• Overzeetop
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    One reviewer mentioned disappointment that it’s still a full 11.7" long and 2" thick. I realize that some people are not built for that kind of size, but I enjoy the heft and find the ergonomics of the original pleasing. I find that it stands out among smaller equipment and any substantial reduction would limit the versatility and, quite frankly, my overall enjoyment.

  • Fubarberry
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    331 year ago

    Biggest improvement is probably the 30-50% increase in battery life. The deck already gets much better battery life than the ROG Ally or Lenovo Go (especially on low demanding games, it can get 2-4x the battery life), so this will further cement it as the best handheld PC for actually playing without the device plugged in.

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        31 year ago

        I mean running the same game at the same settings/resolution/etc the Deck will get significantly better battery life. You can offset this somewhat by using task manager to close background processes in windows, but it still takes a lot more power to run stuff on the ROG Ally than the deck.

        An example from Ally reviews was Stardew valley ran at 6-8w on the deck, but was pulling 16-20w on the Ally with same settings. Using task manager to close windows processes for the Ally down to the 12-15w range, but that’s still a huge jump. This isn’t even taking into consideration that you can tweak deck performance settings to run Stardew valley at a much lower power setting, I’ve seen people go as low as 3.8w giving them 10+ hours of battery life.

  • technologicalcaveman
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    101 year ago

    I love my steam deck, I also just got it like 2 months ago. If I knew this was coming, I might’ve waited. Either way, my girlfriend is probably going to get a cool hand me down in the next couple months.

    • @grabyourmotherskeys
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      31 year ago

      When I purchased mine recently, I resigned myself to seeing them being given away for free later that day.

  • @[email protected]
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    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.

      • @[email protected]
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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.

    • @[email protected]
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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.

      • @[email protected]
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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?

        • @[email protected]
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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-

      • @[email protected]
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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

  • Blue and Orange
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    21 year ago

    So glad I held off on buying one before. Now if I do decide to get one, I’m definitely gonna go for a beefy 1TB model.

  • @J12
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    21 year ago

    Can you play all your normal steam games on a steam deck?

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      Pretty much everything but some online multiplayer games. Destiny, COD, and a few others use this anticheat that’s not compatible.

      But virtually everything else, yes.

    • ElTacoEsMiPastor
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      31 year ago

      not all AFAIK. usually it’s specified on the game’s listing if it’s compatible with steam deck.

      • @J12
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        21 year ago

        I have a few games on steam that my poor computer won’t run. I’ll have to look on the pages to see if they’ll work. Thank you

  • SamXavia
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    11 year ago

    It doesn’t look to bad, and knowing I don’t currently have a Steam Deck I’d love to get one at some stage.

  • @Siethron
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    -31 year ago

    I have an OLED TV and one of the warnings on it is ‘WHATEVER YOU DO DON’T TRANSPORT HORIZONTALLY ALWAYS VERTICAL’

    Really hoping this doesn’t have that issue

    • @TwanHE
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      Oled works fine on phones doesn’t it?

      • @Siethron
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        51 year ago

        Shit man I don’t know, I’m clearly not that well informed about handheld OLEDs

    • @[email protected]
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      71 year ago

      That’s because the oled tvs are so thin you risk bending the display if you lay it down. A thick mobile device provides plenty of support. The display itself isn’t affected by orientation.

    • @[email protected]
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      That’s just how TVs are, it relates to the expected stresses on the panel and body. It doesn’t support itself well in any way except standing up.

      Luckily this is not an issue on handhelds!

  • .Ø฿ɆɎ & ₵Ø₦₴Ʉ₥Ɇ .
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    @abobla
    Yeah we got duped.
    When they knew it was selling
    good the released the real one.
    They been lying saying they
    would not release till 3 years to empty the ware
    houses as this update is a complete redesign. This

    whole thing was a crowdfund
    from the start. Look at all the shit they made us go thru.

    The other guys just release
    While we stuck in beta test.

    I got my and love it cause I
    Love Linux. I might get the lenovo as well to complement my 16inch drawing tablet.

    • @[email protected]
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      51 year ago

      For anyone reading this… stupid comment: they never said they wouldn’t release a refresh.

      Yep, never. People just assumed thats what they meant in an interview, but they only said it would take a large amount of work.