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This may be the best way to play 2D* games** (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) by deacon@lemmy.world to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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**assuming streaming. Satisfactory, my current obsession, runs okay in the Frame but it’s definitely pushing it.

I’ve never had any kind of VR so this is all new to me, but having my game window in a comfortable place with other windows or desktops floating around me is the peak futuristic experience to me.

To reference one of my favorite books, Snow Crash, this is a place I could imagine meeting the Librarian and playing with a model of earth.

I could genuinely imagine working in this thing with the right peripherals.

Edit: flat, not 2D.

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[–] recklessengagement@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago (3 children)

I really enjoy streaming games to my Frame, but I'm not big on using the controllers for flat games. The Steam Controller + Steam Frame combo is excellent though

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The back/underside paddle buttons on the Steam Controller are way better than they are on the Steam Deck in ways that are tough to describe, so I’ve found myself using them a lot. Being able to essentially squeeze to activate my jetpack or reload my gun, depending on which hand, really made it easier for me to get around and engage in combat in Satisfactory.

I think it’s because the “handles” on the controller are quite a bit meatier than the side handles of the Deck. My second and ring finger seem to slot perfectly onto them.

[–] BigPotato@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

And the bumpers are so much better too. Wish I could mod my deck with controller bumpers...

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 4 points 4 days ago

Huh. My hope for the Frame was that the controllers are decent. I've been wanting good controllers where the hands are separate since the Wii introduced the concept to me. I've never gamed more comfortably.

I should know by tomorrow, if the shipping estimate was accurate.

[–] deacon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

That’s definitely my plan for flat games when I get home from the trip I’m on.