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[Banjo64]

Some really interesting experiences here from people that own one. Good and bad. Like OP I’ve been on the fence about buying one (the recent 10% sale was hard to sit out). The issue with battery life, heat/loudness and the fact that it’s an LCD make it a hard sell for me as appealing as it is.

 

[Chukhopops]

I love it but I find myself using it only for a couple indie games (mostly Isaac, Dome Keeper, VS and Noita) and not really for anything intensive. Once you do the battery dies really quickly and the Deck gets hot and noisy.

I also find that I use the Switch a lot more but that’s because of recent releases being crazy and the Switch taking a lot less bag space for the commute.

No regret and I’ll get my money out of it just from the indies but the power comes with a lot of compromises.

 

[THE DUCK]

I dont have mine anymore but I miss it. I think for most people it's an extremely usefull device if you have time to use it, and or travel.
Looking forward to 2.0 with hopefully an oled screen and a bit more horsepower.

 

[Mr Branding]

It also kind of made Switch irrelevant to me. Got the SD on may 2022 and a new Oled Switch this year because I had a launch model which I gave to my son and let me tell you, I’ve barely turned it on since getting it. While I have a strong wishlist and library on Switch, playing games like Rdr2 and Oblivion in bed is priceless to me and the overall image quality and performance compared to the Switch is making me reconsider my decision of even buying the Oled.

Since it has pass-through charging, battery life is kind of irrelevant to me, as I keep it plugged in almost all the time.

 

[Panajev2001a]

Currently, I am not inclined to spend money in a gaming PC. I have both next gen consoles and that's enough for me. However, I want to play Bleak faith and I know Counter strike 2 is coming. Both of these games I'm very interested in playing.

Now, I have recently found a lot of fun in playing my Xbox and Playstation games on remote play while I've outside my house. I guess I'm a console peasant, but I still want to be able to play games on PC. But I don't want to deal with a gaming PC right now. Is the Steam deck a good middle man? I like gaming without much complication, but I do want a good middle man. Should I invest in a steam deck? I hear you can stream on your TV with it.

Convince me to get one, if it sounds right for what I'm looking for.

I have a great 4k oled that would do well for a gaming pc, but I'm wondering If I can find what I need in a steam deck

Just realized the title says deack. Forgive the cringe.

Do you want essentially a super well made portable PC able to decently run some of the latest games and give you access to 30 years or so worth of games with an incredibly flexible input setup (all the buttons you can wish for, touch pads, touch screen, gyro, etc… it can help you play any sort of game) and the best UI / Shell for a PC like environment I have seen (community controller layouts you can discover, edit, and reshare easily is one of the amazing perks of this system) in a package you can treat as a console and as a full blown well supported Linux (with Windows and Dos apps/games support desktop)? If so, GET IT!

 

[Panajev2001a]

It also kind of made Switch irrelevant to me. Got the SD on may 2022 and a new Oled Switch this year because I had a launch model which I gave to my son and let me tell you, I’ve barely turned it on since getting it. While I have a strong wishlist and library on Switch, playing games like Rdr2 and Oblivion in bed is priceless to me and the overall image quality and performance compared to the Switch is making me reconsider my decision of even buying the Oled.

Steam Deck 2 with a VRR enabled OLED screen (Valve keep the same 16:10 aspect ratio and do not go for crazy high resolutions: it would waste tons of power and make some older games almost impossible to play… with great AA 1280x800 is perfect) would be a must upgrade to… the current Deck’s ability to set the refresh rate manually to anything between 40 and 60 and cap the frame rate is something consoles would need too.

40-45-50 Hz are perfect approximations for fluid frame rates (50 Hz is virtually indistinguishable from 60 Hz).

 

[AV]

Steam Deck IS a gaming PC, albeit a low spec one with a nice wrapper. You can boot into a Linux desktop and do whatever the fuck you want with it.

Personally I've used it mostly as an emulation station to work through my backlog while I chill on the couch, it's a really neat little thing, definitely keeping hold of it. But it'll never replace a full-fledged PC setup.

 

[DGrayson]

I've used mine for an hour in about 3 months of ownership.

It looks incredible but this is why I wont get one. I just don't really game portable. I had a 3DS and played and beat a handful of games but then it just gathered dust. Happy for people that get a lot of use out of theirs but its just not a product for me.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

However, I want to play Bleak faith and I know Counter strike 2 is coming. Both of these games I'm very interested in playing.

