Ahandra 2022 年 11 月 4 日 上午 10:28
Is the Steam deck worth it?
I'm putting together a christmas wl and was wondering if it really is worth it
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Bllasae 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 12:02 
My dad has one, he swears by it. A lot of people ITT will say just buy a computer or a laptop so you can play it but you can't plug a desktop computer in a car and a laptop in a car or in bed is just weird.
invision2212 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 1:50 
I really like the steam deck. It plays a whole lot of games very well, even better than expected given the system limitations.
It can run resident evil 8 village near max settings and average 50+ fps, or you could drop the resolution to 1152x720 and get an almost solid 60fps with FSR on.

If you just want to play games and lounge around it’s pretty hard to beat. If you want to do more pc oriented stuff and gaming you probably would be better off with a laptop.

Given the choice of a rtx 3050 laptop or steam deck I’d still chose the deck every time.
最後修改者:invision2212; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 1:51
MonkehMaster 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 6:29 
引用自 Bllasae
My dad has one, he swears by it. A lot of people ITT will say just buy a computer or a laptop so you can play it but you can't plug a desktop computer in a car and a laptop in a car or in bed is just weird.

actually you can plug a laptop or desktop into a car.... and you can play on a pc or laptop from a bed.... :steamfacepalm:

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as for the OP's question, best bet is building a desktop at the other house, or buying a laptop.
最後修改者:MonkehMaster; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 6:31
Haruspex 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 6:44 
引用自 MonkehMaster
actually you can plug a laptop or desktop into a car.... and you can play on a pc or laptop from a bed.... :steamfacepalm:

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as for the OP's question, best bet is building a desktop at the other house, or buying a laptop.

Imagine pulling your beast of a gaming laptop out at the bus stop, then precariously balancing it on one knee while using a wireless mouse on your thigh to play some games. Or setting that laptop up on your soft blanket in bed as it cooks your legs because it struggles to pull in enough air through the vent on the bottom while you fight with the less than ideal mousing surface of that same blanket.

Not that laptops aren't great, they are, but they're a bigger investment than a Steam Deck and you can play a Steam Deck in places and situations where it's just not really comfortable or feasible to play on a gaming laptop. The Deck's instant sleep/resume feature also means I can stop playing and be on my way at a moment's notice and pick up right where I left off later, which is an excellent feature in a portable gaming device.
MonkehMaster 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 6:53 
引用自 8bitbeard
引用自 MonkehMaster
actually you can plug a laptop or desktop into a car.... and you can play on a pc or laptop from a bed.... :steamfacepalm:

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as for the OP's question, best bet is building a desktop at the other house, or buying a laptop.

Imagine pulling your beast of a gaming laptop out at the bus stop, then precariously balancing it on one knee while using a wireless mouse on your thigh to play some games. Or setting that laptop up on your soft blanket in bed as it cooks your legs because it struggles to pull in enough air through the vent on the bottom while you fight with the less than ideal mousing surface of that same blanket.

Not that laptops aren't great, they are, but they're a bigger investment than a Steam Deck and you can play a Steam Deck in places and situations where it's just not really comfortable or feasible to play on a gaming laptop. The Deck's instant sleep/resume feature also means I can stop playing and be on my way at a moment's notice and pick up right where I left off later, which is an excellent feature in a portable gaming device.

i was making a point... someone said you "cant plug those things into a car", when you can.

as well that same person said playing from your bed on a desktop or laptop is "weird", which makes zero sense, as you can do both easily and there is nothing "weird" about it.

and btw, controllers do exist, but you can use both a keyboard and mouse, in a bed or a car and none of it has to be done on your thigh, knee, blanket, or w/e else you mentioned... you can easily use something between yourself and a laptop, or your mouse on a bed with something again between your mouse and the bed....
最後修改者:MonkehMaster; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 7:08
Haruspex 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 7:15 
引用自 MonkehMaster
as well that same person said playing from your bed on a desktop or laptop is "weird", which makes zero sense, as you can do both easily and there is nothing "weird" about it.

and btw, controllers do exist, but you can use both a keyboard and mouse, in a bed or a car and none of it has to be done on your thigh, knee, blanket, or w/e else you mentioned... you can easily use something between yourself and a laptop, or your mouse on a bed....

Yeah, but that takes a little bit of forethought and preparation. For example, you could use one of those lap-desk things to give you a proper surface to set your laptop on and use a mouse. You could set up your desktop with a TV in front of your bed and use a controller. These aren't quick, convenient, or easy though save for the bedroom desktop, and in that instance it's only thus if it's a permanent setup. (You wouldn't want to drag your desktop back and forth from your office to your livingroom, for example.)

