Steam Deck

Unironically considering a Steam Deck for /comfy/ gaming in bed
For 400 bucks seems like a no brainer. Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?

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  1. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    No but just use your phone with a controller for anything up to ps2,Wii, GameCube.
    PC games play on your PC or stream them .

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?
      added power for something like the Ally. but you can install windows on the Deck if you want.
      there's not really any good alternative to the Steam Deck in terms of support.
      this is a decent option too.

  2. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    i'm getting a switch lite for this reason. would not be worth it if i didn't order a modchip to jailbreak it.
    the Steam Deck is just not portable enough for me, i need something the size of a vita. what's the point if it's more voluminous than a gaming laptop?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >modchip to jailbreak it
      Arent these like 300bucks or are there cheaper ones now?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        you can get a clone from aliexpress for $4 and it works exactly the same just make sure you get the correct version, check out gbatemp to be sure

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >bro just get a switch from 10 years ago on a specific firmware
          moron

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            anon... you were actually the moron...

            if you care about multiplayer games like league cod etc a windows one would make more sense. if you just want to play singleplayer games go for the deck. currently playing persona 5 royal and I'm having fun.

            you can install windows on deck.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            the correct version of modchip, moron
            switch v1 can be cfwed without a modchip
            modchips are for switch v2 but chink clones are version specific i.e. for lite, for oled that's why you need to check

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Doing the same. Just like the Switch honesty.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      only reason to own a deck is to play switch games and it cant even do that well, so why not cut out the middle man and get a better experience?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        the switch can't play switch games well either.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >only reason to own a deck is to play switch games
        Retars bingtroon

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      same, sold my deck after a week
      modded my switch oled and never looked back

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        i buy games on deck and switch oled and play both consoles. switch for exclusives, deck for multiplats. games that are available on both run much better on deck.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          all the good games are on the switch, no point playing anything else

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            Switch ports are consistently garbage, and I'm not even talking about graphics, no reason to play them anymore.

            Sorry if this is a moronic question, but is there a way to use a wired/ethernet/lan connection with either the SteamDeck or Rog Ally without shelling out like another 200$ for a dock?

            My current laptop's GPU is busted and overheats the moment I run any 3d game, but I want to play SF6 on launch, and the replacement laptop I want to get won't come out till later in the year.

            If I use like a lan to USB C converter, would that work with them, and then could I also just HDMI out from the steamdeck/ROG ally to a monitor?

            It would, but keep in mind it's an extra power drain. I got a $27 dock with ethernet port from AliExpress a while ago, Goojodoq brand (chinks and their babble), works fine. In hindsight, while it does give the back exhaust some breathing room, I'd have chosen a dock with back support that doesn't get in the way at all.

            I have Yuzu from Emudeck, is that not the right Yuzu?

            I have all the mods. I have all the settings set exactly how the internet told me. I have the fixes.

            Like I said, the FPS is great but the crashes are literally every 5-10 minutes. It isn't even the app crashing it is restarting my entire Steam Deck.

            Pretty sure Emudeck isn't distributing early access builds one must pirate, yeah.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Doing the same. Just like the Switch honesty.

      only reason to own a deck is to play switch games and it cant even do that well, so why not cut out the middle man and get a better experience?

      same, sold my deck after a week
      modded my switch oled and never looked back

      at least make it less obvious, shills

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I did that, absolutely love the thing except... Everyone kept saying what about drift and I was like I play mostly 2D indie games anyway... my dpads gone so soft on the left side that there is no little click to it like the other 3 directions, I think I completely wore out the membrane... now I got to figure out how to fix it so I don't need to spend $200 for a new one.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >anon replies to himself several times
      >moron doesn't realize that the modchip doesn't exist for modern Nintendo Switch systems, because the motherboard completely changed placement, and nobody has made the chip yet to be compatible with said new motherboard
      insane the depth of gaslighting chinks will commit to.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >he doesn't know
        before you delete this post, know i laughed. hard.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          If you're talking about picofly good luck installing it moron it's not a simple installation process, and it's unironically easier to just install an upgraded internal to a deck, but have fun with it when you start soldering shit off, or breaking ribbons.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        there's a modchip for lite and oled just look it up on youtube moron

        If you're talking about picofly good luck installing it moron it's not a simple installation process, and it's unironically easier to just install an upgraded internal to a deck, but have fun with it when you start soldering shit off, or breaking ribbons.

        hwfly
        if you can't solder a few terminals you might be terminally moronic
        I'm sorry for you anon

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Get the GPD Win 4 then

  3. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?
    Shader cache and proton bloat.
    The 64 gb model is just fine if you want to play games up to the 8th gen of an SD card.
    If you want to play 8th gen or newer games on the deck consider a 250+ gb SSD upgrade.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Mostly want it for smaller indieshits like Noita, Grounded, illwill, cuphead, gloomwood, maybe something like dishonored or prey at most

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I have between 40 to 50 games on my 64GB deck, you should be fine just make sure you buy an A1 or better SD card.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Playing noita on the deck itself is irritating anon everything is tiny and the controls you really need a mouse

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Frick that’s disappointing to hear, that’s probably what I’d play most

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            I'm sure if you're really committed you could get used to it but it's pretty frustrating especially vs using a mouse and normal sized screen, its like purposely handicapping yourself, likewise you can play cs on the deck it works but it's more difficult then it needs to be
            Some games work really well on it like Isaac drg fallout really anything you can think of that plays well on console
            Then there's some games like total Warhammer, age of wonders etc that work and have controller set ups that work ok and the novelty of playing them on the go or in bed or on the couch is cool
            But I'm sure you'll work it out just don't buy one thinking everything will be amazing, some games just don't work either coz of Linux
            My long rant sounds negative but they're good for what they are, personally mine allows me to play games more often in the office or on the couch watching TV with my wife, you just have to be really committed to wanting some games to work I guess though if you get a dock and plug it in games are generally easier to play but that defeats the purpose of the deck anyway right

