Laptops are too wobbly, Steam’s LAN sharing has a tiny bit of lag, and Steam Mobile is just a bit too cramped.īut the Deck? It has a number of in-built control methods that don’t require relearning what she already knows. And until now, something like that, that could also have access to and play almost every game in my Steam library, proved cumbersome. She’s more used to controllers and mobile screens. I have considered building a gaming PC for her, but that still means finding space in the living room to put it, and working out the best way for her to control things.

The only crossover we have is when we pick up Minecraft together where I’m at my PC and she’s in the living room using a controller. I enjoy the view.īut it also struck me that it might be the device that finally lets me share my Steam library with her. I’ll try to Doom my way from Dundee to Glasgow one weekend, but ultimately I prefer to be passive when I’m travelling. I don’t really bother with mobile gaming, and though that means I’m an ideal candidate to try it out, I’m still not convinced I’ll be as comfortable using it on a train or plane as I am reading a book.

I was explaining the concept of the device to my partner, and until that moment I hadn’t really thought about what I could do with it, other than pick it up and marvel at it.

What can the steam deck do