Jaxseven

Oh my god, this truly was one of the biggest reasons I didn't use Linux in college. After I built a rig with two SSDs, it felt so much easier to get into Linux.

The only thing I can't get working on Sunshine on Wayland is a visible mouse cursor. Makes streaming Baldur's Gate 3 with a cursor a pain.

After seeing a DankPods video on modding an old iPod, I'm pretty tempted to pick one up. I like the idea of picking up some quality IEMs to last me maybe a decade with it. I hate how disposable some tech has gotten.

What's the difference from Chromium? Main "selling" point?

Not to mention the community controls are great. Larin did a fantastic job adapting the game to a controller, but I much prefer the flexibility of keyboard and mouse and the Deck's input options are fantastic.

Let's not forget to mention the Steam Deck's low price for pretty great PC gaming. Even more so for the refurbished entry models which are nearly the same price as the last GPU I recommended to someone (secondhand 6700 XT). I've been surprised how good of an experience I've had with Baldur's Gate 3 on the Deck.

"We have too because it's just SO expensive to make video games and we're just struggling companies." Nintendo said while lighting a cigar with another $100 bill.

Every new YouTube headline makes me feel better about hopping on the early bird pricing of Google Play Music.

Meanwhile I will be wearing my pink "Bad Guy" Vegeta shirt and cracking jokes with my friends AFTER the movie, like a true American.

The SD card speeds are great. The only thing you need to keep in mind is when you're doing something that requires managing file paths and isn't designed specifically for the Steam Deck. I ran into some headaches figuring out how to install the Vortex Mod Manager and get it fully functional for modding Skyrim on my Steam Deck's SD card. I'm sure things have improved since then, but for people new to Linux it can be a slight hurdle if they choose to go outside the scope of typical Deck stuff.

I do currently have a Switch hooked up, but I'm thinking of removing the dock since my partner exclusively plays it handheld and since getting my Steam Deck, I haven't touched the Switch except to dump games I pick up to emulate elsewhere. I played all of Tears of the Kingdom emulated, though that had to be played on my main rig since the Steam Deck would dip under 30fps too much for my taste.

Since the Steam Deck is a PC and a console, I think there's definitely an argument to call a PC is a console, so long as it's designed like one. If not the Steam Deck, then a small form factor PC running something like ChimeraOS. Windows is just too cumbersome to use anywhere other than sitting at a desk, and even then I hate it so much.