Steam Deck OLED — a Nintendo Switch fan’s first impressions
I bought a Steam Deck recently and it made me so happy, I want to brag about it all the time 😀
Even if my courier did not look like Gabe Newell.
I’m not disappointed by the Switch’s hardware or anything, but the truth is that I managed to build one hell of a backlog full of games to play. Be it Steam, GOG, Epic or something. It’s… a lot. By buying the Deck, I wanted to address my backlog and play some of the newer games I have or want to buy, but won’t be able to play them on the Switch.
What’s my first impression?
It’s almost a console 😂
Although the design of the controllers on both sides differ a bit, you can get used to them. It is weird that they’re all on the top.
One big upgrade compared to the Nintendo Switch joy-cons lies in the fact that the sides are modeled like a pad — they fit hands perfectly. Joy-cons are flat, so after a few hours of playing my hands hurt. I don’t think I’ll have this problem on the Deck.
Surprisingly, it isn’t as heavy as they say.
One thing I noticed so far is the Home button. I kind of expected (I blame the Switch for that) a button that would throw me to the main menu and pause the game in silence. All those features are kind of there but not in the same place. I either paused the game but still heard the sound, or so. Minor problem, I’d say.
I love the fact that I can see the Steam Deck compatibility icon on the shop, on my wishlist and so on. Too bad I don’t see it when browsing Steam on my PC.
So far, I’m in love.
I’ll keep you posted on what I learned about the Stream Deck, and using it. I might turn this into the missing manual for noobs :-)
