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I’m shocked we haven’t even seen rumors of an Xbox handheld.
Playstation at least did something.
I think internal docs showed that Microsoft is leaving that to other vendors. I have the Legion go and it’s been amazing with GamePass. But I’m starting to buy more games on Steam now 😂
I heard a reliable rumor that the Asus handheld was supposed to be essentially that, but Microsoft dropped the ball with the OS support
Should’ve just called Valve
The Steam Deck was an amazing purchase for me. I put on EmuDeck and a bunch of ROMs and can play those from the Steam interface while also playing many of my Steam games and it’s now a great all-arounder.
What are your favorite emulated games? Need some inspiration :P
Right now I’m mostly playing Pokemon Prismatic Moon (a difficulty ROMhack of Ultra Moon) but I got Ocarina of Time, Majora’s Mask, Xenogears, Xenosaga (all three), Xenoblade Chronicles, and a good number of other Nintendo games and games not on Steam.
Got two friends to buy one after I got mine. Love it so much. I didn’t think I would use it much when I first bought it, but I have played on it more in the last several months than my actual gaming PC.
Such a fantastic device, I stream movies and shows with it, listen to music while I game, go to LAN parties, use it with my family for couch co-op, play all my old GBA games on it, it’s just awesome.
The Steam Deck is nearly everything that the Steam Machine and the Steam Controller wanted to be, somehow in a single package.
Valve’s work into Proton and the Steam Deck are the best things to happen to spur Linux adoption in the gaming sphere and support from devs. It’s made enough noise that putting intrusive DRM, anticheat and things that would make it incompatible with Linux would shut devs out of a sizeable demographic that will pay for good games that run well on Steam Deck. Previously Linux and their <1% share of users were an afterthought if anything. Honestly the main reason I preordered my Steam Deck was to support this, even though I’ve used mine just on and off and not much lately.
They’re so user friendly we opted to get my brother’s girlfriend’s 10 year-old sister one instead of a Switch. So instead of having 2-3 $40-$70 Switch games she got access to my Steam library through Family Share (limited to ~60 age-appropriate games), and 20 Switch games emulated through Yuzu setup by EmuDeck.
We’re also teaching her how to do all of this which will give her a huge advantage when it comes to using computers in the future, and allow her to emulate any games she would like going forward.
I got my Deck around May, and yesterday I’ve finished 18th game this year, played exclusively on Valve’s handheld. 2 games last week, since it was a holiday break.
I’ve finished Wall World + DLC, Spyro 1 (and started 2), Tunic, Contrast, A Short Hike, Cloudpunk, Assemble With Care, Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog, Vampire Survivors, Webbed, The Last Campfire, and Sable. Replayed older games like Linelight, Expand, Scrapland, MDK 2, and Gift. Started Obra Dinn, Grim Fandango, Dome Keeper, Gunpoint, Ctrl Alt Ego, and Zelda BOTW.
This device is such a delight. It plays overwhelming majority of titles out of the box, while older titles like Gift and MDK 2 only require a few minutes of tinkering to get right, plus maybe adjust the control scheme for gyro aiming the sniper mode in MDK.
I wouldn’t get even close to this number of titles on a classic PC. My gaming computer is at the same desk where I work from home, creating this unpleasant mental image that I’m still “at work” when gaming - so having an external device that handles AAA games like Hogwarts Legacy with ease is a godsend.
My desktop PC was down for two weeks due to fried motherboard. I connected the Deck via a simple JSAUX cable that has HDMI out and USB-C for charging, paired a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard, and it worked perfectly as a replacement. I could play Soldat 2, design in Figma, and watch movies - because it’s a regular PC, just in an unusual form factor.
I’m definitely getting a SD2 when it comes out in a few years.
If only I could buy one.
Just give up on the oled and buy one of the thousand slightly used LCD. You can find true deals with 1 tb od storage under 300 $.
I think they mean that they are in a country were steam decks aren’t sold.
Sorry about that. 👐
I have no idea why anyone would want a shittier PC with a tinier screen to play their steam library. It seems totally pointless to me. The only people I know who seem to rave about them are dads who can’t get away to game except in half hour increments on the couch. I guess that’s better than nothing, but fuck, that’s a bleak gaming experience.
“People aren’t like me and I just don’t get it!”
You know, empathy is a skill you can learn. You may consider working on it.
Hey you do you, I just don’t get it.
yes, that’s a start
Because some of us leave the house from time to time and it’s kinda hard to fit a desktop PC, monitor and keyboard in my backpack so I can play games on my lunch break at work. Much less a car or a plane.
This is going to be pretty shocking to you, so brace yourself…Some people actually leave their gaming chairs to go into other rooms in their home. There even some folks, (this will really blow your tiny mind) who actually leave their homes sometimes but still want to play games!
Those are the strange creatures that like to play games even though they are away from their main PC. Now pick up your jaw off your Cheeto-covered gaming desk and pipe down, the adults are talking.
Do you realize that you can do other things in other places that aren’t gaming? Why game in a substandard way all over the place instead of saving your gaming for where you can actually have a good gaming experience?
If I’m going hiking, or hanging out with friends, something else outside, I’m not bringing a glorified Gameboy with me to do it. I’m gonna go and enjoy some non-gaming time.
“Why game in a substandard way…” There is the crux of the issue. To you, gaming can only be enjoyed at 4K 160+ FPS, Ultra detail, HDR, Ray traced blah blah blah. You can’t fathom that there are people that value gaming for reasons other than getting ultra high framerates and 4K textures.
Not to mention all the folks who play games that don’t gain anything from super high frames or 4K graphics, like retro gamers, people who enjoy old school RPGs, turn-based strat games, sandbox/city buikders, pixel games, or hell, just people who don’t give a damn about any of that and value things like comfort and portability over raw performance.
Sometimes I want to chill on my couch in a blanket with my cats snuggled on my legs in front of my fireplace, sipping hot chocolate or tea while playing a turn-based strat game with my best friend. The Steam Deck allows me to do that.
Not everything has to be a sweaty HaRdC0rE G4mEr B0I experience 24/7. I have a super high-end custom gaming PC and play comp FPS/RTS. I also love playing on my Steam Deck casually at home, or when I’m out on the go and want to play some games.
Nobody has an issue with you only being interested in an ultra-hardcore gaming experience. Just don’t act like people who aren’t interested in that are idiots or sad wanna-be gamers. That’s the coolest thing about gaming, there’s something for everybody.
