Another seriously impressive milestone has been hit. The Steam Deck now has 18,000 games that Valve have rated to be either Playable or Verified.
  • AnomanderRake@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 hours ago

    As someone who loves the steam deck, the verification system is a total joke and should be totally ignored. There’s plenty of “verified” games that run terribly, or don’t work. ProtonDB is what you should use instead.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      39 minutes ago

      Eh, I’ve had pretty good luck with Verified titles. It’s not perfect, but generally speaking:

      • verified - no concerns about compat
      • playable - check reasons, and maybe protondb if there’s anything concerning
      • unsupported/unknown - check protondb

      ProtonDB also isn’t perfect, and there are plenty of “gold” and “platinum” titles that I’ve had (small) issues with.

      • highball@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        2 hours ago

        Good call. I still have mine from 2022. I payed the 5 bucks to pre-order on the first day. I really just thought I was at least putting money into Linux and showing interest. I wasn’t expecting much but, shocked at how good the Steam Deck actually was. Valve really stepped up and turned a decent handheld (that I would still be using today in the state it was released in), into really well done polished device. The LCD is even getting Wake-on-BT in the next Steam OS 3.7 release. I tried the preview, it works great. In a couple years when the Steam Deck 2 releases, if I’m still playing older titles, I’ll probably just wait for the first sale to buy. You can’t go wrong with a Steam Deck. It’ll change the way you play games.

        • Dariusmiles2123@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          1·
          2 hours ago

          Yeah I can’t wait.

          I think it’ll be a perfect combo. Playstation 5 for demanding games, Steam Deck for less demanding games and a Surface Go linked to a big screen for administration.

    • yeehaw@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      11 hours ago

      I got one recently. Works way better than I expected, and one got years of Linux gaming under my belt already.