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Just get a base model, then purchase a $100 1 terabyte ssd and install it.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      yeah the 64gb model is fine but I ran into issues with space as all the different proton versions, runtimes and shader caches are stored on the system I ran out of space while having no games installed at all

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      yeah the 64gb model is fine but I ran into issues with space as all the different proton versions, runtimes and shader caches are stored on the system I ran out of space while having no games installed at all

      Apparently the next update is cutting shader caches in half. We'll have to wait and see

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Why is the shader cache even a thing? I don't get it, I never had my 360, PS4, or PS5 get filled up by shaders.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          because it's emulating windows games on linux. some of the emulation can be done real-time, but some is harder to translate, so they store the "translation" of those effects to be able to do it faster.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Games can experience stutter when compiling shaders in real time, so there are tricks like using pre-built shader caches or compiling shaders during loading screens to minimize this. A long time problem with DXVK was that it was unable to take advantage of the latter trick, so it was reliant on using pre-built shader caches to get smooth performance (or, alternatively, you would play a game for an hour or two and get stuttery performance to build up a shader cache, then the game would run smoothly).

          However, this was largely fixed with DXVK 2.0. So, I'm not sure shader caches are as essential to keep around, but they still probably smooth out performance.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          console games are shipped with precompiled shaders because every console is the same

  4. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Reminder that you can get cheaper steam gift cards to further reduce the price.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Sheeeiittt TYBA

  5. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    if you care about multiplayer games like league cod etc a windows one would make more sense. if you just want to play singleplayer games go for the deck. currently playing persona 5 royal and I'm having fun.

  6. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Can't imagine buying one of these bricks. Get a screen out of the trash or pay 20 bucks for 1080p, mount it above your bed, and buy a wireless controller and use big picture. Congratulations, you now have something superior to a Steam Deck for free/50 bucks.

    You don't need to play God of War on the go. It's shit anyway. If you want a handheld that badly, get one of those chink ones that can play up to PS1 for 50 bucks, you're never going to run out of shit to play.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      i do this all the time
      +my phone does literally everything the deck does
      fricking pointless device

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Third worlders everybody.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >third worlders have better phones than 99% of amerifats
          imagine that

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            Buttonlets

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            You are reaching turddie

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I'd like to see your phone play Ready or Not, or Kingdom Come Deliverance.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          it does fricktard

  7. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    does 64GB version is still the most optimal for gaming even new games like cyberpunk when you are going to use sd card like for example samsung a2 evo card? or they will be stuttering or other problems in comparison to internal ssd? i herad that there won't be noticable difference in fps but stuttering can be problematic

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >i herad that there won't be noticable difference in fps but stuttering can be problematic
      where did you hear that? all comparisons i've seen show no difference.
      anyway just get a 64Gb and if you ever want to upgrade, replacement SSDs are cheap and easy to install.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      There should be no performance difference loading a game from an A2 card, but you'll need to upgrade the internal storage for shader cache, that can't go on SD without a performance hit.

  8. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Don't bother with the Windows handhelds unless they can run SteamOS. That new ROG Ally can't even put games in suspend mode.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >That new ROG Ally can't even put games in suspend mode.
      Wow and with that battery, what a shitty device

  9. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    baste value anon

  10. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Just for bed? Don't bother

  11. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    yep, i'm thinking deck flopped and shitted extremely badly

  12. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Sorry if this is a moronic question, but is there a way to use a wired/ethernet/lan connection with either the steamdeck or ROG ally without shelling out like another 200$ for a dock?

    My current laptop's GPU is busted and overheats the moment I run any 3d game, but I want to play SF6 on launch, and the replacement laptop I want to get won't come out till later in the year.

    If I use like a lan to USB C converter, would that work with them, and then could I also just HDMI out from the steamdeck/ROG ally to a monitor?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      yes, you can use those usb c adapters. the docks are the exact same thing but in a nicer package. get one with HDMI and ethernet and you're good.
      don't buy the absolute cheapest adapter, try to get one from a known brand.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      get a powered USB-C hub, and you are done

      the dock is basically a USB-C hub with a better form factor

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      You can get docks for like $30 anon the reason you would is so the deck is stood up and the fans aren't blocked, otherwise you'll just be messing around trying to prop it up anyway

  13. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Everyone says TOTK is running great on Steam Deck on Yuzu
    >Admittedly, do get good graphical performance on Yuzu
    >Crashes every 5 fricking minutes. Entire sections of the game can't be fast traveled to. Sections of the overworld and underground are basically impossible to traverse due to just how crash prone they are.
    I really fricking hope I'm moronic and doing something wrong, and this isn't what you idiots are passing off as a playable experience.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I wouldn't know, I buy my video games.
      Yuzu has been said to crash a lot on this game. If you want to play TotK i'd come back in a month when they will have had time to fix some issues.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Welcome to Linux gaming, where it only works in people's fantasy, but they repeat the mantra over and over until they convince themselves that it's somehow better than Windows.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I game on windows on my main PC and on linux at work and when using the deck. 99.9% of the time I want to game on linux is spent gaming. The remaining 0.1% is spent following a moron proof guide. Guess you got filtered.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        that has nothing to do with linux moron, he's emulating a brand new game. it crashes on windows too.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >emulator has problems
        >dude linux sucks

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        It has nothing to do with Linux.
        >REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EMULATOR DOESN'T RUN A NEW GAME REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
        No shit, you moron.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        troonix actually works really well but you need shitmd gpu and mesa drivers don't even think about using proprietary amd drivers
        don't ever use gayland, use x11
        if you're on nvidia it's a shitshow, just use windows don't even bother with linux

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      that's just yuzu; it's like that on a full pc too
      horrible piece of shit emulator i can't stand it

  14. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    yea you literally are anon
    use yuzu ea
    use yuzu visual fix mod
    install 32497324327 mods because you can
    it's unironically a great experience if you aren't a mouth breathing moron falseflagging trannie w/o a deck

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I have Yuzu from Emudeck, is that not the right Yuzu?

