Personal Opinion, I regret buying a steam deck and think it sucks

[Warlander]

Anyone else actually not like this thing ? If i could get a refund i would. So I Guess i didnt do a lot of research when i ordered it, I imagined something i could play the games i was already playing but on the go or at work etc. But most of the games i play are MMO type games which almost none work or work very poorly.

So then i thought I will use it to play some older games or games i just wouldnt play on my $4k PC Once again most of the options are ♥♥♥♥ , most of the games that are actually good on the steam deck ive already played, and why would i want to play them again but on a smaller screen with worse graphics ?

That brings me to the next thing, the screens too damn small., give me a PC monitor with controlers strapped to the sides cause ive yet to find anything thats actually enjoyable on it EXCEPT the valve made free game where you are a product tester. whatever that was called.

And then there is battery life, not only is it very short in most situations but it takes FOREVER to charge.

Controls also kinda suck, I dont know why, I have a Razer wolverine game controller i use on my PC some times , and i was comparing it in Path of exile ( actually probably the only game i had fun playing on the steam deck) and its like the steam deck just doesnt have proper response on the sticks, i find the movement is hard to keep fluid in comparison.

Then there is heat, no wonder battery life sucks, its a portable heater, thinking my wife might like it cause her hands are cold playing her switch all the time.

So to sum up,A gaming laptop would %100 been a better option, and i will likely sell or trade miy steam deck to do that cause i do like the idea of not being stuck to my PC all the time.

And to any devs out there, particularly valve, make games specifically for the steam deck, it "could" be a good platform for certain types of games but man it just sucks for most of them except maybe side scroller garbage which i didnt even like back in the day when thats all there was.

Peace

[RSebire]

It is rubbish.

And as time goes by, it only gets worse.

[tarasis]

Цитата допису RSebire:

It is rubbish.

And as time goes by, it only gets worse.

Counterpoint: Its fantastic, and being able to play my (large) backlog of games and sit on the sofa is great. (Never mind play in bed, quickly sleeping the deck)

My normal computer is a M1 MacBook Air, so with the Deck I have access to many things I couldn't previously catch up on (my gaming PC is 1100km away being used by my kids). My only regret is not getting one sooner (only had it a month of so)

Plus some stuff plays better with controller, playing with my laptop on my lap, with a controller in hand just feels weird.

[peacefulXwarrior]

Internet, I get it. Everyone has such a douchey rude response. I agree it's ass.

[peacefulXwarrior]

Always screwing around with proton nonsense.

[alamoscouts]

Tiny screen (this is 2022/3, not 1991; if I want a tiny screen I'll play on my Sega Gamegear with the magnifier), laptop price, terrible battery, huge amount of bugs, rockstar launcher not working, large amount of non valve titles simply don't work at all.

Overall the worst things about it for me were the tiny screen size and lack of game compatibility for such a high price; that is what got me to refund it. The compatibility issue is down to using linux based (proton); if Valve had been a bit less greedy they could have taken a hit on a percentage of their already inflated MSRP for the steam deck and worked with Microsoft on putting windows on it....this would have killed all the compatibility issues in one blow.

With all those downsides I'd rather just use my M11X laptop which cost me less and has 0 compatibility issues.

[deaddoof]

Цитата допису alamoscouts:

Tiny screen (this is 2022/3, not 1991; if I want a tiny screen I'll play on my Sega Gamegear with the magnifier), laptop price, terrible battery, huge amount of bugs, rockstar launcher not working, large amount of non valve titles simply don't work at all.

Overall the worst things about it for me were the tiny screen size and lack of game compatibility for such a high price; that is what got me to refund it. The compatibility issue is down to using linux based (proton); if Valve had been a bit less greedy they could have taken a hit on a percentage of their already inflated MSRP for the steam deck and worked with Microsoft on putting windows on it....this would have killed all the compatibility issues in one blow.

With all those downsides I'd rather just use my M11X laptop which cost me less and has 0 compatibility issues.

Greedy? Valve does have 0 political ability to change Windows. Windows is Microsoft's platform. Valve does not have the ability to ask Microsoft to mod Windows in such a way to allow Valve to start custom DE etc. Valve's Linux investment is born out of frustration of innovation between OS and IHV.

Steam deck has nothing to do with greed. Valve wants freedom like the Linux community.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Цитата допису alamoscouts:

Tiny screen (this is 2022/3, not 1991; if I want a tiny screen I'll play on my Sega Gamegear with the magnifier), laptop price, terrible battery, huge amount of bugs, rockstar launcher not working, large amount of non valve titles simply don't work at all.

Overall the worst things about it for me were the tiny screen size and lack of game compatibility for such a high price; that is what got me to refund it. The compatibility issue is down to using linux based (proton); if Valve had been a bit less greedy they could have taken a hit on a percentage of their already inflated MSRP for the steam deck and worked with Microsoft on putting windows on it....this would have killed all the compatibility issues in one blow.

With all those downsides I'd rather just use my M11X laptop which cost me less and has 0 compatibility issues.

It always amuses me when people compared the Deck to a laptop.

[deaddoof]

Цитата допису SlowMango:

It always amuses me when people compared the Deck to a laptop.

Well. The common theme with Steam Deck critics is Valve have control over multiple companies with combine market cap of 10 trillion+ and you can ignore engineering sacrifices.

[OsirisThaGod]

I think my problem w/ this take is that most of the things you are complaining about could've been verified on the actual store page?

