I mostly use my steamdeck either docked or use sunshine to cast it onto a TV to play splitscreen multi-player PC games at friends houses. I very rarely ever use handheld mode. Is there a better option for this use case at this price point or is the steamdeck king for the money.

  • CaptainStack@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I just bring my docking station and a controller. It’s not great but it’s still usually nicer than hooking a laptop up to a TV because you can navigate the UI from the couch with a controller.

    I wish there was an easy way to cast the image to the TV while playing the game from the Deck in your hands. Hell, even just a second USB C port so I could hook up an HDMI cable with a dongle while having it plugged in would work alright.

  • Schinken_@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Edit: Please disregard, I had the streaming part the other way around :)

    ~~If you’re just mainly streaming using moonlight (or steam streaming for that matter): Look for a (used) Xiaomi Mi Box. It’s an AndroidTV Box, around 50$. You can install normal Android Apps (either by store or via sideloading).

    I have the SteamLink App installed on it but I imagine the Moonlight Streaming client would work without issues as well.

    It has bluetooth to connect controllers to. 1080p at 60Hz is easily doable. The device itself supports 4k but I never tried streaming at that resolution.~~

  • Fatigue-Error@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    At this price point, hard to pull off. If it’s docked, it’s basically just a PC though. Look at r/BuildAPC or PCPartPickers Build guides for some idea, if you’re willing to try to build one yourself. Or just buy a gaming rig.