i don't need a steam deck. i don't need a steam deck. it probably sucks anyway. i don't need a steam deck. ...unless

April 10, 2026 - 18:00 UTC

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i've also had this line of thought lately, but what keeps me in line is that i'll likely never get one once they're available because the price is going to be astronomical due to parts shortages.
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I finally jumped on one when they were clearing out the old LCD models around November. NGL it's pretty neat, but I should use it more often than I do.
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A friend of mine bought one and I'm so jealous. It's a really neat little machine.
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You do actually. Sorry. I don't make the rules.
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Well unless you can find someone selling theirs you can’t have one because they have been sold out for months.
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Look, one of us is going to have to get a steam deck.
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You dont need one of these either: www.ayntec.com/products/ayn-thor
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GET A SWITCH 2!
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I do want pokopia......
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these days you're probably better off getting an rog ally given how old the steamdeck hardware is
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You can probably get a good one secondhand since they’re all out of stock brand new
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i didn't think you could play modded games on it and i wish i hadn't learned that you can
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And you can set up lossless scaling to get ever more performance on it. Works like a dream on No Man's Sky but varies by game
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It's a computer they stuffed into a button'd shell, you can basically do whatever on it

Kinda need a dock for that, though, adds about $30 to the price tag
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It's great tech but it's so much heavier than the Switch that it really aggravates my wrists. I can barely play it holding it up, I have to have it tilted on something at all times. I don't see this drawback mentioned ever unfortunately.
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The price might drop when the Steam Frame comes out or you might want that instead
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Listen if you want one, and they’re in stock, I don’t think they’re gonna be staying this price for long. You should honestly get one
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its actually pretty phenomenal at it too. i've put entire modded civ v games into it cause its so comfy at it
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its just a PC, a linux one, so might take a bit more setup to mod things (and some games actually easier some how lmao)

its basically a laptop in a switch shape
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It is honestly a phenomenal device, can’t recommend it enough. I got one right before a revision surgery and it carried me through the recovery.

It was the hardest surgery I ever did and I can look back on it fondly solely because I had a steam deck during it :3
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Not exaggerating - for me it’s become a necessity (gaming wise). I use it more than any other system I’ve ever owned.
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you can do p much anything on it. i even use it for discord sometimes
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oh they're all fucking out of stock anyway. crisis averted
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Yeah I've basically got every SNES GBA PS1 and PS2 game on mine.
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PS check your dms
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Oh yes you can mod anything on there it's neato
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Mine isnt booting anymore for some reason, if that helps
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Mine too. Did you try the external monitor with a USBC to HDMI cord yet??
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Everyone I know who has one loves it. Plus its just a computer so you can do your taxes on it too
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No you absolutely do and you need to splurge for the OLED.
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unfortunately i have to tell you this was my favorite tech purchase of the last decade. amazing little machine, pretty capable considering its price, and i love playing games on so much i play my ps5 on it remotely like 90% of the time i play a ps5 game
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Same boat, use it nearly every day
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PlayStation noticed this sort of thing was happening so frequently that they made this www.playstation.com/en-us/accessories/playstation-portal-remote-player/ lmao
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You will literally expire if you don't play hades 2
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looking at this post on my steam deck
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I have a mac, so it was basically steamdeck or nothing. No regrets, even though it makes me feel like an overgrown child with her Gameboy and her bowl of Cheerios and her juice box. Fuck it, I want my Katamari rehash.
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I got a standard LCD Steam Deck last year after the Switch 2 reveal was underwhelmin, and now I'm using it for work as well as gaming. It's basically replaced both my laptop and Switch 1.
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Get the large one.
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You can play Fallout New Vegas on it and don't need to download the patches to fix the bug that makes everyone bald like you do on Linux, it rules.
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it's pretty good
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It doesn't replace my computer but it can do against the storm, rimworld, slay the spire well enough on the go.
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I played Slay the Spire for the first time last night and that would be perfect for it, tbh. I wanna lay in my bed and play that and not sit at a desk.
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Mine is a Plate Up machine, I use it exclusively to play Plate Up on the couch.
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Treat yourself, girl.
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probably the second best tech purchase i’ve made in the last five years or so. hope that helps!
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sooooo good
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cait UNLESS
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Ayn Thor. Just sayin’

www.ayntec.com/products/ayn-thor
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I love my steam deck fwiw
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I kept buying gaming computers that would start to freak out bc of the load of games on it. For a significantly lesser amount of money I got a steam deck and I have barely touched my laptop since except to make purchases
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I play varying levels of graphics but Baldur's Gate 3 looks great and so does Stardew Valley so I feel like that's a pretty broad graphics range
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yes, UNLESS
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Steam Deck just runs Linux. Do you really want to be a Linux user
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What do you mean "just"? It can run Windows if you're into that kind of thing.
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Alternatively, have you considered that you might need a steam deck?
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Devil's advocate guy (positive)
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It's great. I highly recommend them.
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jokes on you they're all sold out
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I didn't want a steamdeck until someone told me you could play modded Minecraft on it.
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ME. I just want to play my steam games from the comfort of my couch/bed...
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Should probably hold off, the hardware is a bit dated or consider one of the other hand helds
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cait it sucks so bad. like who even wants gaming on the go where you can play a lot of excellent games and even load emulators on there to play some old school games. super lame
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i truly love mine
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I got one so I could play all the old games lol
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It's great but very hard to get right now because of the RAM crisis. Currently best bet right now is to find someone selling one locally or on used hardware selling sites.
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I'm not saying you need one, but almost every game that I had bought on PS5 or Switch, I found myself thinking "I'd rather have this on Steam Deck"
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I've been holding out waiting for an updated model to drop but they don't seem like they're in a hurry. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯
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Crack in a handheld form. It’s great
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pshh you can play modded gamecube games on an iphone - no need for a steamdeck
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Welcome. Please wave adieu to productivity.
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WAIT ARE THEY IN STOCK???
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No, no they are not. They went out of stock the week after I got my bonus and decided I wanted one.

Instead I got a new phone and a chest of drawers, because those are in stock
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It doesn’t suck but I wouldn’t tell you this if I didn’t see that you weren’t being tempted anymore
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My spouse and I play our date night Stardew game with me hosting on the laptop and them on the Steam Deck.
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If it helps, the price has never been higher.
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Yeah they are tempting.
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I just got a steam deck like a month ago. Its pretty great.
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I just got a dock for the steam deck, hooked up a couple of old xbox controllers and as a mouse/keyboard, and now I will never own a console again
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I’ve been looking at them trying to convince myself I’d be disappointed and not use it very much. I’m lying to myself and I know it.
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Honestly, our steam deck has been a lifesaver for @cannabunnyol.bsky.social, bc we don't have a place to put a desk rn, and they can't cart their computer to work like I can
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