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I'm glad Valve created the Deck. Seems a lot of people are enjoying it, and they lit a fire under some competitors to create similar competing products. And DiY

I'm glad Valve created the Deck. Seems a lot of people are enjoying it, and they lit a fire under some competitors to create similar competing products. And DiYers are having a lot of fun too. Looks like it's been good all around.

gambiting 3y ago
It's honestly my favourite gaming device, even though I still think it's way too big and that the screen is...not great(quality wise, not resolution). But the price beats everything else and the software is top notch, it allowed me to play more games and enjoy them more than my very fancy gaming PC, PS5 and Xbox combined. I'm definitely preordering Deck 2 the second it's announced.
- redundantly 3y ago
  > still think it's way too big and that the screen is...not great(quality wise, not resolution I want a larger screen. My aging eyes have difficulty with the small screen on it now. Sure, I can connect it to an external monitor, but that defeats the point of it being a portable.
  - theodric 3y ago
    Grab an Xreal (formerly Nreal)Air and plug it into the USB-C port. Instant massive screen size increase. I've been happy with mine on the Deck.
Yhippa 3y ago
I'm trying to think of a tech device that has made me this happy in a long time and I can't think of many. They did a lot of things right with this.
robotnikman 3y ago
Same, its nice to see the Steam Deck really took off compared to their previous efforts. It seems the iterated upon their previous attempts and ended up with a great product in the end.
LelouBil 3y ago
Don't forget the Linux gaming part ! Valve worked with anti cheat developers to make sure most games work on the Steam deck, and the few that don't just need to flip a switch to allow proton. Like rainbow six: siege for example, game works perfectly offline and solo play, but because they didn't enable the features, you get kicked when trying to play online.

gambiting 3y ago

It's honestly my favourite gaming device, even though I still think it's way too big and that the screen is...not great(quality wise, not resolution). But the price beats everything else and the software is top notch, it allowed me to play more games and enjoy them more than my very fancy gaming PC, PS5 and Xbox combined. I'm definitely preordering Deck 2 the second it's announced.

redundantly 3y ago
> still think it's way too big and that the screen is...not great(quality wise, not resolution I want a larger screen. My aging eyes have difficulty with the small screen on it now. Sure, I can connect it to an external monitor, but that defeats the point of it being a portable.
- theodric 3y ago
  Grab an Xreal (formerly Nreal)Air and plug it into the USB-C port. Instant massive screen size increase. I've been happy with mine on the Deck.

Yhippa 3y ago

I'm trying to think of a tech device that has made me this happy in a long time and I can't think of many. They did a lot of things right with this.

robotnikman 3y ago

Same, its nice to see the Steam Deck really took off compared to their previous efforts. It seems the iterated upon their previous attempts and ended up with a great product in the end.

LelouBil 3y ago

Don't forget the Linux gaming part ! Valve worked with anti cheat developers to make sure most games work on the Steam deck, and the few that don't just need to flip a switch to allow proton. Like rainbow six: siege for example, game works perfectly offline and solo play, but because they didn't enable the features, you get kicked when trying to play online.