1. You can see what games you have that are compatible on the Store Page;
2. The specs/ screen size are... on the Store Page; and
3. You can see it's not a gaming laptop, but a Steam Deck...on the Store Page.

For everything else...YouTube DOES exist...You can see benchmarks, recommended settings, and nearly every single review discusses battery life.

There are plenty of games (modern ones, in fact) that run from extremely playable to great on the Deck. Is it going to outperform your full gaming rig? Probably not, but why would you expect it to?

Personally, I am amazed that I can enjoy Cyberpunk2077 on this thing at mixed settings (some of which are medium and high) and stay above 30 FPS. How many far less demanding games dip into the teens and low 20s on a Switch? Lies of P dropped this month and can hit 60.

If you are having trouble with controls, then just like on PC, there are are controller profiles for most games in the Steam store.

I think your opinions are valid, but they're factors that someone would apply prior to making a purchase, and that's where the negative responses are coming from.

[DeadboyEzra]

I get what you’re saying and yes the Steam Deck comes up short in many ways however all of these were explained and expressed upon by both the developers of Steam as well reviewers that have gone into great detail. Although it is helpful in a few ways. I play some games that on my ultra wide would never work because of screen resolution no matter how I modify them yet on the Steam Deck they work perfectly. I bought the 512G edition and honestly I hardly ever touch it. I am greatly annoyed because I thoroughly enjoy going through the Steam Market looking for goodies yet believe it or not the Deck is not Market friendly at all. I still have to use either the mobile app or the PC to do my browsing and shopping. Now I will say this, they definitely improved the emoticon use on the Steam Deck from that of the PC and the Mobile App. Yes the Steam Deck runs hot/warm and the charge time is a s s as well most controls don’t translate well but one of my biggest concerns was keeping cloud data accurate and not overwriting the PC progress. I know you can update them accordingly but they don’t make it clear if you’re updating the cloud memory accordingly to your liking or if you just overwrote your PC saved data. (There are ways “usually” to recovering this but not always convenient or ideal for a device that is sold on the idea of convenience.) lastly, the Deck is a beautiful emulator. I mean holy hell even Nintendo (no surprise from them) is at Valves throat to hinder/limit/stop the ability to emulate games (specifically theirs) on the Deck. Beautiful equipment and extremely well made and certainly not for everyone. Literally what you and everyone else said, you should have done more research and you wouldn’t have felt as though you wasted money. If you’re that wounded over it and it is in like new or excellent condition I might have a buyer in the market looking for one. Please comment before adding me and I can get you in discussion with the potential buyer. Best of luck mate.

[invision2212]

ive always had a great experience with my deck. the only troublesome games are anti cheat but i rarely play games that use it. ive played probably 80% of my steam games on the deck and the vast majority of them run excellent.

[Oriflame]

Цитата допису SlowMango:

Цитата допису alamoscouts:

Tiny screen (this is 2022/3, not 1991; if I want a tiny screen I'll play on my Sega Gamegear with the magnifier), laptop price, terrible battery, huge amount of bugs, rockstar launcher not working, large amount of non valve titles simply don't work at all.

Overall the worst things about it for me were the tiny screen size and lack of game compatibility for such a high price; that is what got me to refund it. The compatibility issue is down to using linux based (proton); if Valve had been a bit less greedy they could have taken a hit on a percentage of their already inflated MSRP for the steam deck and worked with Microsoft on putting windows on it....this would have killed all the compatibility issues in one blow.

With all those downsides I'd rather just use my M11X laptop which cost me less and has 0 compatibility issues.

It always amuses me when people compared the Deck to a laptop.

Given the price and and mobile nature it should be less amusing and more common sense; a small laptop with a far moregame compatible OS , larger screen, and superior controls absolutely smokes the steam deck. If valve had been la hair less greedy the compatibility side (though not the rest) could have been eradicated by partnering with MS.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Цитата допису Oriflame:

Цитата допису SlowMango:

It always amuses me when people compared the Deck to a laptop.

Given the price and and mobile nature it should be less amusing and more common sense; a small laptop with a far moregame compatible OS , larger screen, and superior controls absolutely smokes the steam deck. If valve had been la hair less greedy the compatibility side (though not the rest) could have been eradicated by partnering with MS.

The Deck isn't a competitor to a game laptop. That's why it amuses me when people compare them.

It shows me they don't know what the Deck is.

[[?]legit]

Цитата допису SlowMango:

Цитата допису Oriflame:

Given the price and and mobile nature it should be less amusing and more common sense; a small laptop with a far moregame compatible OS , larger screen, and superior controls absolutely smokes the steam deck. If valve had been la hair less greedy the compatibility side (though not the rest) could have been eradicated by partnering with MS.

The Deck isn't a competitor to a game laptop. That's why it amuses me when people compare them.

It shows me they don't know what the Deck is.

Pointing out major flaws from the steam deck actaully shows that they know the steam deck very well.

[[?]legit]

Цитата допису Oriflame:

Цитата допису SlowMango:

It always amuses me when people compared the Deck to a laptop.

Given the price and and mobile nature it should be less amusing and more common sense; a small laptop with a far moregame compatible OS , larger screen, and superior controls absolutely smokes the steam deck. If valve had been la hair less greedy the compatibility side (though not the rest) could have been eradicated by partnering with MS.

Yep, I agree. I have still no idea why Valve chose to implement an OS that only runs a fraction of the steam catalog, and is incompatible with non steam games by default. Even without partnering up with MS, at least providing a proper driver support for windows would have made a big difference. But as of now, using windows with the steam deck feels like a never ending pre release alpha.