I’m looking into purchasing a steamdeck for my kids. Ican I attach my 2 old Xbox controllers to it, so the kids can play together?
Most multiplayer articles talk about playing with remote players.
Also, should I go for a more expensive version? It seems like I can swap the SSD myself.
Agree. Guessing you aren’t using CryoUtilities for higher vram and such. Mine got full in an instant and it was all I had locally. Dunno what caused it.
Edit: had the same issue over multiple wipes and reinstalls so I just pulled the trigger on new internal storage and everything feels great.
I don’t use anything that’s non standard. I like to keep my steam deck as a game dev test unit. How hard was the internal storage swap? Did you have to crack open the siding or did it come apart without a plastic shim?
I used a plastic bender-tool thingie that I’ve bought. I used the same tool to swap earbuds on my headphones a while back which brought new life to my old, worn, but expensive headphones. Actually worth it since it’s SO much easier to open stuff.
I followed a youtube video to do the swap. Took me about 2 hours going through it all very slowly. Detaching the battery cord is what took the most time and patience. Just a very slow process where I questioned if I’m even making progress, but it loosened eventually.
Not at all hard to do. Just required a little attention and I watched the whole guide before I got started.
Ah, yeah, if I have to crack it open with some sort of tool like an otter with an oyster then I’ll probably never upgrade. I’ve done that with my laptop a few times but it never feels okay and with my steam deck, any bending of the plastic could result in noticeable differences in the surface of the plastic where I hold it. The MicroSD seems to be fast enough for me anyway.
A lot of retailers claim people are returning with sd cards that stop working after about a year in the Steam Deck. Not sure about the validity but good information to take in notheless.
I’ve not read that, do you have an article or such so I can learn more about what’s happening to the microSDs?
It was just a post by someone claiming to work in retail and they had a lot of people coming in with sd cards about 1 year after Steam Deck release saying they had used it in a Deck. Nothing more to share I’m afraid. Hard to know how true it is but good to know so you can make backups.
Ah, eh, I don’t use the micro sd for anything except games. The whole steam deck for me is a handheld device to play steam games and not a desktop or such.
@MJBrune @hogart the steam deck 2 should be more open and not my reliant on playing games from steam. This would be a huge win for open and free gaming, playing wise.
So the same as 98% of users. But losing w/e games you had on there, if not installed directly from Steam, might be a frustrating endeavour. Just wanted to give a heads up. If you didn’t really need it, that’s ok and a thanks is alright. Have a good day.