      I have all the mods. I have all the settings set exactly how the internet told me. I have the fixes.

      Like I said, the FPS is great but the crashes are literally every 5-10 minutes. It isn't even the app crashing it is restarting my entire Steam Deck.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        https://pineappleea.github.io/
        this mirrors the "early access" yuzu versions that are normally behind a patreon paywall. technically allowed by the license so yuzu devs are a bit mad but can't do anything about it.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        it's not, use the one from here dude
        pineappleea.github.io/
        it's normally gated by patreon only access because yuzu devs are literal Black folk
        >i have all the mods all the fixes
        yeah i'm sure dude, especialy if you dont even know what yuzu ea is
        stop larping bro

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        The deck can't run yuzu? That's pathetic lmao

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        3 seconds on google you dumb Black person

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        yuzu is a hacky piece of shit and the game is still very new. it needs more time to bake

  15. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Reason steam deck runs so much better at lower tdp, is it barely even has an operating system when in gaming mode. Windows is completely tanking the ally.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      When is valve making SteamOS open source

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        It is open source. The problem is they have dedicated much time to Nvidia drivers.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        they say they will release it for more platforms in the future, but it seems right now they're still focused entirely on the steam deck. i'm sure they actually intend to release it for other platforms (after all it's a direct frontpage to their store), but who knows when that will be.

  16. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    If you've got more money to spend, the asus rog is genuinely more powerful at every wattage range except the very lowest. That said, I only have a deck, and I love it. I got mine on launch day, stepped on it almost immediately like a moron, and got it RMA'd for free. I use it to play games when I'm watching something braindead with my gf or friends, which is often. Plus, it doubles as a decent laptop if you pair it with a wireless keyboard and mouse. The deck, deck stand, and peripherals always go with me when I travel because there's nothing better at the end of a long day roadtripping than drinking a blue moon and playing a few rounds of modded binding of isaac, or bumming off the wifi and seeing if WoW will boot up long enough to grind a few dungeons. It's really the only "console" I've ever owned that felt so free, and that's because it's literally just a computer with a thin steam layer on top.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      i read every word of this post and it is the truth

  17. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Got a steamdeck and never looked back

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      > ick anon was an echidna all along

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      fr fr no cap

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        whoever this Black person is, he's got a great setup

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      c'mon jamal, we are tired of your antics

  18. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    saw one for $320 used on craigslist
    512gb model
    debating it.
    im using a laptop in bed right now.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >512gb model
      it's probably a 64gb someone swapped to 512. it won't have the etched screen.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Etched screen looks worse in my opinion. I own both. But I don't game outside. You'll put on a screen protector anyway.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          that's fair. i play mostly inside but near a window and sometimes i get a bit of glare, but i don't have a screen protector. maybe i should get an anti glare one.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        this guy didnt seem the type to actually swap the screen
        there's a $350 one that's definitely etched screen

  19. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Shill thread

  20. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >forza horizon 5 is nearly 170gb
    1tb sd card suddenly feels so small but it's such a comfy open world racer. i just wish i can squeeze more than 2.5 hours iut of the deck.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Consider these 2 games for your open world racing games on the go.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >i just wish i can squeeze more than 2.5 hours iut of the deck
      You can buy a power bank and charge it alongside your deck. It'll let you then charge the deck to full charge a couple times before the power bank needs more juice. If you consider that a valid approach, the deck's battery life ends up being triple whatever it would have been on a single charge.

  21. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >a windows handheld alternative?
    Deck does run Windows, you know. You can dual boot if you want. The little thing is a beast.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      stop lying sir
      deck does not run windows

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous
      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Is this the shitskin way of asking to be spoonfed a guide?

  22. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?
    Basically all games work unless they're multiplayer with certain types of anti cheat. All the windows alternatives have no trackpad, or if they do, not as good as the steam deck one.

  23. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?

    nope, unless you want to play something like rainbow six siege that wont run on the deck due to the anti-cheat

    the deck simply has much better control options, its a better bang for your buck, and theres a ton of accessories for it, like docks, which are great for gaming in the living room

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Cheat Engine tables too. But yeah, generally speaking SteamOS just werks and is a lot more efficient at fine-tuning handheld relevant settings like TDP, frame caps, vsync, etc.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      No they're all shit which sucks since Deck 2 is years away.

  24. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    flop

  25. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Any particular way to have a dual screen display while doing ds emulation? All I find are people using stupid 3D printed adapters

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      no, for DS in particular you have more than enough room for the two screens. for 3ds i guess i could maybe see it, but even then having the top screen big and bottom screen small is usually completely fine. people just do the dual screen thing for the meme and because they like to tinker, i doubt any of them plays through entire games like this.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      You mean projecting a second screen to monitor? IIRC you can do it from desktop mode.

      >For 400 bucks seems like a no brainer.
      you can get a valve index VR headset for $500 and project your games (and your entire desktop for that matter) onto a massive virtual screen floating above you

      you can lay in bed using your desktop computer using one of these cheap trackpad keyboards, and play regular flatscreen games using a gamepad

      then you can spend the other $500 one day and finish upgrading it to the full VR kit if you want. or just get a race wheel or joystick and play VR race or flight sims

      The lengths VRgays will go through to not play videogames.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >The lengths VRgays will go through to not play videogames.
        you gays dont even know what its like to have fun

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          I wish I could combine my interest in VR with my interest in linux but SteamVR isn't great yet on linux and still lacks motion smoothing

  26. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    There are better alternatives period.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >VALIDATE ME FOR PLAYING RETRO GAMES PLEASE Ganker ITS THE ONLY REASON I DO IT

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Even as a kid, I hated the brick design of Game Boy and Game Boy Color, why would I try to replicate it in a modern platform?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Because the game boy was an actual portable and this machine is better in every way.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          At least simp for a Game Boy Advance SP, PSP, or a DS Lite design, man. These bricks suck.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            PSP is too big.

