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Post by UI_at_80x24 »

metamet wrote: post #218
UI_at_80x24 wrote: post #61

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I like it. I use it fairly frequently too. The killer feature: instant on/off AKA 'Pause'. I've had a single-player game of CIV5 going for MONTHS now. The Steam Deck is PERFECT for pick it up, play for 5 minutes (or a couple of hours), pause it, and resume later. I have 2 main use-cases: -couch-playing. When the Wife-unit is watching her shows, or I get bored but still want to be in the same area as her; I can play t…

I've been on the fence about getting one. The one thing that's slowing down my decision making is whether or not the matte anti-glare screen is worth the premium price, or if the regular screen glare is fine enough inside. Also seen some people say a screen protector works, but can bubble with the heat. Happen to have any insight on this? $360 vs $540 on sale right now is tempting. Upgrading the storage to a larger N…

I'm about to disagree with another user. The 512GB version (The one I own) is best described as 'semi-matte'. You can use it inside and not worry about 90% of potential glare. Outside use: depends/sometimes able to use.

Based on videos I have seen online, the 'glossy' version is almost mirror-like. So ANYTHING would be an improvement over that.

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Post by Falkon1313 »

causality0 wrote: post #203
christophilus wrote: post #47

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

Nice to see at least somebody is actually putting their games on sale. The last few Steam sales have been pretty sad. Back in the day you could look at your wishlist and the average game would be 50% off, with lots of 75%s and 90%s. These days they act like giving you 20% off a five year old game is some big sale.

I just opened my wishlist and everything is 50-90% off except for two items one of which is a relatively new DLC expansion (other DLCs for the same game are 50% off).

I really shouldn't buy more games now though, when I have so many that I haven't even played yet or barely played.

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Post by ChuckNorris89 »

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS wrote: post #250
ChuckNorris89 wrote: post #233

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Then also arrive at the cinema late so you can skip the ads. I always arrive about 10 min late to skip the ads.

Doesn't work at the drive-in, though thankfully ours only shows one preview before the feature. But the drive-in is an edge case.

> the drive-in

Tell me you live in the US :D

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Post by christefano »

drewrv wrote: post #214
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.

People (rightly) talk about how great it is at playing steam games. One thing that’s often overlooked is that it is excellent at emulation too. I’ve played with emulators in the past but they’re always a little laggy, or the controls aren’t quite right, or there is some other nagging issue. EmuDeck isn’t perfect but it handles a lot of the hassle and is the only setup where I have 100% completed the old mario and zel…

Great point about emulation! I thought of a few Retro Games Corps videos I’ve seen when I saw your comment. Is that you?

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Post by WhereIsTheTruth »

mateo- wrote: post #213
WhereIsTheTruth wrote: post #210

I game on linux so that's good for me I wish Steam Deck wasn't this poorly designed, I'd have bought one Hopefully their 2nd gen will look better, smaller and with a better battery Unless they release a 2nd gen of this baby: https://gpd.hk/gpdwin4

what's wrong with the design? That link looks sketchy, btw.

Too big, weird button placement, and I'm not a fan of the overall aesthetic

> That link looks sketchy, btw.

Yeah, it kinda is weird, but that's your typical Chinese website.. lol

GPD is the company that pioneered the handheld gaming PC form factor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbFPXLB7GI4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1K9ByWPqYtc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpjrbHFv_dA

And this one, 6 years ago already! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lslcH-T1E0o

Makes you realize Microsoft could have owned the handheld market if they weren't this incompetent

https://twitter.com/SeamusBlackley/status/164838536603307622...

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Post by djhope99 »

dagmx wrote: post #174
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…

Dropping Windows has been the biggest advantage of it for me. Though the irony isn’t lost that pretty much nothing I use on it actually targets the OS it is running.

Ha!! Agreed. I had a little chuckle the other day playing a steam game that said “Windows Build” .

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Post by IggleSniggle »

G3rn0ti wrote: post #247
NelsonMinar wrote: post #175

Proton is such a huge achievement. The SteamDeck isn't for me (don't care for mobile form factor). But this work also benefits me on a Chromebook using its experimental Steam support. It runs Steam and games in a container that works well with Proton.

The company that’s really behind Proton [1] sells „CrossOver“ as a commercial product to run Windows applications on MacOS, Linux and ChromeOS with enhanced compatibility compared to free Wine. IIRC they started out to selling „CrossOver Office“ running MS Office seamlessly on a Linux desktop. If you want to support their effort you could buy a license for under $100 and run many Windows titles and games w/o emulatio…

I bought a license two years ago and the experience was not good. I admire their work quite a bit, but that little tiny extra bit of glue really makes a all the difference.

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Post by Fire-Dragon-DoL »

yayitswei wrote: post #182
Fire-Dragon-DoL wrote: post #167

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You are discovering indie games? You are in for a treat! I essentially play only indie games, with rare exceptions once or twice per year.

How do you discover good indie games to play?

Honestly, steam. I look at steam queue occasionally, I also look at "similar to this" section on a game I played (store page). I search for tags of things I like, I also use the steam experiments (although most of them are integrated) and I make a point of looking at all games on discounts when there are "festivals" in the dedicated festival page. Then world of mouth.

I also make a point of grabbing stuff only when positive rating is 90% or more (recent) and of things that have at least ~5000 reviews or more. There are exceptions obviously, but this helps a lot to trim down the things I don't love, my backlog is already infinite.

I can give you a list of my favorites if you want and you can trim down. As I said, world of mouth!

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Post by Ruq »

currymj wrote: post #141

Valve had a sequence of strange failed experiments -- the Steam Controller, Steam Machines/SteamOS, Steam Link. But somehow these all came together to make the Steam Deck which is an astounding success. I don't know if Valve are geniuses or just incredibly lucky.

>Failed Experiments

Lessons Learned. The Steam Deck is the culmination of previous iterations. Even with the flop of the Steam Machines, The Steam Controller and Steam Link have ended up as Cult Classics, and there is the possibility they'll get revisions down the line, even if they end up minor niche releases.

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Post by zhynn »

klik99 wrote: post #226
IggleSniggle wrote: post #33

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I play a ton of these on Deck. Very satisfied with it. I am also a pause - command - unpause kind of player though. But the trackpads work better than you'd expect, and often have community layouts for the controller than add things that make it even nicer than playing with mouse and keyboard (the rotary menus for city overlays are awesome)

“Better than you expect” but still not ideal. It’s doable, but I just don’t get the same enjoyment out of mouse heavy games. But with cloud save it can be great to dip in when not at the computer

The dock is not too bad an experience either. I have played RTS/strategy games on the deck using the dock/mouse/keyboard/monitor. It's a bit fiddly getting the resolution to work well on the monitor, the deck has everything optimized for its own screen size, and anything bigger than 720 makes it sweat. But it does work, and especially for older titles, it's great.

It does enough of what I wanted from my gaming PC, that I just gave my older PC to a relative.

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