Steam Deck

I've tested my headphones on an LE OLED and a 512 GB OLED and while it was present on both to the same degree, it was very quiet to the point of me questioning if it was even there. It is only really noticeable in a quiet room. It is not at all noticeable when game audio is playing, but is most prevalent in the menu of SteamOS. Some audio recordings I've heard makes it sounds like some of you are getting a haircut while wearing headphones, and I cannot get my phone's microphone to pick up the sound at all.

Has anyone had any luck with getting half life echoes to work on steam deck? I downloaded an unofficial patch that got it kind of working, but I can’t select a controller profile or anything so it’s stuck in a weird resolution and I can’t change any settings…

I'm using my deck both for daily computing activities ( browsing, SSH, mailing...) and gaming.

I'm considering a portable monitor to carry with me and deploy my station in any places in want.

I'm torn between an OLED 13-15 inch monitor with only FHD, or a 16/10 2560 × 1600 monitor that would probably help when i'm not gaming.

For those that made one of those choices : is 2560 × 1600 better when using the native Deck resolution for gaming ( as it should, double the pixels ? ) Is it better for browsing ?

Or is the OLED display the way to go as it's just way superior for gaming and video ?

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Thanks for your feedbacks.

I have a OLED with anti-glare etched glass and planning to put a screen protector do I have to buy an anti-glare screen protector or just buy a normal one?

Some context: due to the failure of my previous battery being unable to report its battery life accurately and hold a charge I purchased a new battery about a month ago. It's been working fine until recently where the steam deck is unable to accurately report the estimated charging time and for some reason it thinks that it's not charging.

I say "thinks" because if I have it on sleep mode and leave it to charge after a while it will go full But while it's awake it is unable to charge until like 20 minutes or so when it finally goes back to normal and starts charging with a realistic estimate. But the issue re appears seemingly randomly.

I've tried going into battery storage mode, reseating the battery plug and draining it But no matter what I do this weird bug causes it to be unable to charge.

I was told that it could be due to overheating but I'm not sure. Really feels like my steam deck is just falling apart from the seams... First it was the battery, then the thumbstick grips literally falling off so I had to glue them.. now the charging itself is borked.

Guys please help me out which one is better

I've looked everywhere and i still can't find a solution to how can i play jedi fallen order while not connected to the internet. If someone knows the solution, please tell me because I'm starting to lose it.

Also please note that i just got the deck so i don't have origin or the EA app installed and i don't know how to install then

I'm debating about getting an 512gb but thinking is that enough? Maybe I should go for a bigger size but wanted to hear what everyone uses!

Thanks very much!

I am having trouble with Audacity recording my mic audio need help please

Hello everyone! New decker here. I was wondering if anyone have nice recommendations to use the steamdeck as a host for “remote play with friends” feature. Here are the list that I came across so far! (Still not tested tho as of 4th of dec 2023)

• Over cooked 2
• bread and fred
• terraria
• gang beasts
• cuphead

Please drop your experience in the comments about “remote play with friends” and any recommendations!

Have a wonderful day reddit deckers!

I recently got the 1TB OLED SD and I've been loving the pure blacks. But I've been reading high praise about HDR so I wanted to try with a few games that support it.

I haven't noticed any difference when turning HDR on and off. Is there any calibration steps I'm missing?

For example, in Uncharted, the only thing that changes is that the image becomes less saturated, but I can't see more detail on the dark areas and the highlights are still very bright.

Is Uncharted's HDR support bad, is the SD's HDR support bad or should I just curb my expectations of HDR as a whole?

I have downloaded the game and the shard and I can log in with a problem but after a few secs my shards disconnects me because my shard does not let players to configure keyboard keys’ registration delay. I think the setting goes by the name “keyboard filter.” I did not make any change to begin with but my shard seema to think I did. I found some delay settüng in Steam OS and played with them a little but to no avail. Does anybody have ezperience with this very specific problem by any chance?

I cant attack, have tried many setups now

Hey guys! I’m just diving in to the universe of Warhammer 40k. I love the lore so far and the different factions. I currently own Gladius Relics of War and Boltgun. What other Warhammer 40k games are a must play on Steam deck and why?

Was wondering if any of yall have tried or are currently playing this game on steamdeck. Also wondering if those of you who have played/are playing it think the standard steamdeck controls are just fine or if I should go ahead and look at getting a keyboard to play this game. Just basically wondering and figured I'd ask yall before spending money on this game

So I bought, as many, the combination of the SD OLED with the official dock as an easy and elegant way to keep this thing charged and occasionally play the big screen. As a gullible person you think, lets buy the official, more expensive, dock over 3rd parties because that must work, right??

Well the charging part is not a problem (thank god), but that bloody thing never shows an input to my 2020 Samsung QLED UNLESS I pull out the power cable and then put it back in? For me that’s a reason to never use it besides a fancy charging stand…

Second I have 2 8bitdo SN30+ pro controllers who I can pair but it also seems a hit or miss. They don’t always work that well and I’m struggling with the button layout. What is best: pair them in switch mode (so it appears as Pro controller) or in X-input (so it appears as a Xbox controller)?

Help a newby out! :)

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Received the Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition on Tuesday, and the Anbernic RG Arc S on Friday. Details in the comments! (Note for Mods - while I have this posted in three subs with same title/picture/caption, the actual comment in each thread is different, tailored to the sub it was posted in).

Picked up the Limited Edition OLED and it is awesome. However, someone here brought up a great point about repairability. Has Valve given any indication that repair parts of equal quality/design would be available for the limited edition model?

I understand the concept that it's limited, but it would suck to suffer cosmetic damage or a dead analog stick with the orange color and not be able to get something to replace it with. Genuinely considering returning it for the plain 1 TB model instead because of this.

i purchased the LE OLED and i haven’t gotten any notice of claiming rewards? i bought the 512gb when it originally released and got my rewards from that but does that mean i don’t get any for the oled?? are they the same or does it just take time?

In the controller test in gaming mode, it is not recognized when I press it, but in desktop mode's input menu, the button will always say it is pressed, even though it isn't pressed down. I have it updated to the current version if that means anything. Would it be worth it to try a factory reset or is there another solution? I'm hoping to avoid opening it up if possible as I worry about damaging anything.