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FFS, just get a laptop and stop pretending ๐
Haters gonna hate.
Got a laptop, use it for laptop shit. Got a Steamdeck, rarely need to do heavy typing on it, but when modding games I have to connect a keyboard and mouse to do so efficiently. Saw this solution and thought "hell yeah, great idea!". Bringing an easy to store/portable keyboard around for occasional use is way better than bringing a laptop and controller around when all you want to do is some gaming.
I'm not hating, just seems silly to get a portable gaming system to use kb+m when a laptop could do so much more for similar size/weight/cost.
I guess it all seems arbitrary to someone who could barely afford a used PS4 ๐๐ญ
@GrammatonCleric @SquirtleHermit
It all goes down to personal preference.
Do you need a PC shaped like a PC, which needs extra stuff connected to become a gaming device.
...or a console-shaped PC, which needs extra stuff connected to become a regular PC?
There is no wrong answer IMO
This is a technological hermaphrodite
Fair enough, I was like 90% just memeing about the "haters gonna hate" anyway. Though you might be suprised how much the Steamdeck can do versus a comparably priced laptop. And if your usecase is like 75% controller oriented gaming, I'd say Deck is the way to go. For what a personal anecdote is worth, I use my Deck far more than my laptop. Setting up the laptop is a bit inconvenient in bed, or on the couch, or at the airport, or on the bus, or blah blah blah.
Anyway, keep on keeping on.
versus*
Nah brah, I meant verses cuz the SteamDeck spits mad bars...
jk, thanks
Gotta love typing those long ass CLI commands and vim stuff without a keyboard.
Or should I ssh via laptop for everything?
That's a game console, bro, not a fucking UNIX terminal ๐คฃ
That's a handled game computer. Not a game console.
It literally has a controller built-in ๐คฃ
Adding another peripheral doesn't intrinsically change what the base product is.
I could see the utility of this for certain games where you need to type, but only for a minute
Same energy
Dam, I still got one of them.
Give me a laptop with the same graphic power and games optimization for the same prize and we can talk.
Have fun on your tiny screen