Submitted 5 months ago by Guadin@k.fe.derate.me to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz
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I was wondering how much you are using your Steam Deck? And did the games you play on it change since you bought it?
I find that I used it a lot when I first got it, but my usage has gone down in the mean time. That's mostly because I play games that are not a great fit for the Steam Deck (strategy, building, etc.) and I prefer to play those on my PC.
I use it almost every day, but it’s really just a Balatro machine at this point. (Please help I have an addiction)
Just add 2 more hours of gameplay per day. You’re fine.
I use it for “light” games (the 2D stuff, Balatro, Dicey Dungeons, Whisker Squadron Survivor) while sitting in bed. Honestly when I got it, I wasn’t expecting to use it as much as I did.
I usually play on my commute so between 15 min and 90 min each day depending on whether i play during the whole commute both ways or just a little bit. It’s usually around 60 min each day because the rest is by bus and I don’t always bother to pull it out or I don’t get a place to sitt.
Lately, not really. But I’m in a weird mood: I mostly play on the PS5 (the same thing I’ve been playing for most of the decade), stream an even older game with GeForce Now on my Mac (instead of playing far more recent stuff that has a Mac version), my gaming pc sits idle, and on the Deck obviously I play Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League when I feel like it.
Yeah, weird mood.
I’m still somewhat new to the deck. It is a few months now and my usage went down, because it is not the shiny new toy anymore, but it secured a stable place in my game time. Also there are games which I play exclusively on the deck.
My switch on the other hand has suffered a lot because of that. Only MH rise gets me to still use it.
No. I sent it for RMA 9 months out of warranty on May 8th, and I won’t be getting it back until June 10. Apparently my firmware got corrupted. The software went bad. Valve is a software company and the software went bad.
I’m playing something every night before bed as my calm/reset time.
Just finished up Yakuza: Like A Dragon - that ending hits hard. I’ll probably go for something different next.
I still use my gaming laptop - but mostly just for Last Epoch multiplayer/BG3. I don’t like the controller experience for either game, and i have a better voice setup for multiplayer chat on my PC.
Yes.
I don’t have a desktop pc, so before I got my Steam Deck, I was using my laptop for gaming.
Every evening for games that I can’t be bothered to launch on my pc, the form factor is what makes me go back to it every time, so comfortable to play anywhere and not sit at my desk
I go back and forth. Past few weeks used it a bunch but hadn’t touched it in a month. Sometimes I start a game on my deck then think this would be so much better with mouse and keyboard then just play it on my laptop.
I also play allot of strategy and building games. I still think the touchpads are awesome and work great for those types of games but like when I play Kenshi I assign the back buttons too and it ends up hurting my hands after awhile.
I love how Endzone, the type of game that usually relies heavily on mouse, has adapted the controls for a gamepad.
I agree about the touchpads. Those work great. And most keys can be assigned to.buttons so without keyboard is okay, but some strategy games have a lot of shortcuts and those just work better with a keyboard.
I just put Nix OS on mine, so I’ll probably be using it more soon. But yea, it’s great.
I’ve been using emulators to replay a ton of games that would be a pain to setup/use normally. Skyrim Fallout and all the old standbys look great too so I barely use anything else
My partner bought me one last month, so it’s still new but I don’t think I’ve stopped playing it. I can’t make time to sit at my pc unless I’m working, all my time is spent with the kids or in my workshop. So I can finally play games again.
Got mine basically as soon as they released, and I still use it plenty. I have it set up to be usable as a controller for my PC, and it is by far my favorite controller to use. It’s a dream come true for my controller to become its own console whenever I want.
