My laptop is old enough to vote, and therefore anything beyond Stardew Valley made it collapse, but it works great for my daily tasks. However, after trying a Switch recently (I consider the Lite to be the perfect handheld, size wise), I got an itch that could only be scratched with more games.
I found a second hand Deck for a reasonable price and I CAN’T BELIEVE I WAS MISSING SO MANY THINGS.
Particularly I’ve been amazed by No Man’s Sky, because I can see other players!!! And visit them!!! I can’t do that on Switch!
I’m also enjoying Witcher 3 and Rimworld!
Discovering that the SD can be used as a computer too, with all the bells and whistles has been very fun.
My one and greatest complaint is its size… I get that it’s necessary to add such a big amount of buttons, but my fingers are getting a full workout trying to remain in position.
Still, amazing, amazing machine!!
(Y’all can feel my enthusiasm levels by counting the amount of “!” In this text)
Daaamn. Thank you for such a thoughtful answer! I’m going to spend a lot of time playing with them! I’m familiar with Linux, but there’s always a lot to learn :D
Honestly I have really fallen in love with using normal programs fullscreened through steams gaming mode. It feels like a natural evolution of a window manager like i3, so much new stuff to learn and the exciting thing is this is all new for everybody!
Also in the realm of space games, Overload is a BLAST on the deck, especially in short bursts. It is a great way to quickly get locked into the Steam Deck for high intensity flying and fine aim control.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/448850/Overload/
Thanks!!