Caporegime
- Joined
- 20 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 75,823
- Location
- Wish i was in a Ramen Shop Counter
It's October and after, I know they are ramping up production this quarter but I would not expect to get it this side of Christmas if you PO now.
*** The Official Steam Deck Thread ***
- Thread starter DrCrabHands
- Start date
Caporegime
- Joined
- 18 Sep 2009
- Posts
- 30,276
- Location
- Dormanstown.
Is it really a pre order when it's been out 5 months lol?
I paid last Tuesday. Shipped on Thursday afternoon. Nothing on tracking since then.
Soldato
- Joined
- 20 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 11,725
- Location
- Derby
Ah i see.. It was with
bayo000 saying "Anyone who ordered one last week had a dispatch email yet? I've not had any email since I placed the order"
I thought there may have been some available and shipping quickly. Tempted to put in an order for the 64Gb one for a blast.
Soldato
- Joined
- 20 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 11,725
- Location
- Derby
Have you had it on preorder for a while or did you order last week?
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 16 Jul 2009
- Posts
- 8,693
- Location
- Edinburgh
You probably won't get much tracking until it hits Parcelforce in the UK, I know some haven't had anything at all before it turns up
Im hoping there's a big time jump on the UK 256gb today. According to the various preorder tracking things on reddit they were upto about 10 or 11 pm on the 17th order time. So I'm guessing there would have been a lot fewer preorders between midnight and about 7 am. With a bit of luck the queue will jump to about midday on the 18th order time.
Soldato
- Joined
- 2 Oct 2007
- Posts
- 4,197
- Location
- Oxfordshire
This on a 512gb?
Soldato
- Joined
- 12 May 2011
- Posts
- 6,274
- Location
- Southampton
My steamdeck arrived and it's a big boi. I'm trying some older games first and had some success with games like Worms Armageddon and Star Wars Dark Forces 2! Time for GTA IV and the frickin' Rockstar Launcher.
Sorry for confusion, meant those of us who got email last week to complete their pre orders from 12 months ago!
Cheers. I paid Thursday soon after I got the email and not had anything since. Actually just realised you can check the status in the steam account (should have read the email properly!) and it says shipping soon.
Soldato
- Joined
- 20 Oct 2002
- Posts
- 11,725
- Location
- Derby
Cheers, thanks for clarifying 
Had my Deck for a couple of weeks now and it's changed the way I game. I've not played anything on my gaming rig (good spec, 3080, 64GB, i7 etc.) since the Deck arrived.
I've completed Control on it which was a blast and suits the hand-held form factor very well. I've started playing through Halo MCC which I thought I would hate with a gamepad but I've actually got used to it. I played through GTA5 story mode again just for fun and I've also logged a ton of hours in a bunch of indie games and emulators.
I've 3d printed a stand / dock so I can play on the TV, and the SteamClip system for attaching batteries, USB drives, etc to the back.
I've got a 256GB version and I've already filled four 512GB MicroSDs with games. This thing is going to be a godsend next week when I'm in Poland at my mother-in-law's for 2 weeks.
The only thing I don't like about it is that the screen sucks. Looking at it next to my son's OLED Switch there is no contest. The one on the Steamdeck is really poor in comparison. Wondering whether someone will rustle up an OLED screen upgrade for it.
Valve have really knocked it out of the park with the Steamdeck. The console is great and they've made it so my purchasing workflow goes "Can I get it on Steam? Does it work on the Deck?" If the answer to any of those two questions is "no" it doesn't get bought. Simple as. I've even doubled-bought a few games I had free on Epic so I don't need to faff with Heroic Launcher (Control for example). One key point about that by the way is that games through Steam run better because of the pre-compiled shaders being cached. Epic stuff doesn't do that.
I've completed Control on it which was a blast and suits the hand-held form factor very well. I've started playing through Halo MCC which I thought I would hate with a gamepad but I've actually got used to it. I played through GTA5 story mode again just for fun and I've also logged a ton of hours in a bunch of indie games and emulators.
I've 3d printed a stand / dock so I can play on the TV, and the SteamClip system for attaching batteries, USB drives, etc to the back.
I've got a 256GB version and I've already filled four 512GB MicroSDs with games. This thing is going to be a godsend next week when I'm in Poland at my mother-in-law's for 2 weeks.
The only thing I don't like about it is that the screen sucks. Looking at it next to my son's OLED Switch there is no contest. The one on the Steamdeck is really poor in comparison. Wondering whether someone will rustle up an OLED screen upgrade for it.
Valve have really knocked it out of the park with the Steamdeck. The console is great and they've made it so my purchasing workflow goes "Can I get it on Steam? Does it work on the Deck?" If the answer to any of those two questions is "no" it doesn't get bought. Simple as. I've even doubled-bought a few games I had free on Epic so I don't need to faff with Heroic Launcher (Control for example). One key point about that by the way is that games through Steam run better because of the pre-compiled shaders being cached. Epic stuff doesn't do that.
Managed to win a sealed unused 256gb off the bay for £90 over retail + p&p. I didn’t pre order and don’t want to wait, especially with a baby due in October if I don’t get one now don’t think I ever would (that’s what I’m telling myself to justify it anyway 
). Looking forward to playing through a big back log of steam games on it.
). Looking forward to playing through a big back log of steam games on it.What MicroSDs are you using?
This is also something I'm hoping for, I'm anticipating being very underwhelmed by the screen when mine turns up.
Man of Honour
- Joined
- 16 Jul 2009
- Posts
- 8,693
- Location
- Edinburgh
I don't mind the screen but I never had my OLED Switch with it, I do prefer gaming on Steam Deck than using emulators on my fairly powerful OLED equipped Tab S8 Ultra.
I've probably spent move time playing "old" PS2 games and Gamecube than PC games!!
The two PC games I play most on my desktop arent really suitable for the Deck (Warzone & Flight Sim), to be fair if I wasnt so invested in Flight Sim I think I'd be binning off the Desktop Gaming PC for the Series X /Steam Deck combo.
I've probably spent move time playing "old" PS2 games and Gamecube than PC games!!
The two PC games I play most on my desktop arent really suitable for the Deck (Warzone & Flight Sim), to be fair if I wasnt so invested in Flight Sim I think I'd be binning off the Desktop Gaming PC for the Series X /Steam Deck combo.
Samsung Evo Plus or Evo Select
They are A2 rated so better IOPS than most. Performance is good.
I mean, I like the deck too and all, but why not just connect the 3080 PC to the TV?
Personally I only use Deck outside, in the office and when commuting, since at home I have 2080Ti PC connected to TV and the quality of image and framerate is obviously incomparable to Deck.