|
Even getting the most expensive one and probably overpaying, the Steam Deck is easily half what I paid for my desktop computer. Even when you add in the overpriced Steam Dock it's not bad for a computer that can play all your games better than your potato of a desktop counterpart. I'm at a point where I can pretty much play all the games I had on my desktop through the deck now. It's also great because I had started to transition towards Roguelikes and platformers that already lent themselves well to using a controller, and had been using a Xbox controller for many of my games already. Much more comfy to lie in bed and play games than sit on the computer. Only bummer is inconsistent battery drain since it doesn't always seem proportional to the system demands of some games, guess it's just iffy optimization of all these early access games I have slapped together with duct tape and spaghetti code. Also since I spent a chunk of change on this thing I'm constantly fretting about it getting dropped, stolen or broken which makes me balk at taking it places outside of home.
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 22:35
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 20:29 |
|
|
The Steam deck has been not only my favourite but most substantially 'game-changing' video game related purchase I've ever made. The Orange Box was good, it was very good, but holy gently caress goddamn, this is The System for Me. I mean, I just downloaded Shenmue 1 and 2, games I haven't played in literally over 20 years (well, for Shenmue 1). I got Crazy Taxi, Quake, literally all of the Doom games, a bunch of indie games I never finished from a decade ago, and my wife and our friends play Sea of Thieves nightly while hanging out on discord (that I'm using through the Deck). It's somehow more than perfect. I mean, I bought Splatoon 3 when it came out and really loved it. Really, really loved it. I got my Steam Deck on October 3rd, and actually haven't touched Splatoon 3 since. I actually feel kind of bad about that but  I'll be putting in some time on our Switch when Goldeneye comes out tomorrow, I'm hoping my sons will love multiplayer as much as I used to, as they absolutely love ScreenCheat, but once that kind of wears off.... maybe I'll install the fan-modded Goldeneye and Perfect Dark ports on the Deck. Because I can.
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 22:40
|
|
|
Panfilo posted:Even getting the most expensive one and probably overpaying, the Steam Deck is easily half what I paid for my desktop computer. Even when you add in the overpriced Steam Dock it's not bad for a computer that can play all your games better than your potato of a desktop counterpart. I'm at a point where I can pretty much play all the games I had on my desktop through the deck now. I spent $500 on a GTX 4080 and I spend almost all my gaming time on my 256GB Steam Deck.
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 22:47
|
|
|
Playing games on the Deck gives me the same joy I got from getting games on my Switch back in 2017. Except this time, half my library already exists on this platform and is a download away.
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 22:54
|
|
|
VideoGames posted:The decky plugin SteamGridDB makes me so happy. I love organising my libraries and there is such lovely art to choose from. I do have to press the menu button twice to get the choose artwork option to pop up though but I am completely willing to do this because it is so simple. This is ultimately what pushed me over the edge to install Decky and I could t be happier. Sure, I told myself I could deal with missing artwork and icons (until I went and manually added it all) — the plug-in makes it so easy!
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 22:58
|
|
|
Bob A Feet posted:Playing games on the Deck gives me the same joy I got from getting games on my Switch back in 2017. Except this time, half my library already exists on this platform and is a download away. It owns knowing that no matter how many Steam Decks they poo poo out, I won't lose access to any of my Steam Library or anything that comes out on Steam.
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 23:35
|
|
|
Party Boat posted:Despite owning all three games for years (thanks humble bundles) I never played a dark souls. A fromsoft loving friend reminded me of them over Christmas do I decided to give the first one a go on deck and ended up completing it including optional bosses and now I'm into DS2. The time that I get to game in front of a TV or at my desk is short and prone to interruptions so if I hadn't been able to grab a quick session before bed on the deck I really doubt I'd have gotten into it enough to get hooked. Now I think I'm going to play the full trilogy on this little thing. This but for the Yakuza series Beat LAD and working on 0 and then got a few more to play through while sitting in bed. Just makes my giant rear end steam library so much more accessible
|
|
#
?
