Thread 719745042

What went so right with the Steam Deck?

>>719745042 (OP)
Certainly not that lcd display. That looks bad, at least on your picture.

>>719745042 (OP)
Looking at all the other PC handles devices just out of curiosity and only the Steam deck has a track pad. Why is that? Seems rather essential especially if you're planning to browse the web on it.

>>719745156
Yeah the OG LCD screen is dogshit. But I'm waiting for Deck 2 anyways. Still the best console killer on the UMPC market.

>>719745245
Because Valve actually designed the Deck for PC games, because people at Valve ACTUALLY PLAY GAMES. Meanwhile nearly every other UMPC is manufactured to a checklist created by out of touch suits.

For me? the ergonomics. It's the only handheld that doesn't give me hand cramps after a while

>>719745348
>waiting for Deck 2
I feel that.

what do you even do with it

>>719747727
slap your 'ick on it

>>719745042 (OP)
My CS2 inventory skyrocketed to 200k so I treated myself to a free steam deck after selling 5 stickers. I already modded my back cover and I'm already thoroughly enjoying it. I was shocked how light it felt. I'm a little disappointed in the build quality, but the sound and visuals on the 512gb oled is insanely good.

>>719745348
kek first thing I played was FEAR and Condemned. I really get it now, the steam deck feels like actually getting away from everything and just playing a game again without distractions. I'm enjoying single player games again and the stream feature on it was pretty good too. Playing SH2 remake maxed out and it looks amazing on the oled deck. Sure, there's probably other portable systems out there far superior to the deck atm, but I'm choosing the steam deck because of the software and trackpads, also the look is clean as fuck

>>719746037
>playing tf2 on a handheld
nothing personnel kid but you won't stand a chance against me when we come face to face in the field and i'm wielding my state of the art mouse and keyboard looking at you with my 360hz oled...
no but seriously why
that's gonna play like shit

>>719747727
emulation, single-players games, lazing on the couch or bed playing a kino single player game, ability to stream from your super power PC with low latency if you internet is good, steam OS is kinda neat, it's worth it on sale or if you plan to heavily mod it and emulate

>>719745042 (OP)
Nothing, it giga flopped

>>719748451
no it didn't
it's a low volume product that still managed to kickstart a form factor and linux for gaming

>>719745042 (OP)
Proton compatability layers and Linux increasing in users.
>But the Steam Deck didn't sell like crazy
That wasn't the point of the steam deck. The point was to make linux a viable competitor so if windows ever went full retard (like they are now) Steam doesn't have to worry about getting yeeted from "muh walled garden ecosystem"

If I'm not mistaken, Steam actually takes a loss on the deck.
Solid strategy, good move all around.
Wouldn't be surprised if they become a linux distro hub or create a git hub equivalent in the future.

>>719748228
>>719748995
>>719748451
>>719747727
mindraped

>>719748869
deck would absolutely shit itself if it was a big volume product anyway, what they're doing is just too experimental
they're not nintendo, they can't bruteforce compatibility, proton and steamos needed work with a smaller sample first

>>719745156
>NOOO YOU NEED TO BUY THE OLED
>YOU JUST DO... OKAY!?
LCD is fine. Backlight bleed sucks, but that's the norm with LCD.

>>719748228
fucking fatass neglecting their children and being laughed at by based kids

>>719745042 (OP)
Nothing. It's just another brand of pre-built PC

>>719749389
The L/R buttons are as poorly designed as the ROG Allys, SD card Reader ad are prone to failure within a few months of moderate use.

>>719747779
Did 'ecker finally get range banned?

>>719748027
>Mouse and Keyboard
>He doesn't know
You know you can USB-C hub those or Blutooth them, right? It's a PC, it's not hamstrung by the built-in controller.

>>719749653
Hopefully the pedo is going away for a long time

>>719748995
Lossless Scaling literally fixes all of this.

>>719749743
yes, i know exactly what it is
that pic doesn't have any dongles or cables coming off it
if you're sticking peripherals onto it you're basically just going for a ship of theseus and might as well use a desktop because you're going to be at a disadvantage regardless because you're in the bottom 1% of hardware, only winning against laptop users with no mice

>>719748027
Gyro and flickstick actually makes it quite bearable. Not ideal, but I was able to do well with Scout, Heavy and Spy. Go check Solarlight's video on gyro controls.

>>719748995
Just stream the game from your PC?

>>719750117
see >>719750172 and picrel

>>719750784
>700g mouse
i still wouldn't bother playing pvp games unless they're explicitly controller focused

>>719745042 (OP)
Basically everything. Best goddamn vidya device ever made.

>>719748995
>deck just keeps getting cool shit and support that literally fixes this
>consolefags just keep getting fucked
lol lmao

>>719751657
Reminder the Fromsoft wouldn't allow gameplay footage of Shitch 2 Elden Ring because it was utterly dogshit.

For me, it's the dual trackpads and controller customization in general. Makes games and entire genres that were unplayable with a controller now playable, and allows me to tailor-fit the entire setup to my specifications. Any PC handheld not including dual trackpads is fucking up.

Controller customization on consoles is a joke. Zelda TotK lets you swap the jump button for an equally bad jump button - and that's it. Until consoles can catch up to Valve in this regard, I have 0 interest in buying another console or even controller.