Steam Deck Portable PC Games Hardware
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I have heard really good things about stray.
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I use an old 10-in-1 James Donkey usb-c hub (discontinued?) with a wired deathadder mouse and havit mechanical keyboard and I haven't had any trouble (https://www.amazon.sg/Donkey-Docking-Station-Display-Compatible/dp/B07TT21JX3)
I've also successfully used a simple usb-c to usb-a adapter with a logitech mk235 wireless mouse-and-keyboard combo.
I've only really used a mouse or a keyboard for desktop mode, though, so I don't know if there are any latency issues that might mess with your game.
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I was reading the problem was specifically in games - that on some (most?) games with a wired or bluetooth mouse that the mouse simply did not work correctly, that you couldn't scroll across the full screen. I'll definitely be trying it out. I heard no issues with it working in desktop mode.
I just got my tracking # so I'll know soon.
EDIT: here is one example of the issues I was reading about. Read a few posts with similar issues by Redditors as well. Seems its something wonky in game mode between the external mouse and the trackpad/mouse emulation?
I just got my tracking # so I'll know soon.
EDIT: here is one example of the issues I was reading about. Read a few posts with similar issues by Redditors as well. Seems its something wonky in game mode between the external mouse and the trackpad/mouse emulation?
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Great news about finally getting the deck.
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Cracked it open yesterday. In the process of getting all the emulation to work on it.
Haven't tried a mouse or keyboard yet, but it's recommended to use bluetooth compatible ones. Makes me wonder if it'll create input lag.
Haven't tried a mouse or keyboard yet, but it's recommended to use bluetooth compatible ones. Makes me wonder if it'll create input lag.
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Emudeck was super easy and useful to me https://www.emudeck.com/
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Delivery for my steam deck was estimated to be from11:55AM-5:00PM according to FedEx.
Knock on my door at 11:54AM.
Nice.
This thing is lighter than I thought it would be. The case is pretty nice too. Haven't even plugged it in yet, I was in the middle of lunch lol.
Knock on my door at 11:54AM.
Nice.
This thing is lighter than I thought it would be. The case is pretty nice too. Haven't even plugged it in yet, I was in the middle of lunch lol.
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I tried it out after noticing it had been added to the Discovery package manager, by the way. The configurations seem to have better compatibility with some of the more finicky systems than I've managed to get on my own. In the first stage of Mr. Bones, for example, Yaba Sanshiro has never rendered the characters for me, but they were visible when I did a quick test last night.
Just be aware that the program expects a particular directory structure, creating specific folders for your files (it does support sorting files in sub-directories). I already had the folder structure ready to go, since AmberELEC works the same way.
Like I said earlier, I don't really like the way Emu Deck integrates into steam OS. I've also had trouble getting the rom manager to run correctly. It's totally subjective, but Retro Deck is better for me.
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So, I should probably spend the $3 and get it?
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I have only heard good things about the game.
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Yes! It’s a stupid rogue like with more depth than it should have.
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done
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It took a few tries, but I did manage to use the Heroic Games Launcher (in the Discover package manager) to install and successfully run games from my Epic and GOG libraries.
If GOG games have native Linux versions, I install those and enable "use steam runtime" in the settings.
Windows stuff is more hit-or-miss, but I've had the most luck with recent versions of Proton-GE.
I've attached a photo of Celeste from the Epic store, using Proton-GE-Proton7-28. The photo is blown out and blurry, but the game looks and acts just like it would under steam.
If GOG games have native Linux versions, I install those and enable "use steam runtime" in the settings.
Windows stuff is more hit-or-miss, but I've had the most luck with recent versions of Proton-GE.
I've attached a photo of Celeste from the Epic store, using Proton-GE-Proton7-28. The photo is blown out and blurry, but the game looks and acts just like it would under steam.
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