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[โ€“] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Haters gonna hate.

Got a laptop, use it for laptop shit. Got a Steamdeck, rarely need to do heavy typing on it, but when modding games I have to connect a keyboard and mouse to do so efficiently. Saw this solution and thought "hell yeah, great idea!". Bringing an easy to store/portable keyboard around for occasional use is way better than bringing a laptop and controller around when all you want to do is some gaming.

[โ€“] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not hating, just seems silly to get a portable gaming system to use kb+m when a laptop could do so much more for similar size/weight/cost.

I guess it all seems arbitrary to someone who could barely afford a used PS4 ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] Macaroni_ninja@mastodon.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@GrammatonCleric @SquirtleHermit
It all goes down to personal preference.
Do you need a PC shaped like a PC, which needs extra stuff connected to become a gaming device.

...or a console-shaped PC, which needs extra stuff connected to become a regular PC?

There is no wrong answer IMO

This is a technological hermaphrodite

[โ€“] SquirtleHermit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Fair enough, I was like 90% just memeing about the "haters gonna hate" anyway. Though you might be suprised how much the Steamdeck can do versus a comparably priced laptop. And if your usecase is like 75% controller oriented gaming, I'd say Deck is the way to go. For what a personal anecdote is worth, I use my Deck far more than my laptop. Setting up the laptop is a bit inconvenient in bed, or on the couch, or at the airport, or on the bus, or blah blah blah.

Anyway, keep on keeping on.

[โ€“] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah brah, I meant verses cuz the SteamDeck spits mad bars...

jk, thanks