I havent had any issues, just using a switch pro controller. But it sits at most 8 feet away.

Dude, because it's NEW.

I’ll check it out. Thank you!

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If by "bright side" you include breaking a lot of existing SteamLink functionality, sure. Got the new update yesterday, looks like it no longer understands having controllers/keyboards plugged into both the main computer and the SteamLink, so I wasn't able to properly use any inputs. Thought I would restart the SteamLink via the power option, apparently in the new Big Picture that powers down my actual PC. Not sure what the "Format SD card" option does, or even why it's there other than perhaps a lazy cut and paste of the UI.

There's the deckard rumor floating around, so who knows....

Sure there are, for at least double the price of the top tier model...

I got mine December and I played everyday. Crushing my back log and playing games I thought I'll never play before. Best thing I ever bought.

Thanks for the reply! I think I will pull the trigger, my buddy had me convinced an updated one would be available fairly soon.

Buy now and enjoy it. Waiting for the next ones like saying I'm not going to buy the PlayStation 5 because the PlayStation 6 is coming out.

Question to the deck owners in here.....

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Buy one now or wait for an updated one?

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Also, does it matter which version you go with?

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Thanks for any help!

Do tell, what is better at a similar price point?

Interestingly enough I found the Switch to feel shockingly awful. Mushy buttons, triggers that offer no resistance and by far the worst thumb sticks I have ever used. I almost feel like the PSP nipple is better than those abominations.

The Deck meanwhile fits very snuggly into my hands. Within half an hour it felt like I have had the device for years.

the switch is definitely lighter, but i much prefer the way the steam deck feels in my hands, the switch's controllers are too boxy and flat, and i never have the proper space for all my fingers to sit comfortably

SteamDeck is what I have dreamed about as a gamer for a long time. I have a long train commute. I love being able to pick up right where I left off on my PC. This is what I hoped the PS Vita could have been. It bothered me forever that Xbox did not have something like this. It is fantastic! Valheim, Uncharted, God of War are amazing on it

Man I feel bad for Australian gamers with those crazy prices you get too.

You don’t need to “hack” it because it’s open source and encouraged. It’s a computer.

I stream Gamepass cloud games and the option to do so is set up in my Steam as a non Steam game. It was trivial to do all this and I don’t know much about computers tbh.

Ok hater

I have not, I'll have to give it a shot! How do you find the Bluetooth range on it? I've been having some trouble with my controller and keyboard having to sit at a weird angle in relation to where my dock is.

Seems like this would be the logical next step if they're still interested in the VR market

Our dog hates when he has to sit between my wife and I when we are both using ours on the couch!

If you can stream 720p YouTube videos you can stream a game to the deck. Most hotels I stay at that this is not a problem.

Very nice! We did it opposite. I used mine when traveling, then stopped traveling. It sat a little until the dock came in, then same as you, the couch machine.

Im not sure if you played with moonlight before, but I use that to stream games remote play doesnt support (Forza), and generally its equal ot better than the latter.

I initially preordered it for travel, as I was traveling monthly for work when preorders dropped. Didn't end up receiving it until right before moving closer to my office, so it sat collecting dust for a little while. Then some decent docks came out, and now it's doing a great job as a stand-in for a console when I want to play in the living room.

In-home remote play works 9/10 times for 1440p high settings, and when it doesn't I can still run most games local at 1080p 60fps. Forgot how much I missed couch gaming until I got this setup.

Steam deck is so good. I am happy I got it and now I don’t ever want to buy another crappy handheld console from any other company. This has opened up my eyes on how good gaming can get.