They retuned them. They’re not so much “better” or “worse,” just different. They tweaked the highs and mids differently and it’s going to be opinion which is better.

Any games that support it will have your game saves stored in the cloud and will automatically download them to your new device. Assuming you didn’t disable it.

Very good point, and clearly graphics aren’t the priority for some, as the Switch can’t even keep up with the Deck, but people play it on their TV all the time. Taking one’s entire PC library and turning it into a console experience isn’t bad either, it’s an instant game library for many.

I’ve essentially sworn off consoles, I’ll attach my Deck and other devices to a TV instead.

Start up, install game, play game. That’s it. It’s a console experience in the best sense of the word.

Here’s a hint: it’s in the name. Make sure the screen is OLED.

I own both a Deck OLED and an Ally. They’re both good devices, but with different focuses and different advantages/disadvantages.

The Ally runs Windows…which some people want. It’s also got great performance, will eat AAA games for breakfast, and has a very nice 120hz VRR screen. However, you don’t want to go very far from a battery pack or power outlet, because you’ll be lucky to get 2 hours of battery playing those AAA titles.

The OLED Deck, on the other hand, does not run Windows, so certain games that rely on certain DRM or Anti-cheat software won’t even work. Windows drivers aren’t ready for the Deck yet. The GPU is weaker than the Ally, because the Deck focuses on battery life, which is much better. Likewise the screen is lower resolution…but it’s OLED, which makes it very nice, but in different ways than the Ally’s screen. Which is better is a metter of opinion.

The OLED Deck does not have a noticable performance increase over the LCD Deck. The screen is better, and battery life is better. And if you open your Deck up a lot, the screws are much better. :)

At the very least I wish they’d offer embedded browser tabs for things like YouTube, Hulu, and Netflix.

EmuDeck. This is the way.

Just use EmuDeck. You will have to move your keys in manually.

You can use the appimage or flatpak, but you still have to bring in your keys.

You can set the screen to dim after a certain period, that’ll help. Also, if you have an HDMI dock/dongle, as soon as it detects an HDMI cable it’ll shut off the internal screen (the external TV or monitor does NOT have to be on).

Likely it won’t be much of an issue long term but if you’re really worried about it, these measures will help.