What's the minimum battery life you'll be happy with?

[sarkwalvein]

2 hours if you push it hard on demanding games. (AAA games do not exist, fuck that nomenclature, fuck the industry, fuck the pretentious corporations, I talk about demanding games here I don't give a fuck if they were produced by some indie studio or EA/Activision)
3-4 hours if you tune down gfx settings/limit FPS on demanding games.
6 hours for light gaming/not so demanding games (e.g. trails in the sky, momodora 4).

 

[subcon959]

It seems we're looking at 1.5 hours of heavy use, which is a bit disappointing, but there is room for improvement by adjusting settings.

 

[tech3475]

It seems we're looking at 1.5 hours of heavy use, which is a bit disappointing, but there is room for improvement by adjusting settings.

Wasn’t that with Gamers Nexus really pushing it though?
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[Xzi]

It seems we're looking at 1.5 hours of heavy use, which is a bit disappointing, but there is room for improvement by adjusting settings.

If by heavy use you mean 60 FPS, yeah. 3 hours will be easily achieved in AAA games by limiting FPS to 30 and using reasonable settings. 5+ for indies.

 

[Chary]

I'm the kind of person who likes just chilling in bed or the couch with a handheld device. Not really planning on taking it outside unless I'm on a plane ride. So 2hrs with 60fps would be fine for me.

 

[djpannda]

Im planing to use it like I usually use my switch on my cough while watching TV with the Wife or in bed.. (aka Next to outlet) so battery life is not a big deal for me

 

[Taleweaver]

It seems we're looking at 1.5 hours of heavy use, which is a bit disappointing, but there is room for improvement by adjusting settings.

... I don't really see it that way. In one ook f thefaux's videos he compares the Witcher 3 on switch vs steam deck. The latter has more detail and manages to use less watt (so I presume battery drainage) than the switch.
Obviously it'll depend per game, but my earlier hope (i want a better battery than a switch) seems confirmed. So I'm fine with it.

I'll run some heavier games, but certainly a great chunk of indie stuff. So I'll be fine for my two one - hour commutes.