Thread 718841792

>like a switch 2, but with none of the locked down consolefaggotry
>complements your desktop PC

How did GabeN and Valve make such a brilliant machine like the Steam Deck, and why does Cire hate it?

wait a minute that face....

>>718842032
the face of portable kino for the 4 years

>>718841792 (OP)
>like a switch 2
Where's the cartridge slot? The detachable joy-cons? The included dock? The countless exclusive games (no emulation)?

>>718841792 (OP)
Buy an ad

>>718844458
>cartridge slot
you can install DRM-FREE software from GoG/itch/DLsite/torrents
>detachable joycons
just connect your own joycons over bluetooth
>countless exclusive games (assblasted enough to cry about emulation)
It has countless PC exclusives, and can access practically every other system's exclusives up to PS3 to be fair it does choke on some PS3 games

>>718844728
>there isn't that thing but here's a different thing I can cope with
nigga thought he did something with his lame ass reply

>>718841792 (OP)
Oh yes, the balatro machine

>>718844821
>cope
Where's the freedom to install whatever I want on the Switch 2? Where's the customisation on the Switch 2? Where's my ability to plug in whatever peripherals I desire on the Switch 2?

>>718844728
>just connect your own joycons over bluetooth
>have to buy a switch 2 anyway
lmfao

>>718844916
Never understood this meme.

>>718845582
99% of deck posts on our favorite website show the owner playing it.

>>718842032
Don't do it anon.

>>718845475
>buy a shitch 2
Dude I don't have to buy a piece of shit fischer price tablet to get a decent split controller. You can buy joycons separately.

>>718841792 (OP)
uhhhh, Gabenbros?????

>>718846401
No oled or trackpads!!! Deck 2 in 3 yesrs will be better!

>>718846401
>rog ally
This is incredibly funny when you know SteamOS improves the ROG Ally tenfold.

>>718845884
How can they not know?

>>718841792 (OP)
It runs Loonix and therefore makes you a troon. No thanks.

>>718844458
>Where's the cartridge slot?
You mean the hardware feature that Nintendo wants to phase out?
>The detachable joy-cons?
Joy-cons are dogshit, anon. I "get" the design philosophy behind them, but they're flimsy and rarely comfortable to use.
>The included dock?
This is fair. The Switch's dock also tends to be more seamless to use than Deck's.
>The countless exclusive games (no emulation)?
>no emulation
Not a good sign that you have to add that note lmao. You are free to disagree, but personally, I didn't find a lot of value in the Switch's first / second party lineup compared to previous consoles. I don't feel like I'm going to miss much with Switch 2 in that regard.

Helps that PC has a fuckhuge library that routinely has amazing (50% off or more) sales, and that's assuming you are buying your games. Trying to pretend that Deck has a bad library just makes (You) look dumb.

I don't understand people who play games away from a desk and monitor.
If you're going to game, do it correctly.

>>718845884
They chose that exact color?

>>718844728
>PC exclusives
No such thing with winlator these days.

>>718847958
>burns your phone battery in 30 minutes trying to run a AAA games from 2012
no thanks
also no trackpads

>>718847709
Depends on where you're at in life. Portability and pick-up-and-play features (sleep mode) have become pretty important for me in recent years (kids).

>>718847896
Enlighten me. What do you mean?

>>718848278
he's probably talking about the extreme furry text porn game

>>718846401
Sure, but does Ally have dual trackpads, backpaddles and capacitive joysticks

>>718848061
>you can only use winlator on a phone
>also since I don't like it, it doesn't count :(
Retarded PCultist moment, one of many.

>>718846554
So fucking what? Are you retarded?

>>718846554
It does? I have one and think its shit, cant understand how deckies put up with it.
720p with ultra performance fsr AND framegen seems to be the norm and it looks fucking terrible, like way worse then a switch 1 game

>>718848118
Yeah, sold my 4090 and series x, got a ally and switch 2. No regrets here.

>>718849396
Don't you regret the money you wasted on Xbox digital games?

