I’m not going to buy one but I’m always interested to see what they can make

I use Solaar on my desktop to remap gestures for a Logitech mouse, I would imagine it should work on a Deck too

Heroic Launcher does them both too, probably a bit less slick though

Doronko Wanko is a short free game with a funny name about being a dog and making a mess

The Steam Deck can behave like a Switch; if you want to stick to just Steam games with a big ✅ verified icon then it will probably be a similar experience, just with a different library of games (and better sales).

The Steam Deck can also be a full PC; you can plug in keyboard, mouse, screens, whatever, and use it to replace your laptop/desktop if you really want.

The middle ground is that the Steam Deck can be an incredibly versatile gaming machine. I can play the verified Steam games, I can usually play the non-verified games, I can install Heroic/Lutris and install all my free Epic/GOG/Amazon games with minimal tinkering, I can install emulators and run all my old Nintendo games at better resolutions and frame rates, and if I really feel like tinkering then I can install whatever else I want and try to get it working, but I always have all the reliable games to fall back on if I can’t!

Do you guys not use the case it came with?

Cave Johnson didn’t die to being you the Steam Deck so you could ask “why”!

Since I started !freegames@feddit.uk I’ve not spent a penny in the Steam sales, unfortunately my backlog is now about five times as long.

My thoughts exactly, it’s much easier and cheaper to make your first game for PC

Same, the dual-boot is there just in case but it gets less and less use as time goes by

There was a comment thread in one of the Linux communities the other day talking about this mindset. Obviously the comments got a bit rude and unconstructive, but the point is that you can switch to something like bazzite now and most things will work pretty well, but if you’re holding out until it’s perfect then you’ll be waiting forever!

I’m always a fan of companies making something new rather than the same old same old (identical black rectangles being the classic example). Yeah a lot of them are terrible but I think they get points for trying!

Stop telling me not to huff the vent!

I think this is the one I have, but any web search for “gaming pillow” should find plenty of options

I’ve got something I can only describe as a “gamer’s breastfeeding pillow”, it’s a sort of U-shaped pillow which you rest your arms and Deck on. Handy for a long play session if your arms get tired.

I guess it’s very dependent on what you’re running the app on, and what else that device is running

Didn’t they stop selling the hardware because most users already have a phone, computer, or TV which can run the Steam Link app?

FYI it’s “the Tube” or “the London Underground”, “London Tube” sounds a bit weird. Pedantry aside though, this is pretty cool.

I think most USB-C to HDMI adapters should Just Work™, I’ve had no problems with an old Mac one

Psh, why would I want that when I already have the ultimate CRT handheld?