I sold my steam deck because its too heavy

[Sandakin]

My switch is lighter and I can hold it for longer periods of time in bed before my arms get tired

I'm hoping for a lightweight version of the steam deck someday

[RedBaronK™]

What? you don't like Bicep workouts?

[Sandakin]

Originally posted by RedBaronK™:

What? you don't like Bicep workouts?

[Mahjik]

There are small devices out there for PC gaming. OneX has a few:

https://onexplayerstore.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAk9itBhASEiwA1my_62wzAtne1RnxrDzxpnTxGfZ-XTGoTGLgBVkpl3i-CxdQGYiPrRSHBRoCQ9gQAvD_BwE

[[?]legit]

Well, performance and battery life has its price, I don't think there will every be a lightweight version.

[Sandakin]

why did someone give me clown for not wanting heavy handheld device lol

[Sandakin]

Originally posted by ?legit:

Well, performance and battery life has its price, I don't think there will every be a lightweight version.

I'm hoping in maybe a few years there will be something that has good APU performance with decent battery and is lighter.

[[?]legit]

Originally posted by Sandakin:

Originally posted by ?legit:

Well, performance and battery life has its price, I don't think there will every be a lightweight version.

I'm hoping in maybe a few years there will be something that has good APU performance with decent battery and is lighter.

That would be great.

[Jcee]

Honestly with recent progress making something with the current steam-decks power would likely be do-able in a switch form-factor in the next 5 years..
The problem is: are minimum requirements for modern games going to stagnate at a 1060 as the minimum requirement?

It has been the minimum for quite a while now, largely because of the crypto boom keeping 20 and 30 series cards out of peoples hands, combined with supply chain issues preventing them from being made in the first place. 40 series cards (and their AMD counterparts) are finally being produced at a rate that can saturate market demand. Unless handhelds can command enough market share, modern titles will march forward forever just out of reach.
Steam deck needed to be bulky
If developers take note and maintain steam deck compatibility until technology can catch up, then the next steam deck could have similar performance, but in a significantly better form factor. Or it might stay bulky and have performance on-par with a 3060, instead of a 1050.

Personally I would want them to go for performance over form factor atleast one more time, because 1080p@90 on medium-high settings is the sweet spot for most games on a hand-held device. beyond that you have significant diminishing returns. and current gen steam deck, although great cant quite hit that mark most of the time.

[ReflexShift]

The Asus Ally is very light but the battery drains in less then an hour on demanding games. I do wish the Deck was lighter but I would rather play an entire gaming session without having to plug in to play and the Deck is very good at that.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by RedBaronK™:

What? you don't like Bicep workouts?

Gains while you game.

I think the Deck is more comfortable that the Switch, but I do feel better if I have something to rest my elbows on while I play. The Switch's tiny controls seem to have been designed for gnome hands, rather than actual human hands.

[Drak3]

Originally posted by ReflexShift:

The Asus Ally is very light but the battery drains in less then an hour on demanding games. I do wish the Deck was lighter but I would rather play an entire gaming session without having to plug in to play and the Deck is very good at that.

It's not that light. The Decks are around 640-670g. The Ally is 608g.

Unless you're sensitive to small weight differences to the point that you can pick up on 1/16 to 1/8 lb differences on devices around 1.5lb, it's not even really that noticeable of a change.

Whereas the Switches are around 300g, half the weight of the Ally. That is noticeable for the vast majority of people.

[Sandakin]

Originally posted by Haruspex:

Originally posted by RedBaronK™:

What? you don't like Bicep workouts?

Gains while you game.

I think the Deck is more comfortable that the Switch, but I do feel better if I have something to rest my elbows on while I play. The Switch's tiny controls seem to have been designed for gnome hands, rather than actual human hands.

I dislike the joy cons in handheld mode, so I bought the hori pad pro and it fixed that problem for my large hands.

[metal_hamster]

Originally posted by Sandakin:

Originally posted by Haruspex:

Gains while you game.

I think the Deck is more comfortable that the Switch, but I do feel better if I have something to rest my elbows on while I play. The Switch's tiny controls seem to have been designed for gnome hands, rather than actual human hands.

I dislike the joy cons in handheld mode, so I bought the hori pad pro and it fixed that problem for my large hands.

You've got large hands and it's too heavy? Yikes, a set of weights might do you good. ;)

[GoalieG]

I appreciate you keeping us informed. I may stop for milk on the way home.

[RSebire]

Originally posted by GoalieG:

I appreciate you keeping us informed. I may stop for milk on the way home.

Did you get that milk?
And was it GOATS milk?