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[–] brawleryukon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is the sleep/resume functionality? I've heard mixed reports about Windows-based handhelds ranging anywhere from "it doesn't have anything like that" to "it works perfectly fine just like Deck/Switch".

That is pretty much the killer feature of the Deck for me, and as far as I'm currently aware, that's enabled by it using Linux/SteamOS. If I can't sleep/resume a game on a handheld, I'd be much more inclined to just play on my desktop and reap the benefits of improved performance and graphics.

[–] rDrDr@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Ya, I've had it work once or twice where it just comes back and the game is able to resume. Generally though, the system is either dead or shut down or hibernating and not usable. I generally don't even try and use the suspend option. I save and exit out of the game to avoid messing up my save games.

It absolutely does not work as well as the Switch. It's one of the various constant annoyances of using the Ally.