Yes, works fine, roughly 9 Watts at the highest settings, so 4.5-5 hours per charge.
Still, I wouldn't play rhythm games on a device without a separate gamepad. I lost too many DS4s to rhythm games to not be afraid for Deck's health.
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Still, I wouldn't play rhythm games on a device without a separate gamepad. I lost too many DS4s to rhythm games to not be afraid for Deck's health.
for some reason the upper left button on my deck isn't working anymore? what the actual fuck?
Sometimes software causes drivers to have issues. A reboot will cause all the system processes to start up in their default state which will have undone any states caused by a crash/error.
It could've been a very obscure and one-off set of circumstances that caused it, and you'll never see it again. Hopefully that's the case!
If it keeps happening it might be worth contacting Steam support.
But the old adage of "try turning it off and on again" once more shows its value.
Before they release the Dock, they need to update and improve the docking experience while you're running gaming UI because right now it's a buggy mess. I gave up on docking because it rarely worked, had tons of issues and it was crashing my Deck constantly.
if you thought the people using cut up 2280 SSDs on the deck were crazy, someone just fit a 2242 right in 
My Deck was originally supposed to get here tomorrow, May 30th.. but then was updated to May 27th as it shipped earlier than expected.. I was all excited to get it on Friday, but Friday came and went, and as of now it's sitting in a FedEx location about 2 hours from where I live.... Not too happy about that.. but what can I do?
It should be here tomorrow, as originally planned. I can't wait to get it!
It should be here tomorrow, as originally planned. I can't wait to get it!
You know what to do: break into that FedEx building and take by force what is yours.
So, random question on this. I see that the Deck here shows a percentage next to the battery icon. Is that a feature that's hidden somewhere? Seems very useful.
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Just found it, it's under General. Seems like this was added a while ago. Steam Deck - Steam Deck Client Update: Quality of Life update - Steam News
This device is freaking awesome! The hardware feels great! I'm really liking the UI so far too! Very slick how they've integrated all this stuff.
Device feels great to hold, although the L1 and R1 buttons could be slightly better placed for pressing, IMO.. but I'll adjust to that naturally.
I've switched to the Beta Client, and did all my updating. All the new features are there and everything's running great.
230+ games in my Library are verified, and I'm just installing a bunch of them and testing them up. It's honestly pretty incredible seeing visuals like this run on a device like this. Once I get everything set up, and figure out all the emulation stuff, this device will be capable of sooooo much gaming. All I could ever want.
I'm very impressed. I also love tinkering and can't wait to give feedback to help improve the software and the device itself.
The only thing I'm a little disappointed in, is that the "Store" tab takes you to the web browser and isn't integrated directly into the device. That's a bummer to me and I hope they address that in the future.
Device feels great to hold, although the L1 and R1 buttons could be slightly better placed for pressing, IMO.. but I'll adjust to that naturally.
I've switched to the Beta Client, and did all my updating. All the new features are there and everything's running great.
230+ games in my Library are verified, and I'm just installing a bunch of them and testing them up. It's honestly pretty incredible seeing visuals like this run on a device like this. Once I get everything set up, and figure out all the emulation stuff, this device will be capable of sooooo much gaming. All I could ever want.
I'm very impressed. I also love tinkering and can't wait to give feedback to help improve the software and the device itself.
The only thing I'm a little disappointed in, is that the "Store" tab takes you to the web browser and isn't integrated directly into the device. That's a bummer to me and I hope they address that in the future.
Deck ratings are like points in Whose Line Is It Anyway - they don't matter.
Still no email.
But looking at the time jumps for UK 256gb, I should be getting my email on around June 9th or Monday 13th.
But looking at the time jumps for UK 256gb, I should be getting my email on around June 9th or Monday 13th.
I'm still 1-2 weeks out from expected in US but I wonder if they'll do Monday emails on Tuesday instead because of the holiday
ProtonGE 7-20 - Blue Reflection WORKS! (minus audio on cinematics, in-game cinematics does have audio)
I've downloaded about 10 games onto my Deck. And they've all worked excellently. I'm very VERY impressed. Dirt 5 looks and runs beautifully.
The thing also maxes out my ISP connection for downloads. I have 300Mbps and get around 38MB/s download speeds... the same as my Desktop. Very happy with that! Seems like there plenty more to spare there as well.
Going to be buying a 512GB MicroSD card, a USB-C hub for connection to external display, and screen protector and shell, to keep my deck in good condition. Very happy so far.
The small issues I do have are with the placement of the "Steam" and "· · · " buttons, which are kind of a stretch to reach and require a bit of a shuffle with the hands to reach. I think they would have been better placed directly under the D-pad and face buttons. I don't believe they would have been an issue there with regards to accidental presses.. but who knows? Luckily you're not pressing those buttons much at all when you're actually playing games.. so it's basically a small little gripe.
The thing also maxes out my ISP connection for downloads. I have 300Mbps and get around 38MB/s download speeds... the same as my Desktop. Very happy with that! Seems like there plenty more to spare there as well.
Going to be buying a 512GB MicroSD card, a USB-C hub for connection to external display, and screen protector and shell, to keep my deck in good condition. Very happy so far.
The small issues I do have are with the placement of the "Steam" and "· · · " buttons, which are kind of a stretch to reach and require a bit of a shuffle with the hands to reach. I think they would have been better placed directly under the D-pad and face buttons. I don't believe they would have been an issue there with regards to accidental presses.. but who knows? Luckily you're not pressing those buttons much at all when you're actually playing games.. so it's basically a small little gripe.
The Steam Deck special profile sure is something
A bit too shrill for my taste, but definitely unique.
A bit too shrill for my taste, but definitely unique.
