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Has anyone tried one of these Steam Deck alternatives like ROG Ally, GPD, OneXPlayer etc? I'm kinda keen on this Ayaneo Geek 1S (www.indiegogo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by 2tone@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] Akip@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Only tried my steam deck, just wanna chime in how great steamOS is. It's not just about the hardware.

In fact once valve releases it, i'm sure it will be the step for me to finally leave my windows machine I use for gaming. It's just that smooth, great experience out of the box. No fiddeling.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I really love launching the new big picture mode. Valve is really nailing the better console feel

[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I've been following Steam Deck since it was announced. Never got one because of reasons, but as soon as they announce the Steam Deck 2, I'm placing an order.

Nintendo has serious new competition, which is very welcome.

[–] 2tone@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're absolutely right about the software experience. And the overall ecosystem. Steam deck wins hands down on those. There is ChimeraOS out there too but Aya's software doesn't look too bad, actually

[–] zikk_transport2@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Let me give you a tip - if you are planning to play games just like you do with Xbox controller - pick any device you want.

But if you want to have these:

Gyro aiming
Trackpads (aka "mouse touchpad")
Back buttons
Self-repair
Value (price/performance)
Customization freedom (macros, shortcuts layers, virtual menus of bindings in-game, idk many more choices...)

Then you have to pick Steam Deck.

Hell, it should be enough for you to check what are your choices if you break Aya vs Steam Deck display. Where would you get display? How easy it's to replace?

With Steam Deck it's iFixIt and they have parts, quality guides and tools for everything. What does Aya have?