Official Steamdeck thread

If you have a large Steam library and wish to play it on the go, amongst other things, this may be for you. If you have ever dreamed of playing current/last gen games on the go (with something more powerful than a Switch/Vita/3DS), this may be for you.
 
drmelzar said:
If you have a large Steam library and wish to play it on the go, amongst other things, this may be for you. If you have ever dreamed of playing current/last gen games on the go (with something more powerful than a Switch/Vita/3DS), this may be for you.
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I'm looking at it. Would love to put a dent in my backlog. Thinking about the bigger hd one. Does this thing have a sd card?

 
I haven't looked much into it yet due to being at work, but this is very exciting, and I can't wait to learn more about it!
 
Really hoping this allows ALL games to be played, even the ones 20-30 years old that aren't supported by anything other than keyboard and mouse normally. If so, this is absolutely a day one buy for me.
 
I'm torn on this one. Most PC games aren't really made to be played on a 7" screen so I can't imagine trying to read text even in the HUD in most modern games. I also would probably want to get at least the 256gb nvme but the lack of a battery door means that when the battery inevitably fails you're looking at some surgery to keep your $530 investment running.

That said, it's kind of a dream device, especially because it can be docked. Decisions decisions
 
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Cross play functionality is basically everything if you have a switch and a game that supports it. I like playing games and I like spending time with my family (aka not in my office all the time). This is a bridge between the two. Example? Hades. Hades is an amazing game. I was playing it non stop on my pc and then bought it on switch when cross play was a thing. What it afforded me was to be able to keep progress, but also just go hang out in the kitchen while my wife made dinner. Maybe its just hanging out and letting your family watch TV you arent interested in but also getting to do something you like. Maybe its just playing something like Crypt of the Necrodancer while on the shitter. 

IMO this is 100% fantastic and the device will pay for itself by the time you consider you wont have to buy the game twice (once on switch and once on PC). 

 
If Half-Life 3 is a launch title or is ever announced exclusively for it, I'll buy this day one/right away. 

I'm other words, I'll never buy it. 

 
Anyone know If they’ve provided details on the difference between the two cases? Not a big thing, but I’m curious … trying to talk myself out of preordering the priciest model tomorrow morning, but kind of tempted.
 
I'll wait and see on this one. It has some interesting use cases especially if you can side load windows on it. If you throw in a usb hub you have a decent little multi tasker (with the model 256GB). You'd be hard pressed to find a decent gaming pc for a while yet at $529.
 
Yeah, this is now on my radar and then some, as I might just end up skipping the NS Lite, and just grabbing one of these, as this is a way better value. I would mainly be getting a Lite for indie titles anyways(don't care for most 1st party games) and I can get them cheaper and run much better here.

Now that being said, not sure if I want to get in on this first version, as I would expect better versions down the road(I would like this slightly smaller). But due to the chaos of the world stage currently, revisions may not happen anytime soon(or at all depending on success). I'll for sure try to get a preorder, as $5 is all it takes, and I can decide later if I want this now or later?

No matter what, this is a game changer to be sure, and for a mostly handheld gamer like myself, this has my name written all over it. There have been many handheld style PC's like this over the last few years, but none with the backing of a "Valve". So I'm expecting some great things from this device going forward, and for sure I'm hoping to get on board.

 
Am I the only one that finds it bizarre how high up on the system the buttons are. I feel like it'll be kinda awkward to hold
 
dualrec said:
I'm wondering if the 650 version is worth it for the etched anti glare screen...
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I would only buy that model if I wanted the extra memory, as the screen is just a bonus, as I never play devices like this were I need glare protection, so useless feature for me. If playing outside or in sun light is an issue, it may be a feature for you, just depends on your needs?

As stated, IGN is the only place who have had reported any hands on info, and yeah, they didn't have an issue with button placement. While it does look weird, I've played mostly handheld my whole life, and honestly there are tons of controllers and devices that have weird looks to the naked eye, but are beyond functional, and often better than what is perceived as the best.

 
chrislaustin said:
I would only buy that model if I wanted the extra memory, as the screen is just a bonus, as I never play devices like this were I need glare protection, so useless feature for me. If playing outside or in sun light is an issue, it may be a feature for you, just depends on your needs?
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Ahh. I was thinking too hard. Yea, I game in the dark normally cause it's usually after kids asleep. Cheaper model for sure then.

 
chrislaustin said:
I would only buy that model if I wanted the extra memory, as the screen is just a bonus, as I never play devices like this were I need glare protection, so useless feature for me. If playing outside or in sun light is an issue, it may be a feature for you, just depends on your needs?

As stated, IGN is the only place who have had reported any hands on info, and yeah, they didn't have an issue with button placement. While it does look weird, I've played mostly handheld my whole life, and honestly there are tons of controllers and devices that have weird looks to the naked eye, but are beyond functional, and often better than what is perceived as the best.
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They should probably specify but I have a feeling that the cheaper models may be plastic and not glass screens. If that's the case then it is something I'd care about. I could totally see them cheaping out with the other models. I mean so far no other handheld gaming device from a big name has had glass screens, they're always plastic, even the switch which scratches super easily. Not a huge deal if you're using a screen protector but it's kinda sad considering most phones these days are glass so why not gaming handhelds too?
 
I usually don't buy electronic products until the 2nd model/revision or later. It may have a lot of design flaws and kinks.

I am intrigued though...

 
Steam cant login i was logged in but now it cant login

"There was a problem communicating with the Steam servers. Please try again later."

 
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Steam crashed - was able to get one in my cart and now it won't go anywhere. Keep getting an error lol

 
Got to the final checkout page, and the finalize purchase button glitched. Tried to go back and now its saying I've attempted to many purchases and to wait a while....

What a shitshow

 
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Pretty sure I'm totally locked out, now its just giving me the new error saying to wait a while because of too many attempts.

Guess Steam doesnt want my money

 
"There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."

No kidding

 
I was able to get my $5 down after going around multiple site failings.  Probably was easier for me than others since I was using existing steam wallet balance.

 
Yeah I'm going back to bed lol. Literally can't even intialize Paypal because it keeps giving that error.

Somehow pre-ordering this was harder for me than a PS5 and Switch OLED combined

 
God that was bloody annoying … finally went through, but why do these preorder things have to be so damn frustrating.
 
My checkout screen in Chrome is hanging on "working," so I opened the Steam client and tried to purchase there, but I was told there's already a pending transaction on my account. I check the purchase history and find a $5 reservation is pending, but I didn't get a confirmation email. So, I have no clue if I got one.

 
I was able to get right in on the online store and smooth until now getting the too many attempts error -_-

 
super1upqueen said:
My checkout screen in Chrome is hanging on "working," so I opened the Steam client and tried to purchase there, but I was told there's already a pending transaction on my account. I check the purchase history and find a $5 reservation is pending, but I didn't get a confirmation email. So, I have no clue if I got one.
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You probably did. My final checkout screen was stuck on "Working" for a solid 5 mintues. I left that window open. I then checked my cart in a different window. it showed -$5 from my wallet balance and that I "already own this game" for what was in my cart. The checkout window updated with a confirmation several minutes later.

Disclosure: I'm 100% doing this for Trails in the Sky on handheld.

 
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