Steam deck regret

[TimeToSplit]

Just bought the deck and I hate it. Everything I've done there's been trouble shooting.

Multiple rounds of repeated troubleshooting for each of the following:
Adding controllers, getting family sharing setup, getting it to show up on the TV, and even just simply logging in! I've spent more time troubleshooting and finagling with settings than I have playing games!

[Berdy]

I have litteraly 0 problem with mine , i have the oled one and its one of my favorite console of how much simple it is to just do whatever I want with external plugins ect ect

[yokoshlomo]

But it works now and you just needed to vent or.....?

[Haruspex]

It's a PC. It's certainly not as simple as a console.

If you're used to and expect the fiddliness of PC gaming, it's awesome. If not, well, probably should have stuck with a Switch.

[[?]legit]

Originally posted by Haruspex:

It's a PC. It's certainly not as simple as a console.

If you're used to and expect the fiddliness of PC gaming, it's awesome. If not, well, probably should have stuck with a Switch.

It's not even remotely close to pc gaming. The steam deck is infinitely more complicated and much more restrictive than pc gaming.

[it's a gabe]

Originally posted by ?legit:

Originally posted by Haruspex:

It's a PC. It's certainly not as simple as a console.

If you're used to and expect the fiddliness of PC gaming, it's awesome. If not, well, probably should have stuck with a Switch.

It's not even remotely close to pc gaming. The steam deck is infinitely more complicated and much more restrictive than pc gaming.

Hang on, it is? Outside of using the console to do specific things in Linux (which you won't need for most games), I found the Deck to be infinitely less complicated and restrictive than playing on a Windows PC. I found modding games to be quite simple as well, so long as it's not a difficult game to mod to begin with.

Bottom line is, the Steam Deck is a portable gaming PC. That's how it's marketed, that's how tech enthusiast see it, and that's pretty much how it functions. Some tinkering is required to set up some games, which can be especially true on Windows depending on how old whatever game you're trying to play is (and in some cases, getting older games running on Windows can be more of a headache).

[Mahjik]

Originally posted by TimeToSplit:

Just bought the deck and I hate it. Everything I've done there's been trouble shooting.

Sell it and buy something different.

[[?]legit]

Originally posted by it's a gabe:

Originally posted by ?legit:

It's not even remotely close to pc gaming. The steam deck is infinitely more complicated and much more restrictive than pc gaming.

Hang on, it is? Outside of using the console to do specific things in Linux (which you won't need for most games), I found the Deck to be infinitely less complicated and restrictive than playing on a Windows PC. I found modding games to be quite simple as well, so long as it's not a difficult game to mod to begin with.

Bottom line is, the Steam Deck is a portable gaming PC. That's how it's marketed, that's how tech enthusiast see it, and that's pretty much how it functions. Some tinkering is required to set up some games, which can be especially true on Windows depending on how old whatever game you're trying to play is (and in some cases, getting older games running on Windows can be more of a headache).

Not in my experience. Linux is a terrible platform for gaming.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by ?legit:

It's not even remotely close to pc gaming. The steam deck is infinitely more complicated and much more restrictive than pc gaming.

That's just because you're used to Windows. A lifelong Linux user would probably feel the same way if you stuck them in front of a Windows machine.

It's not more complex, just different.

[it's a gabe]

Originally posted by ?legit:

Originally posted by it's a gabe:

Hang on, it is? Outside of using the console to do specific things in Linux (which you won't need for most games), I found the Deck to be infinitely less complicated and restrictive than playing on a Windows PC. I found modding games to be quite simple as well, so long as it's not a difficult game to mod to begin with.

Bottom line is, the Steam Deck is a portable gaming PC. That's how it's marketed, that's how tech enthusiast see it, and that's pretty much how it functions. Some tinkering is required to set up some games, which can be especially true on Windows depending on how old whatever game you're trying to play is (and in some cases, getting older games running on Windows can be more of a headache).

Not in my experience. Linux is a terrible platform for gaming.

That was my experience when I tried Linux with an Intel CPU and an NVIDIA GPU, neither of which the Steam Deck has. Gaming on Linux is made much simpler with AMD.

For me, there's been no complications using the Deck at all. If I need to do anything slightly more difficult, I just google the steps (e.g. if something needs to be done via the console) and that's it. That's the same step one would take on Windows if they're trying to do something they've never done before.

Originally posted by Haruspex:

Originally posted by ?legit:

It's not even remotely close to pc gaming. The steam deck is infinitely more complicated and much more restrictive than pc gaming.

That's just because you're used to Windows. A lifelong Linux user would probably feel the same way if you stuck them in front of a Windows machine.

It's not more complex, just different.

I'm a lifelong Windows user and I don't find Linux difficult to use whatsoever In some ways, I find it easier to use than Windows.

[Haruspex]

Originally posted by it's a gabe:

Originally posted by Haruspex:

That's just because you're used to Windows. A lifelong Linux user would probably feel the same way if you stuck them in front of a Windows machine.

It's not more complex, just different.

I'm a lifelong Windows user and I don't find Linux difficult to use whatsoever :lunar2019deadpanpig: In some ways, I find it easier to use than Windows.

Same, but not everyone is as flexible.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by ?legit:

Originally posted by Haruspex:

It's a PC. It's certainly not as simple as a console.

If you're used to and expect the fiddliness of PC gaming, it's awesome. If not, well, probably should have stuck with a Switch.

It's not even remotely close to pc gaming. The steam deck is infinitely more complicated and much more restrictive than pc gaming.

Maybe if you've never touched a computer before.

[Deus_nsf]

I'm sorry but OP is right, I enjoy the Deck, but having experience with both Windows and Linux desktop, it is much more complicated than a Windows, or even a Linux desktop!
It is not the same experience and convenience, not that it's bad by any means, but the software stack is very immature and I cannot stress that enough, and I've been a user of several Linux based distros, both Debian and Arch based.

Just the fact that for example you can't configure the way the deck controls behaves in Dekstop mode is insane, you can't use the trackpad to click on things for crying out loud! (as long as Steam is opened, for some reason). Just that is insane to me.

Also navigating between the Desktop and Wine/Proton prefixes can be a pain, and doesn't always work the way it should. And the Deck crashes very very often, it is a very unstable system with many problems. The software stack is years off being mature.

[WarnerCK]

Originally posted by Deus_nsf:

Just the fact that for example you can't configure the way the deck controls behaves in Dekstop mode is insane,

Steam -> Settings -> Controller -> Desktop Layout -> Edit.

[Deus_nsf]

Originally posted by WarnerCK:

Originally posted by Deus_nsf:

Just the fact that for example you can't configure the way the deck controls behaves in Dekstop mode is insane,

Steam -> Settings -> Controller -> Desktop Layout -> Edit.

I already do this for games, can I do it for the Linux desktop too? If yes, then WHY IN THE WORLD LEFT CLICK ON RIGHT TRACK PAD ISN'T DEFAULT??????

[WarnerCK]

Originally posted by Deus_nsf:

I already do this for games, can I do it for the Linux desktop too?

Yes, the desktop layout is literally the layout for the desktop. That's also where you'd change it for any other controller on any other Linux desktop.

If yes, then WHY IN THE WORLD LEFT CLICK ON RIGHT TRACK PAD ISN'T DEFAULT??????

It was, at first. The default got changed to trigger click to match the behavior when Steam isn't running, and because trackpad click is super annoying with the cursor moving as you click. But you can change it to whatever you want.