I was afraid I wouldn't use mine much, but I ended up using it more than my gaming PC. It's just so convenient to pick it up and play a bit. Not for big detailed games, those I still prefer to experience on a large screen, but for smaller indies it's perfect.

Quoting: pete910Mrs " Well when your not using it I can to play with you!"

Intended double entendre?

Anyhow congratulations. Which size did you order?

I wasn't sure what all of this had to do with lack of wifi until I re-read the headline.

Quoting: Klaas

Quoting: pete910Mrs " Well when your not using it I can to play with you!"

Intended double entendre?

Anyhow congratulations. Which size did you order?

Child moment:

That's what she asked.

(My apologies in advance!)

This'll only be the best purchase you make this year, so... no biggie?

Quoting: pete910Mrs "Well when your not using it I can to play with you!"

Sounds like a joke I would make in my Weekend Players Club posts :tongue:

Quoting: pete910I hang my head in shame.....

Dont worry..... Sounds like your misses will keep it up for you :wink:

My spouse is very much not a gamer, until she finds a game she likes (World of Goo, Peggle, Ticket to Ride have been particular favorites) and then she can be fanatical. We'd owned a Steam Deck for 6 months before she turned to me one evening and said, "Wait, so that thing can play Steam games?"

I was genuinely speechless for a moment. But, now she's insisting that it be loaded up with her games as well for the next time we go on a trip.

Hahahaha welcome to the club.

Quoting: Klaas

Quoting: pete910Mrs " Well when your not using it I can to play with you!"

Intended double entendre?

Well.....

Quoting: KlaasAnyhow congratulations. Which size did you order?

512 GB :shock:

Quoting: Liam DaweHahahaha welcome to the club.

I genuinely had no intention of getting one but shows how little persuasion it took :grin:

:grin:

It's arrived!!!!!

Quoting: pete910:grin:

It's arrived!!!!!

Aside from everything else I'm sure you want to play on it, I found it useful to do a full run through "Aperture Desk Job," the included tutorial game. It only takes half an hour or so, and it helped me get accustomed to some of the newer (to me, in any event) features that I hadn't experienced with a controller before - most notably being able to activate the gyroscopic motion control on the fly whenever you rest your thumb on the right thumb stick.

It's also very fun. That doesn't hurt, of course.

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Quoting: Guest

Quoting: pete910:grin:

It's arrived!!!!!

So, how may times did you play since?!

Not much of late TBH, Been stupidly busy with work. (Under orders tonight to be home due to grandson)

Mrs has used it a few times but not much either.

Quoting: GuestOh pete910 i don't even know you and already worried about you
Now, you can call me doctor. Yes and doctor prescribes the following program for next week:

1. Ban on work!
2. Minimum of 4 hours a day gaming on the Deck!
3. You can also give some love to your desktop off course, those strategy and FPS games are not gonna play themselves!

'Tis what your doctor orders. No cheating!

I would love to be able to do that :sad:

Quoting: GuestOh and off course some multiplayer with Mrs is mandatory as well... Can be even done, dare I say, *after* the gaming session as well, if you know what i mean, pete910.

:shock:

:wink:

Quoting: GuestThe doctor knows what's best! And work it ain't, let me tell ya.

Nice sentiment and agree but needs must sometimes .

Quoting: pete910

Quoting: Guest

Quoting: pete910:grin:

It's arrived!!!!!

So, how may times did you play since?!

Not much of late TBH, Been stupidly busy with work.

pete910, I can sympathize, I've also had barely any time to play for a few weeks now.

Remember that the Steam Deck has a sleep function, which makes it a lot easier to pick up a game for five or ten minutes at a time. You jump right back in to the moment you left off, get a few minutes in, and then tap the power button and set it down when it's time to [do the laundry/write an e-mail/coax your grandson out of the tree] again.

Good luck.