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The lack of an included case is such a strange omission......

So glad this thing is turning out to be pretty decent.
Shame about the price though, a 6-700 price point would be really exciting.

At 1100$ for me with tax, I think I'm still happy with my OG Deck/Series x/PS5 combo

Loving the coverage @FraserG Great stuff!!

PC Gamer is an interesting read, especially for the "PC" angle.

Fair warning, PC Gamer staff are a moody bunch and it leaks into everything they write

@Gabrie The PS5 numbers are kind of odd, I honestly wonder if Ghost of Y ate into early sales?
Odd crossover though

I had a lot of fun with the 1st one, here's hoping they've had a chance to improve it.
Avowed wasn't bad, but way to similar to Outerworlds 1, and that's what's making me a tad worried

@Runex2121 The SteamDecks ergonomics are pretty fantastic when you consider all it does. The weight is the only real downside, and those back trigger buttons are so impractical on a device that size.
The PS Portal is damn near perfect, only downside for me was the touchpad implementation, genuinely hate how that did it.

" One of the best inventions of 2025"-Really????
I'm glad they've streamlined things with Win11 but come on......

EDIT:

Ah it's the top "300" best inventions and the Switch 2 is included as well

@Banjo- Seriously their Code naming conventions are really catchy.
I bet they would have sold a few extra based on name recognition 🙃

"Shrugs" At this point, I just don't care anymore. I've stopped buying anything for the X, or spending time to get the points.

What an absolutely bizarre inclusion......

Surely the long term GP users are not no lifing Fortnite?????

If you're a hard-core Fortnite player, what good is Ultimate?

This doesn't make any sense

• Never played Fortnite, only the rare GP sub, so maybe I'm missing something?

@Nintendo4Sonic Absolutely, it's a fun take on the vampire lore.
I had a lot of fun with it earlier this year.

Kind of a Far Cry/ Steven Kings-Salem Lot mash up

@FraserG
Just curious

Is the PureXbox team not getting review codes?
Or is it workload issues covering Nindy stuff as well.

Seems like y'all don't have reviews constantly for games?

Just kind of bummed out, have greatly enjoyed the reviews from PureXbox team

I saw an IGNer mention that maybe this is Xbox also refusing to take a loss on hardware anymore, and with the added hit of tariffs, MS has said screw it, we lost this gen anyways

Kind of a hmmm..... maybe

@RiverGenie I've sunk 80 hours into SoulStone Survivors, and Brotato...
When these games are good, man are they addictive, it'son sale on a Steam right now too

Must resist

@Fiendish-Beaver
That is some serious gaming time, pretty jealous ha.

Enjoy man

@Vordus "At that point my brain's innate soulslike mechanics prevention mechanisms kicked in and forced me to uninstall the game."-That's a brilliant review point.
Well done

@AccessibleDaydream

I would seriously do your homework on any docks and check the viability of the screen your plugging into, Bluetooth controller functionality with the Ally.

Maybe things have improved on that end, but i still see a lot of issues pop up across different games/monitors and tv's

@Ralizah

I'd love more punching power and native solutions to other Storefronts/ ecosystems but the Deck is so absurdly well made I'll just be waiting for the SteamDeck 2.

@BaldB3lper78 If you've got decent upload speeds on your home network, Greenlight + Steamdeck streaming is really good, and the OLED is decently priced.
Steamdeck is getting a little left behind worth the newest stuff but the touchpads and ergonomics are great

Super neat side note, they've completely broken being able to play MW3 Current Gen only discs by updating all COD editions to Cross-gen.

Am finishing up BF/ Hardline and thought " I should finally give MWIII a try"-son of a bitch !

The SteamDeck, and PC handheld gaming in general is such an awesome step.
I got my SteamDeck in the 1st batch of preorders and it's still going strong after insane hours on it.

Greenlight is brilliant and so is Chiakki for PS, but i grabbed the PS Portal- ergonomically the Portal is flawless

If you're on the fence, I say give it a go- it can really be a brilliant way to play and I know a lot of folks love their Ally

The PR babble is going to be LEGENDARY and i can't wait for the roller coaster of "YES!! XBOX IS BACK!!!........WAAIIITTTT.... WHAT THE ***** ARE THEY THINKING?????"

@Questionable_Duck No kidding, most of my daily reading is nerd/ gaming sites and I've never heard of this.

Looks a little rough, but like it might be a fun game.

