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moonprincess92 Nov 10 @ 11:33am

Steam deck purchase

If I receive steam gift cards as a gift can I use them towards the purchase of a steam deck?

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NIR|E Nov 10 @ 11:56am

Sure, you can redeem your gift card to your steam wallet which you can then use to purchase a steam deck.

SLAYER187 Nov 11 @ 7:57am

Do not waste your time with a steam deck! The hardware is weak, aya neo does not need games verified too run as they have real hardware in the aya neo's. Just a heads up. https://www.ayaneo.com/

Ben Lubar Nov 11 @ 8:18am

Originally posted by SLAYER187:
Do not waste your time with a steam deck! The hardware is weak, aya neo does not need games verified too run as they have real hardware in the aya neo's. Just a heads up. https://www.ayaneo.com/

That won't run PC games at all. It doesn't even have an x86 processor.

moonprincess92 Nov 11 @ 1:43pm

Originally posted by SLAYER187:
Do not waste your time with a steam deck! The hardware is weak, aya neo does not need games verified too run as they have real hardware in the aya neo's. Just a heads up. https://www.ayaneo.com/

Previously I looked into the Asus Rog Ally but I’m not super tech savvy to be able to use that from my understanding it’s not the most user friendly.

Dynamonic Nov 12 @ 4:03am

The Steam Deck is a fantastic piece of kit!
Granted, it’s not the most powerful handheld out there anymore, but it’s still fantastic value for money, and offers a great user experience!

The Deck is particularly great for tackling backlogs, indie titles, and to be fair, a significant amount of AAA releases too (obviously you might need to use lower graphics settings and expect around 30FPS for the most recent AAA releases.)
You can still play many pre-COVID era AAA games on High or even Max settings though!

I would say, where you really need to be careful is when it comes to online multiplayer games.
Sadly, there is a fair few out there which simply won’t run on the Deck due to incompatible anti-cheat, so if you do play online, just double check the games you want to play are actually playable on the Deck before getting one.

I think I actually prefer playing games on my Deck as opposed to my main gaming PC, due to how nice it ‘feels’ to use, and how quick and easy it is to pick up for quick gaming sessions.
I use my gaming PC instead for those games where the Deck doesn’t offer the best performance, or where you really need a big screen to enjoy them on!

Last edited by Dynamonic; Nov 12 @ 4:07am