I have spent basically zero effort “updating and patching” my deck. I have played an embarrassing amount of games on it though.

That's right.

Oooh neat!

I’ll take it I need to make sure I leave steam open as well right? It won’t open it automatically for me?

Well its funny. The etymological roots of the word gadget means "small tool."

Handheld gaming fits perfectly within that definition, so I would imagine this reddit would have a higher instance than most of liking it than not.

Yeah I mean that is also V1

Pretty much makes search instant and perfect. It will index the entire PC and when you search it's instant and looks for everything!

Yeah but you need a really fast and consistent internet connection, something I doubt a hotel will have in spades

It does need to be booted up and awake, which hasn't been an issue for me as I have that computer running continuously for other reasons too (like running an Airsonic media server). But there's some things you can do to have it wakeable when you try to connect: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam_Link/comments/3r9sv7/using_the_link_with_computer_set_to_sleep/

How does one need to leave their PC in order for this to work? Does it need to be on-on like windows is booted up and you’re looking at your desktop? Or can I leave it in sleep?

Which is crazy to me because just from a pure moneymaking perspective, India has 1 billion people. I like those odds.

me neither! but i have 3 libreelec +kodi media players, a rasbian server, pihole, and a gameboy shaped emulator kit, all running linux.

i have to use guides while i'm working on things to explain how. i'm practically stumbling in the dark and have no idea if what i'm doing is right, but i'm trying to learn.

The steam deck uses your internet connection, it connects to your pc at home running steam and will launch the game on it remotely then it is streamed back to the deck. Obviously you need a half decent internet connection. But if you can watch a YouTube video without buffering you can stream a game.

Sorry, what I really meant to say was "I've never used Linux as the primary OS on my home computer in my life"

I was thinking more along the lines of those in r/gadgets, to start

you definitely have used linux in your life.

have you ever used an atm? ever used a self-checkout? every looked at a live menu screen?

your smart phone uses a linux based os. playstation OS is linux.

if you ever used an electronic interface that had to be reliable, it was most likely linux based.

ever used a home wifi router? nas? a media player? your smart TV apps? all have OS based on linux.

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There’s more than 7 billion people on this planet and you’re asking if there’s anyone else but you?

The most expensive model doesn’t come close to $1000 dude. Get real lol

“You don’t meet the minimum requirements for your nuts to be updated”

-Microsoft

I have not! What is it? Hopefully like MacOS’s search?

Haven’t seen the index in Australia yet. Valve are pretty risk averse when it comes to hardware.

Android has an app called Steam Link that lets you stream remotely from your PC to your phone. Throw in a Razer Kishi or similar and you have a budget Steam Deck anywhere you have a strong enough internet connection.

Presumably you can do something similar with the actual Steam Deck since it's mostly just Remote Desktop with some extra support.

switch has Dead cells and feels better (lighter) in the hands. IMHO best picture to sell it would be a non switch game that's traditionally been seen as a console exclusive but has since been made available on Steam and optimized for the deck.

Anyone else not at all interested in a handheld gaming device?

PS4's updates were endlessly obstructing me playing games. Not once has a steam deck update been a problem. (PS5 also a lot better now)