Valve announces the SteamDeck
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Soldato
First thing I did on my deck was install my coding IDE software, grabbed one of my personal projects and build compiled and ran it hehe
Associate
Yeah pretty toasty, seems to be BAU for USB-C devices these days. If I plug my Surface Pro 8 into it, it goes full-on nuclear. No issues caused so far though.
Don
When did you complete your order?Mine has arrived. I really shouldn't get this excited about a toy at 51, but...
Completed on the 27th. Dispatch email on 29th. Parcel Force delivery this afternoon.
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Only had a quick look at it this afternoon, updated/charged up.
Installed Spelunky 2, Descenders, Vampire survivors. Had a quick go to check it all working OK before going to work.
Looking forward to putting it through it's paces this weekend and learn a bit more about it, as I'd like to install the games from my pc rather than over WiFi. Not looked into that yet.
Edit:
Only had a quick look at it this afternoon, updated/charged up.
Installed Spelunky 2, Descenders, Vampire survivors. Had a quick go to check it all working OK before going to work.
Looking forward to putting it through it's paces this weekend and learn a bit more about it, as I'd like to install the games from my pc rather than over WiFi. Not looked into that yet.
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I picked up the Dockteck 7-1 hub and after giving it a try performance with games is awful (feels more like sub 30fps on most games), is this normal or am I missing some setting somewhere? Also have issues where sometimes when I boot a game clean it doesn’t register the keyboard and mouse (so then have to quit and reboot the game).
When docking the deck I’m enabling desktop mode and booting everything from there.
When docking the deck I’m enabling desktop mode and booting everything from there.
Associate
Never tried a game from desktop mode, but obvs if you attach a 4k monitor and run a 3d game at 4k, the little deck is going to struggle whatever.
Upscaling 720p from the regular game menu seemed to work fine on mine.
Do you dock and launch from game mode? Whenever I do this it doesn’t pick up the M&K.
I’m using a spare 1080p monitor.
Associate
Yep, I just power the deck on and attach the dock from the library screen. Deck screen goes blank and the monitor takes over.
Thanks, suspect I’m doing something wrong or a setting somewhere. I’ll have a look.
Yeh I ordered one, coming tomorrow from XtremeSkins, gone for the black camo.
Do let me know how it goes please.
Soldato
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Are there any go to accessories yet like screen protectors or a stand that's recommended?
Soldato
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Had my shipping email from steam 
No info on it really just the tracking info which doesn't say much yet.
Hopefully a matter of days. (ordered last thursday batch)
No info on it really just the tracking info which doesn't say much yet.
Hopefully a matter of days. (ordered last thursday batch)
Associate
Will most likely get my invitation to buy pretty soon, still not 100% if will go ahead with it or not. I had a switch a few years ago and hardly used that so dont want it to end up as another paper weight or something better come out a few months later.
Soldato
Just bought a New Car (fun at $600+ a month LMAO) and a $699 3d Printer... probably gonna skip my invitation to buy as well now.
Associate
Which model you gone for ?