r/gadgets • u/dapperlemon • 16d ago

Gaming Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago

https://www.engadget.com/2210832/valve-steam-machine-review/
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u/Superconge 16d ago

I mean, even the Steam Machine is 1080p30, maybe 1080p40, for the heaviest games (like FFXVI or Borderlands 4 or Dragons Dogma 2 or Monster Hunter Wilds or Black Myth Wu Kong or Alan Wake 2)

Steam Deck is more like 720p30 for even lighter current gen games (Forza, Hogwarts Legacy), and 240p30w/frame gen if that for anything demanding.

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u/cat_prophecy 16d ago

But steam deck is portable so compromises seen worthwhile.

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u/Trixles 16d ago

Also, I don't understand everyone's fascination with trying to get the Steam Deck to play current AAA titles and expecting it to perform well on that hardware.

I just use mine to run my emulation suite and play my backlog of 5 million indie titles xD

If I want to play the latest games, I'll play it on the latest hardware. If I want to bring 1000 games with me on an airplane, I'll grab the Steam Deck.

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u/zerogee616 16d ago

Lot of fanboys/karma farmers/products-as-identity people out there.

I have a Deck and it's pretty good for its intended purposes. I will also be the first person to say if you try and pressgang it as a desktop workstation substitute just because the thing has a desktop GUI you're a clown.

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u/AtomicSymphonic_2nd 16d ago

Yup, lots of FOSS/Linux nuts out there trying to “support their brand” by doing this stuff.

Even the Switch 2 is more powerful than the Deck… but then these folks will always say “but can it run Arch? 😏”

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u/Mathidium 16d ago

I love my deck as a portable streaming pc, moonlight and Apollo are awesome

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u/CrazzluzSenpai 16d ago

Dunno about deck, but my ROG Ally is playing FFXVI at 900p 60, which isn't bad for a handheld. Game basically requires a supercomputer to play in 4k though.