While I can appreciate the tech that went into the Steam Deck, I'm one of those people who just doesn't have much use for a portable device. I've played my Switch in portable mode for maybe a few hours at most, and I can't see the potential purchase of a Steam Deck being much different. I know that you can use third-party hardware to connect the Deck to a TV, but that doesn't let you access the controller, so you lose access to the extra controller features on the Deck, like the trackpads and paddles.
And personally, I know that my recently-retired gaming-loving father would love something like this. He regularly asks me about what things are like on Steam, but he's got no interest in messing around with gaming on a computer, so something like this would be great.
Every time I poke my head into a Deck-related thread, I never see anybody else pining away for a more console-ized version of the thing like I am. Am I behind the times, or is there more of a demand for this sort of thing than I realize?
And personally, I know that my recently-retired gaming-loving father would love something like this. He regularly asks me about what things are like on Steam, but he's got no interest in messing around with gaming on a computer, so something like this would be great.
Every time I poke my head into a Deck-related thread, I never see anybody else pining away for a more console-ized version of the thing like I am. Am I behind the times, or is there more of a demand for this sort of thing than I realize?
