@GrizzleyPete Since buying the steam deck I've been buying all third party games on steam, and even many new releases are steam deck verified so I don't feel like I'm cut off from newer games. I know I'm trading performance for portability, but I don't mind. Right now I've been playing Persona 3 Reload and Death Stranding, and I can also play my top multiplayer games with friends (Overwatch, Phasmaphobia, Deep Rock Galactic, etc.). Gaming is where I do most of my socializing, so being able to play multiplayer without paying for an online subscription through Nintendo or Sony is a big deal, and offsets the cost of a steam machine pretty quickly.
I have a few Sony exclusives on my PS5, but I don't buy games at launch and I'm always working through a backlog, so I have no problem waiting until they launch on PC. By the time I bought God of War Ragnarok it'd been on steam for at least a year.
Nintendo is weird because I grew up loving their franchises, but I've either grown indifferent or actively don't like the direction they've taken certain series. I barely used my Switch 1, and I thought the extra horsepower and bigger screen would get me to play my Switch 2 more, and that has not been the case. I'm cautiously optimistic about Metroid Prime 4, but otherwise I can't muster any enthusiasm for their other exclusives and think I'll stick to emulating my favorite games.
So yeah, still certainly niche, but a great fit for me for the above reaons.
I think I’m definitely in the minority here, but as someone who’s only PC gaming hardware is a Steam Deck, I’ll be buying this day one regardless of cost (short of it being $1,000+ bucks). I’ve been toying with the idea of a compact gaming pc build, but have been put off by costs. If i can get an ultra compact gaming desktop with discrete graphics for 600-700 bucks, then I’ll be pleased. I think this will be the last generation of game consoles for me, and I can fully transition to steam hardware and pc gaming and no longer have to pay for multiplayer and cloud saves. Exciting stuff!
I’m still bitter about Sony fumbling the Vita, but glad to see they’re re entering the space. With the state of handheld gaming, I think I’ll just wait to get a steam deck 2, where I can play Sony exclusives on the go without being locked into the restrictions of the ps ecosystem.
@GrizzleyPete at least for me personally, I’m someone who has historically been a console gamer who occasionally plays an old pc game on whatever laptop I’m using at the time (any pc gaming I did died when I switched to MacBook). Currently I own a ps5, switch 2, and steam deck (and don’t pay for Nintendo online or ps plus), and my steam deck has quickly become my go to for playing games to the point that my ps5 and switch 2 are getting used less and less. The steam machine would be the perfect fit for me as someone who 1) wants to move away from consoles altogether since I get multiplayer and cloud saves for free, plus ps exclusives on pc, and 2) doesn’t want to touch a windows pc. Yea the specs could be better, but the trade off for something that’s closer to the convenience of a console while still being a pc is worth it.
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Re: Review: Metroid Prime 4 Proves Retro Studios' Prowess On Switch 2
Can’t wait to play this at 120hz on my 65” OLED.
Re: Feature: Hands-On with Steam Machine: Valve's New PC/Console Hybrid
@GrizzleyPete Since buying the steam deck I've been buying all third party games on steam, and even many new releases are steam deck verified so I don't feel like I'm cut off from newer games. I know I'm trading performance for portability, but I don't mind. Right now I've been playing Persona 3 Reload and Death Stranding, and I can also play my top multiplayer games with friends (Overwatch, Phasmaphobia, Deep Rock Galactic, etc.). Gaming is where I do most of my socializing, so being able to play multiplayer without paying for an online subscription through Nintendo or Sony is a big deal, and offsets the cost of a steam machine pretty quickly.
I have a few Sony exclusives on my PS5, but I don't buy games at launch and I'm always working through a backlog, so I have no problem waiting until they launch on PC. By the time I bought God of War Ragnarok it'd been on steam for at least a year.
Nintendo is weird because I grew up loving their franchises, but I've either grown indifferent or actively don't like the direction they've taken certain series. I barely used my Switch 1, and I thought the extra horsepower and bigger screen would get me to play my Switch 2 more, and that has not been the case. I'm cautiously optimistic about Metroid Prime 4, but otherwise I can't muster any enthusiasm for their other exclusives and think I'll stick to emulating my favorite games.
So yeah, still certainly niche, but a great fit for me for the above reaons.
Re: Analysis: How Steam Machine can aim for PS5's $499 price
I think I’m definitely in the minority here, but as someone who’s only PC gaming hardware is a Steam Deck, I’ll be buying this day one regardless of cost (short of it being $1,000+ bucks). I’ve been toying with the idea of a compact gaming pc build, but have been put off by costs. If i can get an ultra compact gaming desktop with discrete graphics for 600-700 bucks, then I’ll be pleased. I think this will be the last generation of game consoles for me, and I can fully transition to steam hardware and pc gaming and no longer have to pay for multiplayer and cloud saves. Exciting stuff!
Re: In Theory: Could Sony's next-gen handheld run PS4, PS5 and even PS6 games?
I’m still bitter about Sony fumbling the Vita, but glad to see they’re re entering the space. With the state of handheld gaming, I think I’ll just wait to get a steam deck 2, where I can play Sony exclusives on the go without being locked into the restrictions of the ps ecosystem.
Re: Feature: Hands-On with Steam Machine: Valve's New PC/Console Hybrid
@GrizzleyPete at least for me personally, I’m someone who has historically been a console gamer who occasionally plays an old pc game on whatever laptop I’m using at the time (any pc gaming I did died when I switched to MacBook). Currently I own a ps5, switch 2, and steam deck (and don’t pay for Nintendo online or ps plus), and my steam deck has quickly become my go to for playing games to the point that my ps5 and switch 2 are getting used less and less. The steam machine would be the perfect fit for me as someone who 1) wants to move away from consoles altogether since I get multiplayer and cloud saves for free, plus ps exclusives on pc, and 2) doesn’t want to touch a windows pc. Yea the specs could be better, but the trade off for something that’s closer to the convenience of a console while still being a pc is worth it.