Yes.
I don’t have a desktop pc, so before I got my Steam Deck, I was using my laptop for pc gaming.
A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.
Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.
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Yes.
I don’t have a desktop pc, so before I got my Steam Deck, I was using my laptop for pc gaming.
Every evening for games that I can't be bothered to launch on my pc, the form factor is what makes me go back to it every time, so comfortable to play anywhere and not sit at my desk
Every day, but different games than what I play on my desktop pc. Right now playing Hades on it.
I go back and forth. Past few weeks used it a bunch but hadn't touched it in a month. Sometimes I start a game on my deck then think this would be so much better with mouse and keyboard then just play it on my laptop.
I also play allot of strategy and building games. I still think the touchpads are awesome and work great for those types of games but like when I play Kenshi I assign the back buttons too and it ends up hurting my hands after awhile.
Got mine basically as soon as they released, and I still use it plenty. I have it set up to be usable as a controller for my PC, and it is by far my favorite controller to use. It's a dream come true for my controller to become its own console whenever I want.
What?? I've been waiting/wishing for a controller with the exact layout as the deck! I can't play rocket league on anything else anymore because i muscle memoried my air rolls to the rear paddle buttons. Whoops
Daily
With summer in particular my office/gaming room can become unbearable hot
Grabbing my deck and laying on the couch outside has been amazing
I also keep it docked on my tv and use it as a console and stream in home streaming for everything
I smuggle it to work and use it for DND in place of a laptop. It's also come in clutch when waiting for the car to get worked on.
We use it as a console every week, both me and the kids.
Pretty much ever since getting mine a few weeks back, I've been absolutely loving it and using it fairly often when I can. So far the only problem I have with it isn't even an issue on Valve's end. It's literally just that the BeeMod for Portal 2 doesn't have a Linux port and I'm too lazy to set it up on my deck.
Otherwise, definitely a purchase I don't regret. Especially since it's gotten me to continue my melee only save in New Vegas that I've been meaning to get back to.
I'm using mine almost exclusively now. My PS4 is dying and I don't want a PS5 so I'm currently buying my favorite games from that system in steam. Occasionally I'll co-op game on the Xbox with my husband and I'll pick up my switch whenever I get the itch to play animal crossing. But truthfully my vision is getting worse as I get older so the steam deck has become my favorite. My only regret is not getting the version with bigger storage. I haven't tried streaming games from my PC yet but that's my only option right now for larger games like Forza.
I have the 512GB LCD model and recently put in a 1.5TB SD card and am loving being able to install bigger games. So far I haven't noticed any real lag vs it being installed on the internal SSD. That may be an option for you.
When funds allow I will be upgrading my internal SSD to a 2TB, but, for now, the SD card works fine
Almost every day. Only single player, desktop for multi player.
I generally play the more demanding games on my desktop and use it for 2d stuff when I’m away from home.
I just put Nix OS on mine, so I'll probably be using it more soon. But yea, it's great.
I've been using emulators to replay a ton of games that would be a pain to setup/use normally. Skyrim Fallout and all the old standbys look great too so I barely use anything else
Too much if I am honest about it. Currently obsessed with DRG: Survivor and I've put in an embarrassing number of hours in the last couple weeks.
I injured my right thumb and stopped all games that require a joystick, so zero steam deck for the last 2+ months.
It's still the best handheld device ever made and I'll use it for years to come, we are just simply on a break right now.
I've been experiencing some right wrist pain from too much mousing (at work and while gaming). So I find myself playing on the Deck more than my desktop PC nowadays.
Bought an OLED model for 6 months. I still use it for 60% of my game time.
Sure, 40% of the time I need to have online experience with friends (Fps games / long gaming session), or the games simply don't feel right on The Deck.
But being able to use it everywhere is just so nice( friend's place / sitting in garden / on my bed). Plus, I regularly use it as a mini TV, watching YT and Netflix on it.
I hardly use mine. I bring it with me on plane rides but find myself just watching movies instead. Trying to play on a plane and having to share an arm rest, idk it works out better in my head than in practice.
I find I really need to play a game consistently to stay interested, and that makes the deck hard cuz I reserve lighter games for it, like ori, but since I play so infrequently I don't really end up being interested in the game I startup on there.
OTOH I play PC regularly, no battery concerns, much larger screen, better visual fidelity. The deck just isn't reinforcing enough.
Almost daily. I have treatment resistant radial styloid tenosynovitis so when that flares up nothing is easy to play.
Initially the games were those on the lighter side, but now I've moved on to more graphically intensive games (sometimes having to tweak settings, sometimes not).
When I want a bigger screen I bust out the dock and set up the portable monitor I bought for it - and, depending on what I'm playing I'll either get out the mouse and keyboard or the controller.
I don't have a set space for my setup so having the ability to pack up everything is a huge plus.
I use it while on the exercise bike that's about it these days.
No. I sent it for RMA 9 months out of warranty on May 8th, and I won't be getting it back until June 10. Apparently my firmware got corrupted. The software went bad. Valve is a software company and the software went bad. $120 USD to reprogram the firmware incl shipping, but I'll likely also have to pay import fees on top of that.
If I had it then I would play it more, yeah, but at the same time I've bought other SBCs since then and I have been playing those as they are more portable and I've really missed portable game emulation since I've been without my Steam Deck.
Bought it a month ago... Using it extensively at the moment...
I use it most days, even as a PC/web browser connected to my TV. I play any classic games or anything not graphically intensive on it. Anything with a medium-level of graphical intensity I'll use moonlight to stream from my desktop in the next room over. If it's a particularly beautiful game, I'll play it on my gaming PC directly, since I have a really nice OLED monitor hooked up to it directly.
I mainly take it with me on vacation, I prefer keyboard/mouse when I can use it.