Started my steam deck today to test if Fallout 1 and 2 work and how. First it refuses to connect to wifi, and now when I restarted it, it is stuck on "shutting down Steam" for about 15 minutes already. I am starting to think it is stuck!
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After shutting down steam deck manually and restarting my router, steam deck reconnected.
But I am too tired now to be trying Fallout.
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After shutting down steam deck manually and restarting my router, steam deck reconnected.
But I am too tired now to be trying Fallout.
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Handheld Deathloop is weird and runs surprisingly well
but the weirdess is probably just me being incapable of controlling it :-D
but the weirdess is probably just me being incapable of controlling it :-D
Well, this is very worrisome. My Deck shut itself down because fans let it overheat.
I was playing ToA for about an hour, a cutscene started and I noticed that the back of the device is super hot. I opened the overlay to see a CPU and GPU go over 90 degrees. I muted my game and the fans stayed silent, they didn't even turn on. I tried grabbing few screenshots and with each screenshot made ( got only a single screenshot, the rest of them somehow got corrupted) the temps went higher until the CPU hit 105 degrees at which point Deck made a weird beep and turned itself off.
Anybody else experienced this?
I was playing ToA for about an hour, a cutscene started and I noticed that the back of the device is super hot. I opened the overlay to see a CPU and GPU go over 90 degrees. I muted my game and the fans stayed silent, they didn't even turn on. I tried grabbing few screenshots and with each screenshot made ( got only a single screenshot, the rest of them somehow got corrupted) the temps went higher until the CPU hit 105 degrees at which point Deck made a weird beep and turned itself off.
Anybody else experienced this?
I do declare that damn Deck Dock delay is disappointing!
Firstly, when you turn on the Deck while it is connected to a monitor, the display will be scaled incorrectly and it will make only a part of a screen visible. I have to replug the dock to fix this, and even then this not always work.
Secondly, it doesn't automatically switch to my speakers that are connected to the monitor, I have to do it manually.
Thirdly, if I put the Deck to sleep while it is connected to the monitor and then wake it up, the Deck will crash after few seconds.
Uhhh... Fourthly? The gaming UI matches the monitor resolution but the game can't output higher resolution than 1280x800. There are no resolution settings in gaming UI.
Lastly, half of the time unplugging the dock while the game is running will crash the Deck.
Not that it's an excuse, but outside of the crashing those are all things I see regularly in Windows too
Given the rate they've been updating the OS for main current Deck uses I expect when the official dock is sooner available, they'll focus on that too. I have to believe that just not many people are docking the thing right now.
Steam Deck already hits over 5% of Linux users on Steam
The latest Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out for May 2022, and while it sees a tiny drop in the overall Linux user share, we can see the Steam Deck rising up.
www.gamingonlinux.com
I thought this was an interesting estimate as to how many potential Decks are out in the wild now. I know Valve said they wanted to ship hundreds of thousands of them starting in April, but with the COVID lockdowns in Shanghai, it probably became a lot more challenging to achieve that.
As the article notes, there's a pretty big issue with this -- especially the early adopters are probably predominantly existing Steam users.
I actually got the popup for May (first time in 2 years or so), but it was on my main PC.
I actually got the popup for May (first time in 2 years or so), but it was on my main PC.
All the important features are actually already in the stable branch by now, so you could switch back.
I got it for both the Deck and my main PC actually. Which also means that percentage wise it was counted for both OSes. I do expect that we are probably above 100K Steam Deck units shipped at this point, but the hardware survey isn't a good way to find out about it, not until it ships to a wider audience.
Will be able to order Monday at least.
That's really interesting. I thought they'd distribute it to accounts rather than devices. If that's not the case, then the numbers should be a bit more meaningful.
I was just about to post this
here is the blogpost to go along with it, anyway:
Steam Deck - Steam Deck: We made another update video! - Steam News
It’s been a few months since we launched Steam Deck, and we’re floored by the excitement we’ve seen as more and more customers receive their Steam Decks and share impressions. The team has loved seeing pictures and videos of where you’re using it, how you’re using it, how you’ve customized it...
I come here just for the dogs. (watch it and you will know what I mean
Checked my email for shits and giggles, and holy shit - it finally came!
Now the wait for shipping begins!
Now the wait for shipping begins!
Steam Deck Client Update: External displays, controllers, and perf updates
Looks like another solid update, partially aimed at the docking experience.
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I love the addition of a per-game resolution setting.
I have some really old 3D games I want to play on the Deck, which have no decent built-in AA. I think it should easily be possible to downsample these a bit.
I have some really old 3D games I want to play on the Deck, which have no decent built-in AA. I think it should easily be possible to downsample these a bit.
How are perf with the SD Card ? Does it make sense to play big AAA shit from the SD or will something be too compromised ? I think I read the load times were not that much longer ?
Yeah, I just saw HFD is 100go and Days Gone is 70. My Deck is on suicide watch.
Yeah, I just saw HFD is 100go and Days Gone is 70. My Deck is on suicide watch.
I think from a good SD card, read speed is in the range of a mechanical drive. I haven't used a HDD outside of my Unraid server in so long that I think I've forgotten how slow those are.
It'll probably be fine for some games. But even SATA SSDs make a difference in some games.
It'll probably be fine for some games. But even SATA SSDs make a difference in some games.
The problem with SD cards are not peak speeds, but sustained ones. Especially for the writes, installing or moving games from SSD to SD is pain.
Apparently yesterday's client update results in several Deck users (including, sadly, me) experiencing boot looping (where the Deck restarts for a few times before finally being able to log in)...
You might want to hold off on updating if you haven't already.
You might want to hold off on updating if you haven't already.