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Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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[โ€“] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 77 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Best $400 I've spent on a console by far. Including my PS4 and 5. Haven't touched my switch, PS5 or any other console since my deck came.

[โ€“] ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

since my deck came

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[โ€“] LifeLikeLady@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It came so hard.

[โ€“] sheogorath@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sadly this is not applicable in my country. If you want to get a Steam Deck unfortunately you'll need to shell out more money compared to buying a PS5 or an Xbox Series X.

[โ€“] notaviking@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Exactly my issue as well. An ROG Ally is cheaper than the cheapest Deck. And both are more expensive that the PS5 and Xbox X

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It's pretty much as powerful as the gaming PC I made several years ago and is a decent price. I'd be happy to recommend it to someone even not taking into account how versatile it is

[โ€“] derin@lemmy.beru.co 45 points 1 year ago (5 children)

My laptop's SSD died a while back, so I sent it away for repairs (yay, MSI's warranty).

In that brief period without a PC, my Steam Deck was a god send - used it as my main machine for 4 days. Was even able to work on it.

That's such a crazy addition to the value proposition, for me - totally makes it worth it.

Also, being able to play PS5 games in bed via Chiaki is delicious.

[โ€“] Scio@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

I've been using it as my main (and only) machine for the whole year. Work included (dev, illustration, graphic design, cgi)

[โ€“] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, that makes sense, because its just running (a slightly restricted) version Linux of under the hood, which I is what I run on my gaming and work pc

[โ€“] msage@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It's an immutable version of stripped Arch, dunno if that counts as 'slightly restricted'. You can disable the read-only mode if you want to and know what you're doing.

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[โ€“] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 41 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Why hasn't anyone else made one to compete that's cheap? Because, Mr.Author...No one else can make their money back by selling software.

[โ€“] Telorand@reddthat.com 20 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The Switch certainly predates the Deck, and they definitely make their money back on software, but being forced solely into the Nintendo ecosystem is off-putting. Only Microsoft is a likely candidate to make a handheld that uses their Game Pass, and I would bet they aren't really needing to push subscriptions at the moment.

[โ€“] Waldemar_Firehammer@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Switch isn't that expensive to make, the chip, memory, and storage are all budget af.

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[โ€“] kryllic@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Bingo,I think people forget Valve went out of their way to make their profit margin razor thin, or at a slight loss because they know the benefit of having a device that basically assures a new paying user will be added in their Steam ecosystem. It's based on Nintendo's walled garden philosophy after all, just refined really well on PC.

[โ€“] SeriousBug@infosec.pub 11 points 1 year ago (12 children)

It's not a walled garden though, Valve made no attempts to lock anything down. You can install something like Heroic Game Launcher on the Steam Deck and play Epic Game Store or GOG games too.

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[โ€“] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Valve also made a really thought out and well designed product, which I think is pretty rare these days. The instant hibernation feature is just one example of why the Steam Deck is so much better than the competition

[โ€“] deo@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

It's funny. I thought I would just play through my SO's gargantuan library for a long while, but I'm pretty sure I've spent more on new games than I did on the Steam Deck itself at this point. So, yeah. They made the right call.

[โ€“] rip_art_bell@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Rate it? Rate it what? 5/7?

[โ€“] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah I was confused by the wording of the title.

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[โ€“] MXX53@programming.dev 6 points 1 year ago

Is that a perfect 5/7?

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[โ€“] emanresu@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Does the title mean this person likes it?

[โ€“] Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think so, but the wording is confusing to me.

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[โ€“] NabeGewell@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Basically its a repeat of the OG Gameboy story

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[โ€“] Overzeetop@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

My only real gripe is that the SSDs aren't being refreshed as component prices drop. There's no reason for the entry level not to be 256 now, with 512 mid range and 1TB top end. Retail - and I presume wholesale - prices on the parts have dropped by half or more since the deck was launched. There may be contractual issues involved, but - for Valve - it would make sense to make these machines as self-contained as possible. Yes, you can by a SD card, but at this point you probably shouldn't have to. And, lets face it, 64GB on a gaming device is pretty limiting. Just start slotting in larger drives as the inventory breaks the previous price floor and inventory is cleared.

[โ€“] onlinepersona@programming.dev 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Probably putting windows on any device adds an another 100โ‚ฌ to the price tag. With Linux, you save money ๐Ÿคท

[โ€“] Pacmanlives@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Linux also runs better on lower spec machines due to its better resource management. Reason a lot of people started using Linux back in the day so they didnโ€™t need to spend 10-15k on a Sun Spac box and could use a 1-3k desktop

[โ€“] Blackmist@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago

They pay nothing like that.

You wouldn't really want it on the Steam Deck though.

[โ€“] Sho@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just wish it ran Hunt showdown, its my only gripe about it, otherwise I love it.

[โ€“] woelkchen@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then bug the game developer about it.

[โ€“] sunred@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The game runs and is supported with its anti cheat for a while now but I assume the performance isn't great.

[โ€“] woelkchen@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Performance optimization is also on the developer to do. Proton isn't magic. Developers need to treat Steam Deck like any other dedicated platform.

[โ€“] Goodvibes@lemmy.cafe 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Good news! It does! My desktop was out of commission for a while due to a hardware issue, and I used my Steam Deck exclusively as my PC during that time. Hunt ran fine, with anti-cheat working, and I even racked up some kills and wins (with mouse and keyboard and a monitor ofc and at 720p). The handheld experience would be rough but obviously playing Hunt against PC players with a controller would be nearly impossible in 3 star and up.

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