I don’t sound old, I am old. Remember Wang?

Never played games on a pc or phone etc. The Deck opened up a whole new world of games and getting away from console brain was liberating.

Glad you’re liking it!

There’s a lot of needless worry over Proton. I simply do not understand why.

It’s not like rolling back BIOS or installing outdated drivers because the new ones break everything, etc.

Check out these:

Users often (not always) post their working Proton version for any particular game on ProtonDB. There’s even a Decky plugin for ProtonDB so you don’t have to leave gaming mode.

Install ProtonUp-QT from the Discover Store and it’ll scan the games you have on your Deck and recommend which version to use, if that game is in ProtonUP-QT’s database.

And for any itch dot io game, just always use GE. It’s a miracle. You’ll find many useful tools along the way and yes, Linux is the only way to go, IMO.

It’s replaced my consoles entirely.

I got a Steam Deck to get away from the AAA/PSN/Xbox OnePass or whatever it’s called mindset, and I’ve never had any interest in PC gaming.

Consoles evolved the way cable TV did. Early cable didn’t have commercials; you already paid for content delivery by paying for cable. Now cable TV has wall-to-wall commercials just like air TV and you pay for cable also. The main reason I haven’t watched any TV at all in … decades.

That’s how consoles work these days. Sony, MS & Nintendo want subscription fees, shark cards, all that bullshit, on top of buying the games and the consoles themselves.

I tried to give my PS4 to a relative and even they didn’t want it. ‘Last gen’ blah blah blah.

My Xbox is a dedicated DVD player ever since my DVD blu-ray player kicked the bucket.

Please tell me I’m not the only one who saw the picture and thought, ‘Steam Dick’.

Did anyone else find this inordinately stressful? I mean we’ve all been through some tough shit, between all of us here we can tick off every box, but this for some strange reason was agony.

If you’re into emulation, there’s an awesome turn based card game called Culdcept that’s too good to miss. PS2. I still have my physical copy, some things you just don’t want to part with.

My Deck is my only gaming platform since getting it a year ago, and I love it.

But I was also spoilt by the Switch & Vita OLED.

I’m gonna try to get a 512, but I reckon the second the buy option comes up they’ll all be gone anyways.