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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 lgl »

christophilus wrote: post #47
cloverich wrote: post #20

Though I've long since given up on my gaming days, I purchased a Steam deck last month, mostly out of impulse. I'm frankly astonished at the amount of playable games, and also the amount of quality indie games out there. I spent $50 picking on-sale indies and quickly had a backlog. Its been more enjoyable (and surprisingly comfortable) than I expected too. I'm definitely in the very casual crowd at this point, gaming…

PSA: Two of my favorite games, Limbo and Inside, are on sale now for a bundle deal of $3. That’s a great value.

Agreed, these are two brilliant games from Playdead. Apparently they've been hard at work and are hiring for their 3rd title, which I personally can't wait! Definitely worth a buy/play.

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

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Post by smileybarry »

lohit244 wrote: post #17

Still waiting to get wider availability in other countries. Probably should just wait till Steam Deck 2 at this point

I cross-shipped mine via a US proxy address. Cost more but I don’t regret it.

Also — check local resellers, some importers just set up a deal with Valve but don’t appear on Steam.

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

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Post by JKCalhoun »

Eumenes wrote: post #69

Is this supposed to challenge the switch? Personally, as a lifelong PC gamer, I've never been able to get into handheld/mobile stuff, or even consoles - its not even the screen size, but the controls and overall experience. I want to be upright in a chair, with a full keyboard + mouse in front of me. I like to use my dual screens to research stuff in downtime or check on settings/optimizations. Is this primarily used…

You can drop the Steam Deck into a dock (Steam Dock?) and have your desktop monitor, keyboard, mouse, desk-chair.... But at that point what is the point, I guess.

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

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Post by fendy3002 »

smileybarry wrote: post #120
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, thou…

But it's big, and heavy though. I read that depending on the size of their hand, small weaker hands cannot handle deck that good and will get hurt.

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

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Post by smileybarry »

fendy3002 wrote: post #64
ekianjo wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No idea about such stats, but the ROG Ally has several problems: - Windows as the key interface - very poor battery life (even worse than the Deck!) - no trackpads so this limits what you can ever play with it to games made for gamepads - none of the SteamOS goodness

Compared with deck, no suspend continue. And I read that the button can stuck and it can get hot.

Stuck buttons were apparently a review model issue; The Verge reported on it originally and a month later, ASUS shipped a much-improved unit. (Hardware and software)

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

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Post by smileybarry »

Eumenes wrote: post #69

Is this supposed to challenge the switch? Personally, as a lifelong PC gamer, I've never been able to get into handheld/mobile stuff, or even consoles - its not even the screen size, but the controls and overall experience. I want to be upright in a chair, with a full keyboard + mouse in front of me. I like to use my dual screens to research stuff in downtime or check on settings/optimizations. Is this primarily used…

Maybe in the “port machine for PC gamers” slot. You don’t have to repurchase a bunch of ports and you get cloud save syncs with your PC.

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

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Post by tomashubelbauer »

I cannot sing high enough praises for the Steam Deck. I am someone who virtually never plays computer games.

One exception is Flatout 2 which is a game I really like and would sit down to play for an hour or two every year or so in the past ten years. But in that decade I have switched to macOS and even though there is a Flatout 2 port in the App Store, it is 32 bit and thus not playable anymore either. I bought the game on GOG so I can get the installer any time and it doesn't require online functionality (it has a multiplayer mode but I doubt it works anymore) but in recent years it was a real pain to get it to work so I could play for a while.

CrossOver is a legend but this year I felt it was too much effort to even download it and set up FO2 in it so I bought the SteamDeck and tried the game on it. It works flawlessly! I have spent more time playing the game this year than I have ever before except maybe the year it came out (2006 I think) when I played it a lot.

Since that experience I have installed Blood: Fresh Supply and I have been enjoying replaying that classic a lot. It has been like two decades since I last played that.

If it wasn't for the Steam Deck and its specific-purposeness and how easy it is to just pick up and go, I would probably give up on gaming altogether. So if you're on a fence and you are someone who likes older games, go for the Steam Deck! It is a joy.

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

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Post by nicce »

sspiff wrote: post #111

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…

They might be pushing even more...

Apparently lead graphics developer of Asahi Linux works also for Valve now [1]. If you have followed her work, such a talent.

[1]: https://rosenzweig.io/resume.pdf

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

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Post by smileybarry »

fendy3002 wrote: post #134
smileybarry wrote: post #120

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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, thou…

But it's big, and heavy though. I read that depending on the size of their hand, small weaker hands cannot handle deck that good and will get hurt.

It is, but it’s not too far from a Switch — 422g vs 669g.

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

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Post by jnsaff2 »

Eumenes wrote: post #69

Is this supposed to challenge the switch? Personally, as a lifelong PC gamer, I've never been able to get into handheld/mobile stuff, or even consoles - its not even the screen size, but the controls and overall experience. I want to be upright in a chair, with a full keyboard + mouse in front of me. I like to use my dual screens to research stuff in downtime or check on settings/optimizations. Is this primarily used…

A friend gave me a Switch as a gift and I really-really struggle finding games for it that I would actually like.

There is one game that I had played elsewhere that I enjoy (Sniper Elite) but other than that I really wish it would have a more AAA catalogue. Most of the games are childish and/or arcade, just not for me unfortunately.

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