I bought it because people kept recommending to buy it and just swap out the drive.

Well life happened and now that’s on the bottom of my priority list since my health took a turn for the worse and my job tossed me out at the start of it all.

So now I’m left with 64gb of internal storage and 400gb of SD card storage using my old Vita’s SD card

I don’t install many games, I keep clearing my shader cache, and I still lack the internal storage to do anything. I uninstalled my big games just to get into emulation and the Discover store just ATE my memory with software. Especially application platforms. So I kept deleting emulators but still nothing. I tried uninstalling the duplicated garbage it put on the deck but oh, this KDE Application platform is needed for Dolphin, while this one is needed for Moonlight. Even outside of emulation I just want to play the delisted Transformers games man

I picked up my Switch for the first time in months and felt so at ease, no storage BS, just install and uninstall as needed like any other console. Considering I don’t even have the money to upgrade my storage and won’t since I need to prioritize my health, I honestly just might sell this thing. I really don’t want to, but I could use the money and it’s not like I can do any fucking thing I want to do with it because for some reason, some dumbass at Valve decided 64GB was PERFECT for base storage on a Linux gaming handheld. Imagine how salty I was seeing the 256gb base Deck for $400 after purchasing it a little outside of the return window, under the assumption that “There will be no new Decks”

Maybe if I get hired at this sales job I’ll come back with an OLED and this time, I’ll just buy the storage I need outright and upgrade it if needed later instead of it being a damn requirement from the start to enjoy the thing. Love this thing, but I’d chuck it in the trash if it wasn’t wasteful. That “just upgrade the 64GB” suggestion is so stupid and I’m glad less people gotta crack open their decks.

    • NecroCannon@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      10 months ago

      I mean the point of the Steam Deck is for Valve to have a console. It’s why it has a more console dominant experience.

      The 64gb is bad considering that if anyone with less technical experience as me was in the same situation would probably be more frustrated. I get this sub is all about tweaking and customization, but I wanted a handheld console to play more intensive games than my switch and if people want the Steam Deck to be popular, it shouldn’t even be expected for the customer to open the device up and upgrade it just to have a good experience. Subs like this lose sight that the average consumer doesn’t want to deal with stuff like this.