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Bought the game when it came out, but still haven't had the time to play. Just flew out for a three week vacation with my Steam Deck in tow. Unfortunately, I le
by nsagent 1y ago
Bought the game when it came out, but still haven't had the time to play. Just flew out for a three week vacation with my Steam Deck in tow. Unfortunately, I left it on the plane and I haven't heard back from lost and found yet (seems unlikely I'll get it back considering it was an international flight). Oh well.
- jsheard 1y agoIf it's any consolation, the Deck LCD is discounted by 20% for the next few weeks if you need to pick up a new one.
- brokencode 1y agoMay as well get a Switch 2 at this point. Then at least it’s something new.
- petralithic 1y agoA Switch and a Steam Deck are orthogonal purchases.
- brokencode 1y agoNot really. The Switch 2 has many of the most popular games available on other platforms. Plus a lot of Nintendo exclusives. They are not the same for sure, and YMMV for specific titles.
- baby 1y agoI have both and I would agree with GP on that, the switch is really exclusively for Nintendo games. Cross platform games don't run really well, I just get them on the deck instead.
- myko 1y agoCross platform games tend to run better on Switch 2 than the Deck, which is showing its teeth. E.g., Cyberpunk The Deck is amazing but a hardware refresh would be helpful
- baby 1y agowat
- MyOutfitIsVague 1y ago> Cross platform games don't run really well Wouldn't that depend heavily on the game and developer in question? The Switch 2 has more than sufficient hardware to compete, with a particularly beefy GPU for a handheld. I'd be more ready to blame the game and developer in question than this console, unless there are a lot of examples from capable developers performing measurably worse.
- OtomotO 1y ago"Cross platform games don't really run well" Leaves the question who is to blame completely out. And as a consumer I couldn't care less why it doesn't work. I paid for it, it doesn't work: I am not recommending it. Easy as that. I don't have to write thesis about such stuff. You're probably right though, if it's any consolation. It doesn't change the reality though, that currently many of the cross platform titles don't work well on the Switch 2.
- izacus 1y agoSo why does it matter? On Switch, I had to expensively rebuy games at high prices, which then ran poorly and didn't support any kind of settings to try to fix the situation. On the Deck I get all my desktop Steam library and I can change game settings until they run as I like (within reason). I don't see how those two are comparable purchases - I either get a console which runs poorly and demands 40$ for games that are like 5$ on Steam... or a console that already supports my existing library AND on top of that allows me to stream games from main PC at full detail and framerate.
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- MyOutfitIsVague 1y ago> check out /r/fucknintendo for an unbiased take This got a good laugh out of me.
- efnx 1y agoI'm not sure I would visit a subreddit called "fucknintendo" for an unbiased opinion on a Nintendo product.
- saretup 1y agoDidn’t you know? Unbiased means what aligns with my point of view.
- prerok 1y agoSee also "objective" :)
- petralithic 1y agoThat made me laugh quite hard also, how could that be "unbiased" of all things?
- pezezin 1y agoThe Deck can play most of those Nintendo exclusives better than the Switch itself ;)
- SchemaLoad 1y agoIf you like indie games, the selection is generally better on Steam. And everything that is available on both runs better on the steamdeck. The Switch only makes sense if you particularly want to play Nintendo games.
- hug 1y agoMay as well replace all of your apples with oranges while you're at it. The Switch 2 and the Steam Deck are hugely different machines, despite sharing a form factor.
- mrheosuper 1y agoTo some people, they are like xbox and playstation. Both are different machine with different game store, but still, they are console. Obviously SD can be more than just "handheld console", but a lot of people won't need that.
- baby 1y agoI got the switch 2 and day one and I've mostly been playing the deck since then. There isn't much on the switch (besides mario kart and donkey kong), and the stuff that is cross-platform doesn't run well (the new "it takes two" is really laggy).
- MBCook 1y agoI’ve been having a lot of fun with my Switch 2, but due to its size I find it far less ergonomic than the original. I spent like 98% of my playtime on the original in handheld. That has switched completely. It’s not just the size but especially the weight I think.
