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The Steam Deck is a lot like baked lasagna; it can fit in your pocket but why would you
Innuendo64_ in r/SteamDeck
December 31, 2025 10:44 PM
1.8k
A lot, but I think the people that get the most use are husbands and dads. For example my wife likes to hang out upstairs and not feel so disconnected so we can talk still. Steam deck is great for this and progressing single player games.
Nuromake in r/SteamDeck
March 30, 2026 1:29 AM
612
The steam deck, I got super fixated on it and bought one very impulsively and I use it almost daily. It’s also made gaming accessible for me again!
Aware_Elephant_1158 in r/adhdwomen
April 12, 2026 6:14 AM
506
I just saw this and picked up all 3. Feel like these would be perfect on the steam deck
DeadLockAlGaib in r/residentevil
April 2, 2026 2:02 AM
416
I don't get the target audience, I can justify a steam deck because it's portable but unless it's cheaper than just buying a PC, why wouldn't I get a normal PC build for everything not just taylored for gaming
Several-Economics-35 in r/Steam
March 9, 2026 1:27 PM
556
Steam decks seem to be very multipurpose controllers on top of being game devices, just purely because at their heart they're portable PC's that come with linux. Pretty sure Ukrainians use them to control armored vehicles
jesty75 in r/SteamDeck
June 1, 2025 4:33 PM
2.3k
I’m in a similar situation where I can’t sit for too long. There are a couple of solutions you can try to use. As Steam said, Steam Remote Play or better yet, Moonlight Game Streaming. With Moonlight, you can stream your pc to any device and remote control your PC from anywhere in your house. I use
...Own_Complaint_3521 in r/Steam
March 31, 2026 2:14 PM
206
the game used to be barely playable on steam deck, which was pretty cool. but now its not worth the space to even try and run.
the_dingle404639 in r/Helldivers
September 2, 2025 11:12 PM
2k
Yeah but it's not going to pocketable like the psp was. It's going to be massive like the Portal, steam deck, rog ally etc. The psp was amazing because you could truly just have it in your pocket all day every day and whip it out anytime you had the chance. As a kid you could have it in your pocket
...dhuff2037 in r/PSP
April 8, 2026 3:36 PM
120
I looooove my steam deck. I have some weird shame/guilt about mainly only using it to play Disney Dreamlight Valley instead of the backlog of games I built up when I got it, but who cares? It’s so convenient.
majorsager in r/adhdwomen
April 12, 2026 11:14 AM
116