What?? I’ve been waiting/wishing for a controller with the exact layout as the deck! I can’t play rocket league on anything else anymore because i muscle memoried my air rolls to the rear paddle buttons. Whoops
I ordered the Deck when pre-bookings first opened and got one of the first few deliveries. Been using it daily since then. Made a gaming PC 4 months ago and only use that for Street fighter 6 and Spider-Man remastered. The Deck is used for everything else. My Daily games at the moment are Brotato, Everybody’s Golf 6 (emulated), Rock band unplugged (emulated), Everspace. Got Hades 2 lined up next. If a game isn’t good on the Deck then it’ll likely get neglected. That’s why I don’t play FTL as much as I’d like.
It’s a shame FTL has such terrible touch controls on PC. I wonder about emulating the Android version of the game; I haven’t looked into it at all, but that might work well if possible.
To be fair the game is almost 14 years old. Even with modern games no one seems to design games for touchscreens since no one is really playing PC games that way.
I generally play the more demanding games on my desktop and use it for 2d stuff when I’m away from home.
I injured my right thumb and stopped all games that require a joystick, so zero steam deck for the last 2+ months.
It’s still the best handheld device ever made and I’ll use it for years to come, we are just simply on a break right now.
I’ve been experiencing some right wrist pain from too much mousing (at work and while gaming). So I find myself playing on the Deck more than my desktop PC nowadays.
Every day, but different games than what I play on my desktop pc. Right now playing Hades on it.
I’m using my almost exclusively now. My PS4 is dying and I don’t want a PS5 so I’m currently buying my favorite games from that system in steam. Occasionally I’ll co-op game on the Xbox with my husband and I’ll pick up my switch whenever I get the itch to play animal crossing. But truthfully my vision is getting worse as I get older so the steam deck has become my favorite. My only regret is not getting the version with bigger storage. I haven’t tried streaming games from my PC yet but that’s my only option right now for larger games like Forza.
I have the 512GB LCD model and recently put in a 1.5TB SD card and am loving being able to install bigger games. So far I haven’t noticed any real lag vs it being installed on the internal SSD. That may be an option for you.
When funds allow I will be upgrading my internal SSD to a 2TB, but, for now, the SD card works fine
I really wanted to get a steam deck when they first came out, but I decided not to bc I wasn’t gaming much at the time. Then I got a SD OLED right when they came out, and I’ve been playing it pretty much every day since then. I love playing retro games and emulating on it since its OLED screen is amazing, and I also do Steam Remote Play to it from my gaming PC and Chiaki to remote play from my PS5. Like another poster said, the Steam Deck has also been a game changer for getting me playing older games from my backlog. It’s perfect for playing games on the couch while watching TV or a movie as well.
as a secondary machine suppose my main PC is broken
As often as I can
Mine is mostly a machine for travel. It’s a godsend on flights, or for keeping up with an MMO like FFXIV when I’m gone for a week or longer. It’s also handy for group things when we have a TV (Jackbox for family, or Moonrakers: Luminor for my board game group).
I should probably use it more as you do. Plug it in on the TV and do some group gaming or just for myself, and keep it with me when traveling.
Daily
With summer in particular my office/gaming room can become unbearable hot
Grabbing my deck and laying on the couch outside has been amazing
I also keep it docked on my tv and use it as a console and stream in home streaming for everything
Pretty much ever since getting mine a few weeks back, I’ve been absolutely loving it and using it fairly often when I can. So far the only problem I have with it isn’t even an issue on Valve’s end. It’s literally just that the BeeMod for Portal 2 doesn’t have a Linux port and I’m too lazy to set it up on my deck.
Otherwise, definitely a purchase I don’t regret. Especially since it’s gotten me to continue my melee only save in New Vegas that I’ve been meaning to get back to.
I smuggle it to work and use it for DND in place of a laptop. It’s also come in clutch when waiting for the car to get worked on.
Too much if I am honest about it. Currently obsessed with DRG: Survivor and I’ve put in an embarrassing number of hours in the last couple weeks.
Same, stuck on the last hazard 4 ahhh
mortalic@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I ended up with two. The OG which is now a media center more or less and the OLED which I use off and on depending on the game.