After years of using being PlayStation only (owning the OG PSOne through to PS5 and both handhelds) I took the plunge last year into PC gaming with the Steam Deck and honestly I did not know how much I was missing out on. Never did I realise how cheap gaming can be on PC through all the ridiculous sales. You also aren’t sacrificing much in terms of performance since you can still play almost all AAA games and on a handheld too! My main attraction to the steam deck was this since I haven’t the time to sit down for long stretches any more and the fact you can easily sleep and wake up the deck and play for 10/20 minutes at a time is perfect. Around the same time I got the deck though I decided to also go for the mid tier PS Plus option since it was on offer for Black Friday. After barely using my PlayStation for the past year I was thinking of downgrading back to the basic tier. Now this time around PlayStation are only offering Black Friday discounts to the same tier or above. I could’ve maybe justified paying £45 for the year but £60 just to play online is not worth it in my opinion and looking at the game prices on the store is ridiculous for new titles now. Once my PS Plus expires I don’t think I’ll be renewing, at least not for the foreseeable future. Honestly I feel Valve treats their customer base way better than Sony. Anybody else have a similar story?
I guess kinda similar? I have had every Xbox console in my family, and obviously most notably the Series X for myself, but I have found in 6 months or so of owning a Steam Deck, I have played far more on this than I have on my Series X since the launch. I think this handheld has some kinda magic feeling to it. Being able to dock on my TV and game, then take it to bed to do the same with some sleepy-time tea.
I went from a Miyoo Mini to a PS3 I put CFW on. Then to a Switch I jailbroke for CFW. Then sold all of those and got a Steam Deck and I just…am perfectly happy now.
I still feel like Game Pass is the best ‘deal’ in gaming right now, but as far as a console goes, this Steam Deck just holds my heart <3