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              You don't remember the actual size of a PSP-3000 then.

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              Total manlet death.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      i own 6 chinese emulation handhelds and they just sit there gathering dust
      meanwhile i use my 'eck every day

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I think the best one will be whatever retroid does for the successor of the Retroid Pocket Flip. It mogs everything else, even supports Parallel RDP on retroarch Mupen64Plus which means you can finally lock the fricking screen while playing, while also having accurate graphics

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      How’s dark souls performance on that thing?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Modern games shit themselves after PS1. There's nothing worth playing after that.

  27. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I've been enjoying the frick out of Vanquish on mine, if I didn't play battlefield I could scrap my desktop entirely.

  28. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Buying a deck now when it can't run any new game at 41 fps is kind of a bad idea. It was a good idea last year

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Lel, what the frick is there to even play? Atomic heart and elden wienerring were the only half decent releases of recent years, and there is frick all in the horizon.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      damn, it can only run the previous 30 years of AAA games and all future indie games, so sad

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I really don't understand people who still want to play AAA shit. It's a dead market, it's all necessarily shit and has been for years, move on already.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I think the last AAA release that was interesting to me was Hitman 3 and I think that might even be AA.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Is that the online only one?

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            you can play it offline now iirc

  29. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    GTA 4 in bed is super comfy

  30. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Does deck has best performance at low TDP? (≤5watt)

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      it only goes down to 8 watts but it's the best on the market.

  31. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Deck chads... we are so back

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Nice!

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        top looks better

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      how does it run anon? got the game in my backlog and it looks fun.

  32. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >For 400 bucks seems like a no brainer.
    you can get a valve index VR headset for $500 and project your games (and your entire desktop for that matter) onto a massive virtual screen floating above you

    you can lay in bed using your desktop computer using one of these cheap trackpad keyboards, and play regular flatscreen games using a gamepad

    then you can spend the other $500 one day and finish upgrading it to the full VR kit if you want. or just get a race wheel or joystick and play VR race or flight sims

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >bro why the frick did you buy that steam deck
      >didnt you know that you could like buy a VR headset, keyboard with trackpad, and fricking racing wheel to get a more immersive experience for roughly four times the cost
      what kind of autism is this

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        the keyboard trackpad to use your desktop and launch games comfortably while in bed is $30
        so $530 to have a good VR headset and accomplish the same thing instead of $400
        the money is going to the same company anyway

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >the keyboard trackpad to use your desktop and launch games comfortably while in bed is $30
          Okay but what about anywhere except bed? How is this abomination of a setup going to work?
          >so $530 to have a good VR headset and accomplish the same thing instead of $400
          See above. Saying "the valve index plus a keyboard with trackpad is the same thing as a gaming computer with a mobile form factor" is buttfrickingly moronic.
          >the money is going to the same company anyway
          Who cares? Whether valve gets paid isn't a factor in my decision to use a mobile pc to game on the game instead of a god damn VR headset.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            im just saying if all you cared about was laying in bed its something to consider

            running games in VR even on a flatscreen projected above you is much more demanding though so its not a good idea unless you have a very good computer, but in that case you should get a VR headset regardless

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      That's got to be bad for your eyes

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        you can have the virtual screen you're looking at be like 50 feet away so your eyes are relaxed, as opposed to the real screen thats 15 inches from your face

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      imagine having your computer in your bedroom lmfao what a dump

  33. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    ive been unable to focus on games most of my life but recently ive been on meds that treated my adhd so i should check my deck again

  34. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Only if you want to put Retroarch on it and play old games. If you play anything relatively modern, the battery life just dies after 3 hours. Meh

  35. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >huge as frick
    >needs a truck to be carried outside
    >non upgradable mid tier PC
    >playing PC games without keyboard and mouse
    >tinkering pretty much required

    I don't see the appeal to be honest. I play mostly on PC and if I wanted to play a handheld I'd get something actually portable and I'd play games designed for a handheld.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >huge as frick
      Honestly, I haven't found this to be a downside. It's far, far more comfortable to play than something like a Switch if you aren't a literal child.

      >playing PC games without keyboard and mouse
      The trackpads + gyro + all of the other controller mapping features (like being able to make custom menus) are a pretty decent substitute for this. Not as good as KB + M, of course, but it's by far the best you're going to get playing PC games in a portable form factor (which is really one of the things that sets the Deck apart from something like the ROG Ally and other Windows handhelds, which are substantially more limited in terms of input methods/configuration). Tons of PC games have gamepad support in the first place anyway, so it just depends on the types of games you play.

      >tinkering pretty much required
      Nah, most games justwerk and only a few require minor tweaks. Tinkering is just very common because the platform is open enough to allow it, and you can squeeze a lot of extra performance out of the Deck by doing so.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I wish someone made a trackpad controller. Like the deck just in regular form factor I can use on PC. I probably would stop playing games on M&KB.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          p sure valve made a controller with trackpads before they put them in the deck

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Bruh

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          The Steam Controller is exactly what you're asking for, it was a direct predecessor to the Steam Deck. Pretty sure you can pick them up for dirt cheap nowadays.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            >Pretty sure you can pick them up for dirt cheap nowadays.
            no, they have become way too expensive for how trash they are. deck fanatics absolutely love the controllers and pay ridiculous amounts for them.

