I was on the edge buying the thing and told myself that if I use it 50 hours it’s a reasonable purchase. Now I’m sporting closer to 200h within one year I could not be happier.
Did you have any (self made) goals when buying Steam Deck? Did you achieve those? Or did you buy it and now it’s collecting dust? I’m curious
I have had mine since early February and I still prefer it over gaming on my main rig. I bought it with me on my 3 week bike trip through all of Sweden even though it weighs more than my tent. I short, it’s one of my favorite buys of the decade.
I use it pretty much daily since I got it last year. Ive predominantly using it to clear my backlog of games that ive accumulated over the years.
In the past 12 months, ive finished GTA 4
GTA 5
Red Dead Redemption 2
Sniper Elite 3
Sniper Elite 4
Metro 2033
Final Fantasy 15
Fallout 4 + DLCs
Fallout New Vegas + DLCs
Bastion
Bomber Crew
Guacamelee
Halo Spartan Strike
Halo Spartan Assault
Portal
Portal 2
Star Wars Jefi Fallen Order
I’m currently playing Doom 2016 and its amazing.
Plenty of other games to get through like Cyberpunk, Witcher 3 and maybe another play through of Skyrim and Fallout 3. Ive played through them several times on Xbox but I want to do it again on Steam Deck.
Missus doesn’t let me near it. Overall, it was a good purchase but next time I’d go for one with smaller breasts… and no gaming addiction 🤭
I mean I knew about the breast at the time of purchase, but gaming addiction…
Having kids it gets used all the time, I hardly ever touch my PC or PS5 anymore
Do the kids play with it, if so how old are they? I have a 5-year-old and my steam deck feels like it gets hotter than it should when playing games like Uncharted or red dead 2. My kid being 5 probably wouldn’t play such graphically demanding games but it is still a concern on how hot it can get if left semi-supervised.
No I meant I play it more since it feels so much harder to post up on the couch even after they’ve gone to bed, mine aren’t there yet to be able to play it on their own
Ah, I see, yeah, that’s when I use mine the most right now is when I gotta get to the couch and it’s a lazy day where I put Bluey on the TV and play a game for an hour or two.
My gaming PC broke a few months after I got my deck. I realized my deck did everything I needed and I wouldn’t need to spend many thousands on a new rig.
I’m happy. I’m also a patient gamer who doesn’t play AAA eye candy games so it’s an easy transition
When I first pre-ordered I was working a job that had hour lunches and thought it would be great to kill all that extra time. Now I’m in a different job with 30 minute lunch, so I don’t get to use it as often but I would still say it’s worth it just to keep in my car if I ever happen to have time to kill before an appointment.
Probably the best gaming hardware purchase I’ve ever made. Play weekly, take it with us on vacation so we can hook it to hotel tvs and not put up with cable or smart tv BS. Absolutely love it.
I bought mine specifically for use with work trips in mind and I was able to get a lot of use on a month long trip late last year so yeah I’d say it’s already priced it’s worth for me. I don’t really use it in the house or everyday, but it’ll be ready to go for my next work trip!
This is the main reason I want one. I originally got a gaming laptop for work trips, but my main computing device is such a scary thing to bring on trips. A deck would be perfect though.
All the time. It’s great as a parent!
I think realistically the most important thing is how big your steam library is. In general, I’ve hated handhelds. The DS was great but the screen was too small and I’ve never been motivated to use it to try new experiences but I’ve never had that issue with the steam deck. I think it’s due to (a) the library size (b) the first attempt at an all digital console © the ease of emulating my physical retro library to quickly jump on my impulses to play them.
I really had every reason to hate this since it was an impulse FOMO purchase which I could afford but probably should not have.
I play for maybe an hour or 2 every couple of days. I recently docked it to the living room TV and now the wife plays a couple of hours a week now too.
Pretty much daily.
I work from home, and my work computer and personal rig share a desk - by the end of the work day, sitting in the same chair at the same desk to stare at another screen started feeling like a chore and I had all but quit gaming.
The Deck has changed that. Not only am I loving gaming again, but I’ve found myself playing genres I never would have on my PC (things like Vampire Survivors just feel great on it, but I had no interest in them on my PC)
I don’t have one, so I can’t speak for myself.
But my coworker, who works later into the night (before I take over the night shift) seems to falll asleep playing it most days.
While I disagree with this on a professional level, I’m not about to stir the pot if his work is getting done.
My night shift coworkers bring in PS5s and Xboxes and set them up every night. I felt guilty bringing in a switch or 3DS on holidays I knew would be dead when I worked on nights. A handheld seems somewhat acceptable to me as it can just be turned off and thrown in a bag when it gets busy.
Now that I’m on days I read semi related technical books of things I’m interested in or hack around on a pi or Arduino that may or may not lead to something useful for work. That way I can say I’m learning my job better even if it’s stuff I’d do in my free time. Boss seems to like that.
I’m a sucker for indie games.
Since I’ve bought the Deck, I play Hunt Showdown on PC. Every other game is on the Deck, probably around 30 hours a month on the deck.
This is since februari, so already got my moneys worth.
I’ve got a 2500$ laptop with a 3080m and spend way more time on my deck playing indie titles.
My SO bought me a deck this past summer sale. So far he has used it for way more hours than I have lmao
Altogether, I wanted the deck so that I didn’t have to buy a dedicated desktop for gaming. I just have an old Lenovo for school that keeps up with some of my gaming, but not all of it. I really enjoy the portability of the deck. Its heavy and I’m weak and holding it up while I’m lying in bed makes my arms tired quickly, so I bought an articulated tripod tablet holder. Now I can game for so long without having an entire laptop in bed or on the couch.
