I think I was in the beta branch at the time. And actually I probably was using a version of GE which I have since uninstalled, (that's why it said I was using regular Proton when I took a look to confirm it yesterday).
Really great patch!!!!
github.com
You can also use BoilR, which finds SteamGridDB art and automatically puts it on the games so it looks very slick.I was in the mood to play Into the Breach last night, but I own the game on GoG so I decided to install Heroic Games Launcher on my Deck. This worked well, but when I added the game as a non-Steam game to launch it in Game Mode, it just launched the Heroic Games Launcher instead of the game directly. This can be solved by using the Heroic Bash Launcher:
Steam Deck (Flatpak) Guide
Directly launch any Epic Games Store and GOG game from anywhere without Heroic on Linux. - redromnon/HeroicBashLauncher
This great tool automatically adds direct launch scripts to Steam for all installed games in the Heroic Games Launcher, complete with the cover art. This works really well, be sure to check this out if you want to play your GoG collection on the Deck.
[Hidden content]
github.com
Hopefully this also helps region expansion to come sooner!
I don't play anything with voice chat on the Deck, so I just use the built-in speakers (which are significantly better than the speakers on any other portable I've ever owned btw.).
If I can use them, onboard speakers, and Koss Porta Pros if I need to play at night.
That's an understatement - they are better than many proper speaker sets.
glad for everyone else though. Going to buy a mix of Deck games and just games I want during the sale. hoping Deck comes quickly and isn't cursed like some of my shipments lately have been.
Deck doesn't support any of the low latency BT codecs.
I can test myself when I get it but according to this thread it does support some kind of LL mode but it is off by default (for some reason) in gaming mode, and this thread mentions LDAC (which is not as good as aptX adaptive and less common but still a LL capable mode)
www.gamespot.com
I can already see how fanboys will react to this, but it's a pretty obvious conclusion to how the Steam Deck's value reflects on that of the Nintendo Switch. It's a PC. This means a library that potentially includes every game ever released, whether native or through emulation. No port begging required. It means a platform that isn't going to hold your library back from hardware updates. It means competitive pricing. It means one-size-doesn't-fit-all. You can customize every part of your experience. It's a PC.Steam Deck Has Ruined Nintendo Directs For Me
I used to marvel at all the indie games I could finally play. Now I've already got access to them elsewhere for cheaper.
www.videogameschronicle.com
Did you tryA while ago I mentioned that The Sekimeiya seemed to work fine on the Deck despite being labelled Unsupported.
I have to take that back, Valve was right.
With a quick try it seems "fine-ish" but it just freezes randomly and you have to force quit it. I've tried various Proton versions and native runtime (it has a native Linux version), but no luck. It "seems" to get more stable the farther you go back in Proton versions but also performs worse and worse like that and it really is not a pleasant time.
I'm already past the refund window and I don't wanna refund it anyway cause I'm really digging it, so I suppose I'll have to go the Moonlight streaming route for it.
PROTON_NO_ESYNC=1 PROTON_NO_FSYNC=1 %command%?From the article:The Steam Deck SSD has been downgraded on some models | VGC
The change affects the 256GB and 512GB versions of the handheld…
"While all Steam Deck 256GB and 512GB models initially came with a PCI express 3.0 x4 SSD, some now ship with a PCI express 3.0 x2 SSD instead."
"While Valve claims its testing didn’t find any impact on gaming performance when using the x2 SSD, it didn’t mention any impact on load times or responsiveness."
Ultimately I don't think this will matter too much but it would be interesting to see someone compare the Deck with an X2 SSD and with one that has a X4 SSD.
www.gamingonlinux.com
What do the commands do, in very broad terms ? Just curious to learn a bit today.
I have not. Will try it later today.
Broadly speaking, Proton (ultimately WINE) needs to implement all the Windows synchronization mechanisms (i.e. functions to communicate/synchronize between multiple threads). "Esync" and "Fsync" are two methods for doing so which are generally faster than the default, but in rare cases might be less stable. Those two commands disable these methods.
So it seems to perform better with this HOWEVER I have not played long enough to see if the random freezes occur (and well, they're random). Gotta give it more time over the weekend.
