I am considering buying the Valve Steam Deck 64GB for my bf as a christmas gift. He plays playstation, and I know he loves games like Baldur’s Gate, Elden Ring and Hogwarts Legacy. He also loves Halo, but hasn’t invested in an Xbox yet.

I bought him a backbone for his birthday, and he’s used it a lot at work as he is a shift worker and often has nothing to do at night while there. He also complains sometimes when he’d like to play playstation in bed, but has it set up in his livingroom.

He seems to enjoy the backbone, but he can’t play the games he normally would at home on it. So my questions are; Would it still be worth getting him the Steam Deck too, or is it a waste of my money? Could he play the games he loves on playstation and Xbox on it? Would it be as satisfying to use as his playstation when he wants to play in bed instead?

  • cyprox972BEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The downside with the SD if he plays a lot of PS5 is that there is usally (ever?) not any cross saves between them so all his progress would be lost. If he plays different games on the PS5 and SD this of course not a problem

  • kkaitlynmaBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The Playstation Portal would also be a good option. It’s much cheaper ($200) and since he already loves playstation he would still get to play all his favorite games. Downside is he couldn’t play at work I don’t believe, but he could play in bed. it basically just streams the PS5 to the portal and its simple. I don’t have one or know too much about it though so do your research before you take anything I said as facts.