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ch37 said:
Horizon: Zero Dawn probably. Regularly on sale too and for me runs great on the Deck.
It's actually the opposite of Breath of the Wild in terms of how much it lets you do (see that knee high rock over there? You ain't crossing it if the game doesn't want you to go that way) but it's still an open world game and in terms of story, controls etc and just general design and polish it's one of very few games that has given me the same feeling as playing BotW.
In terms of freedom, probably Elden Ring, but for me I prefer a slightly less dark/depressing world so I never got into that the same way.
I have Horizon already. It's a fantastic game. It's actually the opposite of Breath of the Wild in terms of how much it lets you do (see that knee high rock over there? You ain't crossing it if the game doesn't want you to go that way) but it's still an open world game and in terms of story, controls etc and just general design and polish it's one of very few games that has given me the same feeling as playing BotW.
In terms of freedom, probably Elden Ring, but for me I prefer a slightly less dark/depressing world so I never got into that the same way.
Edited by ch37 on Tuesday 24th January 13:16
conkerman said:
I did buy Kena : Bridge of Spirits and am enjoying it so far.
Kena is a game my 4 year old and 6 year old girls play on our ps5 :-))Anyway it is good fun and very good to look at.
If you want a bit of fun, the Sackboy game is very good too. Nothing like Breath of the wild. I have a Wii u and Switch with breath of the wild and there aren't many games out there like it.
Oh yeah, what about a hat in time? It's more like a mario game but good again.
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Have been looking for a laptop... a do everything machine. Good screen for photo editing and a decent graphics setup for some gaming (older games like Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas).
But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
Lucas Ayde said:
Wow, if the Steamdeck started supporting Freesync that would be a great feature to add.
The USP of the official dock, apart from being the official one that gets firmware updates direct from the Deck, is the 2x video outputs (HDMI and DP). That should make it more viable if you want to use the Deck as an occasional low-powered desktop PC which at some stage I will do when I get my desktop set up. Currently I'm using a little fanless mini-PC for a daily driver when I don't want to fire up the power guzzling main box for games. At some point I'll just dock the Steamdeck and hook up a Windows boot disk for those duties.
Wait a minute....The USP of the official dock, apart from being the official one that gets firmware updates direct from the Deck, is the 2x video outputs (HDMI and DP). That should make it more viable if you want to use the Deck as an occasional low-powered desktop PC which at some stage I will do when I get my desktop set up. Currently I'm using a little fanless mini-PC for a daily driver when I don't want to fire up the power guzzling main box for games. At some point I'll just dock the Steamdeck and hook up a Windows boot disk for those duties.
So you can dock the deck in the official dock and then connect a windows drive and boot from external windows drive and then just have a windows machine when you need it?
Otispunkmeyer said:
Have been looking for a laptop... a do everything machine. Good screen for photo editing and a decent graphics setup for some gaming (older games like Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas).
But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
You could just dock the steam deck and use that as a desktop. But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
Otispunkmeyer said:
Have been looking for a laptop... a do everything machine. Good screen for photo editing and a decent graphics setup for some gaming (older games like Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas).
But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
About 8hrs into Vegas on the deck it runs very well.But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
the-norseman said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
Have been looking for a laptop... a do everything machine. Good screen for photo editing and a decent graphics setup for some gaming (older games like Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas).
But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
You could just dock the steam deck and use that as a desktop. But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
Narcisus said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
Have been looking for a laptop... a do everything machine. Good screen for photo editing and a decent graphics setup for some gaming (older games like Fallout 3, 4, New Vegas).
But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
About 8hrs into Vegas on the deck it runs very well.But... I am thinking actually. Get a Steam Deck and then get a cheaper laptop that only has to do the one job instead of two.
Has anyone played the above mentioned games on the deck? I am going to assume given their age that it should be pretty well suited to getting a couple of hours in on these.
Pulled the trigger at that price, was going to get one last year but the scalpers were selling them with a massive markup on ebay so the lead time was ages from Valve.
Can anyone recommend a 3320 card for the steam deck, is it able to take advantage of the faster read/write speeds of the more premium NVME cards?
Can anyone recommend a 3320 card for the steam deck, is it able to take advantage of the faster read/write speeds of the more premium NVME cards?
untakenname said:
Pulled the trigger at that price, was going to get one last year but the scalpers were selling them with a massive markup on ebay so the lead time was ages from Valve.
Can anyone recommend a 3320 card for the steam deck, is it able to take advantage of the faster read/write speeds of the more premium NVME cards?
no it can't really. not worth spending extra.Can anyone recommend a 3320 card for the steam deck, is it able to take advantage of the faster read/write speeds of the more premium NVME cards?
You can barely tell the difference in loading times between a good SD card and the onboard nvme
The Deck is getting some use at the moment.... I'm hooked on Octopath Traveller the ability to play it docked on the main TV then mobile then on Steam on my main PC is just stunning...
If Valve managed to produce something with similar performance to the Series X that I could use to replace a laptop and the Series X I would be up for that.
If Valve managed to produce something with similar performance to the Series X that I could use to replace a laptop and the Series X I would be up for that.
Narcisus said:
The Deck is getting some use at the moment.... I'm hooked on Octopath Traveller the ability to play it docked on the main TV then mobile then on Steam on my main PC is just stunning...
If Valve managed to produce something with similar performance to the Series X that I could use to replace a laptop and the Series X I would be up for that.
Octopath traveller part 1 or 2?If Valve managed to produce something with similar performance to the Series X that I could use to replace a laptop and the Series X I would be up for that.
Richyvrlimited said:
untakenname said:
Pulled the trigger at that price, was going to get one last year but the scalpers were selling them with a massive markup on ebay so the lead time was ages from Valve.
Can anyone recommend a 3320 card for the steam deck, is it able to take advantage of the faster read/write speeds of the more premium NVME cards?
no it can't really. not worth spending extra.Can anyone recommend a 3320 card for the steam deck, is it able to take advantage of the faster read/write speeds of the more premium NVME cards?
You can barely tell the difference in loading times between a good SD card and the onboard nvme
Has a write speed of 5000MBps and seems a bargain at £75 delivered so total spend so far for the base Steam Deck with 1TB storage is just under £400 which makes it way better value for money than the 256/512GB versions.
untakenname said:
Cheers, just bought a 1TB WD SN740 3320 NVME to replace the internal 64GB as it seems to have decent power consumption and generates less heat than other cards according to those who have tried it on the Steam Deck subreddit.
Has a write speed of 5000MBps and seems a bargain at £75 delivered so total spend so far for the base Steam Deck with 1TB storage is just under £400 which makes it way better value for money than the 256/512GB versions.
I really wanted the non reflective screen or would have gone down the same route.Has a write speed of 5000MBps and seems a bargain at £75 delivered so total spend so far for the base Steam Deck with 1TB storage is just under £400 which makes it way better value for money than the 256/512GB versions.
untakenname said:
Cheers, just bought a 1TB WD SN740 3320 NVME to replace the internal 64GB as it seems to have decent power consumption and generates less heat than other cards according to those who have tried it on the Steam Deck subreddit.
Has a write speed of 5000MBps and seems a bargain at £75 delivered so total spend so far for the base Steam Deck with 1TB storage is just under £400 which makes it way better value for money than the 256/512GB versions.
Where did you pick that up for £75 from?Has a write speed of 5000MBps and seems a bargain at £75 delivered so total spend so far for the base Steam Deck with 1TB storage is just under £400 which makes it way better value for money than the 256/512GB versions.
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