Especially since one of the best features is basically unmentioned. Turn on your steam deck and before you sign in for the first time, you can boot straight to the desktop. Just wish there was a toggle in Plasma to boot to desktop by default.

For all intents and purposes, you don’t need to log into steam to play games on the steam deck which is honestly shocking where most new hardware basically requires you to agree to sign in to begin using your device.

Looking at you Windows 11

  • 𝓔𝓶𝓶𝓲𝓮@lemm.ee
    1·
    4 days ago

    Steam deck is great. It seemingly connects the arcane nerdy and streamlined casual. Whatever is your jam and mood in the moment there is always plethora of things you can play. Almost infinite possibilities. Modded. Portable.

    It’s one of the only purchases that I never really regretted. Somehow it has the wow factor each day as when it was new.

    I tried to see if I like kenshi game. I don’t but it is crazy that it is comfortable on deck and rimworld, dwarf fortress and sims too. I could use a MacBook Pro smh smh ultra hyper but it is clunky and annoying cold slab of business efficiency.

    Any day now and I may actually attempt to run x4 with Star Wars mod though I think that may be actually a single exception but I swear I am going to do this crazy thing. Anything to play next to your loved ones in the living room or elsewhere

  • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.ml
    1·
    5 days ago

    I bought my Steam Deck simply to support Linux gaming and Valve’s contribution to more open hardware and software. I wasn’t actually interested in handheld gaming.

    Roughly a year later, I game about 75% on my Steam Deck vs my very expensive Linux gaming desktop. I love it so much, the convenience of pausing a game, going from my couch to my bed and resuming flawlessly is awesome.

    My spouse wanted one too, so now we both can game together easily anywhere.

  • Malgas@beehaw.orgEnglish
    1·
    5 days ago

    Looking at you Windows 11

    Yeah, I got a new laptop recently with no intention of using the pre-installed OS, but I wanted to boot it up once just to make sure all the hardware was working.

    It may have actually taken longer to figure out how to create a local account on W11 than to wipe it and install Linux.

    • LoamImprovement@beehaw.org
      0·
      5 days ago

      For anyone wondering how to do this - on the first setup screen asking you to pick a language after you turn the laptop on, hit Shift + F10, which will bring up the console. Click on it and type:

      oobe/bypassnro

      This will restart the computer, and setup will appear unchanged. When you get to the step asking you to connect to a network, select “I don’t have Internet.” This will prompt the creation of a local account. Enjoy your Microsoft account free computer!

      If you’ve already connected to the Internet but haven’t created the account, open the console and type:

      ipconfig /release

      Which will force the computer to disconnect from the internet. From there you can use the oobe command from before to reset and set up without a Microsoft account.

  • MajorHavoc@programming.dev
    2·
    3 days ago

    Another bonus: Many very good open source games can be added to SteamDeck by:

    1. Boot to desktop.
    2. Search the software center.
    3. Click install.
    4. Right-click the new game icon, and click “add to Steam”
    5. Reboot to Steam mode and enjoy.

    Some suggestions: Luanti, Empty Epsilon, UnCiv, Tux Racer, most retro emulators.