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What does your battlestation look like? PS4/5, XBox, PC or some oddball Chinese retro handheld?

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Steamdeck took over most of my gaming. It's by far the best gaming device ever made imo.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I'm playing on my Steam Deck like I was playing on my Switch 6 years ago. I prefer my indie games on handheld devices, so a good half of my playtime is spent on the Deck.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I have a full gaming rig, but mainly play on my Steamdeck - it's so much more convenient to just be able to pick it up and play.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What games have you been playing?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Metroidvanias recently - Dead Cells, Blasphemous, Hollow Knight, that kind of thing

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Primary is now Steam Deck.

PC is pretty much used for work and installing games to move to the Steam Deck.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mainly play https://geoguessr.com in a bog standard web browser. Ubuntu. No console or advanced gaming pc rig.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I don't play games with much frequency, but I play on some combination of Steam Deck and a desktop running OpenSUSE Tumbleweed, a Linux distro.

Edits/Changes: Forgot to specify Tumbleweed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

After zero PC gaming in forever I got myself a Steam Deck and have been loving how it performs!

Series X has been my focus but the lack of decent games made me move elsewhere before Starfield drops.

But also have a Miyoo Mini V2, and a jailbroken Switch.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Arch Linux (btw)

(on desktop not a laptop or anything)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

PC, Steam Deck.

PC for multiplayer titles that require comms, and Steam Deck for everything else.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Steam Deck has been one of my best purchases to use alongside my PC. I have a Switch too, but I don't use it much when there aren't new exclusives. But, the Deck having the same ga,e progress as my main PC has led to constant use when I want to play on a handheld.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Same, I use mostly PC for multiplayer games and for more demanding games. I use my Deck to play older games / indies that runs well, but I have a hard time playing games with low fps.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I only play on my Steam Deck and/or on my Desktop running Arch(btw)

Desktop Specs: OS: Arch Linux CPU: Intel i7-9700K GPU: Intel Arc A770 Limited Edition RAM: 2x8GB 3600 MHz

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Only on my Switch. I only have so many hours I can dedicate to gaming with my job, a master's program, and taking care of my 2.5-year-old.

Wish I could get a PS5 though. There are some PS5 titles I'd really love to try.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Steam Deck.

I've never owned a decent gaming machine, for various reasons. Cost was a big factor. Another was the fact that I was never a big "gamer". Very little desire to play the big, popular, AAA games in general. The games I did play, I played on a very old PC, and the performance was what you'd expect from low end hardware; but I just never had any desire to build my own gaming rig.

The Steam Deck is perfect for my use case:

  • I have no desire to run Windows
  • I have no desire to build my own gaming machine
  • I have no desire to get locked into a console ecosystem (Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo, etc).
  • I can play handled, docked to a monitor with keyboard and mouse, docked to a monitor with a controller, docked to a TV, etc etc
  • I can play games built for Windows
  • I can play games with native Linux builds
  • I can play Steam games, Epic games, DRM-free games, emulated games, etc, etc
  • I can do whatever the hell else I want to do with it. For example, maybe I might want to run Kodi on it, and connect to my Jellyfin server at home to watch a movie if I'm staying at a hotel. Whatever. It's just a computer like any other. I can do whatever I want.

I think I've probably played more new (to me) games since buying my SD than in all the years (decades) previous, and I love it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Steam Deck, it's been great for working through my backlog.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

PC exclusively nowadays. Not a fan of forced obsolescence rampant in consoles. Maybe the odd phone game to pass the time, but those are usually the most basic of games.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

For all of my gaming needs, I have a desktop PC running Linux as well as a Steam Deck. I recently came back from a trip that had me using my Steam Deck a lot, and it was great.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

This is a PC household, I gave my 3 kids their own computers and steam accounts and I have a PC and a steam deck I don't think my kids even know how to use a controller

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

I have my main PC, plus a retro gaming / emulation machine for the living room, and an anbernic RG 351 MP (handheld) that can emulate just about everything up to the N64. All GNU/Linux.

I mostly play steam games, plus Xonotic, Beyond All Reason, and Veloren. I've been playing Animal Crossing with my partner lately, and Windwaker on the living room machine.

I just don't see much value in mainstream consoles these days when you could instead have a proper computer and all the versatility that brings.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I general stick with a GBC or GBA with an Everdrive, as well as a DSi with custom firmware. It gives me the benefit of original hardware without paying the absurd retro game prices.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

PC and Switch, I do have an Xbox One (yes the old one) but it's collecting dust.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

A laptop running Fedora Linux

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Primarily my gaming PC, but it's getting pretty old. AMD FX-8350, 16GB RAM, GeForce 1050Ti, lots of storage.

In the living room I have a Switch and Steam Deck, I play the Steam Deck more lately, mostly for co-op games like Stardew and Brawlhalla.

Oh and I still have my fat PS3 hooked up in the living room, played some Rock Band on it this weekend.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I game on Switch, PC and Android. Recently it's been on Switch mostly, but I alternate between it and PC depending on if I get burned out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I usually game on my pc - Linux, but I use windows 10 for VR. I've heard that VR gaming on linux is very bad.

I have a Nintendo Switch for nintendo games, but these days I play more on my 3ds for older emulated games and ds games.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Mostly Steam Deck these days, though I keep a GPD Win 2 in my pocket most of the time for gaming on the go.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Mainly PC (running Pop OS) and Switch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

PS5 here. I have a Switch and a Quest but don't use them.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

PC, been upgrading it piecemeal since windows xp days. currently has these specs https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GcGqH2 I'm due for a gpu upgrade

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm a PC guy myself. I use a PC desktop w an AMD 3900X, nvidia 3080 Founders Edition. I also love my steam deck and have a Valve Index for VR.

I seem to be using the steam deck more and more since I'm on a pixel art retro JRPG kick and the deck handles them with ease.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I have a PC, Switch, and my Android. I mostly use RetroArch and transfer saves between the PC and Android. I also play Fortnite, but only on the PC. I rarely use the switch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

PSVR2 with HonsVR prescription lenses and a Switch.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

My vision sucks due to double vision so I have to use handheld to get it close enough to my face to see it. (the farther away things are, the more the two images split apart) So it's Switch and Steam Deck for me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Split between Switch, RG300 and my very outdated pc.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I used to be PS / PC, but with Steam, I just game on PC. I have a livingroom PC with xbox controllers for the couch experience, but don't see the point of having a console anymore.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Windows PC, Steam Deck, Switch, PS4, PS2

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Combination of PC and Steam Deck, depending on the game, as well as Retro Arch on my phone for the occasional Pokemon ROM hack during my lunch break

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I have a Gentoo Desktop hooked to a TV for Steam games, plus a Gentoo laptop for casual stuff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Ps4, pc and mobile.

Obligatory "Fuck Google" for killing Stadia.

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