for your ally, you could probably get a 5g dongle to plug in. otherwise you can just tether to your phone assuming your plan supports that.
Sorry to butt into the Deck-thread but I just can't help it, Geforce Now is just that good. I'm using it on the Ally and it's nothing short of transformative of the whole portable system paradigm.
It just works, looks amazing and I can play for hours on the 10W setting. Now if somebody only would put 5G into these things then I'd be set for good.
My only problem with it is that you can’t shut off the deck and pick up right where you left off. I generally play on the deck by using sunshine and moonlight to stream from my game PC to the deck and the lack of ability to stand by is basically the only problem that I have.
i suspect that's more of a problem of game streaming in general rather then the deck itself. I'm not aware of any device that can pause game streaming.
The wi-fi connection fully shuts down when the Deck is put to rest so this is also true of any game with online components or online requirements, they will either kick you back to the main menu or get stuck trying to reconnect when you wake it back up.
Suvanto wrote:Sorry to butt into the Deck-thread but I just can't help it, Geforce Now is just that good. I'm using it on the Ally and it's nothing short of transformative of the whole portable system paradigm.
It just works, looks amazing and I can play for hours on the 10W setting. Now if somebody only would put 5G into these things then I'd be set for good.
My only problem with it is that you can’t shut off the deck and pick up right where you left off. I generally play on the deck by using sunshine and moonlight to stream from my game PC to the deck and the lack of ability to stand by is basically the only problem that I have.
Yeah it's definitely not a pick up and play situation, not for heading to the john for some quality time either. Can't say exactly how much time but definitely a good while before you're in game, sometimes you have to login to what ever you're using etc. I don't see that time shortening any time soon either.
Tethering to the phone is certainly doable, but it's another hoop you'll have to jump through, and one I'd rather do without.
Been playing Cyberpunk 2077 and it just looks so freakin good on the small screen with everything maxed.
Steam Deck: NVIDIA's New **OFFICIAL** GeForce NOW (Beta)
Good move by NVIDIA. I hate latency and so I hate hate hate cloud gaming, but GeForce Now is the only service I've tried that's worth a damn.
I am tempted to subscribe now. It may make some of my steam library look better.
Having a weird issue with the Shin Megami Tensei V on steamdeck- it’s constantly showing keyboard commands for everything- it will switch back to showing controller inputs WHILE a button or stick is being pressed, but immediately switches back to keyboard controls afterward. It’s making learning to actually play the thing a chore and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this and has a fix for it- I’ve tried different GE and proton versions, reinstalling, and tweaking every available setting but nothing seems to work and searching online didn’t really turn up anything.
Somehow I convinced my wife to let me get a Steam deck; I'm so excited! I've wanted one since the announcement of it.
Having a weird issue with the Shin Megami Tensei V on steamdeck- it’s constantly showing keyboard commands for everything- it will switch back to showing controller inputs WHILE a button or stick is being pressed, but immediately switches back to keyboard controls afterward. It’s making learning to actually play the thing a chore and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this and has a fix for it- I’ve tried different GE and proton versions, reinstalling, and tweaking every available setting but nothing seems to work and searching online didn’t really turn up anything.
I had issues like this on my PC laptop once. I think it boiled down to steam doing its steam controller thing, while the game itself also had native support, so the end result was that it was registering doh or inputs for everything. My solution was to edit the steam input settings for that game to turn them off completely.
That was with the normal steam UI though… not the Steam Deck UI. So I have no idea if it carries over.
ruhk wrote:Having a weird issue with the Shin Megami Tensei V on steamdeck- it’s constantly showing keyboard commands for everything- it will switch back to showing controller inputs WHILE a button or stick is being pressed, but immediately switches back to keyboard controls afterward. It’s making learning to actually play the thing a chore and I’m wondering if anyone has experienced this and has a fix for it- I’ve tried different GE and proton versions, reinstalling, and tweaking every available setting but nothing seems to work and searching online didn’t really turn up anything.
I had issues like this on my PC laptop once. I think it boiled down to steam doing its steam controller thing, while the game itself also had native support, so the end result was that it was registering doh or inputs for everything. My solution was to edit the steam input settings for that game to turn them off completely.
That was with the normal steam UI though… not the Steam Deck UI. So I have no idea if it carries over.
Try to go to properties, Controller, Enable Steam inputs in the override and save. It seems to be working for me.
That was one of the first things I tried.