>>718849303
First of all the Ally X has nearly twice the performance of a Steam Deck. Second, if you're trying to play the latest 2025 UE5 slop on a Steam Deck, you're fucking stupid.

>>718846401
I'd rather have trackpads than higher FPS in the modern slop I'm not even going to play.

>>718841792 (OP)
weaker than a switch 2 and more expensive without the switch 2 exclusives, besides only play games I already have on PC but worse, yeah okay.

at what point do Steamies admit they're just another flavour of consolefag?

>>718849717
>nearly twice
Nope. See: >>718846401
Its barely a noticeable change

>>718849825
Nope, idiot. That's a bad benchmark. Compare the top and bottom rows here. It should be closer to 60 on the Ally X because they should be running it at 720p to compare apples to apples, but this is the best I could find. This is t surprising given that Deck has about 1.8 TFLOPS and Ally X has around 2.8 TFLOPS.

>>718849972
>reeee noo not like that!
>*shows another bench disagreeing with his nigfag exaggeration
lmao

>>718841792 (OP)
I AM GOING TO FUCK MY STEAMDECK, AND NO ONE WILL STOP ME

>>718850030
>he is so sub saharan level of stupid that he doesn't understand you can't just compare the fps number between 720p and 1080p

>>718841792 (OP)
>complements your desktop PC
Yeah, they both collect dust under my table.

>>718844916
it's an emulation machine first and foremost,indie games second

>>718847567
>You mean the hardware feature that Nintendo wants to phase out?
>only one making games that play from the cart with zero installs
>no digital only switch or switch 2
What's your logic here?

>>718847709
>UUUUUUUGH LIKE I ONLY GO OUTSIDE TO SHOP,WORK OR MAYBE DRINK WITH FRIENDS I NEVER GO TRIPS OR BEACH/MOUNTAIN RESORTS AND CAMPING
Why are you people so limited in your living where the only place outside is commuting?Hell,I have a terrace with a high view and I just chill there gaming on a deck chair while tanning

Paraphore

>>718844458
>where's the [USELESS KEK FAGGOTRY]
You forgot to ask "where's the shitty laggy paid online service"

>>718847896
>>718848278
>>718848350
>”m-mew?”

>>718847709
>If you're going to game, do it correctly.
They are.
When you're older you'll learn what's right and wrong.

>>718851219
Because we don't give a fuck about any of those things and would be bored out of our goddamn minds unless we brought vidya along to play, making the trip entirely pointless.

Love my eck
I get a game on PC and I play it on my eck
Cloud saving works
I buy it once and enjoy it on both places without doing anything esoteric
I can practically do most things I do on my PC with the exception of playing demanding games on my deck
I can connect the same controller even
I can play games I got 20 years ago, 15, 10. I can play games I found in a fucking IDE hard drive somewhere. Anything I thought of playing on a handheld I can play because I'm not an AAA guy that plays cinematic shit on a fucking 7" screen
I have nearly every control layout I can think of, not just buttons and sticks
I can pirate everything if I ever go poor and Valve won't stand in my way no matter how many updates it gets
I can try a game right now that I tried last year and it ran like shit and it might run ok because of said updates
People make a million things for it because it's like my PC, open and free
I can play all the porn games I please
I can play multiplayer games without paying a dime
I can play 99% of games that have existed up until now since the 60s

>>718851559
Speak for yourself.
Sitting out in the garden with a good game and a cool breeze is fantastic.

>>718851219
>I NEVER GO TRIPS OR BEACH/MOUNTAIN RESORTS AND CAMPING
You go to some beautiful national park and take Steam Deck/Switch/handheld with you? Why would you use time on vidya that you have open for exploring enjoying nature etc.?
Like yeah if you travel to another country and sleep in hotel, I would understand playing vidya before bed if you have energy. But like enjoy the trip, you can play vidya any day you want back home. You can't enjoy the nature you traveled for.

>>718851871
Shut the fuck up

>>718844507
/thread

the steam deck is so fucking obsolete by now, it’s a shame they still shill it this hard.