- boltzmann-brain 1y agoBig tip: get the LCD and a DeckHD. The mod takes a long time, but it's not technically difficult. Yeah, I know most people will say the Deck is already too slow for 800p, so why would it pull 1080p well? I have two decks, one's got Deck HD, the other doesn't. I render the Deck HD one at 540 native and upscale 2x with FSR. It looks way better than the stock display one and runs better as well. Similar with HZD and other highly demanding games. That said, 99% of my time on the Deck is spent playing retro games. Does that need 1080p? No. Can it use it? Yes, very much so. I never pick up the original deck anymore - the Deck HD modded one is just better.
- foxbarrington 1y agoI tell people to get an LCD and xreal or viture AR glasses with the saved money. AR glasses are a WAY better display than a small OLED screen.
- kelvie 1y agoAnd solves the wrists problem mentioned earlier
- corysama 1y agoSo, you’ve got a portable deck wired to augmented reality glasses. Just need a chordic keyboard and you’ll be a full-on Neuromancer/Snow Crash gargoyle :)
- lolive 1y agoStrange days !
- phs318u 1y agoWould the latency be good enough for gaming though?
- boltzmann-brain 1y agothey're wired, so probably.
- ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 1y agoIMO, there are better ergonomics on competitors. Over a thousand + of hours using one, a steam deck is death for your wrists in comparison. When I was playing Elden Ring on the SD for a few hundred hours, I almost thought I needed to have surgery. There are strategies to help with this, rest it on a pillow on your lap, or whatever, but you won't experience that with some of these. - https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/handheld/legion-go/len106g0001 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/handheld/legion-go/len106g000... - https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds-group/ https://rog.asus.com/gaming-handhelds-group/ Honestly, I think a gaming laptop and a controller makes more sense for most things, if you don't need that little bit of increased portability.
- sweetgiorni 1y agoGlad I'm not the only one with that issue. I ended up connecting a Bluetooth controller to my Steam Deck because holding it hurt my wrists so much. At that point, why bother with the thing?
- mikepurvis 1y agoI do the same with my Switch 1— just set the thing up with its kickstand on the tray table and use a normal pad. No amount of slide-on grips or whatever else really make the joycons usable for more than a few minutes with adult hands.
- rexysmexy 1y agoI ended up 3D printing some larger grips to help when I have nerve pain flare-ups. Love using the deck with them
- SchemaLoad 1y agoYeah the SD has pretty bad ergonomics. It's too wide and too heavy. I still like it as a portable system. It's like a console I can pack in my bag and plug in to a TV wherever I'm staying. I'd love to see a steamdeck lite, with a similar size and weight to the switch. But still with the rounded hand grips of the steamdeck. The deck as it is feels like a HN designed product with way too much stuff jammed in it with no regard to size and weight. The trackpads are cool for desktop mode but the space taken up for something so rarely used isn't worth it.
- nullbyte808 1y agoBazzite on PC is much better.
- cortesoft 1y agoHow did you leave it on the plane!?!
- trenchpilgrim 1y agoMaybe they had a tight connection and were in a hurry.
- cortesoft 1y agoSure, but no matter how big of a hurry you are in, you are going to be sitting on the plane waiting for the door to open and the people in front of you to leave. I always use that time to gather everything up, and a steamdeck is really quite big.. you can’t leave it in the seat back pocket or something. I am not trying to victim blame or anything, I just can’t imagine a situation where I could forget something so big.
- bartvk 1y agoIt's a shame that the Steam Deck has no such a thing like Apple's "Find my". I used to be a great fan of Prey Project, but I don't think it's installable on the Steam Deck without leaving Steam mode. https://preyproject.com https://preyproject.com
- nopurpose 1y agoWhen I left my phone (out of battery) on a plane, I went to the flightradar and checked all airports the airplane was visiting after. Then contacted lost&found at each of them individually and eventually got my phone back. It was found only a fifth flight!