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              Oh, well, shit, I hadn't thought of that. I picked mine up when Valve was liquidating all of their hardware, and it was cheap as frick. Got a Steam Link for like a buck or two, too.

  36. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Unironically get an OLED switch, mod it, and put NYXI Wizard controllers on it. Playing PC only games isn't that comfy with the touchpads, most good games are available on the switch anyway, retroarch etc works good enough, battery life is better and so is the screen. The steam deck is pretty cool but I don't know of any killer app/game besides XEMU for OG Xbox emulation (maybe even cemu for wii u?) AAA games are better on a Series X anyway.

    I guess people will call me a tendie, that's okay, you can complement your posts with your favorite Steam Deck games not available on a nodded switch, maybe you can change my mind

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >NYXI Wizard
      that looks horrible wtf
      just get the hori split pad pro

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Hori Split Pad Pro
        >no motion sensor
        >no way to use wireless
        >no hall effect joysticks
        I've got both, Hori Split pad pro are completely obsolete now

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >>no motion sensor
          who cares
          >>no way to use wireless
          yeah it's for handheld play, it would be horrible to use wireless
          >>no hall effect joysticks
          yeah but it doesn't have shitass gamecube joysticks at least

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >besides XEMU for OG Xbox emulation
      Deck CPU is too slow for XEMU and GPU too slow for Xenia. Cemu should work fine for native res and no unlocked fps mods.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I used Xemu on my SD for SSX Tricky and SSX3. Worked perfectly and the button layout was identical (besides black and white buttons) with 2x resolution even

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Well I guess it depends on game. Ninja Gaiden Black was tricky to run full speed on anything slower than Ryzen 5000 or 11th gen Intel last time I checked.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            You know I actually always wanted to play this thing. I'll give it a try on my 12th Gen i5. But I think that game is also available for Xbox back compat right?

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              It is and it runs perfectly on Xbox via BC.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Demon's Souls.

      >besides XEMU for OG Xbox emulation
      Deck CPU is too slow for XEMU and GPU too slow for Xenia. Cemu should work fine for native res and no unlocked fps mods.

      RDR runs close to 60fps on Windows, and that's all people mean by Xenia, honestly.

      I keep seeing videos compare the Deck to the Zog and they say stuff like 9w or 15w power modes but how do you actually access that stuff on Deck? Is it just changing TDP and GPU settings?

      "..." button brings up an overlay for settings, that's where you set limits and force speeds, individually or universally.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I got that but is there any specific way to tell the system to not go over 9w or 15w? Like how Digital Foundry here says 9w mode are they just messing with TDP and GPU until it's specifically at 9w?

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          there's a slider for power, you put it at 9w, and that's it

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            Oh I'm stupid, I thought it'd be similar to ASUS laptops that do those different modes

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Yeah, forcing a TDP limit, setting static GPU clock to prevent aggressive power saving or stutters from not ramping up fast enough, Vsync, MangoHUD (FPS and temp counter), FSR controls. With PowerTools installed you can also tune CPU, relevant for edge cases like Wii emulation.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            >PowerTools
            but I have heard powertools can brick your steam deck

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              Haven't heard that. You sure you're not mistaking it for people undervolting too aggressively until it stops booting?

              • 10 months ago
                Anonymous

                https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/ygzodu/before_mindlessly_recommending_or_installing/
                He probably means these stories from good ol' reddit.

              • 10 months ago
                Anonymous

                >this could be bad bro
                >source: it came to me in a dream
                Wonderful. What would we do without know it all redd*tors?

                >Demon's Souls.
                Isn't that a PS3/RPCS3 game? If you're a soulsgay you'd be better served with a PS5 in that regard, maybe even a phone or something for Remote Play, but playing TV games on a handheld is difficult due to font size, ui elements etc specially on ui heavy games like souls shit, you must have some pretty good eyes

                >Isn't that a PS3/RPCS3 game?
                Yeah.
                >If you're a soulsgay you'd be better served with a PS5 in that regard,
                About as far away from a handheld as you can get with that size and the demake is terrible.
                >maybe even a phone or something for Remote Play,
                Gross, I got enough of steaming with the Wii U.
                >but playing TV games on a handheld is difficult due to font size, ui elements etc specially on ui heavy games like souls shit, you must have some pretty good eyes
                It's not bad, the screen is a decent size.

                Heavily modded Fallout TTW at 50-60 fps

                How much battery are you getting out of it?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >Demon's Souls.
        Isn't that a PS3/RPCS3 game? If you're a soulsgay you'd be better served with a PS5 in that regard, maybe even a phone or something for Remote Play, but playing TV games on a handheld is difficult due to font size, ui elements etc specially on ui heavy games like souls shit, you must have some pretty good eyes

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I'd get it but not with Switch 2 next year and I don't see why they'd keep OG Switch for more than 7 years.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Anon they kept the NES and the Gameboy alive for so long it wasn't funny. Nintendo doesn't see a problem with the switch being as underpowered as it is now. In fact, it let's them slack off on increasing their assets to 8k textures, super hi definition poly count models etc. I don't expect a Switch 2 until 2025 at least, and I don't know how they will pull this off, they're too moronic to just make a better more powerful switch, they have to have a fricking gimmick

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Heavily modded Fallout TTW at 50-60 fps

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        How'd you get that running, did you install on PC and transfer the game folder over

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Pretty much yes, if you maintain the same mod list on your PC and the deck, you can have a shared cloud save for both devices

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            Neat, thanks

            • 10 months ago
              Anonymous

              I've been running modded dawn of war on the deck as well, I was able to install the unification mod using the protontricks tool, I'm honestly surprised at how much it can do on its own.

              I have the same mousepad lmao

              based chink map anon, if you look at taiwan, you'll notice it's under china lmao

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I have the same mousepad lmao

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          so heckin relatable wtf!!!

