SteamDeck

3 readers

1 users here now

A place dedicated to all things Steam Deck: news, discussion, photos, questions, memes, etc. Links:

founded 1 year ago

Does anyone else hate playing games with no sound? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by hellerphant@kbin.social to c/Steamdeck@kbin.social

17 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I see so many people talking about using their deck to play games while others are watching TV with their partners or whatever. But I just can’t do it. I hate not hearing the sound effects, music, voice acting when playing a game, and I tend to find myself not using the deck as often as I would like as a result.

Am I just weird?

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] Romdeau4@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It depends on the game. I mostly play from the couch while my wife watches TV after the kiddo goes to bed. Some games I play totally muted but others get a little volume. If there’s no one around to distract, I’ll usually play around 30-50% volume.

[–] Xeelee@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I can play something like Vampire Survivors with no sound and won't miss it. But if a game has dialog, not having sound would be dumb.

[–] Zak8022@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Same, depends on the game. And sometimes the part of the game I’m in. If it’s a grindy/mindless part, I have no issue playing without sound. But if it’s a narrative part, even with subtitles on (cuz I always have them on) sound must be on.