Fact is there is value in the Steam Deck's handheld form factor. Saying "just get a laptop/desktop" ignores that fact.

For perspective, the Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's best selling gaming console to date for one very specific reason; It's handheld form factor. Yes, the Nintendo exclusives are part of it's success but a ton of people are enjoying Skyrim and Witcher 3 on the go. Why? When they can get a much better looking experience on a PC or a more powerful console? Simple, it's not so convenient to play a console or a PC on the go.

I will say if you personally never put yourself in a situation where a handheld gaming PC would be better to use than a laptop or desktop, you probably won't see the value in the Steam Deck. That's fine. Get a laptop then. Nobody will judge you for it.
MonkehMaster 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 7:26 
引用自 8bitbeard
引用自 MonkehMaster
as well that same person said playing from your bed on a desktop or laptop is "weird", which makes zero sense, as you can do both easily and there is nothing "weird" about it.

and btw, controllers do exist, but you can use both a keyboard and mouse, in a bed or a car and none of it has to be done on your thigh, knee, blanket, or w/e else you mentioned... you can easily use something between yourself and a laptop, or your mouse on a bed....

Yeah, but that takes a little bit of forethought and preparation. For example, you could use one of those lap-desk things to give you a proper surface to set your laptop on and use a mouse. You could set up your desktop with a TV in front of your bed and use a controller. These aren't quick, convenient, or easy though save for the bedroom desktop, and in that instance it's only thus if it's a permanent setup. (You wouldn't want to drag your desktop back and forth from your office to your livingroom, for example.)

Fact is there is value in the Steam Deck's handheld form factor. Saying "just get a laptop/desktop" ignores that fact.

For perspective, the Nintendo Switch is Nintendo's best selling gaming console to date for one very specific reason; It's handheld form factor. Yes, the Nintendo exclusives are part of it's success but a ton of people are enjoying Skyrim and Witcher 3 on the go. Why? When they can get a much better looking experience on a PC or a more powerful console? Simple, it's not so convenient to play a console or a PC on the go.

I will say if you personally never put yourself in a situation where a handheld gaming PC would be better to use than a laptop or desktop, you probably won't see the value in the Steam Deck. That's fine. Get a laptop then. Nobody will judge you for it.

i use to carry a laptop backpack with several laptops and all the items and goodies (for a laptop) you could want when traveling, would a tiny handheld been easier... yes, but not viable for more than just gaming, nor a very good gaming/other experience on a smaller screen and less battery life, not including being less performance (depending).

anywho, its up to the OP and im not going to sit around arguing your opinion vs my opinion, but the fact remains, the OP said "another house", not traveling, not bus stop, not car or not w/e, they are going to "another house", thus a laptop or simply building/buying another desktop would be the better option and both are more upgradable/have more performance than a steam deck.

now if the OP was asking about traveling, or playing games at a bus stop, or w/e else you can come up with that involves not being in a house, then yes a steam deck would be the easier choice.


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also to mention, a steam deck will likely take months/half a year or maybe a year or more to buy/ship due to the way its being sold, plus supply/demand issue.

but buying/building a desktop or a laptop would take way less and depending could even be a single day to purchase and start using either.

lets not forget, linux/proton isnt always going to work on the game(s) you have on your list and hassling yourself with changing it over to windows and getting everything to function properly isnt going to be easy if you arent computer savy, not including the time you will need to do such stuff, not to mention the steam deck meeting the game(s) min requirements for performance.
最後修改者:MonkehMaster; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 上午 8:10
Dynamonic 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 1:24 
The Steam Deck is probably one of the greatest tech purchases I've ever made, and it continuously blows me away with what it can do!

Obviously, one of the perks of it is the ability to take (much of) your Steam Library on the go with you, but, personally, I just simply play it on couch in the living room.

Although I have an RTX 3090 powered gaming PC, which spec-wise, is obviously far more powerful than the Steam Deck, there's a certain charm about the Deck which has unexpectedly made the Deck my primary gaming device. It just feels great to play and it's so quick, convenient and easy to use.
It's perfect for Indie titles and classic games, and it's still keeping up with the very latest AAA games too (obviously with scaled back graphics settings, although there's some surprises where you can run some new AAA games with better settings than you'd think).