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          I actually was going to post this xd that mousepad ftw

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I tried modding my new vegas but i can't even get the Mod Configuration Menu to show up. Modding Fallout 4 was no issue.

        does MCM require the 4gb patcher to work? the only thing i can think of is that the 4gb patcher didn't run on the deck since it's an exe. gonna try adding the exe to steam and see if that helps

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >Playing PC only games isn't that comfy with the touchpads
      Says you. I played through like 3/4ths of 2077 using Touchpad and gyro. It works flawlessly.

      I can also play porn games.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Well I played Master Duel and it was very annoying trying to use the TouchPads. Same with porn games, albeit that was a little better since those games have huge ui elements for some reason. FPS are better though as you state, but I meant clicky clicky mouse shit

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >porn games
        wtf? don't you need 2 hands to use the deck?

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >he doesn't have a kickstand attachment
          ngmi

  37. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    yea, i'm thinking deck fricking sucks dick

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      many people are saying this

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        And many people are moronic as a result.

  38. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    'orne on 'eck

  39. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    SD is THE ultimate night shift device
    Doesn't get any better than this for me

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      STOP. ENJOYING. THINGS.

  40. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    to be quite honest with you senpaitachi, you should invest on either an external SSD or that JSAUX dock with the integrated SSD

    its pretty cool to dock the deck and have access to a bunch of extra games without sacrificing much storage, its great for demanding games that drain the battery in portable mode

  41. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    The new SDs don't have the shitty Delta fans anymore right?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      No, I got mine in September 2022 and there's no whine or buzz coming from the fans

  42. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I keep seeing videos compare the Deck to the Zog and they say stuff like 9w or 15w power modes but how do you actually access that stuff on Deck? Is it just changing TDP and GPU settings?

  43. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I got fricked in the lungs by covid and was sick as frick for two weeks, could barely get out of bed. Steam Deck was invaluable during that time. I wound up beating GTAIV, GTAV, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls 3 from my bed.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      oh shit, did you get pneumonia? are you good?

  44. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Do yourself a favor and turn off auto updates, that way it will only download shader cache updates when you launch the game. Otherwise it's going to update everything all at once and sometimes it takes forfrickingever.

  45. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    If by comfy gaming you mean 20 buttery fps in Resident Evil 4, then yes, by all means

  46. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I may eventually pick up the rog ally or something similar just for better PS3/360 emulation. I almost pulled the trigger on an ally but decided to wait and see what the 599 version can do, and whether any hardware issues crop up over the next few months.

  47. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Within a couple of years all these cheap Chinesium handhelds will be able to handle up to PS2/GameCube, you can already play some of those games on a few of them.

  48. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Any anons stream from pc to the deck?
    Does it work well?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I've done it a couple of times, works well enough unless you're far away from your PC, then you get pixelation and lag

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I tried but I have UW and streaming to 16:9 device results in black bars and I'm too lazy to change the resolution every time before streaming.
      Using Moonlight. I used Steam Link once but it looked shit for some reason so I never used it again.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        same issue here, I don't bother with it because of the UW issue, kinda wish they would fix it because it works great on an regular monitor

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          I played around with a vbs script that changed the resolution when I launched sunshine host on pc and back when I turned it off but then I'd have to run it everytime I wanted to stream so it ends up the same.
          It's dumb that it doesn't just create a dummy display, force game fullscreen there and mirror it to the 'eck.

  49. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I got the deck because it was a cheap PC and it was linux-based. for me, it has completely replaced my PC, no contest. I'm also willing to tinker to get things to work though, so your mileage may vary.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >I'm also willing to tinker
      Sometimes it's a drag, I've given up on trying to get a few (much) older games running

  50. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Whats a good phone to get for actually emulating games nowadays? I havent upgraded in 5-6 years now and im feeling like getting something decent this time around.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Depends on your budget. Get a chink phone with Snapdragon 870 or Red Magic 8 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 if you have higher budget. I'm not recommending the latter because it's le gayming phone but because it's the cheapest S8 Gen2 device and it has no punch hole in the screen for the camera.
      Get a USB-C telescopic controller. Gamesir X2 Pro is great. Avoid other Gamesirs, they require you to install chink spyware to work. Razer Kishi is ok. Kishi V2 is massively overpriced. Backbone is good too.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        How bad is the chink spyware?

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          it has 1.7/5 stars on google play store
          you know the place with extemely low standards and barely functioning apps having 3/5 ratings

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            that bad huh

  51. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Since I haven't seen anyone say it, the steam deck is not actually 400 dollars. Realistically, if you buy the 400 dollar version you will run out of space so quick. I had to buy the 500 dollar version and I still had to buy an ssd.card to have enough space to comfortably install all my games. Aside from that, I ended up buying the dock and a mouse/kb to use it when docked as well. I like it a lot though and it's my one purchase I didn't regret.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >I ended up buying the dock and a mouse/kb to use it when docked as well
      Just use your desktop at that point tf

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        ... Pretty much this, you'd get access to Windows, if you get a laptop you get a keyboard and TouchPad too, better screen even (Acer swift edge with oled for example? Has a better graphics card anyway)

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          pc/laptop is not better for a few reasons... More difficult to take places. More expensive and more work to set up. Doesn't boot automatically into steam without some effort. Screen is irrelevant since I want to play on my tv. Also deck can be taken to places a lot easier.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            To carry the SD around you need a backpack, maybe one that can fit an Acer Switch Edge, but I feel most of your gaming needs can be solved by a Switch unless you have a very very niche PC games that can not be played anywhere else

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I don't like my desktop being attached to a small screen. I mean technically I could move it and attach it to the tv EVERY time I wanted to play but it's not convenient. Deck is more convenient overall and when I get tired I can pick it up and take it with me if I go somewhere or lay down. Deck also boots up into steam immediately and you don't have to really think.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >you don't have to really think.
          Anon this is a Linux computer, doing anything in desktop mode requires massive autism to achieve. Just get a laptop you can hook it up to the TV just fine through HDMI or use a dongle adapter for video + charging

  52. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    bro the trackpads on this are great I am playing STALKER SoC with ZRP, and 2.5dmg mod for PC, and NPCs, and it's siqqq. buy the deck it also helps that it has back-buttons so you can lean in an FPS that has the mechanic. only grip with this console is you have to dual boot for modded FNV, Morrowind, or Skyrim.

