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Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by brokencode »

jsheard wrote: post #40
nsagent wrote: post #39

Bought the game when it came out, but still haven't had the time to play. Just flew out for a three week vacation with my Steam Deck in tow. Unfortunately, I left it on the plane and I haven't heard back from lost and found yet (seems unlikely I'll get it back considering it was an international flight). Oh well.

If it's any consolation, the Deck LCD is discounted by 20% for the next few weeks if you need to pick up a new one.

May as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 »

Gigachad wrote: post #35
shawnz wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be clear, did you test the game in Act 3? Because Act 3 generally has significantly worse performance than other parts of the game

Tbh the vast majority of players never made it to act 3

> Tbh the vast majority of players never made it to act 3

You seem to comment with generalizations a lot.

Here is some data:

https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1086940/achievements

"The City Awaits (40.3%)"

So 59.7% of all players didn't make it to Act 3 on Steam, a bit under a "vast majority".

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

#43

Post by petralithic »

brokencode wrote: post #41
jsheard wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's any consolation, the Deck LCD is discounted by 20% for the next few weeks if you need to pick up a new one.

May as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.

A Switch and a Steam Deck are orthogonal purchases.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

#44

Post by hug »

brokencode wrote: post #41
jsheard wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's any consolation, the Deck LCD is discounted by 20% for the next few weeks if you need to pick up a new one.

May as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.

May as well replace all of your apples with oranges while you're at it.

The Switch 2 and the Steam Deck are hugely different machines, despite sharing a form factor.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

#45

Post by andrew_gs »

Gigachad wrote: post #35
shawnz wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To be clear, did you test the game in Act 3? Because Act 3 generally has significantly worse performance than other parts of the game

Tbh the vast majority of players never made it to act 3

Going by steam achievements it looks like 40% of players make it to Act 3 and 23% finish it. So majority is accurate - but vast is hyperbole.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

#46

Post by brokencode »

petralithic wrote: post #43
brokencode wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

May as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.

A Switch and a Steam Deck are orthogonal purchases.

Not really. The Switch 2 has many of the most popular games available on other platforms. Plus a lot of Nintendo exclusives. They are not the same for sure, and YMMV for specific titles.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by baby »

brokencode wrote: post #41
jsheard wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's any consolation, the Deck LCD is discounted by 20% for the next few weeks if you need to pick up a new one.

May as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.

I got the switch 2 and day one and I've mostly been playing the deck since then. There isn't much on the switch (besides mario kart and donkey kong), and the stuff that is cross-platform doesn't run well (the new "it takes two" is really laggy).

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

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Post by baby »

brokencode wrote: post #46
petralithic wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A Switch and a Steam Deck are orthogonal purchases.

Not really. The Switch 2 has many of the most popular games available on other platforms. Plus a lot of Nintendo exclusives. They are not the same for sure, and YMMV for specific titles.

I have both and I would agree with GP on that, the switch is really exclusively for Nintendo games. Cross platform games don't run really well, I just get them on the deck instead.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

#49

Post by mrheosuper »

hug wrote: post #44
brokencode wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

May as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.

May as well replace all of your apples with oranges while you're at it. The Switch 2 and the Steam Deck are hugely different machines, despite sharing a form factor.

To some people, they are like xbox and playstation. Both are different machine with different game store, but still, they are console.

Obviously SD can be more than just "handheld console", but a lot of people won't need that.

Re: Baldur's Gate 3 Steam Deck – Native Version

#50

Post by plorkyeran »

ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 wrote: post #42
Gigachad wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Tbh the vast majority of players never made it to act 3

> Tbh the vast majority of players never made it to act 3 You seem to comment with generalizations a lot. Here is some data: https://steamcommunity.com/stats/1086940/achievements "The City Awaits (40.3%)" So 59.7% of all players didn't make it to Act 3 on Steam, a bit under a "vast majority".

Steam achievements say that 90% of players have beaten the tutorial and 40% have beaten act 2, so while it's not the "vast" majority, it is true that the majority of players never made it to act 3.
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