Geez they're is SO MUCH i want to play

@themightyant Seriously, I swore no games would be bought this year..........and....Tainted Grail: FoA went on a small sale, runs decent on the Steam Deck = I caved( so very worth it though)

@GuyinPA75 BFWW1 absolutely deserves the love man, can't leave it out

So very tempting..... really tired of Xbox qc on their controllers, simply put they are *****, they don't last and feel cheap.
Id love to grab an Elite, but apparently those are of really poor quality as well.
Rant over

It'll be fascinating to see fresh reviews, especially after the games been out for a bit.
The conspiracies will be hilarious to read, after all the Xbox Tax is massive and every reviewer is biased against Xbox, even PureXbox
😂🙃

@Tdx Reddits way ahead of the curve, it's nearly nothing but " Starfield is actually good" followed by pictures of planets

@Tasuki
That might be the best analogy I've seen for COD/ Fortnite ever.

Well done ha ha

@FraserG
I don't know how i missed this game.
Looks like I'll love it to, thanks a ton!

Well if it makes you all feel better, I've had all my personal information " 'stolen" i think 6 or 7 times now from large corporations at no fault of my own. Think my passport is the only thing never breached as i never uploadedit(they got everything in it though, so not sure it matters. )
So I'm sure this will be fine.... nothing to worry about at all. Because American companies highly value personal info

@1nightonly " People need to find a new hobby"-Nah

Generally when you are passionate about something - football/ gaming- it's completely normal to have a vested interest in the facets of that product. In the same sense, being a fan and consumer are both fine.
People lose they ***** if a sports team empties their roster for cheaper contracts even if it makes them less competitive, but " might" have longer term success. Especially if you've spent decades spending a LOT of money to support your product

@shoeses That's a great analogy, well done ha.
It's a shame those 2 monsters of gaming( dev/franchise) landed with such a wet thud....

@BacklogBrad I usually agree with most of your opinions, but you are dying on a really boring hill.

They were both such underwhelming, just okay games

Kinda jealous you enjoyed them that much, had hoped I'd love em

@Ernie At least you folks across the way have options.
I have yet to see anything like that, they always just mirror whatever digital price MS has I've checked plenty over the years and I've never seen digital cheaper outside of Xbox store / in the U.S.

This sucks, there were some good deals i grabbed over the last couple years, and money turned into rewards points so it was great.
Also super nice to game for a few hours, take a break and watch a movie all in the same ecosystem

Bummer, hated when PS did it to

Ugh Alan Wake.... man I wish I had the extra time and no backlog

This game was Outerworlds with magic, I honestly couldn't tell a difference except for the color pallette.

Gods the writing was eye rolling as well.

The magic was really fun though

Mixed feelings on this game

Wonder what kind of shape Bethesda dev studio is in right now. Starfield was such a shallow empty hull of ideas game design and writing that Covid only explains a little of.
Just seems like Bethesda game studios is out of touch with modern gaming.

This isn't 1999 anymore

@kmtrain83

I just always figured PT/OT and BHU would always be safe..... ER as well.

Not so sure anymore..... the cost savings alone would be nuts

@Kaloudz I'll be honest, I'm looking forward to the real deal T800 series.

The ultimate " we've arrived" ,

Just as long as Skynet waits a second to go murder mode

So I'm a mental health professional at a good sized hospital, and I've thought more than once, how hard would it be to train AI to do my job. You could absolutely create a profile/ face that would fit any demographic and allow for "safer feeling 1-1s"( I'm a very large white guy) such often can lead to quicker and more productive outcomes.

I mean if they can just purge engineers/ programmers like it's nothing- where does it stop.......

@GameOverScreen a Fair enough, I spent enough time on GameSpot in the mid 2000's to hear endlessly about the "tax"- which some have accused PureXbox of.

BlueLiving is still waging the war for Xbox @ EG, very passionately to

@GameOverScreen Blueliving is that you,,,,,,,,,,,, hiding under a different name?

So do you think Eurogamer used a flat tax on Xbox or is it rated around how much Xbox flavor the game has?

You people are really bizarre

Sweet, thanks for the heads up!

Would love to video game nerd out and be able to see what was paid per game over the last 5 years.

Would be fun to see all of it

It was so bizarre to see Amazon listed and sold XSX for 687$ US.. who the heck is going to pay that.

I also bought 1 month of GP through Amazon and Xbox Gave me a month free for autopay- which i canceled before(GP just isn't my thing) - not sure how that screws up the metrics....

MS makes ZERO sense at times

@Feffster YLOD- yellow light of death, that was so devastating,- Skyrim came out about the that time so I jumped ship to PC- Those Steam flash sales were so addictive!

1. Far Cry 2- yes I'll die on this hill
2. FAR CRY 2- Extra life
3. Rage- Despite possibly the worst ending of all time.

All of this really is a moot point until someone leaks several years worth of financial info ,or is a small enough difference as a loss leader it has 🤔minimal impact