Just curious as to how you guys use your steam deck, docked or not. Do you have a gaming pc or consoles and only use it when you’re out?
I personally just use it inside the house, and sometimes at work. I’m jealous of people that are able to take it out and play in the park or somewhere like that, my OCD scares me into doing so, I always think that I might drop it or it might rain. Funny cos all I have are handhelds (switch, 2dsxl and steam deck) and I rarely go out with them.
I also have it plugged in almost all the time whenever I decide to play, is that bad for the battery or do you guys do it too since when I play it usually just lasts less than 2 hours and can’t be bothered to get up and charge.
Sorry I’m bored at work and I read the rules on the side and I don’t think this “let’s start a conversation” post is not allowed. Thanks!
I’ve never ever used the Deck docked, the games run better on my normal PC
Also my Deck rarely leaves the house.
Tbh the way I use my deck, a gaming pc would be better but I can’t afford one rn. Atleast I’ll have racked up a big backlog once I do get one.
Funny I have exactly the same consoles as you. I mostly play on the steam deck now, usually inside the house, but I do bring it to work sometimes to play during my lunch break (depends on the game I’m playing at the time). When I play on the switch, I take it everywhere as I am not as scared to break it or have it stolen and it’s way smaller (I haven’t played on my 2dsxl in a loooong time but I use to take it everywhere).
When I play the deck at home, I play on it unplugged, then plug it when necessary, and keep playing (I usually play sitting on a japanese floor seat with the charger nearby so I can easily plug it in and out).
I have games on the switch that i’m forcing myself not to get on my steam deck haha, unfortunately i only play my switch at home as well. I got my 2dsxl to play the old pokemon games but never really got into it, just felt really good getting all the games i wanted for free guilt free haha.
at home: docked in the living room, sometimes streaming from my PC
travelling: mostly handheld but sometimes setup as a desktop so I can play competitive FPS
Mostly laying in bed
I use it primarily in my house. I have like a 5 minute commute to work, when I even have to go into the office, in the first place, so there’s not a lot of opportunity to even play anywhere else. I’ve taken it with me on trips and have used it extensively in airports waiting for flights that are always delayed now, though.
I’ve never once docked it. If I want to play on my TV, I have a PS5 and XSX for that. That said, I only ever use the PS5 out of the two, and then, only when there’s some exclusive I’m interested in playing, like when Spider-Man 2 came out recently.
I also do have a gaming PC, or it’s probably better said as a work PC that just happens to be great for gaming as well. After I’ve worked on it all day, though, the last thing I want to do is continue to sit in front of it to play games. However, I do heavily make use of Steam Remote Play to stream games from my PC to the Deck. That combo is a game changer.
Got my Deck since a year and in that year my PC was on at Like 3 Days.
Purely in handheld mode. If I was gonna use it docked, I would just use my PC