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Baldur’s Gate 3 had to be scaled back for the Series S, but the console still has a right to exist (www.vg247.com)
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It'll be the cheapest place, by an absurd margin, to play Baldur's Gate 3.

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[–] 9 points 3 years ago (12 children)

The steam deck is about half as powerful as the Series S. If you don't want mobile gaming, there's zero reason to buy the steam deck over the Series S.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (11 children)

    The steam library, full Linux operating system, and emulation of current gen Nintendo games is far from zero reason.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago (10 children)

    And if a person doesn't care about the steam library, linux operating system or emulation? If they just want to play BG3 and other modern games on their couch, running natively on their machine in a convenient, no-fuss manner? Will you admit that, for that person, the Steam Deck is a terrible option and they'd be far better served, both financially and visually, by buying an Xbox Series S, even at MSRP?

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (7 children)

    No, not at all. The deck is much more convenient and no fuss. It has sleep / resume. I can be in the middle of a battle in BG3, put the thing into sleep and set it down for a week. Press resume and I'm instantly back to where I left off. No turning on the TV, booting the console, starting the game, loading your save. And the portability is convenient even for just in the house. Play on the couch, at the table with coffee and breakfast, in bed before falling asleep.

    Then when you factor in the value you get from being able to play modern games comfortably while traveling, I stand by my point that you're a fool if you buy a series s over a deck.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Feel free to elaborate on how the Deck is convenient to someone that isn't interested in playing on a tiny, washed-out 800p display with sub-2 hour battery life while playing BG3, and how playing on a TV is less fuss with the Steam Deck than the Xbox. Quick resume is a completely different topic that would be irrelevant, even if the Xbox didn't already have the exact same feature.

    Then when you factor in the value you get from being able to play modern games comfortably while traveling

    Worthless to someone that only wants to play at home on their TV, or isn't tethered to an outlet. It seems you're wholly incapable of comprehending that there are people with different use-cases and priorities than your own, and for those people the Steam Deck is a vastly inferior and costlier option. Buying the device that best meets their needs doesn't make them a fool. It's astounding that you don't get this.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    This is wild.

    I do almost all my gaming on the deck. It's great because of what it is as a handheld. If you don't intend to use those features, the lack of power makes a serious dent in the value it provides. And "no fuss" is correct compared to other PC handhelds, but crazy compared to an Xbox.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    Yeah, this person is so deluded in their steam deck zealotry that they've lost touch with reality. In one comment they argue the steam deck's value is in its Linux OS and ability to emulate Switch games, then in the next they argue that the thing is "much more convenient and no fuss". The only convenience is in the portability. If you aren't interested in sacrificing power for portability, that offers zero value. As for emulation, arguing that is no fuss would be laughable. Even native steam games can be iffy, requiring troubleshooting like swapping proton versions and entering launch commands. There's a reason ProtonDB exists, and the Xbox doesn't need something comparable.

    The Steam Deck is great for what it is, but the only console it compares (and is vastly superior) to is the Switch.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    It's basically all I use, and most of the headaches are more about publisher hostility than any actual issues with Linux (no, you not being able to install your fucking rootkit is not a failing). I basically don't even look at any of those statuses because I don't feel like I need to. Almost everything actually does just work.

    But we're comparing it to a console lol. That, to the point of baked in performance settings tuned to the exact hardware, are their whole purpose.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    Agreed. It's a lack of publisher support that has created the issues with Linux gaming. To some extent I understand, given the minute market share Linux has historically possessed, but ultimately it's just corporate greed. Valve is serving as a force for change, though; not altruistically, but a force nonetheless. Once Linux has a large enough install base, publishers will go where there's money to be made, whatever anti-cheat concessions they have to make.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago (1 child)

    This person is so deluded in their Xbox zelotry they lost touch with common sense.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago

    Lmao. Mate, I was an early adopter of the steam deck. I appreciate it for what it is, and I acknowledge its limitations. Meanwhile, you live in a fantasy where those limitations don't exist and you're unable to even acknowledge basic, objective facts. It's fine that you love your steam deck but Jesus Christ, go touch some grass. Get outside your bubble for a second.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I would probably save up for the seriesX or PS5. If the S is already getting iffy here, what content are they gonna take out in future games? Why take that chance instead of saving for a system that's actually convenient? I'd say avoid the series S.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago

    The only reason the S is iffy here is because of couch co-op, which is already virtually extinct in the AAA space. The S is fine for what it is. But I also wouldn't buy one at MSRP. I own 2 Series S consoles, but I paid $350 new for both and got a free headset with one of them. At $200, which is what it will likely be selling for again this black friday, it's a steal. It's twice as powerful as the Deck and it can properly utilize game pass.

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