If you own a Steam Deck (either OLED or LCD) or have used one in the past, what are your thoughts? Did you find it easy to use? What is your opinion on the "Desktop mode" with KDE? Do you think it helps or hurts Linux adoption? What are your opinions on Steam as a whole and Valve's business practices beyond the technical stuff like Proton.

  • Maoo [none/use name]
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    9 months ago

    It's good enough at emulating that I sold my old consoles for more than I bought the deck for (which was the plan all along but I was glad it worked out). It also replaced any need to attempt gaming with my laptop.

    So aside from being cool on its own it's also helped me declutter, which is oddly my favorite thing about it.

    My second favorite thing is being able to play PC games on the couch with good posture.

    Steam games working more often on Linux is good for Linux. Whether it continues isn't something I'd bet on.