Yeah I mean that has always been the advantage of PC gaming, the competitive game prices and the “portability” (in this case, meaning how easy it is to transfer games from virtually any kind of PC to any other kind of PC).

I’m just surprised more people haven’t come to that same realization

I made a steamdeck a year ago in anticipation for starfield and once I realized the implications of a PC library that grows over the generations and playing cyberpunk on a top of the line PC, shutting it down, and then booting up my save on steamdeck in bed is amazing. My PS5 has been dormant for a year and I’ll never go back. The PS Portal just goes to show the direction Sony is going. I get it, the PS5 is for a budget minded gamer that wants a consistent experience…not me. I’ll be PC for life. Thanks Steamdeck!

I’m the opposite, have a 4090 and 4K oled 120hz TV. I was thinking the steamdeck was gonna bring new life into gaming but sadly it came with the haptic pads all fucked up lol. Returning and not getting another one actually because I won’t really use it as much as I thought I would.

I don’t have it yet but I’m already considering selling my Xbox Series X.

Oh yeah. Much like you I’ve been a console guy for my entire gaming life, but I’ve also loved my handhelds so very much. Proud PSP junkie of the late 2000s and early 2010s. The Deck has just simply changed my desire to ever play anything else lol. I feel way too locked down on a dedicated console. I love physical media but I hardly see the point anymore because I don’t have the time to properly enjoy them. The Deck is the end all handheld I’ve always wanted that sacrifices nothing at all by being a handheld - which is the problem that literally every other handheld ever always had - so yeah.

I’m sure I’ll get the occasional console for Christmas or for a very specific exclusive now and then as life goes on, but the Deck is my end game.

I actually got a gamecube after trying some gamecube games on steamdeck. I decided I wanted to play the games with my sister.

Unfortunately she’s moved to the USA so that probably won’t happen anymore… but she got me a dock on her way out, so if ever I want to use the steamdeck for multiplayer, it’s possible now.

Oh 100%. I was always a console gamer, but that route got so expensive for me… I was a physical>digital guy for the longest, I amassed a video game collection worth 36k retro and new. I recently sold it off to buy wifey a new car and with the economy in shambles, rent being so high, I went ahead and sold it off. I hated the idea of going ALL digital, like I would have NEVER consider it. And now owning the Steam Deck it seems like the perfect gaming device ever to convert me to go all digital especially with all the digital steam sales going on. Also I was technically being a hoarder, games and collector’s edition would sit on shelf and not be played. Physical would still be new in plastic. I’m glad I made my Steam Deck purchase I can clear out some backlog on a lot of older gen stuff from ps3, 360 era that look way better on Windows/Steam since PC version is superior.

Thank you Valve for coming up with such a neat hardware.

I know I’ll likely never purchase a headless console (ie. one that NEEDS a seperate display) ever again lol; and being locked into their closed eco systems and platform tax is good riddance.

And won’t buy a laptop again for a long time unless it’s for something work-related.

Carrying around my Steam Deck in a casual sling-bag is all I need with me; for gaming or general computer use. And when I am at home, using a USB-C hub to my TV/Monitor is perfect too.

I used Stadia before and that streaming tech, convenience, and accessible it was amazing, and better than the rest; Google’s poor management of the platform business model not withstanding. Steam Deck was more expensive than I wanted initially, but I don’t regret all that I gained in the transition.

I used to be a console gamer, but I shifted to PC gaming few years ago when I realized how fuss free it is to buy games, as well as the huge number of games I want that are not on consoles. Over the years console makers introduced paid online and no background compatibility (like PSVR games not playable on PSVR2) while PC gaming just keeps getting better and cheaper games, so I just sink deeper.

I still play on consoles once a long while for exclusives like Spider-Man 2 on Playstation and local multiplayer games on Nintendo Switch, but not often anymore. These days I just pick up the Steam Deck, press power button and start playing in bed or whatever. I have hundreds and thousands of new games and retro roms on this tiny system that I can bring everywhere literally, it is just awesome. It’s a dream come true.

Exactly this. I have been gaming since the days of the Spectrum. Had Commodore 64, Amiga, SNES, N64 and so on. Since getting my deck, my PS5 and Series X are sat gathering dust and I’ve sold my gaming desktop.

I have an enormous back catalogue of games which I’m playing through including games going all the way back to the N64, which I just never got around to playing.

I love the deck, in fact I think it’s the best piece of gaming hardware I have bought since the N64. Valve have done a fantastic job and I hope they continue to improve on the platform and release future models.

Nope; but I’ll tell you one thing it made me feel right at home since I grew up mostly with handhelds even got a game controller on my phone that I would stream games from any device I could at home I play some games on my desktop because it is better than a steamdeck in terms of screen graphics’s / performance but when I look at my deck I don’t feel like it’s 100% my pc rather a sorta steam library emulator if that makes any sense. I do find myself reaching for it whenever I just want to chill out. I also mainly play vr games on my desktop but when I do play those AAA titles I enjoy them on the deck just as much as on my desktop if not more especially those fighter type games!!

Yup, I am trying games in genres I never did before and its also allowed me to enjoy many of the PC games I love in bed. I have spine issues and am in bed some days and this steam deck has done a wonderful job on my rough days dealing with health stuff.

Also when family is over, its great hooking it up to the tv to, just a wonderful piece of gear. So many cool ways of customizing things.

Its not changed my outlook, but its more not needing a console (though I still have several). Im going to build a steamOS based console for the home theatre over chrissie.

I just hope I recover my passion on gaming after getting mine. These last year’s I haven’t been able to hook onto a game for long times.

It’s replaced my consoles entirely.

I got a Steam Deck to get away from the AAA/PSN/Xbox OnePass or whatever it’s called mindset, and I’ve never had any interest in PC gaming.

Consoles evolved the way cable TV did. Early cable didn’t have commercials; you already paid for content delivery by paying for cable. Now cable TV has wall-to-wall commercials just like air TV and you pay for cable also. The main reason I haven’t watched any TV at all in … decades.

That’s how consoles work these days. Sony, MS & Nintendo want subscription fees, shark cards, all that bullshit, on top of buying the games and the consoles themselves.

I tried to give my PS4 to a relative and even they didn’t want it. ‘Last gen’ blah blah blah.

My Xbox is a dedicated DVD player ever since my DVD blu-ray player kicked the bucket.