• entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org
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      Depends on your game, settings, screen brightness, etc. It’s highly tunable with stuff like FPS limiters and even custom TDP limit settings built into the UI. Just running a Gameboy Color emulator, for instance, you might get 6+ hours. Running Baldur’s Gate 3 at reasonably optimized settings from an online guide, you’d get about 1.5-2 hours

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      That’s almost impossible to answer because it all depends on how you’re using it, what games you’re playing, screen brightness, etc.

      But in general I would say it’s pretty good.

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      You can literally make a steam deck last 30 mins at minimum. Lol. I would say most users are getting 2 to 3 hours with reasonable settings. So many variables at play. Your best bet is to go in with realistic expectations.

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        Thanks all, of course, my comment was about 3D games. You don’t buy a Steamdeck to play Mario Bros SNES or SuperMeatboy.

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              Cheaper doesn’t mean better. There’s also more expensive, which again doesn’t mean better. There are no other amd64 handhelds with a working sleep function that I know of.