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When used as intended, the Steam Deck can offer a very easy, streamlined, nearly console-like experience. In fact, I think many people could be very happy never leaving game-mode and just sticking to "Deck Verified" titles, of which there are thousands.
I haven't had my dock very long, but my experience has been mostly fine here. One weird issue I ran into was that the controller order seems to be reversed specifically in Baldur's Gate Dark Alliance, so with two xbox controllers plugged in I had to swap the order of the controllers to be able to properly play co-op. That's probably more an issue with that specific game than the Deck itself though.
This was a problem, but since the last BIOS update I haven't seen any complaints about the black screen of death, so it seems like they've fixed it.
That's a problem with the cheats/trainers, not with the Steam Deck.
LCD screen backlight bleed. All LCDs have it to varying degrees. There were reports of a few where it was particularly bad. In these relatively few cases you can RMA the device, it might fix itself, or some people had luck with twisting the device to resolve it. I've purchased two LCD models now with no backlight bleed issues. They belong to my wife and son now. Of course if you want absolutely zero backlight bleed (because there's no backlight at all), the OLED is there for you.
There are scattered and isolated reports of random issues like this, but know that people experiencing problems are more likely to write about it on the Internet than people who don't. For every 1 problem reported, there are thousands of people enjoying their Steam Decks with no issues, and not writing about it online. Every piece of consumer electronics will have a certain amount of issues. The goal for any manufacturer is to get those issues down to as close to 0% as possible, but 0% is not possible. This is why we have warranties and the RMA process.
This is true of a Windows PC too. Lots of old games in particular won't run on modern Windows without some tweaking or 3rd party fixes. Interestingly, Linux via Proton seems to have better compatibility than modern Windows in a lot of old Windows titles.
I think where you're wrong here is you seem to be under the impression that the Deck must provide a flawless, console-like experience under all circumstances. This just isn't what the Deck is. Fundamentally, the Deck is a PC, and PC gaming since the very beginning has always required just a little bit more patience, know-how, and fiddling to get the most out of it. The Deck does borrow a lot from consoles, but at it's core it's still a PC, with all the pros and cons that come with that territory.
Although I love my deck. (I've bought three!) There are people whom I would not suggest purchase a Deck. Anyone with expectations that the Deck is not suitable for should not buy a Deck. I've recommended to lots of people to buy a Windows based handheld instead, or a Switch, or another console. If you expect that seamless console experience, or you want to play certain games with anti-cheat, or you dislike the idea of having to make any adjustments to play games, or you expect zero-compromises performance and the ability to max out all the settings, you should not buy a Steam Deck. You won't be happy with it.
As for the Deck's global availability, that's just because Valve isn't as big a company as Sony or Nintendo, etc. They have less manufacturing experience too. They're growing in this regard though.
The white borders/misty borders around the screen issue
- IPS Bleed and the misty thing that happens are not the same thing at all, I wish I had recorded it but I didn't, there are other accounts of the issue tho so I can show you what it is.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/123mlq8/white_edges_around_my_screen/
This can also happen on certain PC Monitors and it fixes itself in time, the reason doesn't seem clear as of yet, this is NOT IPS light bleed or any of that
https://youtu.be/setyHZ6xPn4?si=dRTk3ep7Si_ZCZFn
- Denying the controller issues is laughable because you said it yourself, you haven't had the deck for long and you simply haven't experienced as many games as I have.
Try playing:
- Black Widow Recharged - dunno if it's going to do it with the official dock, but with my set up, the game works perfectly in portable mode but when "docked" you have one set of controls for the menu which go through the controller and another set of controls for the in-game stuff which you have to use the actual deck to control
- Trainers and controls messing up
Again your lack of experience shows here as well, the trainers simply run in the background and when you 'alt tab" to them if they require mouse input and don't have keyboard shortcuts the controls can mess up back in game, this has jack all to do with the trainer but rather with how the steam deck's interface functions. Furthermore, trainers that don't have mouse input and require a keyboard only won't even work unless you connect an actual keyboard because pulling up the on-screen keyboard is simply impossible while having certain games running without going through all sorts of settings and what not. That is not consumer level stuff, then again neither is adding trainers so this point is definitely something for us advanced users mostly. I use trainers just fine for the most part.
You are defending the deck for all the wrong reasons, friend.
There is plenty to love about the system but don't try to sweep its glaring issues under the rug.
And yes, it's not a seamless and streamlined console experience, that's what I said in the OP, if it was, it would have been available worldwide like the Switch is. I can just go into a store and pick up a Switch here in Macedonia but I can't do the same with a Deck unless a store went out of its way to import decks.
