• BorgDrone@lemmy.one
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    10 months ago

    You could use your existing phone, and receive exactly the same product.

    Your phone has an 8” screen and an integrated Dual Sense?

    Or if you’re committed to buying a handheld, you could absolutely get a Steam Deck, still receive the remote functionality

    Your Steam Deck has adaptive triggers and HD haptics? Mine doesn’t.

    I’m considering getting this even though I already have a Steam Deck.

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      10 months ago

      Funny how they pretend to ask a question, then downvote you when you give them an answer they don’t like.

      It’s also half the price of the SD with a bigger resolution screen (bUt mUh oLEd). I pick it up, press like 2 buttons, and I’m playing in 20 sec. I was happy to pay for the convenience, have been using it a lot since I got it the day after the release.

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      10 months ago

      You can plug your dual sense into both a phone and a steam deck without it costing you any more money.

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        10 months ago

        And the dual-sense then attaches to your phone and increases the size of the screen for free?

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          10 months ago

          Get some glue and make a holder or something. Bigger screen? Use a tablet, laptop, or PC that you’ve probably already got. £200 for a device that can’t do anything on its own? Stop bending over for them.

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              10 months ago

              A handheld that can only stream games from a home console is anything but convenient.

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                10 months ago

                On the contrary, it’s super convenient. You turn it on, it connects, you play.

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              10 months ago

              Yeah, and convenience used to be putting multiple different functions in one device. Now apparently it’s more convenient to pay £200 for a device that can literally only do one thing instead of using the many other devices you already own to conveniently do the same thing.

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                10 months ago

                Yeah, and convenience used to be putting multiple different functions in one device

                Yeah, I always use my Swiss army knife in the kitchen, way more convenient than using my chef’s knife, because it combines so many functions.

                Convenience is often a tool that does one thing and does it really well. Combining multiple functions almost always complicates things.

                I used to own a combination microwave/oven/steamer/grill that I replaced with a simple microwave, as I rarely if ever used any of those other functions. Guess which one is more convenient to use?

                Compare a simple black and white laser printer with an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax combo an tell me which one is more convenient.

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                  10 months ago

                  I’d say the printer/scanner/fax combo is more convenient the second you either need to scan something or find yourself in the 1980s and need to send a fax.

                  It’s kinda absurd to think Sony can’t put more than one feature into this £200 device without over complicating it. There’s no reason it couldn’t stream from PS Now, all the hardware it needs is already there. It’s just the bare minimum and much of the potential was squandered.

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      10 months ago

      Lol, would love to hear why on earth this is downvoted - guess we’re in full on reddit mode and just downvoting everything that isn’t exactly what I think lol

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      10 months ago

      Honestly when it drops to $150 or so, I’m in. Mostly for these same reasons. I use the PS5 on the good TV, but if I wanna be in the room with my partner while they watch a trash reality show, and keep working on my game, this is perfect. At $200, I’ll stick with remote play on Android and a Bluetooth controller, but the Portal seems better for this use case. So when the price is low enough… Sure.

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      10 months ago

      I’m considering getting this even though I already have a Steam Deck.

      I recommend you to do some research, it might not be that good for the only thing this gadget can do.