Maybe bring a book? Why not save gaming for when you can actually do it well, not on a tiny screen at sub-60fps?

I guess I’m the only one in this thread that does other things when I’ve got down time away from the computer. When I want to play a video game, I don’t want to play a shittier version of it.

So glad I have a computer I can play games on so I don’t have to mess around with a smaller computer with a smaller screen and worse performance.

Edit: I pissed off the dad caucus with this comment. Steam decks are only for dads who can’t get more than thirty minutes of game time anymore and have no space for a legit gaming PC.

Do you realize that you can do other things in other places that aren’t gaming? Why game in a substandard way all over the place instead of saving your gaming for where you can actually have a good gaming experience?

If I’m going hiking, or hanging out with friends, something else outside, I’m not bringing a glorified Gameboy with me to do it. I’m gonna go and enjoy some non-gaming time.

I have no idea why anyone would want a shittier PC with a tinier screen to play their steam library. It seems totally pointless to me. The only people I know who seem to rave about them are dads who can’t get away to game except in half hour increments on the couch. I guess that’s better than nothing, but fuck, that’s a bleak gaming experience.