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Pemalite on 05 February 2022
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Slownenberg said:

So I had until today been thinking the Steam Deck would be the Switch for PC gaming. Then I saw this twitter thread:

It shows size comparison of Steam Deck versus many portable systems. And my god the thing looks terrible. Switch was pushing the size limit for what a portable can be, I can't imagine wanting to play anything much larger than it, and the Steam Deck makes the Switch look tiny.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a larger size.

I have big hands, so it's not an issue, the Switch's Joycons are a little small for me... Hence I never use it in portable mode.

The thing with the Steam Deck... It's not replacing consoles, it's just an extension of the Steam Ecosystem and PC gaming, it's unlikely to sell 50 million units or compete with the Switch.

the-pi-guy said:

It might be big, but as far as I'm aware previews have been very good.

It's not going to fit in your pocket, but doesn't mean it won't be a good device.

To be fair, the Switch doesn't fit in your pockets either... Unless you are wearing baggy pants from the 90's that are 10x sizes to big, that you hold up with one hand, with pockets that stretch to China.

But that is okay. Just chuck it into a backpack I guess.

BasilZero said:

The design looks fine.

But I dont think I'll be getting one myself anytime soon - rather get a gaming laptop instead - use the money that a Steam deck costs into it.

Need a new gaming laptop either ways since my current one is from 2014 (which I use as a general use laptop nowadays since I use my gaming desktop as my primary PC gaming device).

Yeah. I am just waiting on LPDDR5x/DDR5 laptops and next-gen mobile Ryzen before I upgrade my current Ryzen 2700u and 4700u notebooks... Should last me a year or two.

I don't spend big on notebooks due to how infrequently I use them, so I am happy running from decent integrated graphics and gaming at 720P for a few hours once in a blue moon.

VAMatt said:
refutableport said:

Yes but lets not forget how innovative the WiiU gamepad was...

The Wii U gamepad looked outdated to me on the day it launched.  Ipads were on the scene, and then there was the Wii U gamepad that looked like it came straight out of 2002.  I feel similarly about the Steam Deck.  It just isn't on trend, design wise, with current portable tech.  Devices right now are sleek.  The Steam Deck is the opposite of that.  

This. The WiiU's display was small, bad quality and low resolution. The pad was big.

I didn't mind the ergonomics of it though, happily completed breath of the wild on it... But didn't use the handheld screen at all.

BasilZero said:

Same, I've never put my Switch in my pocket. I got myself a carrying case as well.

I have two carrying cases (one that came with a traveling bag).






 I really wish they had a PDP Breath of the Wild backpack in the same style... Not keen on having a hand bag/messenger bag.



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