Hi all,
I currently have a Nintendo Switch, which I’ve had for a few years, and it’s crap. It lags like no tomorrow, I suffer from latency issues with the controller, e.g. skill checks have been and gone and so I can’t hit them, and the controller itself is hard to use, even for someone with small hands. The render quality is also awful. It’s likely dying.
I’d like a new console to play from my bed when I can’t be bothered going on my PC, and the Steam Deck seems perfect. It means I don’t have to buy all the games again, I can play from my save/progress point. I also like being able to have my games portable and my partner can play his games whilst at my house or vice versa. I play boring basic games like Dead by Daylight. I also may want to emulate at some point.
I’d like to use it from it’s dock, but I’d like to know how effective it is as a docked console.
How is the latency when playing games?
Can I use an xbox/PS4 wireless controller?
Can I plug my headphones into my controller?
What are it’s speed/processing like? Does it struggle or is it quite happy? E.g. Dbd on Switch takes 1 minute to load in each game and it tries to crash.
Is there anything I’m missing that’s important?
People keep using the Deck for what it was not designed for.
Tbh this is why I’ve written the post to see whether it’s worth using for this purpose. I understand its main selling point is portability, but it seems handy to be something that can be used at home as another device, especially if it connects to my already existing account and games.