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naraburns  nihil supernum  1yr ago (text post)   2549 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for December 30, 2022

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I mostly play platformers/metroidlikes/stardew/card games on it and for that it works very well. I don't travel anymore so I wouldn't know about the travel sockets. The steam integration is nice.

Allegedly one can play a lot of other stuff using emulators but I haven't bothered.

One or two of my nieces have one. They've been doing a lot of multiplayer Core Keeper over the holiday, not sure what they play more regularly. The fact that everything works "cross-platform" with laptop/desktop users has been nice.

My wife would like one, except that they're so big and heavy. She has a Switch Lite right now.

The prime reason why I'm avoiding the steam deck is battery life and the fact I really don't have a reason to buy one. From what I've read, the battery life can be from 2.5 hrs to 6 hours depending on what it's being used for. As for power - it pulls 38W at 15V. If a plane can charge/hold power for a laptop, it'll be fine for a steam deck (which is basically a very tiny laptop.

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