So ive wanted a steamdeck since they announced it but since then i have bought a high end pc. Now with the launch of the oled edition ive been thinking of actually buying one. But my question is, people who have high end pc’s, did you regret buying a steamdeck? Do you play totally different games or the same but for example on the couch? The only reason i would want to buy one is so i can lay on the couch in the evening and just relux instead of sitting at the desk but it just feels really unnecessary. Would love to hear your thoughts!
No, i don’t regret it. I’m part of the few people that built a gaming PC just as a gaming box, I do all of my work on Linux and macOS. I mainly use my PC as a console for counterstrike, and mainly, when i got my Deck, streaming games in home to the deck in bed. Look into Moonlight, it’s fucking awesome.
not only did it NOT make me regret buying a steam deck, i went out and upgraded my pc’s CPU and GPU just for AV1 encoding to the deck lol, and upgrading to the steam deck OLED now still costs way less than buying an OLED monitor for my desk.
Did you notice any major difference using AV1 instead of HEVC?