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Captain_Yuri said:

Steam Deck Review --

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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.

No prob, it is certainly a mix of good ideas and things that "needs work." The biggest issue is that it's not really good at being a PC or console at it's current state. PC experience isn't about spending a ton of time figuring how to get things working, the PC experience is about having options. But at best, you do get the PC experience but at worst, you are in this situation where the only thing you can do is play something else. And it's not really good at being a console either because even if the only thing you do is play Verified games, even that is a mine field. Some games work flawlessly while others simply perform terribly.

I haven't tried Yuzu because it's much more of hassle to get emulators running. While once you get it working, it might be fine, I think I will probably be sending the Steam Deck back.

As for your pre-order, I would say to keep it cause it's only $5 and you can always cancel it when the time comes if you don't want it. I am sure reviewers will be doing follow ups and what not. Personally, I'll be sending it back and going for a wait and see approach. One thing I will say is that once you start using it, you can see the potential of what it can one day be and if Valve makes a Steam Deck 2 or fixes the issues with a revision, I'll buy it.