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With the exception of fortnite (fuck you, it's fun in no build mode) I do almost all of my gaming for the past few years on my steam deck. The control making and gyro is insanely customizable and the instant suspend/resume is a massive boon to my lifestyle as an adult that often has limited time windows.
Found out about no build mode when I was asked to play recently and the game is, to my surprise, fun without the building.
The people who have mastered building and can create a fort around me in 0.32 seconds are cringe in my book. Not sure how that was ever deemed a fun game mechanic, it's frustrating (to me, someone who only plays with their hands).
Fortnite was originally a different game, in which the build mechanic played a much more important role. The Battle Royale bit was just an add-on that became so popular they dropped the original game.
No one could do that shit the first few years. Then they added hotkeys and sped it all up. Ruined the game for a filthy casual like me. No build is a lot of fun, though.
I'm hoping that the next gen Steam Deck gets a coprocessor that will allow it to use less power in sleep mode, and also download games and updates in the background while the screen is off or in sleep mode.
Would be a nice perk. I'm guessing summer 2026 or 2027.