64Gb steam deck worth it?

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

I have a good gaming pc(rtx 4080 13700k 65gb ram ddr5)

My intentions to use the steam deck would be when I wanna sit in my back yard or waiting on a ride from the gym, I would be playing the lighter games like risk of rain & rogue lite style games mostly.

I would only use maybe 3 to 5 hours a week, so I dont see any real need for it, this is a luxury buy.

Any reasons I will regret going for the cheapest version on sale?

[Berdy]

the stockage, but if you want to buy it then buy an SD card with a much larger storage (the game downloaded on the SD card will be a little bit more slow during loading).

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by Berdy:

the stockage, but if you want to buy it then buy an SD card with a much larger storage (the game downloaded on the SD card will be a little bit more slow during loading).

Awesome thanks.

I remember buying the Quest 2 64bit I didnt regret the smaller space so I should be ok for my needs. The price is just too good to pass I think.

[Prezidentas]

64 GB sucks ass for the deck as all the games are huge nowadays. It's a great deal though, you buy the deck cheaply and upgrade the internal SSD with 256/512 SSD.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by Prezidentas:

64 GB sucks ass for the deck as all the games are huge nowadays. It's a great deal though, you buy the deck cheaply and upgrade the internal SSD with 256/512 SSD.

I only intend to play like vampire survivors and small games anyway. any big games can wait til im on the pc

[Mahjik]

There are ways to work around the limitations of the 64gb, but there is a reason Valve stopped making them. I would not recommend the 64gb unless that is all you can afford. Most people regret not buying one with as much storage as they could afford.

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

There are ways to work around the limitations of the 64gb, but there is a reason Valve stopped making them. I would not recommend the 64gb unless that is all you can afford. Most people regret not buying one with as much storage as they could afford.

yeah I noticed the 512gb is cheaper than the 256gb. I always sleep on any luxury purchases, but I am leaning heavily towards the 512 gb lcd

[Mahjik]

First time around, I got the 256gb model. Even though I had two 512gb SD cards, I regretted not getting the 512gb to start with.

[Mahjik]

Also, I will say, while you have a primary use in mind... that usually changes once people get their hands on it.

[thetargos]

Originally posted by Mahjik:

Also, I will say, while you have a primary use in mind... that usually changes once people get their hands on it.

I can not emphasize this enough! Once you start playing with the thing, you discover new games that are amazing on it or revisit old classics with a renewed interest and spark... It's odd, really, really odd... in the best possible way, as well.

[That Fish Guy]

Originally posted by Prezidentas:

64 GB sucks ass for the deck as all the games are huge nowadays. It's a great deal though, you buy the deck cheaply and upgrade the internal SSD with 256/512 SSD.

Says a person without bothering to read beyond the title of the post, and thinks their banal thoughts are worth sharing at every point.

My 2 cents, 64 gigs has practically the same hardware as my original 512, and I much prefer vampire survivors on the deck compared to my laptop, especially when commuting or hanging out away from the pc

[RTX 5080 FE(Mr Happy)]

Thanks all, I slept on it, as much as I want this, if I am going to spend close to $400 with shipping, I need to buy a new computer chair I keep putting off, so I decided to do that first. Ill maybe get the oled one when the deck 2 comes out.

[Ben Bernanke]

You can upgrade the 64 gig drive by yourself. I bought an e-waste 512 NVME off ebay for $28 and stuck it into my Deck.

Valve claims opening the Deck is bad bc it weakens the screws and that they have speed and wifi interference issues that they designed around their own NVMEs. None of that matters to me.

Kinda feel like Deck is designed for people who already have a gaming PC who want to take their last-gen games with them.

It will run your indie games like a boss. It runs skryim on moderate settings at 60fps at 40c.

If you plan to use ur deck outside I'd get the OLED. I have a very hard time seeing my LCD screen in daylight.

I wouldn't buy until I see Valve does for X-mass sale. But also, have you seen the new AMD laptop APU leaks? Strix point or something? Those might be coming out at X-mass or in '25 sometime and you might be able to pick up a used deck or rog ally on ebay for cheap if people upgrade to those.

I think it might be worth waiting on a Deck bc we might have new APUs that can play the current gen games for not much more money soon. Deck can't play the PS5-gen games but the hardware is now catching up to PS5 gen (like AMD/NVIDIA keep putting out better hardware) but the gaming industry (software writers) is in a recession (they got too big during covid lockdowns and are now laying off as people leave the house and stop buying games).

So I don't think companies are pushing the game specs past the PS5 hardware level right now (a lot of people never bought the PS5 hardware). What I'm saying is I think the games will stay at PS5-gen level for the next 5 years or so, while the PS5-gen hardware prices will come down. So you might want to wait to get something that can run PS5-gen games instead of a Deck. Of course, if you don't care about that, then the Deck will have better battery life anyway bc the batteries probably aren't going to change much.

Deck has bad wifi problems, also. So keep that in mind if you're planning to play online games on the go. It's ok for internet (through-put is ok) but there's bad lag spikes sometimes (like you dc for an entire second every minute or so).

[Tsubame ⭐]

Pitiful storage, unless you are ok with playing mostly indie games, using a SD card or comfortable upgrading it yourself, I would not recommend it over the larger versions.

And yes, a gaming chair is a better buy if you will spend more time in PC than on the Deck, Might as well wait for the next version as well at that.

[Mr Cook]

You will regret ANY version of the deck, if it features any of the serious and frustrating problems you can read about in these forums. That though, is totally random, cause there's no quality control whatsoever. Thus, a "healthy" 64gb deck is far better than a "crippled" 1tb deck. Make a prayer and go ahead XD

[Jcee]

getting the 64gb model is a great idea if you are willing to upgrade it. I would have but having pre-ordered I was stuck in line for the one I picked at the start. (and I was under the wrong assumption that only the 256/512 models had an m.2 slot)

you can get a 1tb m.2 drive and throw it in the 64gb model for roughly the same price as the 256gb model. or you can get a 512gb micro sd for like $20 to store games on. with maybe 1-2 games installed directly on the drive depending on size. (yes most big games are 50+gb, but most indie/small games are around 5gb. steam ofcourse takes its own chunk)