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[–] 78 points 1 week ago (20 children)

Gaming in general is way too expensive now.

At least we have retro games to play instead.

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  • [–] 28 points 1 week ago* (14 children)

    Which I'm playing on my Steam Deck! Which starts at only...wait, 750 dollars?!?

    Edit: $790

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (11 children)

    Or you could get an AYN Thor for 350$ + 30$ shipping and a wait time of 3 months

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  • [–] 11 points 1 week ago (7 children)

    Or you could download an emulator and play on a 10 year old laptop on a big screen tv.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 week ago (4 children)

    Yeah, that's definitely directly comparable to a portable device like a Steam Deck or AYN Thor.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    About as comparable as the AYN Thor (Android phone with weird form factor) is to Steam Deck (PC with weird form factor).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (2 children)

    Are you unfamiliar with the concept of portability? Or do you carry a television everywhere that you go?

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (1 child)

    Laptops are portable. I think the point of the TV was that the formfactor and weight of the system aren't a big issue when docked.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

    That's true. Or depending on what I want to play, lots of even cheaper systems. Although the Steam Deck is JUST powerful enough for everything I want to play.

    Edit: Also I use the shit out of steam play streaming to TVs and things

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  • [–] 19 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

    I dont really feel anything for newer games. Theres been very few that ive been excited about. Graphics dont woo me in the slightest.

    I feel ill booting up any console after the 360. Even the 360 was the start of enshittification.

    "Wait, you mean this has no internet, you put the game in and it works? Wait, you own the game? Sony vs Illinois made that illegal years ago! no sign in or email? How do they track your eye movements for serving ads? How do they count your verification cans ?" -2040 kids.

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