SGRU
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Hi GAF.
I just got a Steam Deck OLED and I'm absolutely loving it. I found a confortable, powerful enough system with the cheapest offer of games in the market. And that got me thinking in going back to PC gaming... I always been a console gamer, but I really enjoyed playing in PC in my first twenty years of gaming. I stopped gaming in PC when hardware started to have stupid prices and, mostly, when I definitely switched to Mac (been with Mac for twenty years and I don't see myself using a Windows machine at home anytime soon).
So, I currently have these platforms:
I just don't have time for all of them and I think is an absolute waste of money maintaining four platforms, so I'm getting ride of at least one of them.
I use Mac, so it doesn't makes sense to me to buy a PC just for gaming. On the other hand, I'm enjoying the Deck (and Steam) so much that I think I'm missing something and I would love playing the games in a big screen. How would the Deck handle 4K (with upscaling, obviously) for 5-10 years old games?
Xbox. A friend is giving me 280€ for the Series X. I'm 99% decided on selling it as I already have the Deck for all my indie needs and we all know all the exclusives will come sooner or later to PS5. I don't care about Game Pass.
Switch. Keeping it only for the kids so technically this is the other platform I'm getting rid of. I know I will pre-order the Switch 2 the moment it's announced, but...
PlayStation. Undoubtedly mi main platform. Exclusives, trophies and PSVR2 makes it a must for me.
With all of this in mind, I think I'm focusing in PS5 and Deck. What do you think? Is it really worth it expending two thousand in a PC if you already have a Deck and a PS5? Have any of you gone trough this feeling of having too many platforms?
Edit: Xbox is gone.
I just got a Steam Deck OLED and I'm absolutely loving it. I found a confortable, powerful enough system with the cheapest offer of games in the market. And that got me thinking in going back to PC gaming... I always been a console gamer, but I really enjoyed playing in PC in my first twenty years of gaming. I stopped gaming in PC when hardware started to have stupid prices and, mostly, when I definitely switched to Mac (been with Mac for twenty years and I don't see myself using a Windows machine at home anytime soon).
So, I currently have these platforms:
- Switch
- PlayStation 5
- Series X (gone)
- Deck
- 10+ years PC
- Mac
I just don't have time for all of them and I think is an absolute waste of money maintaining four platforms, so I'm getting ride of at least one of them.
I use Mac, so it doesn't makes sense to me to buy a PC just for gaming. On the other hand, I'm enjoying the Deck (and Steam) so much that I think I'm missing something and I would love playing the games in a big screen. How would the Deck handle 4K (with upscaling, obviously) for 5-10 years old games?
Xbox. A friend is giving me 280€ for the Series X. I'm 99% decided on selling it as I already have the Deck for all my indie needs and we all know all the exclusives will come sooner or later to PS5. I don't care about Game Pass.
Switch. Keeping it only for the kids so technically this is the other platform I'm getting rid of. I know I will pre-order the Switch 2 the moment it's announced, but...
PlayStation. Undoubtedly mi main platform. Exclusives, trophies and PSVR2 makes it a must for me.
With all of this in mind, I think I'm focusing in PS5 and Deck. What do you think? Is it really worth it expending two thousand in a PC if you already have a Deck and a PS5? Have any of you gone trough this feeling of having too many platforms?
Edit: Xbox is gone.
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