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The original was posted on /r/linustechtips by /u/RevolutionaryAd8204 on 2024-09-14 15:50:43+00:00.
My thing is if Sony wants me to pay computer prices, it better act like a computer. If it doesn't and the trend continues with PS6 then that's the end of me buying PlayStations.
Got mine for my birthday. Of all the computers I've owned in my life, this is my favorite.
steam deck is locked to a steam account
it requires internet to verify that on first launch
otherwise it is a great device. If it could use apple's messages.app then i would be so happy.
If it could use apple's messages.app then i would be so happy.
That's an Apple problem, not a Steam Deck or Linux problem. Apple refuses to allow support on non-Apple hardware.
You can still install whatever OS you want on it, unlike a PS5. It would be nice if you could get into desktop mode without signing in once, but that's not the end of the world. You need a Steam account to even buy it in the first place, and they're not tracking you nearly as much as say Microsoft.
And the once PlayStation exclusive games have also been made available to Steam, thereby making them also accessible to Steam Deck. So the latter is infinitely a better choice!
Also the price scales wayyyy better. Steam Deck starts at 313,65€ now.
if you have less money, buy that, get an sd card, and if you enjoy it put an ssd in later.
That's $346 in USD, if anyone is interested.
That's the 512gb version even. You can get the 64gb version for $296 right now, which is a great deal. Upgrading the SSD later is pretty easy too.
And for those who have not tried it, the desktop.is fully functional (not some half baked version. My son uses the desktop mode as a full school workstation for internet browsing, email, teams, Google docs, etc
I used mine for a few months for work. only problem i had with it was it struggled with multiple external monitors. i got it working but i had to fiddle with xrandr everytime i docked it and put it into desktop mode
This was a couple years ago now though, it might be better now.
Studios that can release games on consoles don't even target people like me. I'm not going to get a console to play 5 good AAA games a year.
A steamdeck however...
I'm legitimately worried about next gen, since Sony is doing the same thing with their pricing as GPU manufacturers.
That thing being, the increase in price is >/= the actual increase in performance. The PS5 Pro is a 75% price increase over the similarly disc-driveless $399 PS5 (hardware which is almost a half-decade old now).
Also the Steamdeck has games worth playing.
If I was forced at gun point to switch back to console gaming I'd pick the latest Xbox just because of the backwards compatibility.
Neither of them are capable of true 4K 120Hz+ gaming, so until then I'll stick with my PC.
Which you bought for 700 also, eh.
That's the point I'm making. They're too cheap for proper gaming.
Edit: Or more like prices are so out of control that $700 is no longer a lot of money for a decent gaming system.
The Steam Deck is absolutely strong enough for "proper gaming," whatever that means.
It's not "proper gaming" unless your 1000W water cooled gaming rig is heating up your entire room to 100°, just to show you the latest in ray traced puddles /s
I won't be getting either, but if I was forced to choose, the PS5.
One can be used in an airport/aircraft/train and the other can not.
One is fit for travelling and the other is not
Eventually, Sony will stop supporting the PS5 and it'll be a brick. If Valve ever stops supporting the Steamdeck, it'll keep running.
All (most?) of your games will run on your future computers.
You can play DOS games just fine right now, so yes it's a good bet. And a far better bet than the PS6 being backwards compatible.
Unless they change CPU architectures.
And even then it's no guarantee. Plenty of games needed support from the likes of GoG to run. Hell, I couldn't even play Ex Machina because I had a HDR monitor and the game detected that and completely broke. Disabling HDR in Windows did nothing.