Ralf 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 8:30
Are PC' and consoles truly worth it?
Whats the point in buying anything other than a Steam Deck?

Steam Deck is a PS4 Pro mini, a portable PS5, basically a midrange PC from what I got told.

Why spend like $500 on a gpu or a cpu alone when the SD is cheaper and it allows performance tweaks that the desktop PC users supposedly can't use, not to mention it's an emulation beast.

If this is true after the OLED SD2 release the whole PC and console gaming market could go extinct, maybe even workstations since the SD1 can do it too!

So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?
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cSg|mc-Hotsauce 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 8:33 
Not everyone wants the portable device with no upgrade path.

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JohnMars78 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 8:38 
When the Steam Deck will do all my PC does, maybe I'll give it a try. Far from it, though.
And since I already spent a wad of cash on a PC that can also play games, why would I need a Steam Deck, too?
HypersleepyNaputunia 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 8:59 
sd 2.0 maybe the one
MoonC A T 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 9:02 
引用自 Ralf

Steam Deck is a PS4 Pro mini, a portable PS5, basically a midrange PC from what I got told.


So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?
B/C I don't want a midrange PC
wesnef 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:09 
引用自 Ralf

So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?

Because I want a full keyboard, mouse, and large screen? And don't care at all about "portability"?

(and I do other things besides "play game")
最后由 wesnef 编辑于; 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:09
MoonC A T 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:11 
引用自 wesnef
引用自 Ralf

So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?

Because I want a full keyboard, mouse, and large screen?
You can connect a KB mouse and monitor to the deck...
最后由 MoonC A T 编辑于; 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:13
AD 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:47 
引用自 Ralf
Whats the point in buying anything other than a Steam Deck?

Steam Deck is a PS4 Pro mini, a portable PS5, basically a midrange PC from what I got told.

Why spend like $500 on a gpu or a cpu alone when the SD is cheaper and it allows performance tweaks that the desktop PC users supposedly can't use, not to mention it's an emulation beast.

If this is true after the OLED SD2 release the whole PC and console gaming market could go extinct, maybe even workstations since the SD1 can do it too!

So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?
The value proposition is different for different people. Someone who already has a powerful PC with those parts might not think that the cost is an issue, and the PC they have can already handle anything. The SD can still add value as an extra device, so they can play a bit everywhere, but not everyone cares about that. Other people might prefer to just save up to a powerful PC instead so they can run at higher fps and/or with better graphics.

Personally, though, I absolutely think the Steam Deck is worth the money. It's a very cost effective way to get into PC gaming, which I was locked out of before buying one because it was too expensive. It was just a better deal for me then a gaming PC, I can game again because of it and I really like the mobility I have. But people are different, other people have other preferences, different economical constrains and all that. There is no one product to rule them all, people will value things differently.
emoticorpse 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:51 
The question is why isn't everyone using PCs?
Jamebonds1 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:52 
Personally, I don't see why I need get steam deck when I already have gaming PC. Steam deck will also have issue with battery in 2 years.

Switch is good enough for me.
AD 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:54 
引用自 wesnef
引用自 Ralf

So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?

Because I want a full keyboard, mouse, and large screen? And don't care at all about "portability"?

(and I do other things besides "play game")


引用自 MoonC A T
引用自 wesnef

Because I want a full keyboard, mouse, and large screen?
You can connect a KB mouse and monitor to the deck...
And the Steam Deck has a desktop mode where it becomes more like running Windows. It's optimized for the gaming mode, though.
最后由 AD 编辑于; 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:55
Illusion of Progress 2023 年 3 月 7 日 上午 10:55 
引用自 Ralf
Why spend like $500 on a gpu or a cpu alone when the SD is cheaper and it allows performance tweaks that the desktop PC users supposedly can't use
Can you give some examples?

To my understanding, it's not like a console in that it gets "better results for its performance level".
引用自 Ralf
So why isnt everyone using Steam Decks?
Why isn't everyone using consoles?

Why isn't everyone on laptops?

Why isn't everyone using phones?

A lot of people actually DO use those things, but not everyone. And you probably already get the point that those are three different things from one another, just as a Steam Deck is a forth, and a PC is yet another.

The Steam Deck offers great performance for its price, but it has tradeoffs. It's not well suited to all roles.

You have no upgrade path for the quad core CPU. Nor the GPU. I'm not sure about RAM. That alone makes it ill fit for many tasks, or people.

Workstation tasks? You're not serious?

You'll need the dock if you want a fixed ethernet connection, keyboard and mouse, and/or more than the included, small resolution display.

The Steam deck makes a GREAT compliment for portable gaming (sort of want one myself one day), or as a replacement for a low cost PC gaming device if you have low asks of it. It's GREAT for that. But it is FAR from an everything replacement.
ugafan 2023 年 3 月 7 日 下午 3:52 
Steam Deck is weaker than an RX 460. That was a low end card in 2016.

A mid-range PC is many times more powerful than the Steam Deck.
Havok 2023 年 3 月 7 日 下午 4:30 
I got a pretty beefy pc, but I also own a ps5 and switch for exclusives.

Granted I normally play games that don’t require too much attention and real time feedback so I can play a bit and work, but I like the idea of a switch or deck if it has been a real intensive day. The last thing I want to do is keep sitting at a desk when I’ve been sitting at a desk all day, so being able to have dinner and lie down and play a handheld system has its benefits.

Plus, you can’t haul a pc if you’re on a long bus/train/car ride, so if you were driving a few hours and wanted to play a game, boom, there you go
Carlsberg 2023 年 3 月 7 日 下午 5:46 
Thinking about other things like nintendo, sega, ipad etc. How long before its useless? too old for anything and confined to the basement junk box. I already have a couple of ipads, couple of old xbox's, 2/3 laptops and god knows how many phones have passed. Do we really need this?

I now have a pc at home and a cellphone and laptop when on the move, SD is probably very good but needed its not.
ugafan 2023 年 3 月 7 日 下午 6:36 
It's a unique experience from the other devices mentioned. Very different than gaming on a phone or iPad. It's closest to a Nintendo Switch, but with a better controller and you can play PC games on it.

Because your games are tied to your Steam library, there is a huge catalog that won't go away if a newer version of the Steam Deck is released. You'll still be able to play all the old games and the new ones too.
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