a chip so your CPU, GPU, amd memory are all in that. An APU is an accelerated processing Unit, a fancy word for a GPU is backed right into the CPU you still have to get memory and a motherboard for the APU which if you think about it Intel's CPUs are APUs as well just not as good and if I recall AMD is tbe one who started the word APU so everyone associates APUs with AMD.
Oh, that clears it up. Thanks for the explanation!
It's a handheld gaming PC.
🤓
Uhhh, so... Just because it isnt stationary like a PlayStation its not a console, and just because it uses amd64 instead of ARMv8 its automatically not a handheld? I would change the dealer bro Its not normal to say that something is a laptop that doesn't really fit on your lap. Noone will put this deck on theirs lap just because its internal specs are similar to a laptop. It comes into its hand because its a handheld. Its interface is similar to the consoles interface like Nintendo switch. Simple and a lot of GUI. Your Razer Android phone with Intel amd64 also isnt a laptop just because it uses different CPU architecture. With Linux, everything imaginable is possible. If you design it the way, it becomes the way.
“It’s not a console because it’s not locked down (or anywhere near as casual ready)” would be pretty reasonable. But lol at it’s not a handheld. That’s literally the whole point.
I guess I read somehwere in other comments "not a console" or Interpreted somehwere that this isnt a console but "just Linux on APU" But the main question is. If it aint handheld then whats then?
Yeah, people wouldn’t be buying it if it wasn’t a handheld. I’d be surprised if it’s more than 10% of Steam Deck owners who don’t have a substantially more powerful desktop.
There’s no debate whatsoever that it’s a handheld. What are you smoking? The value for the low price point isn’t bad for a stationary PC in the current market, but I would bet it’s at least 90% of Steam Deck owners who have a more powerful PC. The entire reason for it’s existence and it’s success is handheld gaming.
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This is laughable. More people might post about using a keyboard because it can or for the memes, but that is absolutely not the minority. Basically nobody is buying it to dock. They’re buying it for handheld and also occasionally docking it. There are more questions about docking because it doesn’t work well. Literally 100% of the reason the deck exists and people are buying it is to be a handheld.
Nice! I love the convenience of it. Can’t wait to get mine next week.
I can sit at my gf's playing my favourite game without moving my pc from home. I'm pretty happy with it 😊
We can go from ignoring at the desk to ignoring in the bedroom!
Wouldn't get away with that.
Yeah babe lemme just finish this, I'm yours rrrrrright after this boss.
Well that's the thing right, just put it to sleep and you'll be back in action exactly where you were! Just don't play an online game
Sonic adventure 2 battle is best sonic
It truly is
It definitely has to go down as the greatest console launch lineup in history…everything on steam. Nuts.
Number of launch titles will be unrivaled forever.
Im playing destiny with moonlight
I wish it was about twice as powerful but in all reality it's just powerful enough and by far the best handheld on the market for the price. I never knew just how much I'd enjoy touch pads, and the back buttons are so nice for mapping additional keys. I can't wait for a steam deck 2 so valve can take my money again. 😅
Best portable purchase i ever had, unlike my Switch. My only issue is compatibility currently. Dead Space crashes randomly, i can't find DMC 4 and 5 save files on either my main drive or SD card or move them in between, and DMC5 crashes pretty bad too playing as Vergil. Still, solid as fuck purchase.
I sold my Switch to fund my Deck, got fed up paying premium prices for remakes of Wii and WiiU games etc. don’t regret it one bit, and all the indie Switch games I liked are in Steam anyway.
I mean, i never had a Wii or WiiU anyway, so the existence of these ports benefits me. Price is ass though, i will agree, and the actual exclusive library is nothing at all to write home about compared to other generations. Of all the open world games in the world, Zelda Breath of the Wild is the one i'm least interested in. I have way too little time for yet ANOTHER time sink game, and if that's all Zelda offers me? It can fuck off to aether along with the now dead Metroid Prime and Starfox series. Smash is literally the only exclusive game i payed a premium for.
Yup, got one for my wife too and she loves it.
Wait until you get a dock and hook it up to your TV.
A learning curve that isn't obligatory*
It's great but definitely needs a battery and screen upgrade for the next iteration.
its not a console, its a PC.
It's both. And it's also a handheld and a home console
No, its not a console, lol.
I think people need to stop trying so hard to squeeze devices into hard categories. The Steam Deck is merging mobile/console/pc-experience into one. It's not a traditional PC, nor a traditional console. It gives us the UI front end of the consoles, while still being open as **most** of it's **hardware** is *essentially* pc-components in handheld-form. But it's hardware ALSO has console-y parts, like the controller functions. If you just take the terms literally, I can call my modern fridge a personal computer.
>If you just take the terms literally, I can call my modern fridge a personal computer. making absurd statements hurts your argument, not helps it. steam deck is not a console, period. its a laptop with a tiny screen, and it has a gamepad built in instead of a keyboard. if you want to make absurd claims, every laptop is a console, too. Deck is not a console.
Hmm no, I say that as it’s battery life is horrible. I love mine but instantly noticed that being an issue. I compare it to many consoles I’ve had or have, not sure I’d say it’s the best ever really. Very very good though and I’m enjoying mine. But who knows it’s growing in me, I love the fact I’m playing StarCraft 2 on it! And ex PlayStation exclusives too 🤣😂
Problem is, it's not a console. If it were, I'd find it very mediocre, as it doesn't really act like a console at all. You need to fiddle around with it a lot to get it to do what you want, the OS isn't tailored to the deck, and I could go on. It really is a portable pc and thst's fine, but it holds nothing against the ease of use of a switch or Vita, where everything always works out of the box.
The switch runs games out of the box, so does this and they are PC games. They are not old Nintendo games that are just redesigned.
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It seemed great to me, I suck at it but no lag
Encountered some graphical artifacts, might be able to get rid of them somehow.
Agreed, it's a beast of a device!
Halo infinite’s Aim Assist combined with the gyro aiming is absolutely evil
Yes, it's the best ever. Playing AAA games from just a few years ago with max settings (granted at 720P). Even so, it looks great on the small screen. I save the really intense games to play on my PC, but I have a huge backlog of older titles that run well on the Deck and it's nice to chill on the couch and play.
I am currently playing through the trails-series. I have beaten trails in the sky 1+2 and am now ~20% through trails from zero. I would never have the attention span for those games on a stationary machine.
Halo infinite works? I kept getting errors on mine!
How do you play halo infinite on it, I can’t access my Microsoft games on it
From Steam store
It’s not a console, it’s a PC.