Mouse and Keyboard games translate well to the Steam Deck too, thanks to the super-easy to use controller configurator, where you can customise controls to your heart's content, or download one of the premade official or community configurations. Command & Conquer Remastered Collection is an example of a game which I've really enjoyed playing on the Deck.

Support for it is fantastic too, with very frequent updates which improve the quality of life on the Deck, and support for games new and old is added every day.

There are some nuisances with the Deck. For me, the biggest thing is battery life, which can be a major factor if you want to play more demanding games on the device. The latest AAA games will easily devour a full charge in an hour flat unless you're prepared to scale back some settings, so I find myself keeping the Deck plugged in nearly all the time when playing these. Many Indie or older titles will easily give you 5 hours plus of gameplay on a single charge though.
Also, it can be a nuisance playing a game which uses a sub-launcher, such as games by UbiSoft, EA Games and Rockstar, as you often have to awkwardly navigate their launcher and software updates to play your game, particularly when it's a new install, but you do get used to that.

If you've always wanted access to your Steam Library portably, then the Steam Deck is a no-brainer, because it really is a remarkable device, which is constantly improving, and it serves as an awesome first gaming PC too!
最後修改者:Dynamonic; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 1:28
Bllasae 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 4:09 
引用自 MonkehMaster
引用自 Bllasae
My dad has one, he swears by it. A lot of people ITT will say just buy a computer or a laptop so you can play it but you can't plug a desktop computer in a car and a laptop in a car or in bed is just weird.

actually you can plug a laptop or desktop into a car.... and you can play on a pc or laptop from a bed.... :steamfacepalm:

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as for the OP's question, best bet is building a desktop at the other house, or buying a laptop.
Yeah but nobody does that. And if you do you're going to end up on the internet for everyone to laugh at. Let me know when you're posted there though and I'll be the first one to laugh at you.
最後修改者:Bllasae; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 4:10
WhitePhantom 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 4:48 
I'd say go for the Deck, OP. It's an excellent companion to your desktop machine and when you get it in hand, you may find yourself using it more than you expected.

For me, the Deck has replaced my PC unless I want to play a beefy AAA game. It's just so easy to chill out with a little indie game for 10 or 20 minutes in between doing other stuff.
Tactfuldragon 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 5:09 
I'd say don't get one.
I bought one recently and it seems like hot garbage.
It's just as finicky as a pc is. I just wanna play it on my TV and use a controller but my TV finds it hard to recognise the steam deck and controller settings wont save and also don't do what I wanted anyway.
And the battery life is pretty bad.
it can be on sleep for 3 days and be depleted and if I am trying to sort out settings it loses charge in hours when all I am doing is trying to get the damn thing working.
NuLife 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 7:09 
引用自 Tactfuldragon
I'd say don't get one.
I bought one recently and it seems like hot garbage.
It's just as finicky as a pc is. I just wanna play it on my TV and use a controller but my TV finds it hard to recognise the steam deck and controller settings wont save and also don't do what I wanted anyway.
And the battery life is pretty bad.
it can be on sleep for 3 days and be depleted and if I am trying to sort out settings it loses charge in hours when all I am doing is trying to get the damn thing working.
Stop trolling :steamfacepalm:
Taebrythn 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 8:02 
the steam deck can be nice but it does only play certain games. so it's nice to know what you have that is playable first.
Tactfuldragon 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 8:16 
引用自 NuLife
引用自 Tactfuldragon
I'd say don't get one.
I bought one recently and it seems like hot garbage.
It's just as finicky as a pc is. I just wanna play it on my TV and use a controller but my TV finds it hard to recognise the steam deck and controller settings wont save and also don't do what I wanted anyway.
And the battery life is pretty bad.
it can be on sleep for 3 days and be depleted and if I am trying to sort out settings it loses charge in hours when all I am doing is trying to get the damn thing working.
Stop trolling :steamfacepalm:

Not trolling. loads of people say the same thing. Google it. That's what I did.
I don't know if the TV and usb-c to hdmi cable make have any affect on whether the deck behaves better or not. It's just pot luck like all computers are now. Guess i'm just unlucky.
最後修改者:Tactfuldragon; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 8:28
HG Punk 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 10:35 
引用自 MonkehMaster

also to mention, a steam deck will likely take months/half a year or maybe a year or more to buy/ship due to the way its being sold, plus supply/demand issue.
what reality are you living in? the deck is now purchasable without a reservation and delivers in a week????

anyways OP, yes yes yes!
最後修改者:HG Punk; 2022 年 11 月 5 日 下午 10:36
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