Steam Deck
www.steamdeck.com
November 16

New OLED screen. New APU. And lots of small hardware improvements.

  • MudMan@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Asus is trying to do something like that, including compatibility with the Ally, and I frankly don’t think it’s great.

    Decent software and less flaky integration would make things better, but honestly I don’t think the value proposition is there. Then again, I also don’t understand people trying to use PC handhelds as desktop PCs, either, so what do I know.

    • PainInTheAES@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I do see your point but my use case is that I like to play casually in bed, I like that I have the option to bring it on the go, and I like to sit down at my desk and game with the boys or play FPS. I mostly use it in docked mode these days because I’ve been really busy.

      My buddies and I want to play the new Baldurs Gate soon. Which doesn’t run too hot on the SteamDeck. Perhaps with an eGPU it could.

      I have a gaming PC as well in another room. Which I stream to the SD sometimes. But it’s honestly a bit of a chore compared to using the SD.

      As a side note I find the SD software pretty decent. Not sure if that was directed to the Ally.

      • MudMan@kbin.social
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        1 year ago

        I meant specifically Asus’ eGPU environment. It does require plugging it in, using a physical lock, then switching over, hoping it doesn’t crash, maybe rebooting if it gets temperamental…

        It’s honestly far more of a hassle than just having two setups. I’m writing this after playing a bunch of Spider-Man on a handheld while lying in bed. I get the appeal, but at the end of the day desktop PCs are better at desktop PC things.