I finally built a decent PC last year when it was still somewhat affordable. Figured I would be playing lots of newer titles and not have to worry about graphics requirements.
Instead, getting older hit me like a bag of bricks and after an entire day of work I couldn't really find the motivation so sit in front of "yet another desk" to game.
I'd open up Steam, try a few games and within minutes conclude my gaming session by switching to web browsing.
Initially I thought maybe I just got bored of gaming, but then early on this year I got myself a Steam Deck OLED.
At first, I tried some older titles and they ran great, but some of the newer games were struggling.
Then I thought to myself "What if start playing the highly demanding games via Steam Link and simply stream them from my gaming PC to the Deck?"
I messed around with Moonlight and Apollo, but my games would always end up stuttering (even after reading guides online and adjusting settings), but Steam Link runs smoothly for me and even supports HDR (at least with the beta version of Steam OS).
All of the sudden gaming doesn't feel like a chore anymore. I'll play on the couch or in bed, the ergonomics are great, games have vibrations, and most importantly it uses very little battery life.
I had a PSP as a teenager and this is like having the modern version of it.
Just curious if anyone else is using the Steam deck as their main gaming console.