


The superb Resident Evil 2 Remake is a notable exception: With a mix of low and mid settings I was able to run it at 60 fps, which was a genuine 'wow, this really works?' moment for such a relatively new and gorgeous game. GTA 5 could actually run at 60 fps with high settings and squeeze out two hours of battery life, but dropping to a 30 fps lock nearly doubled the battery estimate to 214 minutes. At an average 51 fps and 50% brightness, God of War would chew through the battery in 83 minutes, according to our calculations during testing with a 30 fps lock, that time jumped to around 200 minutes.

Our other battery life tests had similar results. With the framerate capped at 60, Deathloop drained the battery from full to 20% in an hour and 10 minutes at about 60% brightness. Price: $399 (64GB) / $529 (256GB) / $649 (512GB)įor most new big budget games, locking the framerate to 30 fps is going to be mandatory for stable performance and practical battery life. Storage: 64GB eMMC / 256GB or 512GB NVMe SSDĭisplay: 1280x800, 60Hz 7-inch IPS LCD touchscreenĬonnectivity: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB Type-C w/ DisplayPort 1.4 RAM: 16GB LPDDR5 5,500MT/s 32-bit quad-channel GPU: 8 compute unit AMD RDNA 2 (1–1.6GHz) And the Steam Deck isn't completely immune to that jack-of-all-trades problem-after two weeks with it, it's not a replacement for my desktop PC or as portable as a Nintendo Switch. The problem I've always had with Leathermans (please don't be mad at me, Leatherman guys) is that the miniature scissors and other doodads are never as good as the proper tools they replace. It was quite possibly designed by Leatherman guys at Valve, who decided that a handheld gaming PC would only work if it had a big screen, two big analog sticks, trackpads, and access to a proper Linux desktop underneath its friendly UI. The Steam Deck is a handheld gaming system a Leatherman guy would love. A Leatherman guy will give you one for Christmas the year you turn 16, and hand you their own, tiny knife blade extended, to slice through the gift wrap. With all those tools (and more!) a Leatherman is too big for a pocket, so they wear it-proudly-on a little holster clipped to their belt. Bottle opener? Oh, you ain't ever going thirsty while Doug's around. Tiny scissors for some twine? Ready to snip. You probably know a Leatherman guy: a friend or (more likely) an uncle who loves to bust out a Leatherman multitool to solve any problem.
