Steam Deck

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Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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Considering a steam deck (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’ve been considering purchasing a steam deck. My pc is in my office, which limits interaction with the rest of the family if I want to play anything. I’ve tried playing mobile games, but just can’t get use to the controls. Think it’s worth getting one?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In my opinion, if you own a computer - a streamdeck is a great investment regardless.

I mostly use my computer for software development, and web development and i have to say that the streamdeck has been a lifesaver in those regards.
I do play games once in a while, including Euro Truck Simulator 2 on my other gaming rig and i wouldn't be able to play it without a streamdeck. I have mapped most of the binds to keys, and use my streamdeck to press those keys. Its really handy.
Same goes for the other car simulator i play, i use the streamdeck on Live For Speed to send pre-defined text messages, as well as ignition, lights, TC etc.

Anyway, i tried to keep this comment short. Sorry.
One last thing: I have had it for around 3 years now and would not be able to replace it anytime soon.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm going to offer an alternative.

Steam lets you streamplay games from your computer to another computer.
Your phone is a computer.

You don't like the built in controls for a phone.
You can pair xbox and ps5 controllers to androids phones with little to no effort. Not sure about other phone OS's, and quite frankly, not my bag baby.

So now you have a controller hooked up to your phone, and it's channeling games from your computer over wifi.

Never had a cause to try it personally, but I might just do that and come back to confirm it works.

Might save you a couple bucks for your kids college fund.

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

Non-Steam games can be a bit of a pain, and the biggest issue for me is the lack of native Game Pass support.

Otherwise, it's been fantastic for me. Performance is way better than specifications might suggest, so it's not like you're limited to simple games.

The best thing is being able to game in bed.

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