It is getting absurd at this poin. Just get a laptop and call it a day

  • @theunknownmuncher
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    582 months ago

    Absurdly massive and yet no space for some touchpads? 🤡

    • @TheRedSpade
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      292 months ago

      Yeah, how is it that none of these so-called “rivals” have even a single touchpad? I personally wouldn’t even consider a device that forces me to use a thumbstick as a mouse.

        • @[email protected]
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          “I appreciate covering my screen in fingerprints, obviously. But what really makes me happy is trying dozens of times to get my fat thumb to register on an interface designed for a mouse.”

          • a quote by someone making hardware decisions at SteamDeck rival manufacturers, apparently.
      • zqps
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        52 months ago

        Gotta be honest, i hardly ever use them on the Deck.

        • @TheRedSpade
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          32 months ago

          If I don’t have it docked I use the right one for anything first-person. I hate aiming with a thumbstick, so it gets used as a mouse. The left one usually gets used as a hotbar.

      • Ulrich
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        32 months ago

        I’ve never used the touchpads on mine outside of desktop mode. The vast majority of games have controller support.

        • @[email protected]
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          42 months ago

          It depends what you play. Strategy games benefit from the touchpads as mice.

          Also I sometimes use the touchpads for touch menus.

          • Ulrich
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            12 months ago

            Yes it does, but as I said, the games that necessitate trackpads are a super minority. That’s why they’re not included in most devices. They take up a lot of space. The Steam Deck is significantly wider than most of it’s competitors.

      • @atrielienz
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        32 months ago

        The Legion Go has a touchpad. I think even the newer one that’s been announced has an (albeit much smaller) touchpad.

    • @[email protected]OP
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      52 months ago

      Lmfao. I didn’t even notice that. Damn. They didn’t even put the joystick next to the buttons on the right side like the steam deck for better ergonomic, they STILL put it under the buttons.