Steam Deck is it really worth it ?

[Flash]

Or for the same price I could get a Ps4 or Xbox

[D. Flame]

Originalmente postado por RSebire:

Avoid the SteamDeck, it’s not worth it.
You have to be online all the time, just to use it..
No internet, no game…

Totally useless outside the home.

I play it offline all the time. Just plug it in and update it before taking it out.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originalmente postado por RSebire:

Avoid the SteamDeck, it’s not worth it.
You have to be online all the time, just to use it..
No internet, no game…

Totally useless outside the home.

Why make obvious lie? Or are you confuse how Online ONLY Multiplayer games works?

[Electric Cupcake]

Originalmente postado por RSebire:

Avoid the SteamDeck, it’s not worth it.
You have to be online all the time, just to use it..
No internet, no game…

Totally useless outside the home.

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It's not a question of if its worth it.

Short answer is no, long answer is depends on circumstances.

Some being the amount you travel , long trips on a plane train or automobile , even relaxing in bed at night to play a game next to a loved one, for the cost it's not excessive and not going to break the piggy bank.

On a user level it can be frustrating when it doesn't work, requires some hours and fiddling to function and update, and issues with battery life can be bothersome.


But if you look at it as a novelty it is a neat concept. So if you want one get one. It's like a laptop in you hands, or a tablet .

If you buying it as a powerhouse gaming device. That's not what it is, if you like nostalgia example older games and the genre then it's worth it.

[BOBTOMAS]

Originalmente postado por invision2212:

Steam deck is great if you buy the lower tier lcd model and upgrade the SSD

Otherwise you are better off buying a ROG Ally or a Lenovo Legion Go as they offer far better game performance and can also be used as a desktop pc without the hassle of Linux.

I would look up comparison videos and see the benefits of all the 3 handhelds.

I would buy the "ROG Ally" or a "Lenovo Legion Go", only if you could natively install SteamOS.

[Ogami]

I considered a Steam Deck but did get a Rog Ally in the end. The higher resoluton screen, higher refresh rate and more powerful chip was pretty much the deciding factor.
The battery life is pretty bad though, after about an hour to 90 minutes of AAA gaming the battery needs to be recharged.
But with some clock tinkering and game settings you can get around 2-3 hours in games that are not too demanding. Also i mainly play on the couch or in bed with a power outlet right next to me so its never really a issue.
Plus the Rog just running plain Windows 11 is a huge bonus for installing different games and programs.
Everything that runs on Windows 11 runs on the Rog which is something you dont get with Steam OS that has a ton of incompatible games.
So far i am very happy with the Rog Ally.

[D. Flame]

Originalmente postado por Ogami:

I considered a Steam Deck but did get a Rog Ally in the end. The higher resoluton screen, higher refresh rate and more powerful chip was pretty much the deciding factor.
The battery life is pretty bad though, after about an hour to 90 minutes of AAA gaming the battery needs to be recharged.
But with some clock tinkering and game settings you can get around 2-3 hours in games that are not too demanding. Also i mainly play on the couch or in bed with a power outlet right next to me so its never really a issue.
Plus the Rog just running plain Windows 11 is a huge bonus for installing different games and programs.
Everything that runs on Windows 11 runs on the Rog which is something you dont get with Steam OS that has a ton of incompatible games.
So far i am very happy with the Rog Ally.

Windows11 is a huge negative. I would rather not use an OS that screenshots everything I ever do then feeds it back to Microsoft.

[Ogami]

Originalmente postado por D. Flame:

Windows11 is a huge negative. I would rather not use an OS that screenshots everything I ever do then feeds it back to Microsoft.

You mean the thing that
A: has not been implemented yet
B: only works on advanced chip sets that less then 1% of users currently have
C: you simply can opt out off?

Yeah, i think i will survive.

[Electric Cupcake]

Aside from wasting good cycles with Windows bloat, Asus puts the controls upside down like weirdos.

[D. Flame]

Originalmente postado por Ogami:

Originalmente postado por D. Flame:

Windows11 is a huge negative. I would rather not use an OS that screenshots everything I ever do then feeds it back to Microsoft.

You mean the thing that
A: has not been implemented yet
B: only works on advanced chip sets that less then 1% of users currently have
C: you simply can opt out off?

Yeah, i think i will survive.

You can allegedly opt out, until you can’t. Like they don’t even let you turn off telemetry now.

[Ogami]

Originalmente postado por ☰☲☱☴:

All consoles are garbage

Good then that neither the Steam Deck or any of the other handhelds we talking about are consoles but are fully functional PC.

[ProjectEve]

Originalmente postado por RSebire:

Avoid the SteamDeck, it’s not worth it.
You have to be online all the time, just to use it..
No internet, no game…

Totally useless outside the home.

False. That's funny cause I have been using the Steam Deck without internet and I haven't had to be online all the time just to use it. That description fits the PlayStation Portal however! I've been emulating games and running PC games just fine!

[ProjectEve]

Originalmente postado por ☰☲☱☴:

All consoles are garbage

Steam Deck is not a console, its a portable computer Linux operating system.

[ProjectEve]

Originalmente postado por Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Originalmente postado por RSebire:

Avoid the SteamDeck, it’s not worth it.
You have to be online all the time, just to use it..
No internet, no game…

Totally useless outside the home.

Why make obvious lie? Or are you confuse how Online ONLY Multiplayer games works?

I have a feeling this might be a console fanboy spreading misinformation on purpose because their exclusives are being ported to PC.

[ProjectEve]

Originalmente postado por D. Flame:

Originalmente postado por Ogami:

I considered a Steam Deck but did get a Rog Ally in the end. The higher resoluton screen, higher refresh rate and more powerful chip was pretty much the deciding factor.
The battery life is pretty bad though, after about an hour to 90 minutes of AAA gaming the battery needs to be recharged.
But with some clock tinkering and game settings you can get around 2-3 hours in games that are not too demanding. Also i mainly play on the couch or in bed with a power outlet right next to me so its never really a issue.
Plus the Rog just running plain Windows 11 is a huge bonus for installing different games and programs.
Everything that runs on Windows 11 runs on the Rog which is something you dont get with Steam OS that has a ton of incompatible games.
So far i am very happy with the Rog Ally.

Windows11 is a huge negative. I would rather not use an OS that screenshots everything I ever do then feeds it back to Microsoft.

I agree, Win11 is so slow and broken compared to Linux, but not all PC ports work on Linux. I despise Windows, the bloatware ruins the games I want to play, that's what made me buy a Steam Deck.