I didn't realize how much the Steam Deck has replaced my consoles until I turned on my PS5 for the first time in months.
When the Steam Deck first launched, I was a skeptic. I loved the idea of Valve’s handheld PC, but thought that its low battery life and frequent bugs would limit how much I used it. Since then, the device has only gotten better and it has eaten a bigger chunk of my gaming time since then.Recommended Videos That revelation began last week when I powered on my PlayStation 5 to download The First Descendant.
The only device that’s holding strong is my Nintendo Switch, which still gets consistent use thanks to the steady stream of exclusives that Sony and Microsoft lack. Even then, no single device is getting nearly the play time that my Steam Deck is. I’ve played 15 games on Nintendo Switch this year, my second most played platform. By comparison, I’ve played 52 on my Steam Deck OLED. Nothing even comes close.
The Steam Deck isn’t the only device that has benefitted from that. I tend to spend a fair amount of time with other portable devices, from my Razer Edge for mobile games and even my PlayStation Portal occasionally. If there’s a way I can play something more flexibly, I’m taking that option more and more. And I could take that even further, too.
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