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It is getting absurd at this poin. Just get a laptop and call it a day

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[–] [email protected] 68 points 5 days ago (2 children)

i agree. the reason steam deck and other handhelds work well is because of the smaller screen/resolution.

makes it light and games run ok due to the smaller resolution. a chonker like this completely defeats the purpose of a handheld imo.

[–] earphone843 23 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Idk if I'd call the deck light.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

compared to a laptop, I would. even a small one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'm not holding a laptop in front of my face while lounging on a sofa

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

mazel tov. enjoy.

edit: lol. i missed the "not" cause I read too fast. enjoy what you're playing regardless.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago

Try the onexplayer and you'll call it extremely light then. Lol

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Just get a beer belly and rest your deck on it 👍

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Every other PC handheld runs at 1080+. And while I agree 800p is the ideal resolution there's clearly a market for higher resolution. Especially for those of us running lighter games.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

oh I'm good where I am with the deck. in future I'm sure it will get smaller, not bigger.

that, and competitors can't seem to come up with a decent trackpad the way steam deck has. so competitors will need more than a higher resolution and a huge fat monitor.

just my opinion, anyway.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I agree, steam decks res is high enough. It's ppi destroys 4k screens and yet people think they want higher res screens?????? All while complaining about battery life?????