I would say try out Junk Store for the alternative game stores so long as you’re using Decky Loader. I greatly prefer it over Heroic

Fortunately that plays really well via Xenia already in case it does not get the same conversion.

Outrun 2006: Coast to Coast is a perennial favorite of mine. Plays fantastic on the Deck!

If you have any plugins installed, I would start by disabling them. I do not get any noticeable lag off the Steam Deck controls, but to be fair I don’t play anything competitively.

Short of user modifications, I would contact Valve. Their support is excellent.

I’m late for a useful reply, but I just want to say that I hope your Deck is okay.

I have a pair of the “Drop + Sennheiser PC38X Gaming Headset” that have a built-in microphone that can be flipped up and down. Unfortunately I almost never use the microphone, but the sound quality is great and I can still hear what’s going on around me.

I don’t care for ear buds very much because I find them uncomfortable.

That’s exactly why I avoided it. It’s a second job rather than fun (to me, plenty disagree of course). Thank you for confirming that. I’ll stick with more action heavy games.

You can always stream from your desktop to your Deck too if the performance on the Deck isn’t great.

I do this with my PS5 sometimes. I played the majority of Miles Morales that way.

Hey, what was it that you didn’t like about BG3? I haven’t played it yet because my patience for RPGs is low these days.

with the latest 1.5 patch you can easily reach 60fps during normal gameplay (all low settings, FSR3 frame gen enabled). you can even reach 90fps incertain cases. its honestly impressive what they were able to squeeze out of the steamdeck.

https://www.protondb.com/app/2420110?device=steamDeck

I’m sure your desktop plays it better, but it should now work on the Deck despite the unverified status (this is the case more often than not).

Well you may be right and Valve may only be aiming to support some of the already-existing handhelds out there that are ARM based.

Valve does know how to play the long game on support, so time will tell.

I could see a budget Deck with an ARM processor, but I still doubt the flagship model wouldn’t be x86-64

Did you check the Discover store?

Also, Steam Link is another easy option for remote control.

Edit: https://www.gamesinhand.com/post/use-your-phone-to-control-your-steam-deck

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