is there a point in buying a steam deck anymore?

why buy a nintendo handheld when you could install emulators on a steam deck and never shut the fuck up about it

>>716463802 (OP)
Given that Sony and Microsoft just nuked themselves, you would be stupid not to buy one or its successor.

>>716463802 (OP)
Depends on what you want to do or what you want out of it

>>716463884
>>716463802 (OP)
Those “emulators” don’t work. You don’t own games on Steam because you sign the contract saying so, you don’t have legal protection against lawsuits by Valve. SteamOS is not open source, you are not escaping the Microsoft, Google and Facebook tracking, you’re allowing Valve to profit from you.

There is never a reason to buy the Steam Deck.

Wats bumsex with a cute guy like?

>>716463802 (OP)
yeah, to play video games

>>716464107
>>716464205
why would I buy it over the Rog ally X?

>>716463802 (OP)
To download Nintendo emulators and illegally download games, then make a post on /v/ showing how brown you are playing Super Mario Odyssey at 15 fps. Then upload another image of your 2 inch 'ecker on the 'ecker

>>716464295
cost, use case, better support, trackpads and back buttons, etc
if you're just wanting to play more modern console port games or newer emulated games then the rog ally is perfectly fine

>>716464295
Well for me the track pads are great for either PC games that use a mouse, for precise aiming for any FPS and the desktop mode.
Really it's gonna depend on what games you want to play. The extra horsepower is nice and if you stick with Windows you can play the shit that usually gets blocked by anti-cheats.

>>716463802 (OP)
Yeah, if you want a handheld which runs PC games.

urm, yeah? what else am i going to put my 'ick on?

>>716464232
>Those “emulators” don’t work
they certainly do.

t. just finished another playthrough of demon's souls last month

>You don’t own games on Steam because you sign the contract saying so
in practice this doesn't matter because you can just crack your games

>you are not escaping the Microsoft
you certainly are, it is the entire reason valve has poured over a decade of effort and resources into linux, and even if it wasn't true, the bootloader is open so you could install any distro you wanted instead of steamos.

>you’re allowing Valve to profit from you.
as you are with any company you buy a product from, and this one lets me do whatever I want with the hardware I buy unlike console manufacturers

The greatest thing about the deck hands down is the quick resume feature.
You have to download a shit 3rd party program on the ally to get quick resume and even than it's janky and or dosent work without alot of pc games. Picking up the deck for a quick 15 mins is great.

>>716464232
This post was written by a tendie shill (who does it for free lmao).
>Those “emulators” don’t work.
Works on my machine. Just finished a recent Tag Force playthrough and am now playing Pikmin. Unironic skill issue if it doesn't work for you.

>>716464295
Why would you waste money on Windows slop with bad battery life and shit optimization with no trackpads?

>>716463802 (OP)
if you're like me and didnt have childhood there is.
if you've already played every game under the sun and only care about the latest tendie and anticheat sloppa then you probably wont enjoy it

>>716463802 (OP)
play every game released before 2006 for free
playing every indie game of the last 15 years in an appropriate format

>>716463802 (OP)
'ove me 'eck.

>>716463802 (OP)
Playan PokeMMO for the first time. Any tips?

>>716463802 (OP)
It's good for playing switch 3rd party titles. Runs them waaaay better than the switch does.

>>716464232
>Those “emulators” don’t work.
tell that to the kids banging on my door every evening because they want to play Mariokart on the Deck in my room.

>>716464516
retard

>>716464232
>Those “emulators” don’t work.
I've played games all the way from the sega consoles up to the switch on my steam deck and all of them worked flawlessly, the only emulator I havent tried is rpcs3. Although desu the only emulator you might need is the ps2 one, its library is just that good.

>>716463802 (OP)
No, I think steam is about to release their inner le happy merchant side.

They will make emulation on the steam deck next to impossible.

I think you should just buy a midrange PC and call it a day.

>>716463884
used steam deck is a great value (will be plenty when steam deck 2 relese)

Mario kart world and donkey Kong bananza has shown us that Nintendo is mediocre now. Not to mention Metroid prime 4 lost most of its hyper after the gameplay reveal.

The only thing that can save Nintendo now is a remake of a 3d Zelda game.

My guess is that Twilight princess would be the easiest.

Emulation. It's still a perfectly valid machine.

Switch 1. Most of it emulates fine, and at this point I'd probably recommend it over getting/hacking a Switch 1. DO NOT buy Switch 2 purely to play Switch 1.

PC Games. Obviously it won't play a lot of the new shit, but There's probably multitudes of games you haven't played. Steam Deck is a good way to do it, and some games like Switch 1 it is nice to play on a handheld. Also while you can buy them, piracy if you don't care means you won't need to pay a penny.

Steam Deck has more powerful alternatives and is pretty old, but that can also mean cheaper (Don't be afraid of buying second hand), and unless there are a few modern PC games you REALLY want in handheld then I wouldn't really recommend them at this point. They'll only become relevant if Switch 2 ever gets emulated.

>>716463884
Why emulate nintendo games when they're shit? Genuine question.
Like I have dolphin installed but that's for multiplats since comparatively pcsx2 and xemu are really immature.

