Steam deck for a heavy PC user
| unless you got a learning disability like 50k you'll be fine
| buy a used lenovo legion and/or a 4-6 year old alienware (dealer's choice of model). disassemble it, repaste it, and it's usually good to go for another 10 years. deck's a gimmick really
| PC user? Yeah I bet you’re ‘heavy’
| If possible, you should try physically holding and playing with it before buying one. The Steam Deck is really heavy, I can't play it without getting cramps.
Some games like FPS might take a while to get used to. I still vastly prefer mouse + keyboard for that.
| But if you mainly play games that use keyboard a lot anyway (platformers, 3rd-person action games, etc) or menu/turn-based games, you shouldn't have any trouble with the new controls.
| Hello I'm also a PC user, can confirm deck is heavy but I usually just rest my arms on my thighs or the recliner I'm in or something, it's not really that bad imo
I can't relate to never using a controller, I actually prefer them for some games, mostly platformers and truck sim/driving games
I beat slime rancher 2 on the deck while out of state so non twitch fps games are doable but you will likely feel the sluggishness of a joystick
| But the deck has a gyro and touch pad so if that's a problem you can use it like a laptop track pad or enable gryo aim for more fine control, steam input is extremely flexible so you can map basically whatever to whatever and even setup macros and modifier keys as needed
You can also get a mouse and keyboard to plug into it or connect with Bluetooth if that's more your speed, just makes it slightly more fiddly since you'll need a dock and probably a table to put it on
| It's definitely cool to have, I used it a lot when I was traveling but now that I'm home more it's basically just for when I'm feeling too lazy to get out of bed
| Thanks g/u/rls for your replies! Meanwhile I decided to borrow a controller from my friend, and now I play Genshin (lol) Sekiro and Persona 3 from time to time to get used to new inputs. The controllers aren't as bad as I thought, but aiming feels much harder than with a mouse. ( ･ั﹏･ั)
| I never thought the Deck was heavy, but I guess that makes sense considering how big it is. I actually have a friend who owns one, so maybe when I’ll see him next time, I'll ask him if he can borrow it and I can try to play on it.
| So far, I'm 70% sure I'll buy it, since I've decided I probably don't need a gaming laptop; they're too bulky, and they're inconvenient to carry around unfortunately (I take mine to the local library almost every day, and travel around the country with it from time to time). I forgor to take these factors into account when I created this thread, so yeah. Also I dunno how good is Linux support with those.
| So I guess if I'll get used to controller inputs, Deck'a gonna be at very least a good decision.
| Hello i actually own original Steam Deck (256 GB) so i will try tell you everything you need
Honestly I can't tell since i was in past console player since PS2 era, try DS5 in store maybe, it is different but if you can get used to DS5 you can get used to Steam Deck too
>>1109134 he is very right, what i don't like about Deck sadly is how big and heavy is, lifting over 700 grams i think, and you can't hold it but you need have it on lap. Also battery last around 1-2 hours
| 1% feel as 1 minute and it's dropping fast, it's not same as Switch/DS/PSP etc. What last much longer.
It is awesome as device in hotel room for example, or as "gaming laptop" what you can't work on it (effectively) if you don't connect peripherals etc. Performance used to be pretty good for price better than my old laptop what costed more and could less new games etc. Around 2014. Compatibility can be sometimes challenging but system is very polished. I somehow love and hate deck
| Idk what is your economy situation or what Deck or other alternatives you have it's good as secondary device, but not good as main device. And also what you expect from your device? What games you want play? Etc. If you have questions asks me, i hope it will help you
| >>1109471 Well, actually by the most part my dream is to play cyberpunk 2077, and I've heard that deck can run it. But mostly I play games that aren't too demanding, like SIGNALIS, visual novels, MGS series, Sekiro, etc.
My budget is around 1,000€, but since I'm really frugal, I'd like to spend as little as possible (which is why I'm planning to buy a used one).
| Also, does the steam deck not have energy-saving cores? If I play a visual novel from the 2000s, will the battery really die in an hour too? This is kinda dumb imo if that's the case, but even if it is (which I kinda doubt), I mostly sit at the power socket at home / in library, so that's shouldn't be a huge problem.
| >>1109670 i think you can find reasonable laptop/pc in this category, but depends if you also need for example work on it, browsing net, watch movies etc.. i watched movie on it but it's different than on monitor or tv. It is having some power management what i didn't use, maybe for visual novels it can last longer, i heard oled model is going little better but if i compare it with experience with psp or other devices..
| battery isn't best, i prefer use 3DS when i don't have power supply with me.. i think over 1 hour you will manage pretty well, but 2 hours little unlikely..
https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-steam-deck-battery-life/
I think this is very accurate with what i experienced
But power socket use is fine, it's even have some things to keep battery safe even for long time connection to socket, it won't overcharge etc
| >>1109671
Your battery will last longer than an hour if you play VNs unless they're horribly coded.
| >>1109764 nah, not really. The deal is that I already have a laptop to work on, and it performs good enough for my needs. So I needed a device for gayming only for the most part. Maybe buying a second laptop isn't as bad (in fact that means that I'll have all in one), but man, those are pricey...
So yeah I think in the end I'll stick with the deck.
This thread is closed by the most part now, but if a tsundere loli willing to change my mind will appear here, please go ahead
| don't forget to get a gym card and start lifting so you actually can play your steam deck though
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| I'm thinking about buying a used steam deck, since it's pretty powerful and portable. The problem is that I've never used a controller in my life, and I don't know how long will it take me to get used to this new form of I/O, and if it even worth buying it.
Maybe there's gonna be someone who already been through this. To give you some context, right now I don't have anything to play on, and I don't have any space to place a computer. So the only options are a gaming laptop / deck.