Is the Steam Deck performance struggling with new AAA games? Should I be concerned buying a Steam Deck now?

I'm guessing/hoping not because most game developers would optimise the games for the Switch 2 and Xbox Series S which have similar performances as the Deck.

I think 30 fps (consistent) is perfectly fine, and I don't mind medium details.

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[+] -13 points 1 year ago (12 children)

It’s already outdated for that because the hardware is weak. If what you want is AAA games, just buy a ROG Ally Z1E, it’s much better for your use case. Buy it used.

But I do need to point out that AAA games are trash and you should reflect on your life choices if that’s all you care to play.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 1 year ago (5 children)

    you should reflect on your life choices if that’s all you care to play

    That sounds a bit harsh. I just want a good return on investment which allows me to play a variety of games including retro and AAA. I don't know where you got the idea that I only care to play AAA games.

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  • [–] -4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Just in case. Much better games in the indie and AA segments these days.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    80% of the games in my library are indie and AA games. But I wouldn't want to miss out on games like TES VI and Fable reboot.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    If you already have a good sized steam library then take a look at how much of your games are “deck verified” to run on it and decide from there. I have a decent desktop pc with a 4070 ti and 9900k cpu and I still do most of my gaming on my steam deck.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    All games in my current library look fine. Just want to plan slightly ahead for upcoming games in the near future (around 2 years).

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    The deck is now 3 years old, so it’s not all that future proof. I expect to see a successor sometime in the next 2-3 years or whenever it makes sense for Valve to upgrade it without losing battery life.

    I’m on my second Deck (LCD sold for an OLED), and I honestly couldn’t be much happier. I feel like the base models are one hellava good buy even still.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 year ago

    There’s two ways to live life: my way and the objectively morally wrong way. If anyone disagrees with me: my answer is my muscle flex. You cannot see it but I’m a 140lbs 5’10 manlet king with 14% body fat and well read in literature and philosophy. So basically imagine Plato flexing to win an argument. That’s me.

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