• Anchorxiety@reddthat.com
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    22 hours ago

    The device is just woefully underpowered now compared to the competition. It’s fine if you just use it for emulation, old games, or just playing stuff at 30fps. But I want to have something with more power, especially at the new price point.

    I’m patiently waiting for a Steam Deck 2.

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      5 hours ago

      I mean, it’s a portable device. Put enough power into it, and it’s just going to light my lap on fire.

      The more powerful device (with enough cooling, and a wall connection) is the Steam Machine, and it’s currently a lottery to get a chance to buy one. I am fully down to play more aggressive games, if I get a chance to buy the Steam Machine.

      But I’m not excited for another Sega GameGear - another portable so powerful that it cannot be practically played away from a wall outlet.

      I do want another SteamDeck, but I want it smaller, lighter, lower power, longer battery, and pocketable. I want a SteamDeck mini.

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      20 hours ago

      Its fantastic to play stuff remotely though, with sunshine/moonlight. I can VPN into my home network from coffee shops, hotels, etc and play much stronger titles streamed from my PC.

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          5 hours ago

          Fine for my needs, I don’t play FPSs or platformers though, just single player RPG’s and open world games.

          Moonlight seems to use 10mb/s to stream, so its not very demanding on internet either.

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      20 hours ago

      Me too, but not looking forward to the price, and probably won’t wind up getting one 😔