Now, I have recently found a lot of fun in playing my Xbox and Playstation games on remote play while I've outside my house. I guess I'm a console peasant, but I still want to be able to play games on PC. But I don't want to deal with a gaming PC right now. Is the Steam deck a good middle man? I like gaming without much complication, but I do want a good middle man. Should I invest in a steam deck? I hear you can stream on your TV with it.

Convince me to get one, if it sounds right for what I'm looking for.

I have a great 4k oled that would do well for a gaming pc, but I'm wondering If I can find what I need in a steam deck

Based on all the things your saying I don’t think the steam deck will be the right fit for you.

IMO it sucks for playing modern games especially shooters, the experience just isn’t worth it to play on a steam deck. The battery life isn’t great so the idea of doing remote play or playing something like counter striker 2 will be a frustrating experience for you. It also requires a good deal of tinkering, it’s very PC like in that regard so your not going to get a plug and play experience like you would on console with the steam deck.

That being said, I love my steam deck! It’s perfect for what I wanted which was a portable emulator console, emulators runs great on it and I’ve even learned to run Nintendo switch games on it so I don’t need my switch anymore (some games even runs better with the right settings). I play older games on it especially fighting games and I keep it plugged in if I am playing in bed or connected to my TV so battery life isn’t a issue for me.

If your looking for a great emulator machine that you can play while laying in bed or on the couch the steam deck is perfect, if your looking for a great emulator to play on your TV , again the steam deck is perfect.

But it sounds like you want this to play modern games on the go and that’s we’re I think it would not be worth it for that. The switch is still the better device for handheld play on the go because it’s more portable and it has better battery life. But if you plan on having the steam deck plugged in most of the time it could work but imo I have no interest in playing the newer games on my SD, I would rather just play those games on my consoles.

 

[mgcemir85]

I have it set up in my living room with dock, and have 65 inch 4k tv plugged in. When you compare native 4k image to steamdeck output, it is noticible, but if you don't it's great. So my advice is if you use it docked, don't compare it much and you'll have great time. And when wife wants to watch something, just take it out and continue playing. And take it to work as well
And the best thing is steamdeck steam cloud saves with my bedroom pc connected to 1440p 165hz monitor and 4k tv as well. It basically fulfills the downtime in gaming, play 20 minutes on the living room couch, 30 minutes at work etc.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

Based on all the things your saying I don’t think the steam deck will be the right fit for you.

IMO it sucks for playing modern games especially shooters, the experience just isn’t worth it to play on a steam deck. The battery life isn’t great so the idea of doing remote play or playing something like counter striker 2 will be a frustrating experience for you. It also requires a good deal of tinkering, it’s very PC like in that regard so your not going to get a plug and play experience like you would on console with the steam deck.

That being said, I love my steam deck! It’s perfect for what I wanted which was a portable emulator console, emulators runs great on it and I’ve even learned to run Nintendo switch games on it so I don’t need my switch anymore (some games even runs better with the right settings). I play older games on it especially fighting games and I keep it plugged in if I am playing in bed or connected to my TV so battery life isn’t a issue for me.

If your looking for a great emulator machine that you can play while laying in bed or on the couch the steam deck is perfect, if your looking for a great emulator to play on your TV , again the steam deck is perfect.

But it sounds like you want this to play modern games on the go and that’s we’re I think it would not be worth it for that. The switch is still the better device for handheld play on the go because it’s more portable and it has better battery life. But if you plan on having the steam deck plugged in most of the time it could work but imo I have no interest in playing the newer games on my SD, I would rather just play those games on my consoles.

This is the comment I've really been kind of looking for. The Steam deck is great for what it is. I can tell that much. But I know that I do want to play a wide variety of games that extend out of the steam library.

But thanks so much for everyone that commented. It was really helpful for me and I'm sure others.

 

[mgcemir85]

Just played 2 hours of Elden Ring in bed before sunday breakfast, for me it’s worth every penny.
But it’s a PC gaming companion, I wouldn’t use it as the only way of playing PC games, it’s my lazy comfy gaming PC.

True

 

[poodaddy]

My daughter loves her's but I must begrudgingly admit that she doesn't play it much anymore. I can't wait until Dolphin comes out on Steam, both of us are excited about that, and I think it may revive her interest in it. I wanna install RetroArch too, but the process makes me feel incredibly stupid. There's just something about the set up that I'm not getting. Emulators seemed so much easier to set up in the early 2000's, the last time I really messed around with the stuff much, but I still absolutely love emulators. Dolphin is the easiest set up I've ever seen with one though, so it'll be amazing to have on a portable device.

