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Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by sspiff »

I bought a Steam Deck, I used it a bit but honestly not as much as I expected.

I did however finally manage to dump Windows from all my machines, apart from my VR sim racing rig, and now play everything on my Linux desktop or laptop. If it doesn't run, at this point I just pick something else to play. Steam Deck has pushed the state of the art of Wine/Proton/DXVK/... so far it's mostly just a plug and play experience, I've not had any issues at all. Often runs more reliably than native Linux ports.

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by stefandesu »

I'm very curious about the Steam Deck (especially because it runs Linux), but it's just too big for my taste. There are other companies making very similar devices (which are often more powerful too) that are smaller (like Ayaneo [1]), but so far they are all running on Windows. (Seems like they are making their own Linux-based OS though.)

[1]: https://www.ayaneo.com

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by BiteCode_dev »

barney54 wrote: post #9

For people that own a Steam Deck, how do you like it? And how do you use it? I would like to talk myself into buying one, but I can’t think of a decent use case.

Bought a switched, but eventually gave it away.

But the deck stays.

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by Maken »

cynicalsecurity wrote: post #42

Which also means they are running on Linux. This is mind-blowing.

Which makes me both happy and concerned. On one hand, I am finally able to use my main computer for gaming without having to deal with dual booting nor emulation (in the VW sense). On the other, Proton completely kills native Linux porting. Amnesia The Bunker being released only in Windows despite the developers' long story supporting Linux was likely influenced by this.

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by chrisweekly »

jokethrowaway wrote: post #87
BiteCode_dev wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Every time I compare the values of video games to movies, even the small indie ones come out on top. Cinema is so expensive nowadays.

That's why actors are celebrities spending millions on drugs while game developers constantly question whether they should get a real job

Yet, cultural footprint aside, in economic terms the video game industry is significantly larger than film.

(Sorry, citation needed, but I clearly recall reading this from a reputable source.)

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by jeroenhd »

IggleSniggle wrote: post #49
KingOfCoders wrote: post #38

Has someone sold ther Steam Deck for a ROG Ally? Why? Has it the same compatibility?

There's no way I would ever do this. The Steam controller overlay is my killer feature! The Deck controller is brilliant. If they issued a v2 controller that copied the deck I would buy it in a heartbeat.

FWIW you can use the Steam UI to configure any controller if you launch big picture mode on desktop. I've used it to remap my Stadia controller and an Xbox controller and it works almost as good as the Deck configuration.

I say almost as good, because the "Steam button + joystick" mouse controls don't work for very long; the Xbox button gets mapped to the Steam button, but holding that will turn off the controller...

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by goosedragons »

darreninthenet wrote: post #55
izacus wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> For people that own a Steam Deck, how do you like it? It's one of the best hardware purchases I've done in years. It's surprising how well it managed to balance "It just works" with "You can still customize/modify/install things you need.". It's not perfect (screen could be better, battery life could be better, it's a bit chunky). > And how do you use it? I use it as a "secondary" gaming device. I have a gaming PC…

If I had a game say on GOG instead of Steam, how seamless or usable would that be please?

Mildly annoying to setup sometimes, use Lutris or Heroic as others said but once it's done it's more or less the same as the Steam version. Lutris and Heroic let you easily setup shortcuts to Steam so it will appear in the game UI, you can use all the same features as you would for a Steam game, framerate limit etc.,. Occasionally you can run into issues with the GOG version that don't crop up with the Steam version but usually the Lutris installer does a good job. Heroic is a bit hit or miss IME. Epic and EA games work too but sometimes DRM adds an extra layer. It's about as complicated as getting a game from say 2005 working on a modern PC.

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by gpderetta »

LocutusOfBorges wrote: post #78
barney54 wrote: post #9

For people that own a Steam Deck, how do you like it? And how do you use it? I would like to talk myself into buying one, but I can’t think of a decent use case.

As a counterpoint to the other comments here - I’ve been quite disappointed with mine. It’s a wonderfully flexible device, and extremely fun to tinker with - but the ergonomics are shockingly bad. I don’t know if it’s the size, weight or shape to blame, but it quite reliably gives me the worst hand/wrist pain I’ve ever experienced from a device like it. I’ve tried plenty of purported solutions - adjusting my grip to…

I have the same issue if I try to hold it suspended unfortunately. It gets very painful very quickly. If I lay my wrist on something, like a cushion on my lap for example, then it is fine.

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by JKCalhoun »

izacus wrote: post #7
lom wrote: post #2

Why has the ratio of verified dropped?

The long tail of Steam (PC) games aren't really made for small screens and controllers. For a game to be "verified", it needs to fully support controllers, have readable text on a 8" 1280x800 screen and run well on Deck's hardware using Proton. As more older Steam games went through the process, less % of games actually fulfill those conditions (main reason I'm personally seeing is either "small text" or a launcher t…

I believe too they don't even waste time verifying indie games that have too few sales. My game was written for the Steam Deck but I don't hope to ever get my title "verified". I inly sold maybe 200 copies, ha ha.

Re: More than 75% of Steam games tested are playable or verified on the Steam Deck

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Post by smileybarry »

stefandesu wrote: post #112

I'm very curious about the Steam Deck (especially because it runs Linux), but it's just too big for my taste. There are other companies making very similar devices (which are often more powerful too) that are smaller (like Ayaneo [1]), but so far they are all running on Windows. (Seems like they are making their own Linux-based OS though.) [1]: https://www.ayaneo.com

If you have a friend with a Steam Deck, I highly recommend just giving it a shot.

I thought my Switch was too big and even got a Switch Lite, then when I got a Steam Deck (“worst case I’ll just dock it”) it was so much nicer. The grips cancel some of the size out, and it’s more comfortable (to me) than my (full size) Switch, despite the weight differences.

I wish there was a Switch Lite-sized one capable enough, though. But so far it’s all either: throttle, low battery life, no support, or extremely expensive (e.g.: the $1000+ ones).

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