| Captain_Yuri said: Steam Deck Review -- Snip - read 3 posts above |
Thanks for the write up. Lots of good info there and it seems like a decent piece of kit. Only held back by its software. Hearing that the handheld is comfortable to hold despite it weight and size is reassuring and another confirmation on the onboard sound being pretty great is nice to have.
I know its early days for SteamOS and the Deck which still has ways to go in offering a more complete experience in terms of compatibility. Its just a bit of a shame that even with all that that SteamOS and Linux and Proton still has big hurdles ahead of it. Like even with games being listed as Steam Deck verified, there can still be legitimate issues in actually running and playing them. Like random stutters, which could be due to games not agreeing with Proton.
Talking about emulation.. quick question have you tried Yuzu? I've seen some Youtubers try it and it looks like it runs very well with a lot of games running at full speed. Though a lot of it has been taken down because Nintendo is going to do Nintendo things.
Now, I have my gripes with Windows as a closed source OS and some might say somewhat bordering on spyware/malware. Though for gaming it works and offers the most games available on all platforms on PC, with less quirks than trying to run on Linux. I still have my preorder for Q2 but kinda deliberating whether to keep it or not. Wait for a gen 2, or another handheld thats better tuned and optimised for Windows. Or keep my preorder. That said, nothing will come close to bang for buck in terms of what you're getting and would still make a good secondary productivity device and an emulation machine - that can also play a load of Steam games. Ahh decisions lol.