 

[BlackTron]

The Deck is SO SO cool and tempting to buy I just know I don't really have a great utility for it so it will just sit there. I had to get a gaming laptop because I really like FPS and RTS games. And the 2017 switch is still there for the Game Gear form factor lol. It just really depends on how you would use it.

Personally for example I played BOTW about 10 minutes in portable mode, and the 80 other hours docked. I prefer not to play a lot of 3D games with full on control mapping and dual analog on a portable device. I can and I have, but just a preference in that setting I switch to lighter 2D stuff like Sonic.

If you are just trying to get into PC gaming and the form factor isn't really the draw here, maybe get a laptop instead if you can afford a decent one, ESPECIALLY when they go on sale, like this which is $400 off right now https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-t...gb-pcie-ssd-off-black/6494644.p?skuId=6494644

 

[Fafalada]

40-45-50 Hz are perfect approximations for fluid frame rates (50 Hz is virtually indistinguishable from 60 Hz).

This can't get overstated how impactful it is. My handheld isn't a SteamDeck but has a screen that supports the same.
It has the following benefits:
- Some games are harder to lock to 60 (especially the last half-of-decade of PC ports with all the stutter issues) but do so much more comfortably at 50hz (or 45hz). The fact you can keep 20% higher settings is just a bonus. It also saves battery.
- Lower refresh rates 30-40hz are super useful in games that aren't so latency sensitive, but again, you want to preserve fidelity AND battery life on.
- 30 FPS (or any other lock) with NO frame-pacing issues. Basically you can just use VSync and ignore in-game caps alltogether.

Full VRR might be nice in the future - but honestly as long as I can access all these refresh rates, it's much less relevant. And I'd take HDR + Low-persistence features over VRR any-day in future handheld tbh.

The issue with battery life, heat/loudness and the fact that it’s an LCD make it a hard sell for me as appealing as it is.

If you can stomach the higher price - the aforementioned 6800U based handhelds solve those issues in many cases - Several have batteries up to 65Wh(doubling SDs battery life when set to same TDP), now in a shell smaller than SD, better thermal management/lower noise, and there's even one with an OLED screen, though pretty much all of them have screens far better than SD (resolution, color reproduction).
When running at peak Wattage they also trade blows with SeriesS performance wise - but if that's a consideration you might want to wait for 7xxx chipset based devices (which look like may happen this year) that should beat the console on every metric.

 

[Imru’ al-Qays]

No. The form factor is awful, the battery life sucks, and it requires a ton of tinkering to play anything off the beaten path

 

[GHG]

Probably the best gaming related purchase I've made in a long time.

It's a fantastic machine for indie games, older games and emulation. I have over 1100 games on steam so being able to have access to much of that library pretty much anywhere is a godsend.

As long as you have realistic expectations for the machine and don't expect to play the latest or upcoming AAA games on it then it's a great machine with a huge library of games.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I recently bought one during that 10% off anniversary price they had, because deep down I've always wanted one. I was just worried I wouldn't give it enough attention. But I was wrong, I absolutely love it. It's perfect for anytime you don't wanna to be connected to a PC at a desk, so having the option to go anywhere with it is awesome. It's SO good. Lately I've been using it while on my exercise bike and it's perfect. So glad I got it.

 

[skneogaf]

Why have you not used it more?

I bought it as I thought I'd play some older games on it that I have never got round to play, maybe at the same time as watching my youtube subscription daily videos but I just browse neogaf and other social media platforms.

I use my main pc (4090, 83"oled, 11.1 channel surround sound) for proper gaming.

 

[Ceadeus]

It's not adapted for precision type of game like counter strike. I'd rather buy a laptop if I were you.

 

[jorgejjvr]

I'm waiting for the deck 2

 

[Paasei]

Amazing device for the "little" games for me personally + emulation. Games taht you just start and play like metroidvania's and roguelike/lite games. Some top down RPGs too.

 

[Elder Legend]

I bought it as I thought I'd play some older games on it that I have never got round to play, maybe at the same time as watching my youtube subscription daily videos but I just browse neogaf and other social media platforms.

I use my main pc (4090, 83"oled, 11.1 channel surround sound) for proper gaming.

