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I'm finally getting my first Steam Deck with the 512 OLED. What accessories would you consider imperative? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Eggyhead@kbin.social to c/Steamdeck@kbin.social

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Some things that are of interest to me are...

a screen protector
some kind of sleeve or a really slim case.
maaaaybe the dock (my friend is telling me to get one)

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[–] sanpo@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

None are necessary. Buy what you need, not what other people say you should get.

For 9/10 people Steam Deck is a complete package.

[–] EvilMonkeySlayer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think the only thing you need to consider with Steam Deck is little things like installing Proton-GE for greater game compatibility. SteamGridDB Decky plugin for non-steam games so they have all the nice artwork etc.

I will say though, I upgraded my 64GB eMMC Steam Deck to a 1TB SSD a few months ago and this OLED Steam Deck is super goddamn tempting.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I would look at it as "maybe consider later", but the limited edition look is sexy. I'm not going to actually do it (I basically locked that in by buying a PS5 today) any time soon, even though I didn't regret the upgrade with the switch at all, but it's definitely a tempting upgrade.

[–] EvilMonkeySlayer@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun fact, you can set-up remote play with the PS5 on your Steam Deck. Got it set-up here. Occasionally use it.

[–] conciselyverbose@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I tried with ps4. I can't tolerate the latency.

God damn is the controller an even bigger upgrade than I expected, though. The precision vibration is way better than the switch and the triggers are legit as hell stacked with it. Astro's playroom shows it off really well.

[–] EvilMonkeySlayer@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

To get lower input latency ensure your PS5 is connected via a network cable, then the only wireless hop is via the Steamdeck. Gets to be pretty reasonable input latency then, best with 60fps games.

[–] Eggyhead@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

PS5 remote play is actually the primary reason I started looking at larger handhelds. I have been using a Retroid Pocket 3+, but the tiny 720p screen is starting to hurt my eyes at night. I had looked at the steam deck already, but I wanted something with a more ideal screen. The timing of the OLED couldn’t have been more perfect for me.