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Re:Valve Steam Deck by Ancapistani on Thursday July 15, 2021 @02:00PM (#27847854)
> The 64GB version is almost a made-for-landfill device.

I felt that way about the Quest 2, and opted for the maxxed-out version. As it turns out, I use it a few times per week and have ~40GB of storage in use.

I originally used Virtual Desktop to remote in to my desktop, mostly from across the house but also over 5G. Now that Airlink is available in beta I use it exclusively at home, and mostly play "PCVR" titles wirelessly.

The Steam Deck seems to be taking the same approach. I see myself using it to play games from my desktop library while in bed or sitting outside. Few if any games will actually get installed on the device, because I won't want to use the on-board processing and drain my battery anyhow.

Re:Valve Steam Deck by eugeniub on Thursday July 15, 2021 @04:11PM (#27849505)
To be fair, many Quest games are very small (1gb-5gb). In contrast, GTA V on Steam is 72gb.