This is the case with many countries across the world and that's understandable, because the average person wants a seamless experience, they don't want a PC they have to tinker with, they can't understand these things, younger generations glued to their phones are even less capable of understanding technology than us 80's and 90's kids even.
All I'm saying is, the deck isn't a console fit for the average person, it has too many issues.
But for those of us who understand tech more, who understand computers more it's great.
Well if you think your experience with 3 homebrew/indie non-Steam games can compare to my experience of months on end using the deck and with over 700 Steam games in my library I don't know what the ♥♥♥♥ to tell you lol
There's also the fact that you are clearly an advanced user, the average user wouldn't know how to install these games. I know how to do it, but your average person would not.
My point is, YOU are the target audience for the deck, I am the target audience for the deck, but your average kid who just wants to play games is not.
The average person doesn't even know what the games you installed are man.
I wasn't talking about non steam games even, I'm talking about issues in game mode, with the steam deck and official steam games when you hook a controller up to it and use HDMI.
You are just proving my point
EDIT: Jesus i got all confused with the edit and quote functions and made a mess of the post but it's correct now lol
I don't think the Deck was designed with these cheats in mind. It's up to the cheat makers to make it for the Deck, not for the Deck to support the cheats.
And Nintendo is a much bigger company that Valve, and they've been making hardware for a lot longer than Valve has. There's a lot to consider and complex logistics. Where will it ship from, who will deliver, who will handle returns, service and RMA?
And for these kids who aren't flexible and patient enough to handle a little troubleshooting on PC, I would recommend they steer clear of the Steam Deck and buy a Nintendo Switch instead. It's much more their speed.
I think we fundamentally agree here, even if we would word it differently.
To us, troubleshooting and figuring things out was normal part of home gaming, right? But your average kid these days man, they can't even use computers right because they've been so ...how do I say this without getting modded lol....so spoiled with their "smart" devices.
Take my mom for example, she is 62, she just switched jobs and at her new job they still use notebooks and traditional non digital ways to do her part of the job, she has been using computers and software to do this for decades. She keeps telling them that implementing certain software would change and ease their workflow and make everything faster and more efficient, but her co workers, people younger than me (I'm 40) don't want to hear it.
At her previous job she also couldn't get people much younger than me to accept all this software stuff she uses for her part of the work, but the boss made it mandatory since he is my age and gets computers.
I was a TA for years at college, younger people couldn't do basic file organizing on computers let alone anything more complex. My mom has the same issues with young people at her job, they can't tell files from folders.
I don't blame Valve for the Deck being the way it is, but if society was less smart phone dumb and more computer savvy, a device like the deck wouldn't have been risky to just make widely available everywhere. However in this society, it would just spell disaster for valve, that's my point.
in the US at least, valve would never sell their hardware mostly through retail as there are too many issues and quirks. i love my deck, but i've had to mess with it multiple times when the battery died to get it to start. i also have the same wifi issues all other OLED owners have, but it's whatever as i rarely install new games. these things will most likely never be fixed.
using a deck as your only gaming device is just asking for trouble.
I appreciate the honest and level headed reply instead of just blinding defending the system. We can love the deck AND acknowledge and address its issues, so hopefully the Deck 2 is better.
I didn't know about wifi issues of any kind, mine is an LCD Deck, are they simple to fix and if not would hooking the deck up to an ethernet cable sort things out?
I'm not suggesting people should use the device one way or the other. However, as much as I love my Steam Deck, I don't recommend it to friends that are going to run it docked all (or the majority) of the time. I don't think that's it's best use case.
Definitely, the biggest issues arise when you plug an HDMI and a controller in.
I don't know anything about online and competitive gaming, not my thing but for me, due to being severely visually impaired I'd much rather use it as a console than a handheld device when I play big games like RPGs and such. Like I can do some casual arcade games, ROMs, pick up and play stuff on the deck just fine, but something like I dunno Yakuza 0 or Octopath Traveler or what have you is impossible to read for me on the deck.
As long as you don't try to mess with it and use it as a purely handheld device it does have less issues for sure. There are still issues but not as many.
That was the guy's point and that's my point as well, meaning the deck isn't a consumer level device for the average family to buy and game on.
We're looking at the Steam Deck as a console first and foremost, not a PC though.
It gives off the vibes of a streamlined, plug and play device which could mislead many to think it is.
People who buy a computer know it's not for them usually but they learn to do one thing on it and keep doing it until the OS falls apart, then pay someone to do BASIC maintenance for them that anyone should according to people like us, be able to do themselves, but most people can not.