I reserved a Deck day one within a minute and I think I might be in the initial launch (still no expected ship date listed though the payment processed and I got the confirmation email within a couple minutes). Whenever I get it, I'm hyped.

I'm not a typical user. I do enjoy handheld games, but I also am an Arch Linux user (btw), I deploy servers, I write code, blah blah blah. My current personal computer is an old T430, and I plan to use my deck as a daily driver as a desktop at home, a media center on the couch, handheld in bed, and a tablet on the go. To meet those use cases I plan to do a custom Arch install.

Is anyone else planning on doing something similar?

Some things I'm starting to plan out are:

• Some sort of custom lockscreen that can use the deck controls to unlock or an onscreen keyboard.
• E-reader mode
• Audio mode
• Kodi for media center and plex
• RetroArch for retro games
• Steam (of course)
• Removal of telemetry and possibly iptable rules to block Steam telemetry if any
• Graphical interface to do basic maintenance tasks without a keyboard (like a script launcher window). This could probably be the app launcher in gnome with some custom desktop entries

Can it boot from microSD? Can it be used as a controller? Yes and yes

Valve has published a new FAQ page for the Steam Deck, answering a bunch of the internet's most burning questions about the upcoming portable gaming PC.

Valve says it picked out 20 of the most popular questions about Steam Deck received over the past few months from Reddit, Discord, Twitter, and CEO Gabe Newell's email inbox. Though we had plenty to say in our hands-on Steam Deck preview, there are still a lot of unknowns about the console, and now we have a bunch of fresh answers on key features straight from Valve.

Some of the new information we had already expected, like Steam Deck's ability to run non-Steam games via Proton, but some of what's answered in the FAQ page is genuinely new and exciting. For one, Valve today confirmed that you'll be able to use the Steam Deck as a PC controller via Remote Play, which should please folks eager for a game pad with more features like touchpads, touch-sensitive control sticks, and extra back buttons.

Valve also says Steam Deck will support multi-boot, allowing you to have multiple operating systems installed and to choose which one to boot into whenever you power on the device. Better yet, the device will be able to boot from microSD cards, which means you could technically turn your Steam Deck into a part-time portable retro games console without taking up any space on the actual hardware.

Check out the rest of Valve's Steam Deck FAQ for more detailed info on the machine's specs and features, as well as potential retail availability.

Is anyone using deck as PC ? Opening Firefox seems very detrimental. Running top shows CPU uses almost/beyond 100%. Generally for 2 processes Firefox and Isolated Web Co. Is there some kind of workaround? Or would it be better to just install normal Linux (instead of SteamOS)?

https://blog.obco.pro/steamdeck-the-rabbithole-2/ My experience with my steamdeck and a guide on how to do emulation on it. Updated when i experience something new :)

A list of different resources that were/are useful for Steam Deck users.

• Decky Loader Swiss Army knife group add-ons inyour left bar in game mode with customizable applications for easy access, system changes, and game tweaks.
  • Site: https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/eiINSEvGs_8
• Heroic Launcher Add your games from other market places.
  • Site: https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/j8YdKoC6-nE
• CryoUtilities 2.0 performance boost for gaming and memory on Steam Deck.
  • Site: https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/C9EjXYZUqUs
• EmuDeck one-stop shop for installing emulators on Steam Deck.
  • Site: https://www.emudeck.com/
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/Y5r2WZAImuY

I hope this has helped someone in the community. If anyone has any more suggestions of tools to add please add them below.
Hopefully we can get this community going.

Hey everybody, first I'm glad that my favorite linux gaming device's sub is also here :)

Since Assassin's Creed is currently for sale I would like to know if anyone already played any title of the series and what your experience was.

And last but not least: Do you think it's better to buy now or wait for the summer sale?

Ive just started Final Fantasy XV and have been quite happy with it so far.

Over the past few months, I played through all of Fallout 4, Fallout New Vegas and GTA V. I'm trying to clear my backlog before I buy any more games lol

So anyway, what are you been playing on your Deck?

Personally, I would really like to see Valve add a video capture feature. Like how on Xbox and PlayStation, you can press a button to record the last 30 seconds of gameplay. Something like this is almost impossible to do conviently on Steam Deck and just Linux systems in general. Valve adding it in natively to the Steam UI would be absolutely amazing.

Anyway, what features or improvements would you like to see on Steam Deck?

JSAUX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBY8fBJrlBM

eXtremeRate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tBE10fSYBc

Loud music throughout both videos, beware of the volume.

A reminder of Valve’s FAQ, given recent article on Websites trying to contradict (e.g. https://www.slashgear.com/1314340/steam-deck-plugged-in-overnight/):

If your device has been left on the charger for long periods of time, it may report less than 100% charge. This is normal. We allow the battery to slowly discharge after long periods of time under charge to optimize long-term battery health.

Just wanna say that I’m loving the steam deck so far overall, but wow I just started playing rogue legacy and I realized the dpad is basically unusable for me.

I personally love modern and retro platformers and not having a decent d-pad is very disappointing. For now I’m just using an xbox controller instead, but I would love to see this improved with the next iteration of the deck.

Just wanted to get peoples thoughts on this topic!