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Steam Deck | General Review Thread
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THE DUCK
voted poster of the decade by bots
Please, it's actually usable without crappy little nubs. The battery life is fine.
Mr Branding
Member
As a consumer this makes Switch obsolete for me as I have little interest in their first party.
Seeing comments justifying the oled screen or the og switch battery life makes me think someone is trying to defend their favourite corporation/toy.
I recently got done with Witcher 3 on switch and that drained my battery in max 2 hrs, the rest of my gametime being plugged in.
I couldn’t care less for the oled screen, as burn in is still a thing, so I kind of appreciate Valve not going that route.
It won’t do switch numbers lol, but it’ll sell, trust me. Playing my steam library portably is somewhat of a dream of mine and I’m surely not alone. Pre ordered the thing within the first hour and I’m q2, pretty telling if u ask me
KingGhidorah
Banned
that's weird, I could play 4 hours of BOTW with my OLED model, you must have an old model or one with defect battery
Ultradsa
Member
What the heck does BOTW have to do with it at all? He referenced Witcher 3...a totally different game? That logic is incredibly disturbing, I got 4 hours on BOTW makes getting 2 hours on Witcher 3 weird, that's just silly.
speckz
Member
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IbizaPocholo
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bender
What time is it?
Check your Steam Library compatibility:
store.steampowered.com
Gabe has some 'splaining to do.
Quick Personal Stats:
Total Games: 1,028
Verified: 67 (6.5%)
Playable: 50 (4.8%)
Unsupported: 15 (1.4%)
Untested: 897 (87.2%)
Your Library on Deck
A page showing the games in your Steam Library that are deck verified
Gabe has some 'splaining to do.
Quick Personal Stats:
Total Games: 1,028
Verified: 67 (6.5%)
Playable: 50 (4.8%)
Unsupported: 15 (1.4%)
Untested: 897 (87.2%)
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Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
69 verified
86 Playable
26 Unsupported
868 Untested
86 Playable
26 Unsupported
868 Untested
chixdiggit
Member
Damn I have:
3,948 Untested
Get to work Valve, I need to work on that back log.
3,948 Untested
Get to work Valve, I need to work on that back log.
Kupfer
Member
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Lukaku's First Touch
Member
how the fuck do some of you have 1k+ games lol.
Tunned
Member
This is what I keep wondering. No wonder people complain about having a backlog.
midasmulligan
Member
soooo.......
how does Destiny play??
how does Destiny play??
FunkyPajamas
Member
Check your Steam Library compatibility:
Your Library on Deck
A page showing the games in your Steam Library that are deck verified
Is this only on the web page, not on the Steam client app? I never use the web site, just the client app directly. Can't find that option there, and no steam app updates are pending. Am I missing something?
Ultradsa
Member
I don't get why P4G is still showing up as unsupported, they supposedly found a work around for the cut scene video codec streaming so it's claimed as fully playable now?Check your Steam Library compatibility:
Your Library on Deck
A page showing the games in your Steam Library that are deck verified
Gabe has some 'splaining to do.
Quick Personal Stats:
Total Games: 1,028
Verified: 67 (6.5%)
Playable: 50 (4.8%)
Unsupported: 15 (1.4%)
Untested: 897 (87.2%)
Kupfer
Member
Dunno, just log in via the web-site or go into a random game and open the steam overlay with its' browser.
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
My account is very old & it’s my primary platform. Lots are from bundles as well. HumbleBundle used to be legit.
FunkyPajamas
Member
I don't really use the web version, only the app client, because that's where I launch games from, manage my library/wishlist, etc. I'll wait until they update the client, should be soonish I guess. Thanks!
bender
What time is it?
Joined in 2004. Years of giveaways, bundles, sales, etc.
MaKTaiL
Member
Why would it have a higher perfomance docked? It's not like it improves its hardware....
JLB
Banned
I have close to 1k games, counting Gamepass and GWG games.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
soooo.......
how does Destiny play??
Destiny 2 is currently in the Untested category.
IFireflyl
Gold Member
Switch owners think that when they dock the Switch that it is being overclocked to improve performance. In reality, the Switch is underclocked in handheld mode, and when it gets docked it is just using its full power. It isn't overclocked though. The Steam Deck doesn't underclock in handheld mode so docking has no effect on its performance.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
Total: 425
Verified: 26
Playable: 21
Unsupported: 19
That's a cool feature. I'm not too worried about whether games are *officially* supported as I'd expect the community to have fixes when needed. I was going to run Windows 10, so that would make it less of an issue, but after seeing the cool Gamescope and system-level FSR features I think I'll try to dual-boot.
On a side note, 15 of my 19 'Unsupported' games are SteamVR games.
Verified: 26
Playable: 21
Unsupported: 19
That's a cool feature. I'm not too worried about whether games are *officially* supported as I'd expect the community to have fixes when needed. I was going to run Windows 10, so that would make it less of an issue, but after seeing the cool Gamescope and system-level FSR features I think I'll try to dual-boot.
On a side note, 15 of my 19 'Unsupported' games are SteamVR games.
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OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
01011001
Banned
they can I think, but they are not guaranteed to work of course
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
FWIW they are still going through the catalog so many games may be supported, they just haven't been confirmed yet.I'm wondering if installing Windows would be only way to go.... I'm also getting pretty small # of supported games.
lachesis
Member
Very true. At least I would have to wait after Q2 delivery... so I have some time, and I'm sure it will get better and better over time.
(perhaps it will sway off some folks ahead of me lol)
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
I absolutely love that installing windows is even an option. I'm going to go with vanilla SteamOS for at least a few months before I consider a Windows install.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Sad to see master chief collection isn't compatible hopefully that changes in some way.
hopefully that changes in some way.
bender
What time is it?
I'm curious if Windows will be avoidable for older titles that don't have native controller support. It's the main reason I want a Deck. I've been trying to play some older titles lately (Gun, Q4, Stranglehold) and trying to navigate my way through Joy2Key (or alternatives) to make them work is a hassle.
MaKTaiL
Member
Exactly.
CrustyBritches
Gold Member
-Rich was sent the 512GB version
-Despite the size, it's more comfortable to play than the Switch
-He accidentally pressed the buttons on the back on occasion
-System gets warm, but not hot
-Screen is a bit of a disappointment, color repro not the best/no vrr/not very bright
-Steam and Menu(...) buttons along with UI look simple and convenient
-UI offers many options, including system-level FSR and global 30fps limit
-Use in-game FSR when available, it leaves in-game HUD at native res
-Steam Deck performance exceeds his expectations
-Windows drivers were not made available for this portion of the review process
-Control, 720p/Enhanced Console settings runs 40-50fps
-Shadow of the Tomb Raider, 800p/High settings runs 32-38fps
-Death Stranding, 720p/Default(match for PS4) settings runs 42-50fps
-Forza Horizon 5, 720p/High/4xMSAA settings runs ~37fps
-Horizon Zero Dawn, 720p/Original(PS4) settings runs ~40fps
-RDNA 2 perf/watt is much improved over Vega. Compares to Ryzen 4900HS at 35W
-God of War runs faster at 800p/PS4 settings on Deck than PS4 does at 1080p, 34.6fps for Deck(800p) and 32.1fps for PS4(1080p)
-Says the closest desktop GPU he'd guess would be the RX 460(I have this card and just made a funny Elden Ring Potato Version video. lol)...link
-SD cards are plug-n-play
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I'm really wanting to do dual-boot. The Deck SteamOS has system-level FSR and 30fps cap, but I'm expecting Windows 10 to have better compatibility and I want GP PC.
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CrustyBritches
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