I’m trying to determine if I should get a steam deck. Money isn’t a problem. I just don’t know if I would realistically use it as I have all the consoles and do not have a steam account full of games. If a new game comes out I’m probably going to get it on console, and I have a switch for the 4-5 flights I take a year. Is there a type of game or use-case for the SD I might be overlooking? Or is it really designed for PC players to take their games on the go or couch play? Most of the reviews I’ve seen are people who already play PC, not seen any console-only people give their thoughts.

I already have a crazy backlog but gaming is my biggest hobby. I just don’t want to buy one to not use it.

  • Silverjerk@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Going to disagree with the consensus. I also have all the consoles, and a bleeding edge PC (13900K/4090). I barely touch them. I put more time into my handhelds; I work 16-18 hours a day, sleep 4-5 hours most nights. I barely have time to sit down and enjoying gaming from the couch.

    But, I have the Deck and an Ally that are close by in my office, or next to the bed. I pick them up from time to time between meetings, or before bed. I also have an insane backlog (at least 15 years of stuff I still haven’t finished). To put it in perspective, I finished Divinity Original Sin 2 for the first time on my Deck, because it was easier to pick it up a few times a day and get some playtime in, then it was to justify booting it up on the PC and sitting on the couch for 2-3 hours at a time to play.

    I also fly a hell of a lot; while I love my Switch, I wanted to make my life a little more minimal so I grabbed roms of all my Switch games and loaded those up via EmuDeck. So I have my entire library with me most of the time. And Steam sales makes it economical to pick up several older games that I still haven’t gotten around to playing since I’m already pretty far behind. I’m the guy that owns all three of the new Tomb Raiders, but still hasn’t finished the first, non-enhanced version of the original (like pre-Meghan Fox plastic surgery Lara).