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technomad, do games w Steamdeck or....

Personally, I didn’t like physically holding the steam deck. In my opinion, it’s much too heavy/bulky and even with a high quality comfort grip It just wasn’t working for me. Ultimately, I ended up going with an Ayn Odin 2 instead and I’ve been enjoying my portable/lounging game time much more now. I do miss the ability to play my steam library though. Even though I can still do this with streaming, I just don’t like streaming games as much. Other than the weight/size/ergonomics, which most people seem to be just fine with, the only other thing I’d mention is that steam’s UI is buggy as hell when you’re browsing around the store. I ended up doing most of my browsing on desktop as a result.

All that being said, you can’t deny the draw of it. Even though it wasn’t for me personally, I still like the system and I’d still recommend it to pretty much anybody. There’s a reason Steam Deck is the champ.

Also, look up retro game corp if you aren’t familiar. He just released a video today called ‘dude, just get a steam deck’

TheFeatureCreature,
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Poor ergonomics is actually a large reason why I sold my Deck. It is quite heavy and clearly made for hands bigger than mine, which made holding it for more than 20 minutes quite uncomfortable. Also the joysticks are just awful, awful, awful awful awful. Id say a hall-effect stick mod is basically mandatory.

sugar_in_your_tea,

The joysticks are way better than the Switch and comparable to regular controllers. I haven’t had any issues with stick drift, and generally find it quite pleasant.

What exactly were your issues with the joysticks?

And yeah, being able to replace them a/ hall effect sticks is awesome, and I plan to do so if the sticks ever run into issues or I need to open it up for some reason. But I have no complaints, and in fact love playing with gryo aiming.

TheFeatureCreature,
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They were much too big for my thumbs (going off the theme of the Deck in general being made for hands clearly bigger than mine). Too tall, too wide on top, and while I never had to deal with any drift - the deadzones suck to play games with. I keep a gamepad at my desk for racing and flying games and I switched it to a hall-effect gamepad about a year ago and I’ve never looked back. Potentiometer-based joysticks just feel like garbage in comparison and I think are inexcusable to use in a highend gaming product these days. I ended up using the touchpads instead for many things.

technomad,

Yeah, I didn’t like the shape/feel of the stock sticks either. I never really had any problems with sick drift or anything, but I also didn’t actually own the system for very long either.

To remedy this, I had actually bought some stick caps from skull & co (per recommendations from people on here actually) and they were quite excellent.

sugar_in_your_tea,

Yeah, it’s kinda big. I happen to have big-ish hands, so it’s fine, but I still wish it was a bit smaller. The Switch is too small though, so I mostly play with my Pro controller on the TV.

I do love my Steam Deck though. I love playing in bed while having access to all my PC games.

NeryK, do games w Steamdeck or....
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I’m going to go against the general consensus here and say you would probably be better served buying a Switch 2. The Steam Deck is awesome but it is bulkier, has less battery life, and is overall less suited for a “pick up, play 10mins and toss is back” usage.

However if you are up for some occasional tinkering, the SD is far more versatile than the Switch and could even replace your laptop depending on your use-cases.

sugar_in_your_tea,

even replace your laptop

If you never bring your laptop with you and already have a second monitor, sure. Using the trackpads as a mouse kinda sucks though.

GriffinClaw, do games w Inspired by MyNameIsAtticus' post, here are some pictures of my current Minecraft Base

… This is Minecraft? O.O

Also, amazing base setup. Signed, caveman K.

donuts, do games w Inspired by MyNameIsAtticus' post, here are some pictures of my current Minecraft Base

I remember my brother playing this mod and I was just amazed at the sheer complexity of it. I love Factorio, Satisfactory and the like, but idk if I could do it in Minecraft

Dettweiler42,

It really helps that there’s a quest book to guide you through some of the mods. Otherwise, you’re just searching for recipes in your inventory and hoping for the best.

zipzoopaboop, do games w Steamdeck or....

Switch has dlc, did they just not release any for cities?

sugar_in_your_tea,

Yeah, I got DLC for Smash Brothers. I don’t see DLC for Cities Skylines though, but it seems After Dark and Snowfall come with it (and maybe more?).

NocturnalMorning, do games w Inspired by MyNameIsAtticus' post, here are some pictures of my current Minecraft Base

Its beautiful <3

BlameTheAntifa, do games w Steamdeck or....

Nintendo is a terrible, anti-consumer company. Unless you simply can’t control yourself when it comes to their first party franchises, the Steam Deck is far and away the better choice.

B0NK3RS, do games w Game media preservation, where?
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Out of Print archive is my go to for nostalgia.

make sure to look in the WIP section for even more magazines

fullovellas,

Thanks! Didn’t know about this one.

Dunstabzugshaubitze, do games w Game media preservation, where?
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archive.org has old media of all sorts including game magazines, demos trailers and manuals.

a lot of video material has been uploaded to youtube, that was formerly hosted elsewhere. hell i’ve watched the old eoLithic frag movie from like 2002 a week ago.

vimm’s lair is also worth a visit if your are looking for old game manuals.

fullovellas,

Yeah I’ve sometimes used all those sites at some point, but they’re so vast (or have only manuals, like vimm’s lair). I was interested in finding something a bit more curated and game-oriented.

eluvinar, do zapytajszmer w Dlaczego kiboli prasa nazywa "pseudokibice"?

eee, no nie wiem, czy jak ktoś wbiegnie na murawę i zepsuje spotkanie to jest tru fanem sportu xd

Już nie wspomnę, że pewnie więcej okazji na kibicowanie jest jak nie masz zakazu stadionowego. Ogólnie bicie innych kibiców się niekoniecznie na kibicowanie przekłada.

dreiwert, do zapytajszmer w Buy European
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Choć może to być bolesne, ale ten cały ruch wydaje się bezsensowny, gdy ignoruje się Big Tech.

olicvb, do games w Steamdeck or....
@olicvb@lemmy.ca avatar

If you already have a gaming pc you could get a phone controller grip and use the steam link app.

I’m using a bracket for my xbox controller that way I keep the same comfort. Most phones have oled screens and a high ppi so it can look pretty nice.

It opens steam in big picture mode all ready, and since it’s on a pc you can run the games at max quality.

jonesey71, do games w Catchiest video game song?

Red Alert - Hell March www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HUWUtTZvK4

Zarxrax, do games w Game media preservation, where?
pfm, do zapytajszmer w Dlaczego kiboli prasa nazywa "pseudokibice"?

Po pierwsze, kibol to określenie z gwary Poznańskiej oznaczające kibica po prostu, bez negatywnych konotacji. Źródło: gloswielkopolski.pl/…/401604

Po drugie, kibicem jest ten, kto kibicuje, więc czemu kupowanie biletów miałoby być lepsze od siedzenia przed telewizorem?

Po trzecie, środowisko pseudokibiców jest związane z drużynami sportowymi co najwyżej fasadowo, więc nie zgadzam się z Tobą że są w czymś lepsi.

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