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What's the cheapest thing you had bought that by the end of its usefulness made you say "wow, this was worth a lot more than what I've paid for!" (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Kimdracula@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Mine... My Xbox 360 slim only costed 129 euro back in 2012 and to this day still work like brand new, you would think that the disc drive would stop working but no. Never had the need of open it or clean it's insides. Still great, I just don't use it anymore since I feel it's outdated and loading speeds are better nowadays.

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[–] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (4 children)

I have a switch is it still worth it to pick up steam deck? Tbf I don’t really use the switch all that often mainly game on pc

[–] refurbishedrefurbisher@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Absolutely. The Steam Deck is a gaming PC, but handheld. The iGPU in the Deck is approximately equivilent to an RX 580, for reference.

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 6 points 4 months ago

Yes. Barely touch my switch, use my steam deck all the time. For me it's the library that makes the difference. Switch is just the switch library, while the steam deck can play just about anything a PC can play + just about any emulatable consoles (including the switch). I've actually been slowly downloading ROM versions of my switch games so I can play them on my steam deck. It sucks not to have the online capability or being unable to sync my saves with my switch, but meh.

[–] PointyDorito@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I barely got much usage out of my switch but the Steam Deck has been well worth it. I like the customizability, ability to emulate, bulkier build that feels more like holding an actual controller, and larger game library. I love playing rogue-likes on it like Hades, Slay the Spire, and Balatro. Really good combination for quick pick up and play sessions.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 2 points 4 months ago

It's definitely worth it. Since you game on PC, you already have a library of games for it, and steam sales frequently let you get games for pennies on the dollar.