Jan 26, 2023 23:39
|
|
|
Bob A Feet posted:Playing games on the Deck gives me the same joy I got from getting games on my Switch back in 2017. Except this time, half my library already exists on this platform and is a download away. Lets try to play Company of Heroes like the old days, except this time using airplane wifi
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 00:14
|
|
|
Is there a wiki or site out there that gives be all end all guides for best performance for deck games? Getting tired of watching 20 minute YouTube vids for performance settings on certain games.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 00:40
|
|
|
There's a Decky app that allows you to see other people configs and stuff and apply them, however, there's so many games on Steam a lot of the games I looked up configs for just didn't have anything. There's also a Wiki and site out there too, but I don't know if those are up to date.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 00:42
|
|
|
Man travel is so much nicer with the Deck.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 00:43
|
|
|
The steam deck retroactively justifies my 3000+ steam library and I’m actually finishing games these days, including some classic console games I’ve never played.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 00:48
|
|
|
It's a god machine. now if only there's workable controls for UItima Underworld 1&2 and exalt Ultima7+SI and I'd be in heaven. I haven't looked since I know it's probably impossible/PITA
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 01:10
|
|
|
I'll echo all the endorsements. I grew up in the early 2000s era of gaming and fell out of love with it around 2008-2009. I've tried so many times to get back into it; multiple PC builds, some consoles with the kids. Nada. Somehow the Steam Deck brought back a ton of that joy and ease of play (pick up and dont think about it) with a huge PC library built in. Its the most substantial gaming I've actually enjoyed in over 20 years. I kinda hate the feel of the plastic they used, but it's so incredibly minor I'd still give it a 10/10
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 01:37
|
|
|
Y'all got me too hyped, just ordered my Deck. So stoked!
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 05:33
|
|
|
Installed Hi-Fi Rush on the deck tonight. Next thing I knew an hour and a half had disappeared. Great game.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 05:33
|
|
|
Thinking about getting a deck, but I can only really afford the cheapest model. How does this thing run games off an sd card?
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 06:32
|
|
|
RandolphCarter posted:Thinking about getting a deck, but I can only really afford the cheapest model. How does this thing run games off an sd card? Mostly fine. Installs can take longer but games should run perfectly fine.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 06:34
|
|
|
I've been trying to get emudeck stuff set up and working. Both emulators I tried made my steamdeck completely stop responding to input from the controls. None of the buttons or sticks or trackpads did anything. I tried to close it with Steam+B, nothing. Does that even work in desktop mode? I don't know. The power button didn't even put it to sleep or anything. I'd set up an ssh connection to it earlier, and was able to kill the emulator through that, after which the deck responded to the controls again, though the left trackpad no longer acted like a scrollwheel. That was back to normal after a restart. Well that was weird and a little frustrating, but I'm glad I'd taken the time to enable ssh , and that it's even capable of such a thing. I've also got tons of actual steam games to play, so I'm not even that bummed about those not working. I still love this little machine, even though I've spent more time tinkering with it than I have playing games. I'm sure that will change.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 06:40
|
|
|
Why were you in desktop mode?
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 06:55
|
|
|
Because I didn't have links to the emudeck stuff in game mode
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 06:59
|
|
|
The real question: how hard is Dead Space gonna make this hardware sweat
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 07:00
|
|
|
jokes posted:I spent $500 on a GTX 4080 how in the
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 07:49
|
|
|
RandolphCarter posted:Thinking about getting a deck, but I can only really afford the cheapest model. How does this thing run games off an sd card? It's fine. I have no idea which games are installed on which and don't notice any difference.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 08:24
|
|
|
skeletronics posted:Because I didn't have links to the emudeck stuff in game mode During the EmuDeck setup it adds them as non-steam games. In game mode, in your library, go to the tab furthest right. If they're not there, try the setup again and pay attention. The force-close button combination has not once worked for me when I've needed it to.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 08:44
|
|
|
Heran Bago posted:During the EmuDeck setup it adds them as non-steam games. In game mode, in your library, go to the tab furthest right. If they're not there, try the setup again and pay attention. It only adds them as non steam games if you use the Rom manager thing afterwards to add them as non steam games. Also if you’re gonna do this be aware it closes steam so it can do its thing and you have to use the hosed up defaults to navigate in the meantime, so you’re better off connecting remotely with something like anydesk to do it.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 09:18
|
|
|
It adds Emulation Station by itself even if you don't launch Steam Rom Manager.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 09:25
|
|
|
FWIW I think it looks better to add them as steam entries between the use of banners and such but if you have tripple digit numbers of roms or more obscure games that don't get scrapped easily, emustation is the better bet.
