Valve/Steam do a handheld thingy

[Jacob]

There's the Asus ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go as well...

[Josquius]

It's the greatest handheld gaming device since the original Game Boy.

It is great. Though I'd liken it a bit more to the Game Gear. The battery doesn't last too long.

[The Minsky Moment]

The battery will last pretty long if you stream, remote play, or play lowfi games natively, especially for the OLED model. For high end games, I usually run through GFN and get 6-8 hrs. The downside though is that you can't easily access game-specific community control schemes, and of course you need to be able to access really strong wifi in the location you're playing.

[Caliga]

The battery will last pretty long if you stream, remote play, or play lowfi games natively, especially for the OLED model. For high end games, I usually run through GFN and get 6-8 hrs. The downside though is that you can't easily access game-specific community control schemes, and of course you need to be able to access really strong wifi in the location you're playing.

I had no battery issues playing Stardew Valley on the plane, in the Uber, etc.

But yeah, at one point I wanted to test battery life with my battery pack and booted up American Truck Simulator plugged into the battery pack.  It drained like 50 percent of the battery in 15 minutes.

[Threviel]

How well does Paradox games play on it?

[The Minsky Moment]

How well does Paradox games play on it?

I played Vic 3 native and it ran fine, so assume the rest should run as well. The screen is a bit small for that kind of game however.

[Caliga]

I've seen reddit threads where people claim EU4 and CK3 run fine on the Deck too.  Everyone complains about how tiny the text is, though, and I'd probably only attempt to play those with bluetooth keyboard and mouse attached.

[FunkMonk]

I'm playing Red Dead Redemption 2 installed on Steam Deck and it's simply amazing that I have this kind of game looking this good and playing this well on a hand held. 

Next up on Steam Deck is Ghost of Tsushima.

[Caliga]

Next up on Steam Deck is Ghost of Tsushima.

Let me know how it is on the Deck.

[Caliga]

Been playing the shit out of Octopath Traveler 2 on my Deck.  I also picked up Persona 5 Royal cause it was on sale and have played it a little bit.  Octopath is more like a classic JRPG, but Persona is... well, it's something.  I haven't made up my mind yet if I like it, but it's pretty much an interactive anime, style-wise.

[Josquius]

I just played persona 5 royale earlier in the year. I loved 3+4 on the PS2 and even bought vanilla 5 on the ps3 but just never got around to playing it till now.
It is fantastic. Though starts verrry slow and on rails.

Octopath traveller I want - I've played an apparent spin off, triangle strategy - but it's always so expensive.

[Caliga]

Octopath traveller I want - I've played an apparent spin off, triangle strategy - but it's always so expensive.

I haven't played the original, just 2.  I got it on sale during the Steam Summer Sale.

[Josquius]

Not an important point but I notice the steam deck really messes up play time.
Apparently I'd been playing Jedi Fallen Order for over a thousand hours- it must have counted time it was on sleep as playing.
With a restart it fixed this...and now its only 10 hours. Which is much too low.