Just curious, because personally I bought it mostly with a hope that I will start playing games again and I’m overthinking if it will be what I needed.
Lately (for 2 years) feeling kinda depressed and not really playing games, finished one title (Disco Elysium) in this time. I have some backlog at steam but I’m thinking if I’ll even use the deck…
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Yes
For me, yes. I’m playing new genres and indies I never considered playing before. I don’t like playing 2d metroidvania’s sitting behind a PC for some reason. But on the couch next to my fianceée ? Absolutely. Playing through hollow knight, blasphemous. It’s THE perfect emulation and indy machine, but it packs enough of a punch that I could play rdr2 on it too.
Frankly I’m playing more on my steam deck than on my PC that has a 3080 in it. I use that one for the intensive games or if I want full immersion.
I don’t like playing 2d metroidvania’s sitting behind a PC for some reason
Same for me. I couldn’t get myself to playing Hollow Knight on the PC, but got it for the Switch and man did I enjoy that. Same goes for Hades, The Messenger, etc.
I can’t wait to have my SD OLED and enjoy those games there at 90 fps OLED.
Steam Deck is the only reason why I still can play games. I have a family with kids, a job and a lot other responsibilities. It is almost impossible for me to sit down in front of my gaming PC or TV for multiple hours to play video games. With the Deck and especially with the quick suspend and quick resume functionality, I manage to implement some gaming time during the day here and there. Steam Deck is the straw keeping me connected to my long time hobby.
it’s the main reason I bought a steam deck, I have a gaming PC but to hassle to start my PC and just sit at my desk for long periods of times always deters me from even getting started. being able to play whenever wherever comfortably will hopefully get me to play more often because my backlog is huge
Huge yes, I almost stopped playing games and now I play a lot since the SD 😃
Yeah, playing in the Steam Deck just instantly always makes me excited to get back into whatever game I feel like playing. Can’t really say that about most modern consoles. Just need to build a fun library games on Steam
Yes, thats exactly what it has done!
It’s deffo helped me play my PC games more than I was, I work from home and I spend all day at my desk and the last thing I want to do sometimes is then sit there to play games. Having a steam deck means I can still play my steam games from the comfort of my bed
I’m thinking of buying the new OLED deck. I do have a decent gaming PC for sim racing, but haven’t been able to gain the enthusiasm to use that for other games. At 43 I’m hoping a Steam Deck will get my enthusiasm back for gaming and I will pair it with my Viture One XR glasses that are arriving today so that should be a pretty sweet setup 😎
I just got a steam deck, only playing civ 5 atm with my tcl nxtwear glasses. Best way to use it in my opinion!
I just think the ability to have a hand held PC console like this and pair it with a pair of glasses that projects a 120” screen in front of your face is such an exciting proposition. I’ll have to wait to order the OLED version as I’m away for a month. Wish I had ordered one sooner.
Mine is the non oled but I don’t even use the screen, the screen turns off when the glasses are plugged in.
How much more battery time have you gotten from your steam deck using your glasses compared to the lcd display?
I’ve never used it without the glasses so I don’t know. I am getting 4 hours playing civ 5. The battery has never run out, still showing 10%.
4 hours is still very good. The more I read reviews on all the latest handheld gaming devices, I think the OLED SD is the one I’ll end up buying. It just seems the best all rounder for what I need.
Yup!
Definitely. I am in my forties my time is limited and my wife doenst want me locked up in a gaming room. This this is absolutely perfect for me.
Now I am playing GTA 5 with so much love again. I have have dual boot with windows so I can use it as a laptop and to play Modern Warfare 2.
I did still enjoy them before, but what the deck made me do is sit down and actually play some of those games on my backlog, that I would probably have ignored while sitting in front of my main machine. The deck is just a great way to dig into your 2010s backlog
I felt the same for a while. I felt like I wasn’t actually good at games and that I was too discouraged to tackle huge games. It made me question if I even liked playing videogames anymore.
I got my original Steam Deck in May of last year and it really changed things. I quickly put 90 hours into Cyberpunk 2077, which made me fall in love with open world games again. After that I played Spider-man, Elden Ring, Borderlands 3, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, and so much more.
I played all my old favorites like The Binding of Isaac, Spelunky, Nuclear Throne, and Hotline Miami.
I bought games specifically for the Deck and it’s ability to provide me with bitsized gaming sessions during lunch breaks like Vampire Survivors, Seraph’s Last Stand, and Muse Dash.
I emulated games like Dante’s Inferno, Silent Hill, Pokémon FireRed, and Midnight Club 3 DUB Editon Remix.
I sold it in December of last year because I was laid off at work and needed the money more than the entertainment, but I’ve missed it ever since. The whole time I had my Steam Deck and even now, I’ve had a very decent gaming PC with a 3070 ti and i7 12700k but I still enjoyed the Deck more.
I ordered the new OLED model, and it should be here this week. I’m beyond excited to have my hands on a Steam Deck again. It has so much to offer and playing AAA games and retro console games while chilling in bed is unbeatable.
I never stopped enjoying games, just like I never stopped enjoying music, films and books. How can you stop enjoying games when there are 50 years worth of games to play.
Steam deck made my lunch break meaningful again