Steam Deck

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/InstanceDifferent819 on 2025-08-20 13:38:12+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/chusskaptaan on 2025-08-20 13:26:11+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Liam-DGOL on 2025-08-20 12:52:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/VapingBalthos on 2025-08-20 11:45:28+00:00.

I am so happy, that I'd bought it. Works out of the Box (never had a Look on FPS). Downloaded, startet with the steam deck preset. No stuttering, beautiful view and a lot of fun.

Currently I'm like just 40 Hours in the game, finished only act 1 and don't went to meet that guy wo got me from the dump. Just exploring Night City for actually more than 20 hours and it is amazing. I can imagine, why people love the game. Even on a PC - when the settings are higher and more NPC are on their way through the city.

Currently I am not sure when to progress with the story. Currently I'm lvl 32, own a bunch of cars and got solid money. All the little side missions are fun to play and for identical tasks they feel different. It's amazing!

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Dedalo83 on 2025-08-20 06:13:19+00:00.

So I’m a father now and with great power comes great responsibility, that means not be possible to play my ps5 on my tv in the living room and loving much more the handheld experience of consoles like the Switch 2. Of course, I tried a PS Portal and it worked well at home but each time we travelled outside it became a brick. Decided to jump boats, I bought a Steam Deck.

I knew from the beginning that It wouldn’t be possible to play the greatest and latest games with the desk, so I made a list of all the games I have ever wanted to play and see if the trade off of lower resolution and fps for portability was worth it.

The majority of the games on the list worked “perfectly “ on the Deck. To my standards, of course, that means at least 30-40fps for story-driven and action games. Often newer games worked better than that. And with lossless scaling, I can tweak the up a little.

So I must say that this machine has surpassed my expectations. Let’s see if I can live with my catalog of games I already downloaded on the Deck without needing the PS5 (that it’s in the waiting-to-see-if-I-can-survive-without-it pile).

Ps: the intention is to not stream from the ps5, but to play natively from the desk.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/PandaDuhh on 2025-08-20 03:44:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Affectionate-Sand-93 on 2025-08-19 23:18:08+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Ahshut on 2025-08-19 20:07:29+00:00.

So around a week ago, I made that post.

Of course, the fault here was clearly the outlet. I’ve since had them changed out but nonetheless I had sent photos to steam support and told them i believed the only reason a fire didn’t start was because of that charger block.

They reached back to me the very next day, asked for a shipping address to send a new charger to, gave me safety precautions about using that bad outlet, and thanked me for the information. The charger came ~4 days later and I couldn’t be happier that a company the size of them has always had a phenomenal track record with support, and I’ve finally had my experience with it. They sent me a $40 charger for something that wasn’t even their fault!!

WHY DONT THESE OTHER CORPS TAKE NOTES?!

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Majestic_Hour5697 on 2025-08-19 15:42:58+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/MarkGruffallo010 on 2025-08-19 18:47:52+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/DankDaddyPatty on 2025-08-19 17:45:42+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/ElieBscnt on 2025-08-19 08:10:17+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/mingusmango on 2025-08-19 03:00:33+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/SaladToss1 on 2025-08-19 02:54:53+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Cam_man_AMM_unit on 2025-08-18 22:50:01+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/rickydp on 2025-08-18 19:59:58+00:00.

I love my Steam Deck and honestly it changed the way I play games. But sometimes I wonder: what if Valve brought back a kind of “Steam Machine” — a fixed, living room device running SteamOS, more powerful than the Deck, and synced with it?

I know some people will say “just build a gaming PC and hook it up to your TV”, but not everyone wants (or can) put a full PC in their living room. And yes, you can dock the Deck itself, but at some point the hardware limits show up.

I’m thinking of a true hybrid experience: handheld + living room box, sharing the same library and progress. So you can play home, then go outside and keep playing on the deck, or also you may use the steam deck as a controller and the screen of the deck as an help, like the fail concept of the Wii U.

Would you be into that, or do you think it’s unnecessary?

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Snoozingtonn on 2025-08-18 20:52:48+00:00.

Curiosity killed the cat on this one. Luckily satisfaction brought him back. I had a legion go, sold it at a loss because with the bad battery, weight and comparatively inferior performance, it was less convenient than just sitting at my desktop. I started using steam link a lot and randomly decided “you know what, I kind of want a steam deck actually.” I saw one on eBay and bid at the last minute, not expecting to win, but now here I am, sitting next to a steam deck. Part of me wishes the sides came off, but I just ordered a steam controller and called it a day.

What I love about it is the sense of real ownership I get from this. It’s opened me to using Linux, and the level of customization is insane to me. My Switch 2 is sitting in the corner crying because I’m never buying a third party game on it again.

Oh and of course, the trackpads are just amazing.

Right now, I’m thinking of upgrading the SSD and changing the shell and button colors, but I’ve heard the latter is pretty difficult.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/Sweet-Operation-1902 on 2025-08-18 05:15:09+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/eroyrotciv on 2025-08-18 12:47:41+00:00.

For me it was Celeste, Art of rally, and suits for hire.

I'm sure there's a few more, but those come to mind.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/IroquoisKaram on 2025-08-18 11:52:55+00:00.

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/CoastOne2716 on 2025-08-18 08:48:20+00:00.

For a while I had been eyeing one of the newer pc handhelds like the Legion Go S, Claw 8 ai+, Legion Go 2, or Xbox Ally X. I finally pulled the trigger and got a Claw 8 ai+. After setting it up and playing with it for a while, I felt disappointed and wanted to go back to my Steam Deck OLED.

First, the screen on the Claw 8 ai+ doesn’t come close to the OLED panel on the Steam Deck. I had watched videos on YouTube comparing the OLED deck to the LCD PC handhelds and I didn’t think the difference was very noticeable on video. The difference is pretty big once you compare them in real life. The viewing angles on the OLED are much better and the colors pop a lot more. Before buying the Claw I thought maybe I could go without an OLED screen on my pc handheld but now I’m starting to doubt it haha. Once you have OLED, it’s hard to go back to LCD

Next, the size of the Claw is too big and the ergonomics aren’t as good as the Steam Deck. I’m an averaged sized man and my hands are too small to comfortably reach all the buttons and my wrists started to hurt holding it up for a while. Valve really nailed the ergonomics and I think the size of the Steam Deck is perfect. I can play for hours with no pain or discomfort. I really hope Valve keeps the same design for the Steam Deck 2 but just does little refinements.

Performance on the Claw was a step up from the Steam Deck, but it wasn’t mind blowing. I was getting maybe 10 more fps on my games compared to my Steam Deck. I asked myself, is a $1,000 dollar handheld worth an extra 10 fps? The answer to me is no.

Windows is such a pain to deal with. I had taken SteamOS for granted with how easy and convenient it is. Installing drivers is annoying when almost everything just works on the Steam Deck with very little tinkering.

When I was testing some games on the Claw 8 ai+ I noticed the fans were noticeably louder on it than the Steam Deck OLED. That was a surprise because I had heard the fans on the claw were quiet.

All in all, trying out another handheld has just confirmed to me that the Steam Deck OLED is still the best overall PC handheld on the market in my opinion. I will be returning my Claw 8 ai+ and keeping my Steam Deck OLED. It’s certainly not the most powerful handheld available, but it just does about everything right. The design, ergonomics, power, battery efficiency, screen, build quality are great. And it also costs almost half of what these newer handhelds cost. The only new PC handheld I will buy now will be the Steam Deck 2

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The original was posted on /r/steamdeck by /u/melchiahdim on 2025-08-18 03:37:16+00:00.