The Steam Deck wasn’t the first handheld gaming PC to market…
No one is talking about them for a reason.
This article is so dumb there is like 5 different ones out calm the f down inverse
How dare a customer have options. It will ruin a companies ability to charge whatever it wants
To be fair, that is a big part of what killed the steam machine. There was no consistency so nobody had any faith in it.
But that’s very different from Steamdeck where’s there’s a definite “This is what a steamdeck is” reference. If you don’t have faith in the billion of options you just use the one Valve actually made with it in mind.
Choice is great for the consumers, it means different options for different folks. You want Linux, you got options. You prefer Windows, same scenario. This can be applied for every other aspect; screen, size, controls, offline play, etc.
Lots of options doesn’t mean you have to buy each. Personally, I’m happy to see such a thriving market of devices.
This is to be expected though. When a product is massively successful, a lot of companies will rip it off and create knock offs to generate some income. I’d love to see competition from some real competitors though. For now, the steam deck is unmatched
I have a Deck and I’ve really enjoyed it.
That being said, I’ve heard good things about the ROG Ally. I don’t really know if it’s better or worse because the Deck does what I want, but the folks who have it seem to like it better than the other handhelds out there that are full of problems.