ConanThe3rd fucked around with this message at 10:35 on Jan 27, 2023 |
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 10:32
|
|
|
Here's a substitute PSU for $15 that's equivalent to the OE one. I've mentioned this one before, just BYO cable.Heran Bago posted:If you have a big piece of metal around you can get in the habit of touching it to discharge yourself. Yeah but I can't do that too often otherwise I'll chafe....  skeletronics posted:I got my deck a few days ago, but was too busy over the weekend to spend much time with it until late last night. I wound up staying up way too late, lying in bed playing some grindy numbers go up type game. Today my roommate mentioned that while he was up late playing Civ, he kept seeing a steam notification that I'd started playing that game. He said it was happening like every 2 to 5 minutes for a long time. Is this a known issue? I forgot those notifications exist because I turned them off long ago. I don't like the idea of unknowingly spamming my friends list with notifications, though. I've seen this before but I can't tell if it's a connection issue or if the person is actually closing/re-launching the game.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 11:06
|
|
|
I want to get a charging stand/dock, because I want to be able to just drop the Deck onto something to charge it. I doubt I'll hook this up to a TV (the TV I would hook it up to is already attached to a more powerful PC) so I don't really care too much about the fancy features on the official Dock. What's a good cheap option?
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 13:06
|
|
|
Chinook posted:I want to get a charging stand/dock, because I want to be able to just drop the Deck onto something to charge it. I doubt I'll hook this up to a TV (the TV I would hook it up to is already attached to a more powerful PC) so I don't really care too much about the fancy features on the official Dock. What's a good cheap option? So there's not really anything in the Switch-style drop-and-charge setup if that's what you had in mind, almost everything is going to require you to plug in a cable to the top of the unit to charge. That in mind the absolute cheapest option would just be to drop something like this near a power outlet: https://www.amazon.com/JSAUX-Frosted-Aluminum-Playstand-Anti-Slip/dp/B09YY1NSBX/
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 13:16
|
|
|
As far as I know, there's nothing readily available that would put a charging connector on the bottom for simple docking, so you'll always have to plug in the cable. E:f;b
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 13:17
|
|
|
KozmoNaut posted:As far as I know, there's nothing readily available that would put a charging connector on the bottom for simple docking, so you'll always have to plug in the cable. Yes, that makes sense, really. I should just build a simple stand to hold it, but it's too cold to go out and try to make something with wood, haha. Vegastar, that cheap Jsaux stand might be exactly what I need. I'll get a little velcro grip to cinch the cable to the back of it, and that'll be perfect. Great suggestion!
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 13:46
|
|
|
What's the best way to get Game Pass stuff on the Deck? Stream it from my PC with Moonlight?
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 14:42
|
|
|
Dual boot windows
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 14:50
|
|
|
The Postman posted:What's the best way to get Game Pass stuff on the Deck? Stream it from my PC with Moonlight? Quantum of Phallus posted:Dual boot windows E: Actually since we're on streaming, I set up GeForce Now last night to try it out since every time I've used it up to now it's been over a wired connection. I spent a full half hour playing Yooka Laylee through it and it worked pretty well, though I probably wouldn't pay for it unless there was something I absolutely couldn't play on Deck. It is still the only way to play Genshin on Deck as far as I know though come the gently caress on Valve you showed it on Deck in that Japanese launch video. njsykora fucked around with this message at 15:12 on Jan 27, 2023 |
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 14:51
|
|
|
You can’t add Game Pass games to Steam (on Windows), can you? You can launch them, but without Steam input support afaik.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 16:11
|
|
|
You can't no, Game Pass games need to be launched from the Xbox app. I don't think you can involve Steam with them at any part of the process.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 16:24
|
|
|
njsykora posted:You can't no, Game Pass games need to be launched from the Xbox app. I don't think you can involve Steam with them at any part of the process. Targeting the Persona 5R exe launches the game, but without the Steam overlay.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 16:31
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 25, 2024 20:29 |
|
|
The Postman posted:What's the best way to get Game Pass stuff on the Deck? Stream it from my PC with Moonlight? Just stream it directly from the cloud thing if you’re gonna be streaming it anyway, they published an official guide to add it as a shortcut in gaming mode and everything.
|
|
#
?
Jan 27, 2023 16:39
|
|