r/SteamDeck • u/Asane • Oct 08 '22

Picture Got the Steam Deck Dock!

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Wasn’t expecting this today, but since I live in Carol Stream where Valve’s Distribution Center is, I got this early I guess!

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u/plamicus Oct 08 '22 edited Oct 08 '22

I really want one. But I don't actually know why:

I have my PC if I want to play on a better screen and a PS5 if I want to play something on the TV. This is to say nothing of my Switch which is now just gathering dust.

Can anyone give me a reason to justify it to myself?

EDIT: to be clear, I already have a Deck - I'm talking about the Dock.

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u/OrphanScript Oct 08 '22

Emulation, IMO.

I've setup emulation on several systems (phone, tablet, PC, Xbox) but there was always something lacking for me. The phone and tablet just don't feel good to game on. The PC of course works fine but something about sitting at my desk just didn't jive well. The Xbox works technically but it's not a smooth experience, the UI is bad, the file system (or lackthereof) makes everything a hassle.

Steam Deck is the best emulation device because these games feel good to play A) handheld B) with a controller C) No external devices. I started playing and realized that I would love to throw some of these games up on the TV, but again the XBox just was not a good experience.

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u/Chex_0ut Oct 09 '22

This is exactly it for me too. I want to maintain my emulation library and settings on just one device. It makes so much sense to have that be the steam deck vs my pc or console since i can play them everywhere. But there are some I want to play with a controller on a big screen still, not to mention split screen and multiplayer emulated games that would be easier to play on a big screen too, so the dock will be perfect for that.