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The pads work ok, they work more like a thumb ball than a track pad, but it’s no substitute for a mouse. You can just use a Bluetooth mouse, of course. A bigge
by teamonkey 1y ago
The pads work ok, they work more like a thumb ball than a track pad, but it’s no substitute for a mouse. You can just use a Bluetooth mouse, of course.
A bigger issue is the size and resolution of the screen. Many games of this type assume at least 1080p.
- glimshe 1y agoPardon my ignorance... So people actually connect mice and keyboards to the deck? How does that work in terms of playing position? I thought the deck is mostly targeted towards mobile players who will have it on a bed, chair etc where there won't be any surfaces for using a mouse or other peripherals.
- teamonkey 1y agoLike the other poster, I use the SD for convenience, snatching 10 minutes of gameplay wherever I am and whenever I have time, and that means not plugging anything in. But the SD is just a PC in a handheld form factor. You can plug in a dock, external monitor and other peripherals, only removing it when travelling, if that suits you.
- westpfelia 1y agoSO you can do what I'm currently doing because I'm in the middle of moving countries and my desktop isnt here! I have a monitor i'm borrowing from work, a mouse, keyboard, and the steamdeck Dock. And I just treat it like a desktop. You can still easily use steam big picture mode. OR you can boot to desktop, as the Steamdeck is just a Arch linux install. Its honestly amazing.