  53. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    i unironically bought.

  54. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    uh... bros?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >this console is kinda a piece of shit, but I get payed to say I like it!
      is what I got from this

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      These YouTubers love all these handhelds for one video and never mention them again. ETA Prime is the worst for that kind of shit, everything that comes out is the greatest thing ever made and a "____ Killer"

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        nah taki doesn't give a frick, and is willing to get blacklisted by other chink dealers like GDP to say the truth

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          others are decent it's just eta gay being a massive disingenuous shill and liar
          he's also an old fat frick and a massive fricking casual that doesn't actually play any games on the shit he shills
          I remember the absolute piece of garbage minisforum pc he praised like it was the second coming of the christ while der8auer was shitting on it calling it an abomination of engineering

          I was maybe a little too broad in my condemnation, I do like some of retro game corps and Taki Udon's videos

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        others are decent it's just eta gay being a massive disingenuous shill and liar
        he's also an old fat frick and a massive fricking casual that doesn't actually play any games on the shit he shills
        I remember the absolute piece of garbage minisforum pc he praised like it was the second coming of the christ while der8auer was shitting on it calling it an abomination of engineering

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      These YouTubers love all these handhelds for one video and never mention them again. ETA Prime is the worst for that kind of shit, everything that comes out is the greatest thing ever made and a "____ Killer"

      others are decent it's just eta gay being a massive disingenuous shill and liar
      he's also an old fat frick and a massive fricking casual that doesn't actually play any games on the shit he shills
      I remember the absolute piece of garbage minisforum pc he praised like it was the second coming of the christ while der8auer was shitting on it calling it an abomination of engineering

      hate that ETA homosexual

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        same
        his channel is just advertising random shit.

        Any accessories you guys recommend? i just go the Jsaux anti slip stickers and the Playvital back buttons. shit's comfy af. I also stuck a phone kickstand to the back

        if you don't have a 512, an anti glare film will go a long way.

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          yeah i kinda wish i had gotten an anti glare film, especially since vibrantdeck can undo any color saturation loss from it, but i went with a standard tempered glass

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            I went with an armorsuit antiglare film, it's barely noticeable after it dries.

  55. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?
    No, unless you're a Bugmen.
    >No trackpads.

  56. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    got a modchip on tiktok for my switch oled shit is fire

  57. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    I wish some of those gays at protondb would go into a little more detail besides "runs great!" That, or just stop lying, no one's getting near 60fps on Valheim on the steam deck.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      i can't get shadow of war middle earth to run despite it being "verified"

      tried like every version of proton and GE proton, verified files. redownloading it after unisntalling but yeah idk what the issue is.

  58. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    playing games in bed has never been this cozy 🙂

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >black pixels that don't actually go black + bezels
      holy cringe

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        yeah they really should have gone with an oled. they could have even gotten rid of the touch screen if it helps balance out the cost

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        This is why I'm waiting for the Steam Deck 2. I have no doubt it will have OLED.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >muh oled that only came out near the end of the Switch's life when everyone already had one and there's better alternatives out there since everything isn't a Nintendo game on it runs and looks like shit
        The most disingenuous argument tendies make nowdays. I bet the OLED owners make up 10% of the actual Switch owners IF THAT

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >the video that destruyed LCDgays
        I can't wait for israelites to let us enjoy OLED properly

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        yeah they really should have gone with an oled. they could have even gotten rid of the touch screen if it helps balance out the cost

        This is why I'm waiting for the Steam Deck 2. I have no doubt it will have OLED.

        >the video that destruyed LCDgays
        I can't wait for israelites to let us enjoy OLED properly

        you are genuinely moronic if you think this is what it looks like in person i swear oledgays are so annoying

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          OLED looks a lot better, it is what it is. It's like IPS over TN.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        In the past I would have pointed out this is just turning the brightness up to make an unfair comparison.

        But now I just laugh because I realize the only big new game that’s come out for the OLED is that BOTW DLC that has a piss-filter.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        I'm tempted to upgrade to an OLED Switch, but at the same time I feel like a Switch 2 is like a year to two years out.

        Though when that happens, I will be pissed if there is no OLED model of that at launch

  59. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >cat troony
    didn't read

  60. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    the verdict is in bruvs

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Jesus christ those teeth. Do they just not have toothpaste over in bongland?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        no it's very sad

  61. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Any accessories you guys recommend? i just go the Jsaux anti slip stickers and the Playvital back buttons. shit's comfy af. I also stuck a phone kickstand to the back

  62. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >For 400 bucks seems like a no brainer
    People like you are why games get worse and more expensive at the same time

  63. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    frick you all Bioshock Infinite is a good game, and im having a blast playing it on deck

    i finished the main game again on hard, i finished the clash in the clouds DLC and now im working through the burial at see DLC

    i play docked with the PS4 controller, but i think i will need to update my config, im finding that firing with R1 is so much better than R2, since the PS4 triggers are stupidly long

    also, pro-tip, you can disable analog triggers on steam input, i just found that out, wish i knew that sooner, that shit is useless in 99% of the games i play, only makes config a bigger hassle

    also im a bit disappointed burial at sea does have keybinding for switching weapons, you HAVE to use the weapon wheel, like a fricking animal

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >im finding that firing with R1 is so much better than R2, since the PS4 triggers are stupidly long
      Can't you tune the percentage of pressure required to register a button press?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        you man, but that seems more hassle than its worth

        you see, i use gyro controls whenever i can, that long trigger pull throws off my aim, specially when i i try to rapid fire

        with R1 however, i was blasting motherfrickers like theres no tomorrow, i replayed the first arena of clash in the clouds and destroyed a handyman using a pistol (and murder of crows because handmen are annoying to deal with otherwise)

  64. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Why is there no Steam deck/Portable PC general?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      You’re in one

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      soon, sister

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Not enough interest. I'm pretty sure there are more posters in the vita general than in daily dick on deck thread.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        yea because vitagen is just Ganker with unironic erp booru homosexuals and offtopic figure spammers

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          >yea because vitagen is just Ganker with unironic erp booru homosexuals and offtopic figure spammers
          That's just every general.

