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[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Right now, and for the foreseeable future.

No one should be buying a steam deck, even a used one, in 2026 as their main gaming device. That makes the steam machine look like a 5090 powered beast.

People don’t want to buy a PC that already can’t play current gen games.

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yep. The steam deck was basically the equivalent of a budget PC stripped down and shoved into a handheld.

And this was 4 years ago when its new. Which relied heavily on low resolution and resolution scaling to even make due.

Now its even worse, especially with no significant price drop, and double especially with the ridiculous price increase they put on it.

Steam deck is an interesting device, and I'll give valve credit for it. But its past its time, especially with the lack of price reductions.

[–] GoatSynagogue@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

With how underpowered it is, there are a dozen Android handhelds like the Retroid pocket 6 that are significantly cheaper and will be better at playing your steam library than the steam deck.