You do of course realistically need the steam deck dock for it to be any kind of reasonable PC experience but I wouldn't underestimate the power of it. Plus there's the added bonus of windows programs running out of the box without you constantly having to fiddle with stupid settings and set every program up which is something I despise about Linux.
I find SteamOS to be a far superior platform than Windows.
I was shocked at how intuitive, fast, and easy it is to use (especially in Desktop Mode).
I WISH Windows was that simple to use. Any device driver, program, or utility I need, you just type it in the search bar and it pulls up all the available apps. You don't need a ridiculous Windows account, or a Windows Store account, or an Xbox Live account, or any of that other annoying stuff that you need to hop through to get apps to work right on Windows 10/11.
I wish Valve made a desktop version of the SteamOS because for my next gaming rig I would have that in place over Windows. Plus, I love how easy it is to navigate the SteamOS for games/apps using a controller for the tabs.
This is why you install windows instead of relying on their built in SteamOS, also I don't buy AAA games anymore lol.
Does windows run worth a damn on it? You can always switch over to the Linux distro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhfPfwBgNg8
You do of course realistically need the steam deck dock for it to be any kind of reasonable PC experience but I wouldn't underestimate the power of it. Plus there's the added bonus of windows programs running out of the box without you constantly having to fiddle with stupid settings and set every program up which is something I despise about Linux.
I find SteamOS to be a far superior platform than Windows.
I was shocked at how intuitive, fast, and easy it is to use (especially in Desktop Mode).
I WISH Windows was that simple to use. Any device driver, program, or utility I need, you just type it in the search bar and it pulls up all the available apps. You don't need a ridiculous Windows account, or a Windows Store account, or an Xbox Live account, or any of that other annoying stuff that you need to hop through to get apps to work right on Windows 10/11.
I wish Valve made a desktop version of the SteamOS because for my next gaming rig I would have that in place over Windows. Plus, I love how easy it is to navigate the SteamOS for games/apps using a controller for the tabs.