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Hello, PC gaming here: Are the consoles OK? (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 5 months ago by ylai@lemmy.ml to c/gaming@lemmy.ml

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (3 children)

I picked up a Steam Deck to get into PC gaming and frankly, I don't get it. So many games not even worth the bandwidth to download much less actually play.

Edit Example:

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/24173617/banana-clicker-game-steam-egg

Steam users aren't known for great taste in games.

And yeah, since Fry's shut down, I haven't thought about building a PC again. No Microcenter around here either.

[–] corus_kt@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Maybe you've just grown out of gaming. The Steam Deck has it's issues, but the sheer amount of different great games playable on it is debatably it's greatest strength. Hades, Armored Core, Persona, Dark Souls, pokemon romhacks, etc.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 0 points 5 months ago

Steam is a platform that works best for word of mouth. Yes, 90% of it is crap if you just browse around. Hang around gaming forums and YouTube channels that highlight top indy games, and you'll soon have more games than you can play in a lifetime.

Those of us who rave about it have been doing this for years and have a big backlog. Now that I think about it, it would be difficult to jump in cold.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 0 points 5 months ago

You have discovered sturgeon's law. 90% of everything is crap. Judging a medium or genre by the crap isn't useful.