Hello!

I realize that this may not be the best place to ask this question and/or series of questions, but tumblr, Reddit, and Quora all scare me and I'm not sure where else to go. I thank you all for your help.

I have never played PC games before. I've only ever really played Nintendo games before. As such all the talk about RAM and processor chips and SSD is more than a little over whelming. I do know that my current laptop, which I only use for writting, is not up to the task I have in mind. I just want to play Baldur's Gate Three (For sure!) and Sims 4 (Heavy maybe). I might look into emulators for some Pokémon fan games. I tried going to the Steam page for BG3 and then to the Best Buy site to just filter laptops based on what the page said the game needed, but almost none of it matched up. 

So, my question is this. Can anybody tell me what I should be filtering for on computer sites so I can look at all the laptops that will play BG3, so I can find one that won't break the bank. Please and Thank You!

Or, on the other hand, I thought about just getting a Steam Deck. Does anyone know if that's a good choice.

Once again. Thank You So Much!!

LadyAnnaLee