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            yea because vitagen is just Ganker with unironic erp booru homosexuals and offtopic figure spammers

            Elder Scrolls General is just people posting the same butts over and over and talking about orc penises

  65. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Does the starship trooper game that just came out work for deck?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      Runs like shit. I mean it runs like shit on PC too with good hardware so yeah

  66. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >bought deck
    >bought case
    >bought carrying case
    >2To SSD
    >1To SD card
    >Jsaux backplate
    >changed the thermal paste
    >changed the fan because i got the whiny one
    >bought a portable 1080p screen to play fightan with the bros at work
    >installed all my fav games, emulators, WoW, soon diablo 4
    Tbh i'm having more fun fricking around with the thing than actually playing so far kek

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      case
      carrying case
      anon was so excited to shill for product he wrote it twice

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        Nah i got the jsaux modcase with a hard shell and then an actual case to put the deck and some more shit inside. Turns out the jsaux modcase doesn't really fit into anything so despite being pretty cool i won't use it for now.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >upgrade to 2TB NVMe
      >stuck in update hell for 4 hours after reflashing
      >replace Delta fan with Huaying
      >it's faulty and shuts down trying to spin up from idle to higher end speeds
      It's not fricking fair. At least the stupid dock works.

  67. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Play CSGO back in the day
    >Back when skins had just come out
    >Got a bunch of them
    >Stopped playing around 2016 or 2017, haven't really played since
    >Log in to CSGO, discover my stattrack dark waters and zirka and shit are all $100 each
    >holyshit.jpg
    >sell all that shit immediately
    >buy the most expensive steam deck option, completely for free, just for selling old CSGO skins

    I love mine. Highly recommend.

    I'm considering selling the rest of my csgo skins which would get me maybe $500 and putting another $500 in of my own cash for an Index but it's been out for a few years now so I'm scared a more updated Index is right around the corner.

  68. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    love my deck
    think it's about time to take another picture or video for Ganker though

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      I have an exercise bike in my building. I can just take the deck and use it on that. Thanks for the idea anon, cardio time just got a lot more tolerable.

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      i can understand using an exercise bike while playing but a frickign treadmill?

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        yeah people seem to REALLY have a hard time. I'm going 2-2.5 mph and resting my elbows on the fricking towel you see there while i play jrpgs sometimes.
        if i want to jog or run for a bit i pause the game, put the deck on the desk and run until i wanna walk a little while again. it's just supplemental shit

  69. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    need some recommendations for single player fps games on the Deck bros

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      fallout
      doom
      doom eternal
      mass effect legendary edition
      metro 2033

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      nightmare reaper
      can get a key on sites for like $5-6

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >buying keys from sites

        be an adult anon

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          sorry you aren't an informed consumer

          • 10 months ago
            Anonymous

            Cringe. Grow up anon.

            https://kotaku.com/g2a-scammer-explains-how-he-profited-off-stolen-indie-g-1784540664

            https://www.pcgamesn.com/devolver-digital-games-being-sold-illegitimately-online

            https://kotaku.com/notorious-game-key-reseller-g2a-gets-torn-to-shreds-in-1791943348

            https://kotaku.com/notorious-game-key-reseller-g2a-gets-torn-to-shreds-in-1791943348

            https://www.eurogamer.net/it-looks-like-ubisoft-is-going-after-third-party-key-sellers

            Who's the informed consumer again?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      fanatical has a bundle that has doom 2016, wolfenstein new order and and old blood.

  70. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    anyone playing strategy gwmes on the deck obviously not rts, but slowers ones like gsg or 4x? i'm interested in ck3 but i heard the tiny ui makes it impossible to play.

  71. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Best coomer games for the deck?

  72. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    deck sucks shit

  73. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >kotaku
    >linking the same article twice
    1/10 bait, +1 for wasting your life

  74. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    yep, i'm thinking deck flopped and shitted extremely badly

  75. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Why you don't install a tv in front your bed and use a console?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      mogged

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        >Tiny screen is better than big screen
        What is this logic?

        • 10 months ago
          Anonymous

          Tiny screen is big screen if it's close to your eyes while big screen is tiny screen since it's far away

  76. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    flop

  77. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    If your just going to play at home get the logitech g cloud. It's 1080p and a better battery life and lighter

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      mfw this unironically look like better offerings than the rog ally which can't even run shit at low TDP but only get 1-2 hours in 'high end games'

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      >streaming
      Stop.

      • 10 months ago
        Anonymous

        It will look better streaming streaming from your pc or console than something like the steam deck . I swear to you bro

  78. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >Any legit reason to consider a windows handheld alternative?
    Not really, unless you're planning to play some extremely demanding games.

  79. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >deck
    Flop.

  80. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    >page 11
    Shitted. Try again.

  81. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Does anyone else with a Deck have that thing where sometimes when you play games the screen would randomly turn black for a half a second?

    • 10 months ago
      Anonymous

      no, RMA

  82. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    Best portable

  83. 10 months ago
    Anonymous

    yep, it's flopped

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