Steam Deck

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A place to discuss and support all things Steam Deck.

Replacement for r/steamdeck_linux.

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[Help] - A request for help or support.
[News] - News about the deck.
[PSA] - Sharing important information.
[Game] - News / info about a game on the deck.
[Update] - An update to a previous post.
[Meta] - Discussion about this community.

Some more Steam Deck specific flairs:
[Boot Screen] - Custom boot screens/videos.
[Selling] - If you are selling your deck.

These are not enforced, but they are encouraged.

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Follow the rules of Sopuli
Posts must be related to the Steam Deck in an obvious way.
No piracy, there are other communities for that.
Discussion of emulators are allowed, but no discussion on how to illegally acquire ROMs.
This is a place of civil discussion, no trolling.
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Considering a steam deck (self.steamdeck)

submitted 2 years ago by Johnpwrinkle to c/[email protected]

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I’ve been considering purchasing a steam deck. My pc is in my office, which limits interaction with the rest of the family if I want to play anything. I’ve tried playing mobile games, but just can’t get use to the controls. Think it’s worth getting one?

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[–] witherscarf 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

In my opinion, you really have to have clear expectations. It will struggle to play newer games (Returnal, etc.) and is best to think of it as a portable PS4/XB1 gen device. If you're fine with that and want to clear your backlog, play PC games, then I think what's on offer here is amazing - the controller is by far the best controller I've ever used and the trackpads don't get praised near enough for how much versatility they add with Steam Input (like virtual menus and so on). It's to the point where I want to play even PS5 through my Steam Deck using Chiaki4deck, even when I'm right next to it, because the controller is so far ahead of any other controller.