• @[email protected]
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    61 year ago

    I keep getting tempted to buy this or the LCD version, but I don’t even play on the go. Anybody with a powerful desktop (mine is 6800xt) have a steam deck? Do you prefer one over the other!

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      I have a 6600xt and a Steam Deck. I don’t really prefer either, and end up playing both.

      Indie titles I’ll play on the Deck, and AAA titles I’ll play mostly on my pc but occasionally swap to the Deck if I’m in bed or something. I also now pretty much exclusively emulate on the Deck instead of my pc.

      Spider-man, for example, I played through on both. I did main story missions on my pc for the graphical fidelity during cutscenes or more cinematic sequences, while all the side quests, collectibles, and challenges I did on the Steam Deck.

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        31 year ago

        How powerful is it for emulation? I have a razer kishi for my s22, and emulate various consoles like gbc, gba, nes, snes, etc. I assume the deck would be more powerful than that, but is it powerful enough to emulate switch? I currently emulate switch on my desktop using yuzu.

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          Yup, there are a few exceptions with games that just don’t run well on Yuzu regardless of specs, but in general it runs Switch great!

          You should look into EmuDeck. I’ve been emulating for years and never experienced anything make it all so easy like EmuDeck does, it’s wild. Especially all the hotkeys it sets up for you, for stuff like save states.

          I mostly play GBA, DS, 3DS, and PSP, but I also emulate GameCube, PS2, WiiU, and Switch too and without issue.

          Check out RetroGameCorps’ video if you’re curious. It goes over everything and is literally the video that the EmuDeck website itself links to.

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      31 year ago

      I mostly game stream to mine but I still get AAA mileage out of it when there’s no network available. I’ve been chipping away at TotK, streamed from my desktop.

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        11 year ago

        How good does streaming work? I have a steam link box attached to my tv on an ethernet cable, and it’s always hit or miss, more miss than hits, so i’ve given up using it. How does steam deck compare to that?

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          21 year ago

          I don’t use the Steam Remote Play thing, I use Moonlight. Also streaming works better outside my home than in it, I think perhaps my router is insufficient

    • @nieceandtows @abobla

      You want one cause everyone is talking about it. You already said
      you dont need it.

      Mine sits next to my other
      computers, and I dont really
      use it, and Yes, I dare say
      it, I put win11 on it!!!

      I use it to play roms and
      test linux distros.

      I have a 8 inch laptop
      for bed, that perfect.
      Light, not to bright.
      easy on the eyes.

      I love my steam-deck.
      Its great for those long
      streaks in the bathroom.

      Ill never sell it-

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        11 year ago

        Yeah I’m a sucker for small electronics. I have a GPD Win that wouldn’t turn on anymore, but liked it when I had it. I stopped using it after a while for whatever reason, and it’s not turning on now.

        • @nieceandtows

          Good news, call them and ask for a replacement battery. You battery was recalled the GPD is fine, still works!

          That battery when depleted went full empty. Bad circuit board.
          Ask for the new one only. see if they honer your purchase.
          new one should cost less then
          30 bucks anyway