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    I keep getting tempted to buy this or the LCD version, but I don’t even play on the go. Anybody with a powerful desktop (mine is 6800xt) have a steam deck? Do you prefer one over the other!

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      I have a 6600xt and a Steam Deck. I don’t really prefer either, and end up playing both.

      Indie titles I’ll play on the Deck, and AAA titles I’ll play mostly on my pc but occasionally swap to the Deck if I’m in bed or something. I also now pretty much exclusively emulate on the Deck instead of my pc.

      Spider-man, for example, I played through on both. I did main story missions on my pc for the graphical fidelity during cutscenes or more cinematic sequences, while all the side quests, collectibles, and challenges I did on the Steam Deck.

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        How powerful is it for emulation? I have a razer kishi for my s22, and emulate various consoles like gbc, gba, nes, snes, etc. I assume the deck would be more powerful than that, but is it powerful enough to emulate switch? I currently emulate switch on my desktop using yuzu.

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          Yup, there are a few exceptions with games that just don’t run well on Yuzu regardless of specs, but in general it runs Switch great!

          You should look into EmuDeck. I’ve been emulating for years and never experienced anything make it all so easy like EmuDeck does, it’s wild. Especially all the hotkeys it sets up for you, for stuff like save states.

          I mostly play GBA, DS, 3DS, and PSP, but I also emulate GameCube, PS2, WiiU, and Switch too and without issue.

          Check out RetroGameCorps’ video if you’re curious. It goes over everything and is literally the video that the EmuDeck website itself links to.

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      The pause functionality is awesome. You pause/suspend the deck with one button. Then whenever you come back to the game you hit the same button and boom right where you left off. Perfect for short sessions here and there. I’ve completed more games on the Deck in the past year than I have on my desktop in the past 5 years.

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      I mostly game stream to mine but I still get AAA mileage out of it when there’s no network available. I’ve been chipping away at TotK, streamed from my desktop.

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        How good does streaming work? I have a steam link box attached to my tv on an ethernet cable, and it’s always hit or miss, more miss than hits, so i’ve given up using it. How does steam deck compare to that?

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          I don’t use the Steam Remote Play thing, I use Moonlight. Also streaming works better outside my home than in it, I think perhaps my router is insufficient

    • @nieceandtows @abobla

      You want one cause everyone is talking about it. You already said
      you dont need it.

      Mine sits next to my other
      computers, and I dont really
      use it, and Yes, I dare say
      it, I put win11 on it!!!

      I use it to play roms and
      test linux distros.

      I have a 8 inch laptop
      for bed, that perfect.
      Light, not to bright.
      easy on the eyes.

      I love my steam-deck.
      Its great for those long
      streaks in the bathroom.

      Ill never sell it-

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        Yeah I’m a sucker for small electronics. I have a GPD Win that wouldn’t turn on anymore, but liked it when I had it. I stopped using it after a while for whatever reason, and it’s not turning on now.

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      Hey, I don’t have a powerful desktop any more, however I opted for the steam deck over a new desktop just for lifestyle reasons. I don’t have very much free time, and what free time I have isn’t spent entirely on gaming. For me the steam decks secret weapon is that it goes from ‘off’ to ‘gaming’ in seconds, then if I’m needed, off again in seconds even mid cutscene, then when I am free again I press the button and I’m resumed. I can get some gameplay in a precious spare moment which I could never get in if I had to boot my pc, launch steam, install updates etc. it’s too slow. Also I can play anywhere in the house, which means I’m not glued like a recluse to the pc upstairs. With a pair of open backed headphones I can still interact and talk to people in the room with me, whilst not disturbing someone watching the tv (I recommend the Koss KSC75s, super cheap, sound good and they fit in the weird hollow in the back of the deck case when you’re not using them). I do have a usb c dock with connected screens and mouse and keyboard which I could plug the deck into for a desktop style pc experience, it works well but I don’t often plug it in. It’s just better to play on the sofa. For me it’s the only way I’d find any time at all to game. 10 years ago: different story, but now, if I had a desktop pc it would just gather dust.