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PC - Steam Deck looks awful - View Post

Mandalore76 on 11 February 2022
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the-pi-guy said:
DonFerrari said:

Yes you can mess around with settings to try and get the performance you are most confortable with, still being able to make it 60fps with other compromises don't nulify the defense that 30fps isn't a problem anymore for PC gamers while for the longest of time bitching console games were inferior 30fps experiences. But why not give more battery if you already making it this big?

Sure there were close to 1 gen difference between the games on console and PSP and Vita. But if we want to go that way there will be a gen difference in quality between a top level gamer PC and Steam Deck don't you think? Also sure that if Vita launched earlier it would need bigger size and less battery, there is no magic, the earlier your device the least powerful for same size and consumption.

I would say the 3 would likely use the space likely better, there isn't much to be done on the APU itself because well neither Steam nor the other 3 develop their APU.

I think it is hard to say that performance was first when well that in itself would already remove portable being a choice =p

And just to make clear, although I have Switch I would more likely play steamdeck than it, will monitor the prices for when I'm able to buy it.

>But if we want to go that way there will be a gen difference in quality between a top level gamer PC and Steam Deck don't you think?

My point wasn't that the Vita/PSP were behind, and so will the Steam Deck be behind.

My point is for a portable you have to balance between performance, size, battery life (and release date technically).

Sony and Nintendo made performance, and release date sacrifices for a smaller portable console.

Valve is making size and battery life sacrifices for a more powerful console. 

If your goal is to play 2022 AAA PC games on the bus (and not on an oversized laptop), you can't really make a better console than the Steam Deck. There seem to be a few things that Nintendo/MS/Sony would make better. But it would not be the size or the battery life. 

If your goal is just to comfortably play great games on a dedicated handheld on the bus, then there are different choices you should make. Nintendo/Sony usually prioritize battery life and size for that reason, by sacrificing performance.