Associate
Yeah, for about a fiver more it seemed worthwhile.
*** The Official Steam Deck Thread ***
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Associate
I thought I was going to play loads of this, but all my hours are using the steam controller and I can't get the hang of not having dual stage triggers!The steam deck was made for Rocket League! This is fantastic
If dual stage triggers is the same as full pull and soft pull, then the Steam Deck triggers support this. Sounds like you need to go into controller settings in that game and set it up. And by that I mean the controller settings under the Steam button on the deck, not in game.
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I mean the button click at the end of the trigger pull. The steam deck doesn't have this.
Soldato
Not really. The first year is basically the only story in the game and thats only there to serve as the tutorial. Once you get past that you just do what you want. There is a lot to do after that where it doesnt require being online. The thing online really brought was the Forzathon which is daily/weekly challenges, of which were only there to get people to play the game constantly and really not needed.
The game is great.
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Soldato
Android emulation on the deck.
Soldato
A month after the DECK OLED I still love it. Mostly play classics (Pharaoh mostly recently and Death Rally (original 1996 Remedy version) or retroish games (non graphically demanding, e.g. roguelikes like Dead Cells) on it, but occasionally Diablo 4, Elden Ring and GTA4. I'm getting used to the trackpads.
But still consider the wifi antenna poor, they are noticably worse than my old work laptop from 2019, or my phone, or a 2018 model Ipad.
The adapter is quite good though.
Also I often come across the wifi bug, like once in 20 times or so when coming out of sleep I need a reboot to see any wifi network...
I did have some problems using the UI to format an SD card that was used before in fat/fat32 mode for a dashcam; but after messing as root user in the terminal I got it working.
Improvements for Steam Deck 2 would be better Wifi Antenna, an even bigger battery, Quickcharge protocol support (not PD) for more usability of older powerbanks and usb adapters, a better/faster APU obviously and perhaps brighter & a 1200p screen.
A bigger M.2 slot size would not be bad to have much more freedom picking better value for money SSD's. 32gb RAM wouldn't be too crazy either, RAM is dead cheap and would be well worth just a few tenners extra,
I am tempted to open it and see if I can get mod better Wifi antenna inside or relocate the existing ones to a better location.
But still consider the wifi antenna poor, they are noticably worse than my old work laptop from 2019, or my phone, or a 2018 model Ipad.
The adapter is quite good though.
Also I often come across the wifi bug, like once in 20 times or so when coming out of sleep I need a reboot to see any wifi network...
I did have some problems using the UI to format an SD card that was used before in fat/fat32 mode for a dashcam; but after messing as root user in the terminal I got it working.
Improvements for Steam Deck 2 would be better Wifi Antenna, an even bigger battery, Quickcharge protocol support (not PD) for more usability of older powerbanks and usb adapters, a better/faster APU obviously and perhaps brighter & a 1200p screen.
A bigger M.2 slot size would not be bad to have much more freedom picking better value for money SSD's. 32gb RAM wouldn't be too crazy either, RAM is dead cheap and would be well worth just a few tenners extra,
I am tempted to open it and see if I can get mod better Wifi antenna inside or relocate the existing ones to a better location.
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Soldato
Just checking, but have you disabled wifi power saving?
Soldato
Yes, that improved wifi from abysmal to ok, but not great. 
Man of Honour
Out of interest how do you find the battery? I'm contemplating picking up an OLED as a emulation machine mainly so keen to see how it lasts with some of those older games
Soldato
Long answer: If it's really old games then the OLED deck uses very little power (about 7w) so battery will last ~5-6 hours potentially. If you're talking more recent stuff for e.g. Switch/ Yuzu or some Xenia stuff then some games will hammer the power requirement so it's more akin to AAA PC gaming power requirements and a ~2 hour playtime.
Short answer: Depends.
The OLED deck is incredible for emulation gaming though, can't recommend it enough.
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I’ve been playing far too much Balatro with the deck of late. Reminds me how much of an awesome machine it really is.
As already said, depends on the system being emulated. Xbox 360 though, I've had 2 hour session of Skate 3 and Hydro Thunder and battery has still been at 50-60%
These run really well on Steam Deck, refresh rate/fps locked at 30fps/hz. Hydro thunder might be 60fps/hz come to think of it.
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Soldato
If you limit the tdp and don't push the screen brightness, eg. at night, I've got almost 10 hrs op gameplay on dead cells. So older emulators or old games can easily last longer of you tweak the settings. I also limit the screen to 50 hz which helps a lot.
Soldato
I think I've used my Steam deck a handful of times since getting it. I really should just sell it.
Soldato
Playing No Rest For The Wicked, read online that it crashed quite frequently but only had 1 in 6 hours so far. Has occasional drops below 30 but nothing too bad, really impressed to say it's only early access.
As for the game itself I am loving it, can't put it down
As for the game itself I am loving it, can't put it down
Soldato
Bought Titanfall 2 off Steam today for only £2.50 (on sale again for about the millionth time!), thought I'd give it bash and runs like a dream on the Deck and still looks really good.
Soldato
How long does it take to receive the Deck? It says 3-5 business days in the store, but does it generally take as much as a week to arrive?
Associate
It's shipped from the Netherlands, so it tends to take longer than domestic shipping. It's been years since I got mine, but I think it's fairly accurate.