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I've been back and forth on buying one. I want to support Valve so they continue to do great work on things like Linux support, etc. I just wouldn't use it very
by mostlysimilar 4y ago
I've been back and forth on buying one. I want to support Valve so they continue to do great work on things like Linux support, etc. I just wouldn't use it very regularly, I game mostly at my desk with keyboard/mouse or via remote play (Steam Link) on my couch with a controller.
Actually my biggest complaint at the moment related to Steam Deck is that the new Big Picture mode is absolutely broken on remote play. Maybe it's because I'm still using a Steam Link (I'd die for a new one to be released) but my god it's awful. So many annoying little bugs since they updated the UI to be the same as the Steam Deck.
Usually the remote play experience is slightly wonky but a little bit of tweaking gets me where I need to be, or Valve releases an update that will fix my issues. But I've been dealing with the following ever since the UI update and no fix in sight:
- Frequent, like 50%, of games won't have focus upon open. I have to open the Steam Link layer overlay and toggle on mouse controller mode, click the window to focus, and then open the overlay again to turn that mode back off. Often focus stays on Steam, so my controller is moving around in the Steam UI (I can hear the sound effects) instead of the game
- Same bug as above but in reverse: when I quit a game and land back in Steam, it isn't focused, and I have to jump through the hoops above
- Opening the store page for a game and then pressing B to go back loads the desktop/browser version of the store page instead, which has zero interactivity with my controller (I have to close the store and open it again, losing my place)
- andrewstuart2 4y agoI would wager you will be surprised how much you use it. Sleep and resume are very seamless which makes casual gaming a lot easier. I'm a dad of three, and I have been able to game again somewhat casually because if somebody needs something, I can easily hit the power button, take care of things, and power back on and keep going whenever I'm freed up again.