My birthday is tomorrow - can you please gift me $2000 for a 4090? Thanks, you are THE best!

 

[Chupanibre]

I haven't used mine in months. I bought it last summer and have used it for maybe 20 hours. Mostly Dead Cells... Just didn't click with me. My wife doesn't want me to sell it for some reason, so it just sits there.

I may find myself using it some time in the future, but basically it's a $600 paperweight in a nice case.

 

[Bragr]

If you play on a normal desktop, then no. This is for non-PC gamers. Keyboard and mouse and more powerful hardware make it obsolete.

 

[balls of snow]

I get to play way more of my ps5 due to remote play with steamdeck ( finish 1 game and 7 hours into re4remake) + have cyberpunk 2077 running decently well on it + going through my steam backlog + having all my fav ps2 games on emulation. All in all Im very happy with the deck and will be there day 1 for the sequel.

 

[LakeOf9]

I'll share my take on it.

I think it's great. As a portable device specifically, it is not as good as the Switch (the Switch has better build quality, screen, weight, ergonomics, and battery life, which are all critical for a portable); however, it is an incredible way to play stuff portably on native hardware without fucking around with streaming that you can't get on the Switch. Being able to play Yakuza 0 or Elden Ring in bed or on the shitter is great.

I also have to laud the absurd amount of work done to streamline all the jank with PC gaming; the UI is great, and the games are as close to a simple plug and play experience as I have ever seen on PC. If PCs intimidate you because of the amount of babysitting and micromanagement PC gaming entails, the Deck is a very good answer to those concerns.

It comes down to whether or not you want more portable game coverage than the Switch alone can provide. If you do, I think the Deck is great. I still prefer the Switch lot, but ultimately I am glad two such great portables exist.

 

[pennythoughts]

I initially bought it while I was working a traveling job that had me spending a lot of weeknights in a hotel room. It was worth it then but since I switched to a local job I haven't used it. It can play some graphically intensive games like Witcher 3 or God of War on reasonable settings but I felt like I was dliuting the experience and spectacle of those kinds of games so I ended up only playing stuff like Slay the Spire or Hades. I have a PC I do most of my gaming on and a Switch in the living room for the one or two games a year it gets that I care for.

 

[JimboJones]

If you play on a normal desktop, then no. This is for non-PC gamers. Keyboard and mouse and more powerful hardware make it obsolete.

Just the fact I can lay in bed and play steam games in comfort is enough of a reason for me, and some indie games don't really make use of all the extra horse power so may aswell play on steam deck.

 

[phant0m]

The Deck is amazing for its software, not its hardware. Don’t get me wrong the hardware is solid but it sounds like half of you want it play everything at 1080p 100fps with RT while making no heat, no noise, and last 14 hours.

The compatibility and performance is completely unrivaled though. They’ve gotten so many things to run on Linux (and run well) it blows my mind. The native integration from EmuDeck (if you’re into that) is outstanding. I’m playing PS2 and GameCube games at 2x or 3x resolution at 60fps. On a portable handheld!

Outside of emulation, my biggest use of it is actually streaming from my PC while I sit on the couch or in bed. My desktop does all the grunt work and the Deck sips power while displaying the stream. Much longer battery life and (obviously) greatly improved visual fidelity.

Literally haven’t touched my Switch since I got it. I even bought the Metroid Prime remaster but it’s still sealed, I’ll probably just backup my cart and run it on ryujinx instead.

 

[Griffon]

The deck isn't suited for the things you want to do OP. It's meant to be a handheld that run games at 720p with gamepad controls.

You will not be able to play CS2 on a 4K oled with it, not even at 1080p.


Edit: nevermind, I'm late af to the party, OP got his anwser in less than 10 posts into the thread: getting a proper gaming pc.

 

[mgcemir85]

The Deck is amazing for its software, not its hardware. Don’t get me wrong the hardware is solid but it sounds like half of you want it play everything at 1080p 100fps with RT while making no heat, no noise, and last 14 hours.

The compatibility and performance is completely unrivaled though. They’ve gotten so many things to run on Linux (and run well) it blows my mind. The native integration from EmuDeck (if you’re into that) is outstanding. I’m playing PS2 and GameCube games at 2x or 3x resolution at 60fps. On a portable handheld!