>>716463802 (OP)
>>716464248
only if youre a linuxchad

>>716464232
didn't someone just make a rudimentary emulator for the nintendo switch 2 as well?

>>716464232
All digital sales follow the same cookie-cutter terms. Don't be a dumbfuck.

not really. I would wait for the next lot of handhelds. or Ally X I guess. it's too expensive in Australia

>>716463802 (OP)
There was never any reason to buy a Steam Deck.

Valve screwed over the Artifact fanbase by cancelling the Artifact 2.0 beta without even allowing users to invite friends like they said they would in January 2021 and does not deserve your financial support for these gross consumer-unfriendly practices.

>>716464232
Nintendo emulators legit work, it shit like PS2 and xbox emulation thats still rough as hell.

Also people dont play games on steam deck. They hoard them, boot them, get arrogant and boot something else.

>>716473148
>They will make emulation on the steam deck next to impossible.
How? Lmao

>>716475365
>Also people dont play games on steam deck. They hoard them, boot them, get arrogant and boot something else.
Bizarre cope

>>716463802 (OP)
It’s the best pc handheld on the market but I’ll stick with the switch 2

>>716463802 (OP)
Never was without good ps3/360 emulation it's missing the point.

>>716475542
Is there even anything exclusive on either console worth emulating? Beyond ninja gaiden 2 I can't think of anything that hasn't been ported

>>716475620
The SKATE games are kino

I stream games from my gaming rig to my steam deck so I can play them lying down not at my desk. Don't have to worry about system specs or local storage.

>>716475542
360 emulation to play Call of Duty Modern Warfare or Gears of War?

>>716475648
Yeah fair

emulation station basically

>>716473703
I am so underfucked i unironically got a hard on from that thumbnail anon

>>716475978
uh oh! remember to say no homo just in case

>>716475620
Yes 27 games are stuck on ps3 and 8 on the 360

>>716475978
Looks like a guy. Anon I...

>>716476128
no games are stuck on 7th gen hardware, everything has been emulated to at least a partially working degree.

>>716476235
Still it's stuck on bad emulation

The deck is pricey but not pointless at all.
It still plays just about 99% of games that exist without much trouble. It's as versatile and open as it gets for a handheld. I can directly make a game myself and test it there without a problem. It has every input gimmick under the sun that people would want to utilize, and it can last many hours on battery with games that run on toasters, making it more worth it as a handheld.
In comparison to other handhelds the pricing isn't that ridiculous in any case. You want an OLED display you will have to spend a few more hundred on a Legion Go 2. You want the same price, the normal ROG Ally is your only option, and it sacrifices almost everything good for that bit of extra performance.

>>716476128
How many of those 27 games are even worth playing?

>>716476829
A lot of them you have motorstorm the series, little big planet, mgs4, infamous, resistance...

>>716476829
Maybe 3, Folklore, Killzone 2 and some Tales of

>>716464232
>Those “emulators” don’t work

Its a portable computer.

>>716476829
The gt series god of war 3 my memory is trash but there's a picture that has them all but I can't find it now

>>716476886
Graces F got remastered and Killzone 2 was the laggiest FPS I ever tried in my life
>>716476885
Out of all of those only infamous is worth a shit

>>716463802 (OP)
>it can't play Current Thing so it's useless to me!
>I am only aware of Current Month, the past does not exist
>CANT WAIT FOR NEXT PRODUCT
If you're like this then yeah I'd see why you wouldn't be interested in a steam deck. I also pity you.

>>716477114
Resitence was good I replayed it recently and it holds up replayed gears too.
Anyway my only reason for a handheld would be total emulation and the deck just can't.

Brownie circlejerk thread. Sour grape SEAfags, Brazilians, Indians and Australians mad as fuck and sucking each other off ITT. Feel free to disregard and continue playing video games.

I'm surprised no one posted a webm of James running through a forest or a 2021 emulator running Kirby. The kids must be asleep.

>>716464295
Ally X battery is only good when playing new AAA. Steam Deck OLED utterly mogs it at low wattages.

what's 1(one) game i should have on my steam deck?

>>716478365
Pacman

>>716478365
The WereCleaner.

I'm sick and tired of these giant sized handhelds, even the switch 2 is enormous.
Is there any to going back to Vita size?

steam deck gaming seems awful in theory

>>716480059
playing most of your steam library plus emulation in your bed/couch/traveling seems pretty great in theory

>>716463802 (OP)
It being the best and most affordable handheld on the market.

I don't know if I really want Steam Deck or it's going to be impulsive purchase. Basically need something to play JRPGs and VNs on a bed.

>>716463802 (OP)
No because Steam Deck 2 is probably on the horizon

>>716482604
that is literally the best usecase for a deck assuming you don't want to lay on your sides

>>716482661
>on the horizon
1-2 years away.

It's still the game hardware I use the most, but it's not for everyone. Personally I really enjoy the tinkering aspect but I get why people wouldn't want that

>>716463884
this but unironically

>>716463884
Yeah? Problem?

>>716473731
You fell for another scam anon

>>716486943
How?
I didn't buy a switch