After the most recent steam deck update the problem is mostly fixed- in that when I first start the game it will show the correct icons but eventually starts glitching out again after a random amount of time, usually somewhere between 40 mins and hour, until I close and restart the game.
are you on regular updates or the experimental track? I've actually found the experimental track has been both better for features and quite stable. maybe give it a try, you can switch back without any issue if it doesn't work for you.
I am on the experimental track, yes.
I’ve mostly gotten use to the issue at this point but thanks anyways.
Welp. I know I have a Steam deck. I have also a AYN Loki Mini. I’m installing Bazzite to it because YouTube said it was cool and I was a little bit pissed at Windows being fussy sometimes.
I can be fussy too so here we are. Deep end here I come.
Bazzite as a newbie entry is pretty easy relatively. It supports my unpopular device (mostly) and the only real downside is no audio.
I can now play Like a Dragon Inshin at all. It’s at 9 frames at the menu but still.
Steam really does feel like a Trojan horse for Linux. My experiences with it feel really good and I may swap over on the desktop eventually.
I found out that the speaker drivers for Ayn don’t work but a USB C DAC or Bluetooth works for sound. I can live with it and I wonder why more handheld makers just wink and nod and tell you to just install it.
Sleep mode works well. Gyro works. All the old games installed to the SD card pulled up right away.
Linux is a lot easier to use as a daily driver than it used to be. Since you're checking out Bazzite, I'm sure you're aware of other flavors that Universal Blue offers. An immutable Linux desktop is pretty cool and mostly "just works." Check out Aurora (KDE) or BlueFin (Gnome).
As Microsoft keeps on this trajectory towards embedding ads, software I didn't install, and AI on by default features in an OS I paid for I've been test driving these images and finding them pretty nice!
Linux is a lot easier to use as a daily driver than it used to be. Since you're checking out Bazzite, I'm sure you're aware of other flavors that Universal Blue offers. An immutable Linux desktop is pretty cool and mostly "just works." Check out Aurora (KDE) or BlueFin (Gnome).
As Microsoft keeps on this trajectory towards embedding ads, software I didn't install, and AI on by default features in an OS I paid for I've been test driving these images and finding them pretty nice!
I wasn’t aware of the other Universal Blue offerings. I will keep that in mind.
I have also started considering Linux for these same reasons regarding Microsoft’s handling of Windows. I use a local account on Windows 11 and they seem to be trying to make that option obsolete.
I have thought about making the move, even if it is a dual boot. But the issue I am facing is that I have too much hardware that while might work on Linux, I would lose a lot of features. I have a Stream Deck, higher end USB microphone, USB HDMI capture card. If I were to make the move to Linux, I would slowly have to replace these things with devices that have native Linux support (like using an XLR mic instead).
It works
I've been using my deck with an xreal air for about 2 weeks now and i gotta say, the glasses mounted screen is a really great add for the deck. I can play lying on my bed without my arms getting tired, when i am sitting i don't need to crane my neck down.
It's been a great experience.
I've been using my deck with an xreal air for about 2 weeks now and i gotta say, the glasses mounted screen is a really great add for the deck. I can play lying on my bed without my arms getting tired, when i am sitting i don't need to crane my neck down.
It's been a great experience.
Yes. My xreal's have become one of the piece of technology I would buy a replacement for right away if it died. It is great.
What are these Xreals? They really work well?
They are kinda goofy looking glasses with 60hz 1080p oled displays built into them. You can either have them open in medium to lower light environments or use a cover and they act as large screen tv that you wear.
I've been using my deck with an xreal air for about 2 weeks now and i gotta say, the glasses mounted screen is a really great add for the deck. I can play lying on my bed without my arms getting tired, when i am sitting i don't need to crane my neck down.
It's been a great experience.
Nice! I’ve contemplated getting something like this. Glad to hear it works. I wonder if the 120hz versions are good enough for fast paced competitive games… 
I've heard that the newer versions (air 2 and air 2 pro) are actually notably worse then the original air, which is what i have. The new ones apparently are cramming more features for AR in instead if just being a good screen.
I don't play anything competitive, but i think If that's your thing the glasses might not be the way to go. I find that i start cranking my neck around when I'm turning a lot in 3d games and it might reduce the benefit for you.
I've heard that the newer versions (air 2 and air 2 pro) are actually notably worse then the original air, which is what i have. The new ones apparently are cramming more features for AR in instead if just being a good screen.
I don't play anything competitive, but i think If that's your thing the glasses might not be the way to go. I find that i start cranking my neck around when I'm turning a lot in 3d games and it might reduce the benefit for you.
Thanks for that. I’ll keep it in mind.
I was looking at the new Viture Pro XR. I may have jumped already if I hadn’t found another option for gaming on my spin bike.
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