Just pulled the trigger on an OLED. I haven’t played a game on my PC for over a year, it’s simply used to stream football matches to my Chromecast on the weekends.

I already have a laptop and a PS5 that can do the heavy lifting. I also have a PS Vita that gets used daily simply because it’s so convenient, so I know the Steam Deck will get some play.

Just curious about others.

  • aquarat@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I only gamed on my Steam Deck until Starfield came out, then I bought a Lenovo gaming PC and now I stream to my Steam Deck from that machine when I’m at home or have access to a high speed internet connection. The flexibility is great. I run Steam in a Linux docker container on the Lenovo desktop machine.

  • whatyouwere@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    No. It’s a nice addon though! I use mine to play Elden Ring in bed when I’m not at my desk. Also to play modded games like FF7 or indies/emulators that would feel weird to play at a desk.

  • IncredibleHult@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I have a 3070ti sitting idle since I picked up a SD last year, and my PS5 has been getting more of my attention. Good problem to have I suppose

  • Captainxannath@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I only use my PC for games that have an anti cheat at this point. Otherwise I’m on the couch all nice and comfy with the steam deck

  • slipstream0@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I did the opposite, I sold my PS5 because there was no way I would double-dip on a game to play it at great graphics, and on the go. PC + SD is great (especially since sony seems pretty committed to bringing their games to PC after a bit)

  • sleepysuccubus@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    While I still use my deck to play games more frequently, I still have my computer to play things that still aren’t compatible with the deck. I also use it for certain games that I just prefer on my desktop, such as FFXIV.

  • EspurrTheMagnificent@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Nah, not even close. My Steam Deck is for when I want to play something controller-friendly that’s not a Switch exclusive, but can’t be bothered to actually boot up my laptop.

    Don’t get me wrong, the SD is great, but it’ll never replace anything more powerful than a low-end gaming laptop/PC (if there is such a thing) in my eyes, especially for mouse+keyboard games. It’s more of a “bedside extension” than a replacement imo

  • TheCarrot007@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    No, I like the idea of a steam deck. But I know it would just be ignored and used even less than my xbox.

    I pre-ordered back long ago and got a moment of (rare) calrity and cacncelled. Probbaly one of my better choices. ANd no in any way I do not think it’s a bad choice, it’s just not my choice.

    And to be fair, I am hardly away from home. Any what I like to play needs a keyboard any mouse (or me to completely relearn controller which I have been not been good at since ps1). I’ll take my laptop when I go places given that.

    But for OP sounds great.

  • Subject879@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I’ve been using my PC less. My PS5 was just more convenient but the deck has made it easy to get back into the steam ecosystem

  • Far_Reaction_5621@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I used my steam deck for about 5 hours and then got bored of it. Now I want to sell it. Anybody want to buy it 100 bucks?