Current Events > is a steam deck practical if i don't game on PC?

(+) Yeah! (+)

outside of it being portable i guess

Well, you won't have much of a library to start with, but that's not really different to any other case of getting a new system that isn't BC with your existing ones.

Beyond that, I don't see why there would be any issue. It's not really a PC in the way most people would think of one; think of it as a portable console that uses the same library as a PC would. (Yes, it has PC hardware and you can install a normal PC OS like Windows on it; but out of the box, as most people would use it, it's better thought of as a console.)

I don't game on PC either, I love my deck

I've been playing stuff on my steam deck more than my PC these days, very convenient to have the dock hooked up to a TV and play like that and also have it portable

so basically using it like a PC version of a switch

I think I'll just wait for the Switch 2. I don't really game on the go like that, and there's no game I love that much I'd buy twice unless deeply discounted. I'm good with my PS5 for now.

AlCalavicci posted...

I don't game on PC either, I love my deck

Same. I dont have a computer that can run modern games and I dont have any consoles other than the Steam Deck and Switch, so its the only way that I can play certain games.

Spiderman23J posted...

I don't really game on the go like that

It doesn't have to be on the go. I use my Steam Deck the most on the couch while also watching YouTube videos or Netflix. That plus the Switch are great multi tasking systems.

markconig posted...

It doesn't have to be on the go. I use my Steam Deck the most on the couch while also watching YouTube videos or Netflix. That plus the Switch are great multi tasking systems.

Yeah, this. I have an Ayaneo 2 (same sort of thing as Steam Deck, but more suited to also using as a normal PC when docked), and I've never taken it on-the-go with me. I just use the portable aspect to sit on the couch and game without hogging the TV (and the power usage that goes with it, which is a somewhat important consideration since I'm on solar); when I want to use it as a PC, I pop it in the dock which is connected to a monitor, keyboard and mouse (and of course, charger). I really like just having the one device rather than having to move between two.

Overall yeah. It's a fantastic way to play older games especially. 360/PS3 era is a big missing gap for PS5 and Switch.

Just start gaming on PC tbh

i can't justify spending $500 + for "couch portability" right now.

I'd pay that much for a Switch 2 if it was on par graphically with the Steam Deck for the first party stuff though.

Spiderman23J posted...

i can't justify spending $500 + for "couch portability" right now.

You can definitely use it on-the-go too. Might wanna pack a power bank, though.

If you aren't really interested in gaming on-the-go, and don't see any value in the "couch portability" aspect, then a Steam Deck probably isn't for you, and you'd be better off with a normal gaming PC or just saving your money for now.