After recently releasing a big Stable Steam Client update for Steam Deck and Desktop PCs, I highlighted that Remote Play was broken on Steam Deck - and so Valve has now fixed it.
It’s not comfortable if you’ve been sitting there working for the past ~8 hours. I know a lot of people with computer-based jobs prefer playing games in different rooms of the house so that they can do something besides sit in front of their computer.
Amongst other factors, it’s one of the causes of the whole “I’m finally an adult, I spent a lot of time and money building my PC gaming setup… yet I don’t game, I just stare at my Steam library and that’s somehow it”.
To anyone feeling this, try using Steam Link or Sunshine/Moonlight to stream to your TV if you have one. You get the old sitting in the couch with a big screen feeling of a console, but with all the benefits of your PC.
I keep a wireless mouse and keyboard near both of my TVs/comfy chairs and have a main controller I use wireless in one room but wired in another so I don’t need to re-pair it.
My gaming PC is setup for Wake On LAN so I can wake it from my phone. Once work is over I can melt into a recliner and either take over the TV as my computer or (if the wife wants the TV and I want to hang out) pull out the Deck and load up Moonlight on that
It’s not about physical comfort, but the environment. I have a beefy gaming desktop but most of the time I end up playing on my SD in the living room because I associate my office with work.
Highly recommend buying a second hand/used Aeron chair. They are stupid expensive new, but luckily they are popular with tech startups. When those startups inevitably fail, they sell their chairs at a deep discount. I’ve bought two like that and I suspect they will last forever.
One is a decade old and the only thing that has failed was a hip joint. $12 on eBay and we’re back in business.
It’s not comfortable if you’ve been sitting there working for the past ~8 hours. I know a lot of people with computer-based jobs prefer playing games in different rooms of the house so that they can do something besides sit in front of their computer.
Amongst other factors, it’s one of the causes of the whole “I’m finally an adult, I spent a lot of time and money building my PC gaming setup… yet I don’t game, I just stare at my Steam library and that’s somehow it”.
To anyone feeling this, try using Steam Link or Sunshine/Moonlight to stream to your TV if you have one. You get the old sitting in the couch with a big screen feeling of a console, but with all the benefits of your PC.
Seconded.
I keep a wireless mouse and keyboard near both of my TVs/comfy chairs and have a main controller I use wireless in one room but wired in another so I don’t need to re-pair it.
My gaming PC is setup for Wake On LAN so I can wake it from my phone. Once work is over I can melt into a recliner and either take over the TV as my computer or (if the wife wants the TV and I want to hang out) pull out the Deck and load up Moonlight on that
^^ It’s me, he’s talking about me and my tribe of people!
A better office chair really helps with that.
I really want a Håg Capisco to replace my cheap Ikea Järvfjället. Shit’s super ergonomic, I always prefer those at work.
It’s not about physical comfort, but the environment. I have a beefy gaming desktop but most of the time I end up playing on my SD in the living room because I associate my office with work.
Highly recommend buying a second hand/used Aeron chair. They are stupid expensive new, but luckily they are popular with tech startups. When those startups inevitably fail, they sell their chairs at a deep discount. I’ve bought two like that and I suspect they will last forever.
One is a decade old and the only thing that has failed was a hip joint. $12 on eBay and we’re back in business.
seconf hand steelcase leaps are great too.