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[–] 53 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

One reviewer mentioned disappointment that it's still a full 11.7" long and 2" thick. I realize that some people are not built for that kind of size, but I enjoy the heft and find the ergonomics of the original pleasing. I find that it stands out among smaller equipment and any substantial reduction would limit the versatility and, quite frankly, my overall enjoyment.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Biggest improvement is probably the 30-50% increase in battery life. The deck already gets much better battery life than the ROG Ally or Lenovo Go (especially on low demanding games, it can get 2-4x the battery life), so this will further cement it as the best handheld PC for actually playing without the device plugged in.

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  • [+] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean running the same game at the same settings/resolution/etc the Deck will get significantly better battery life. You can offset this somewhat by using task manager to close background processes in windows, but it still takes a lot more power to run stuff on the ROG Ally than the deck.

    An example from Ally reviews was Stardew valley ran at 6-8w on the deck, but was pulling 16-20w on the Ally with same settings. Using task manager to close windows processes for the Ally down to the 12-15w range, but that's still a huge jump. This isn't even taking into consideration that you can tweak deck performance settings to run Stardew valley at a much lower power setting, I've seen people go as low as 3.8w giving them 10+ hours of battery life.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So who wants to buy my 512gb LCD? 😅

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I love my steam deck, I also just got it like 2 months ago. If I knew this was coming, I might've waited. Either way, my girlfriend is probably going to get a cool hand me down in the next couple months.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    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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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    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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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    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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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @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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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    @nieceandtows

    Good news, call them and ask for a replacement battery. You battery was recalled the GPD is fine, still works!

    That battery when depleted went full empty. Bad circuit board.
    Ask for the new one only. see if they honer your purchase.
    new one should cost less then
    30 bucks anyway

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    not all AFAIK. usually it's specified on the game's listing if it's compatible with steam deck.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    So glad I held off on buying one before. Now if I do decide to get one, I'm definitely gonna go for a beefy 1TB model.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    It doesn't look to bad, and knowing I don't currently have a Steam Deck I'd love to get one at some stage.

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