Ordered the 512GB OLED model, plus the dock, kb, monitor, etc
Any accessories that I should have on my radar? I'll pick up a pair of the controllers at some point.
A decent set of wired headphones and a good 512GB/1TB SD card.
Ordered the 512GB OLED model, plus the dock, kb, monitor, etc
Any accessories that I should have on my radar? I'll pick up a pair of the controllers at some point.
Ordered the 512GB OLED model, plus the dock, kb, monitor, etc
Any accessories that I should have on my radar? I'll pick up a pair of the controllers at some point.
In this video we take a look at AMD Frame generation on the Steam Dec OLED with NIXXES recently updated games we can now use FSR3 and Frame Gen on the Steam deck and it awesome! Keep in mind AMD Framegen works with other scalers also like IGTI and XESS.We test Spiderman remastered, Horizon Forbidden West, Ratchet and Clank and Ghost of Tsushima on the Deck OLED.
I'm really debating getting one while my PC is in downtime between cards. (I cancelled the one I ordered when we last spoke @Amorous Biscuit ).
Do people use there's often or has it collected dust? I see they are cheaper new on ebay and Valve honours the warranty for the product not the user which is the best way to do it.
Also etched glass or glossy? From research reddit tells me 5% worse screen for 50% less reflections with Etched.
I'm really debating getting one while my PC is in downtime between cards. (I cancelled the one I ordered when we last spoke @Amorous Biscuit ).
Do people use there's often or has it collected dust? I see they are cheaper new on ebay and Valve honours the warranty for the product not the user which is the best way to do it.
Also etched glass or glossy? From research reddit tells me 5% worse screen for 50% less reflections with Etched.
I'm really debating getting one while my PC is in downtime between cards. (I cancelled the one I ordered when we last spoke @Amorous Biscuit ).
Do people use there's often or has it collected dust? I see they are cheaper new on ebay and Valve honours the warranty for the product not the user which is the best way to do it.
Also etched glass or glossy? From research reddit tells me 5% worse screen for 50% less reflections with Etched.
You have betrayed me for the last time.
Mine is collecting dust but that's just because I don't go out enough to make use of the portability and I rather use my desktop when I'm home. I'm just not the target audience but the hardware is great otherwise
I made a deal with the devil and told her I'd save mine until my birthday next month. :/
However, I watched a lot of videos and the general consensus is that the non-etched screen looks better than the etched glass. I went with the 512 OLED and I'll just put a bigger SSD in it; it looks really easy to do.
I love mine, use it most days when I'm sat on the sofa next to the wife whilst she's watching whatever slop on the telly. Mostly play older emulated games or chip away at something like Legend of Heroes or Vampire Survivors. I don't really have to travel much so it's more convenient than having to turn on the PC which only gets used for MP or those big showpiece single player experiences.
It's a toss up between that and the Vita for my favourite handheld of all time tbh. The convenience, extreme customisation with things like Decky and huge library of games just make the Steam Deck a pleasure to use.
You could probably emulate the Vita games, which makes the Deck win by default!
You're not wrong, but it was about the place and time and the Vita was such a wonderful little device that I hold fond memories of it.
Burn it. Set yourself free from the shackles of the past!
I feel like that about the N64 TBH, but I'm definitely taking my gaming PC over it![]()
I love mine, use it most days when I'm sat on the sofa next to the wife whilst she's watching whatever slop on the telly. Mostly play older emulated games or chip away at something like Legend of Heroes or Vampire Survivors. I don't really have to travel much so it's more convenient than having to turn on the PC which only gets used for MP or those big showpiece single player experiences.
It's a toss up between that and the Vita for my favourite handheld of all time tbh. The convenience, extreme customisation with things like Decky and huge library of games just make the Steam Deck a pleasure to use.
I've honestly found myself liking the utility of being able to play in bed before I nod off
Do people use there's often or has it collected dust?
I'm really debating getting one while my PC is in downtime between cards. (I cancelled the one I ordered when we last spoke @Amorous Biscuit ).
Do people use there's often or has it collected dust? I see they are cheaper new on ebay and Valve honours the warranty for the product not the user which is the best way to do it.
Also etched glass or glossy? From research reddit tells me 5% worse screen for 50% less reflections with Etched.
At this point, I would definitely wait for an upgrade unless you can get it on a deep discount.
At this point, I would definitely wait for an upgrade unless you can get it on a deep discount.
The upgrade is at least a couple years away from what I read.
That would be wild… it already feels very long in the tooth. I think they will be forced to put something out within a year of the Switch 2's release.
I don't think it was ever their intention to directly compete and follow along the other players, and attempt to run all the new AAAA games, it's more its own thing, Valve already stated for Deck 2 that currently there are no compelling APU's from the vendor (AMD) that offer huge upgrades while being in their target power profile.
The deck isn't Valve's lifeline and they probably won't be "forced to put something out", rather they'd do it when they feel the time is right.
I don't think it was ever their intention to directly compete and follow along the other players, and attempt to run all the new AAAA games, it's more its own thing, Valve already stated for Deck 2 that currently there are no compelling APU's from the vendor (AMD) that offer huge upgrades while being in their target power profile.
The deck isn't Valve's lifeline and they probably won't be "forced to put something out", rather they'd do it when they feel the time is right.
There's also the Ally X, but I have no idea how that compares the Deck. I am heavily into the Steam Ecosystem, hence why I'm more drawn to the Deck.
There's also the Ally X, but I have no idea how that compares the Deck. I am heavily into the Steam Ecosystem, hence why I'm more drawn to the Deck.
There's also the Ally X
I'm fairly realistic what games can be played handheld..by all acounts modern portables really blow my pre conceived notions out of the water. Like I hear you can play full versions of Red Dead 2 and Cyberpunk, that's just mindblowing to me.
I think id learn more to older games to be honest. Bioshocks and older Resident Evils, that kind of thing. I also want to play some meaty RPGs.
I think id learn more to older games to be honest. Bioshocks and older Resident Evils, that kind of thing. I also want to play some meaty RPGs.
As long as you go in with realistic expectations, then it's great. You can easily run most 360/PS3 era games at 60+ fps maxxed out at 800p. Lots of PS4 era games run well enough too with settings modifications.
If you're primarily looking to play older releases, then you're golden. Definitely get the OLED model though.
I'm team Oled for pretty much everything for the last 8 or so years. Just can't beat those inky blacks and a picture that dosnt go to shit at night!![]()
The only disappointment is no VRR.
As long as you go in with realistic expectations, then it's great. You can easily run most 360/PS3 era games at 60+ fps maxxed out at 800p. Lots of PS4 era games run well enough too with settings modifications.
If you're primarily looking to play older releases, then you're golden. Definitely get the OLED model though.
I've played through a lot of RDR2 on my steam deck OLED and it looks great.