Outside of emulation, my biggest use of it is actually streaming from my PC while I sit on the couch or in bed. My desktop does all the grunt work and the Deck sips power while displaying the stream. Much longer battery life and (obviously) greatly improved visual fidelity.

Literally haven’t touched my Switch since I got it. I even bought the Metroid Prime remaster but it’s still sealed, I’ll probably just backup my cart and run it on ryujinx instead.

What do you use for streaming? Steamlink?

 

[phant0m]

What do you use for streaming? Steamlink?

yep, just built-in Steam functionality. Note, I did have some issues with the new(er) big picture mode not working properly, but adding -oldbigpicture to my Steam desktop shortcut solved that, been flawless since.

 

[64bitmodels]

Emulators seemed so much easier to set up in the early 2000's, the last time I really messed around with the stuff much, but I still absolutely love emulators.

was about to question you on this but then i remembered that Cemu and Yuzu existed....

With genesis, SNES, N64, etc emulators all you needed were the program and the rom. For PS1-PS3 maybe the program, the ISO and BIOS. Nowadays with the modern systems you need all sorts of shit, title keys, prod keys, DLC for a full game, its complicated.

 

[drotahorror]

I love it and it's one of the coolest pieces of tech I've ever used. Things can get a bit more complicated if you want it to be when it comes to emulation and installing different launchers (battle.net, ubi, etc) amongst other things.

I'd say my biggest problem with it are the back buttons, they suck imo. Maybe I got a fluke but mines are so stiff that using them a lot in gameplay is not very comfortable.

I've also recently installed moonlight + sunshine for streaming from PC, and it works really well. Can't believe how low the latency is. Pretty sweet getting 5 hours of RE4R.

 

[poodaddy]

was about to question you on this but then i remembered that Cemu and Yuzu existed....

With genesis, SNES, N64, etc emulators all you needed were the program and the rom. For PS1-PS3 maybe the program, the ISO and BIOS. Nowadays with the modern systems you need all sorts of shit, title keys, prod keys, DLC for a full game, its complicated.

Exactly man. I don't even know where to get all the separate stuff, I wish it just came in a complete, ready to play package. I can figure out the roms, but I miss when the emulator itself was easy to set up.

Dolphin though, was super easy. I last set it up around four years ago on a laptop, but I remember it being extremely easy.

 

[64bitmodels]

Dolphin though, was super easy. I last set it up around four years ago on a laptop, but I remember it being extremely easy.

it is pretty much similar to what i described for the rom based consoles. Just dolphin and an ISO, bios is emulated
OFC if you want everything such as online play on Wii games using Wiimmfi you'll need to source your own wii NAND and all that other junk which is wacky, but for the bare minimum of just playing gamecube games with a standard controller, it's pretty much not that far off from plug n play.

Best standalone emulator ever made IMO, doesnt support every game but for every must play wii/GC it's 110% accurate to the original hardware, they even replicate crashes that were on the original console. With how accurate that system is you won't need a Wii unless you're playing some Wii Shop shovelware which doesn't even have a wikipedia page.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

I bought it as I thought I'd play some older games on it that I have never got round to play, maybe at the same time as watching my youtube subscription daily videos but I just browse neogaf and other social media platforms.

I use my main pc (4090, 83"oled, 11.1 channel surround sound) for proper gaming.

Daaaaamn. Jealous of that

 

[poodaddy]

it is pretty much similar to what i described for the rom based consoles. Just dolphin and an ISO, bios is emulated
OFC if you want everything such as online play on Wii games using Wiimmfi you'll need to source your own wii NAND and all that other junk which is wacky, but for the bare minimum of just playing gamecube games with a standard controller, it's pretty much not that far off from plug n play.

Best standalone emulator ever made IMO, doesnt support every game but for every must play wii/GC it's 110% accurate to the original hardware, they even replicate crashes that were on the original console. With how accurate that system is you won't need a Wii unless you're playing some Wii Shop shovelware which doesn't even have a wikipedia page.

Fux yeah brethren. Here's hoping the version they publish to the steam store is fully up to date and performant. The only issue I really remember on the laptop from a few years back was that some games were more CPU heavy than I would have anticipated, though I'm sure there's been optimizations since then. The Deck consistently surprises me with its versatility, and I think it really punches above its weight class, so I'm optimistic that it will be a great addition to the Deck.

