• bonenode@piefed.social
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    12 days ago

    Sure but:

    Importantly, that also means it’s going to remain a capable gaming device for at least four more years.

    … this is such a typical silly blanket statement. If I look at my Steam deck review of the year, there’s a low digit percentage of “new games” and a much much higher majority of older titles. Some going back more than a decade. And there’s tons of games of that time that I haven’t played yet.

    And the new games I play are not the high-end 3D VR type of online shooters that’d require top notch hardware. Maybe I am an outlier but reading around communities here, maybe not.

    • IMALlama@lemmy.world
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      11 days ago

      I have an Asus Ally X and am in the same boat. I’m pushing 40 and have kids, so time is fairly limited. I have not purchased a new AAA game in quite some time. Honestly, before I bought the Ally X I wasn’t gaming much at all. Now that I have the Ally X I’m playing through my game collection again and basically everything in it is 10+ years old. I’m currently playing through borderlands 2, which came out 13 years ago.

      One I wrap this up I might pick up Selaco. I bought it nearly a year ago but have been holding out for the story mode. I’m considering finally giving cyberpunk 2077 a try, but that game came out 5 years ago.