I'm getting jealous of my daughter's Deck man, I gotta get my own one of these days, but she lets me fiddle with it whenever I want. I honestly wish she played it more, I mean I've got her the whole thing man, the dock, a nice mechanical keyboard and mouse, and a 144 hz free sync monitor and some sick speakers. All that, and she really just plays The Stanley Parable on it haha. Great game choice but....there are so many games, and she's just not interested :/. She loves Nintendo games though, so I think the Dolphin emulator will give it new life.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

I prefer not to play a lot of 3D games with full on control mapping and dual analog on a portable device. I can and I have, but just a preference in that setting I switch to lighter 2D stuff like Sonic.

This! I can't stand playing 3D games with camera control on a portable. It has never felt right to me.

 

[Apocryphon]

I just replayed RE2:R and RE3:R in advance of RE4:R releasing. I’m playing RE4 now, getting 40 min - 1 hr sessions in at work, in the bath, and on the sofa while my wife watches drivel on Netflix. I fucking love my Steam Deck.

 

[64bitmodels]

All that, and she really just plays The Stanley Parable on it haha. Great game choice but....there are so many games, and she's just not interested :/. She loves Nintendo games though, so I think the Dolphin emulator will give it new life.

not that much different from what i do with my library of 180 steam games

many different critically acclaimed masterpieces on my computer that could be played and enjoyed to their fullest potential.... plays Geometry Dash instead

 

[LRKD]

Great device, but it would be a hell of a lot better if it was a little lighter, and had a better battery.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

My daughter loves her's but I must begrudgingly admit that she doesn't play it much anymore. I can't wait until Dolphin comes out on Steam, both of us are excited about that, and I think it may revive her interest in it. I wanna install RetroArch too, but the process makes me feel incredibly stupid. There's just something about the set up that I'm not getting. Emulators seemed so much easier to set up in the early 2000's, the last time I really messed around with the stuff much, but I still absolutely love emulators. Dolphin is the easiest set up I've ever seen with one though, so it'll be amazing to have on a portable device.

It’s very easy to setup emulators on the steam deck, tons of video tutorials on YouTube.

This guy has great steam deck tutorials:
https://youtube.com/@ED4T

Emudeck also makes the process very easy

 

[BlackTron]

Great device, but it would be a hell of a lot better if it was a little lighter, and had a better battery.

 

[bender]

I'm kind of mixed on it. I got it mostly for older titles and emulation. PS2 emulation is fine, Gamecube emulation is lacking. Older titles on Steam and other platforms a little hit and miss, mostly due to lacking native controller support due to their age and then trying to overcome that with custom controller profiles. While a lot of times that challenge is can be overcome, games often don't feel great to control. I have clocked a ridiculous amount of time playing Vampire Survivors though.

 

[RobRSG]

Gamecube emulation is lacking.

Not true. GameCube emulation is awesome on the Deck, you just need to use power tools, disable SMT, and set the core count to 3. Heck, the Deck can cope with several PS3 and X360 titles even.

 

[Topher]

If you play on a normal desktop, then no. This is for non-PC gamers. Keyboard and mouse and more powerful hardware make it obsolete.

There are use cases for desktop PC gamers to have Steam Deck. Those who travel a lot, for example. Commuters on trains. Or, folks like OverHeat and myself who just like to be able to play our PC games away from the desk on a comfy couch or sofa.

 

[Midn1ght]

I've had mine for almost a week now and absolutely loving the thing. Weekend is sports time on tv for me and being able to hop into a game at the same time was super cool.

Not sure if I'm gonna use it for the latest AAA games but for everything else single player and older AAA it's amazing. I'm currently playing Cloudpunk and Mad Max and both run maxed out at 60 (with a few dip here and there for couldpunk which is surprisingly demanding but also a beautiful game to look at). My daughter plays Hoa and Sackboy: A Big Adventure on it, this one also runs at 60 with custom settings. Amazing.

I can agree with people complaining about the screen quality, especially the colors but please, if you have a Steam Deck, install Decky Loader on it. It has many useful plugins, one of them is Vibrant Deck which will let you tweak the screen vibrancy and make the IQ so much better, it was night and day for me.

No regret for me, it's a great device.

 

[NeonDelta]

i go through stages. ive thought about selling mine a lot then i pick it up for a quick game while watching football or just chilling in the lounge and play it for hours on end.

its great if you already have a back catalogue of steam games or want to emulate older console games, i find myself playing my backlog of older games i havent played or indy games, anything AAA id rather play on my PS5 or gaming PC