Steam Deck - Valve's answer to Switch

GassyHaggis

🙈

DrDamn

Just got my email too 😁. Placed reservation on 2nd September. They are really getting through the orders now.

Gordon

There’s a nice plugin called VibrantDeck. It lets you push the colour saturation of the screen.

Follow the instructions to step 6, then instead of CSS Loader, install VibrantDeck. Setting saturation to 125 looks pretty nice to me.

DrDamn

Shipped!!!

Also liking that the thing is so customisable that you can replace the boot video. For example:

DrDamn

Dragons Dogma Dark Arisen is verified and on sale at £3.83 for next 5 hours …

Brave

Runs beautifully on Deck matey. I should go back to the playthrough I started before Elden Ring made my backlog start piling up behind it.

GassyHaggis

You know, it’s funny. Oh that game is three quid, I’ll grab that. I think if I can get a few hours out of it then it’s paid itself back.

Nearly fifty quid and a week later that argument is starting to wear thin.

Bloody Steam.

GassyHaggis

Also, refreshing a tracking page makes it arrive quicker… Right?

DrDamn

GassyHaggis it’s best to have multiple browser windows open and keep hitting F5 on each.

I have created a new collection on Steam for what I want to initially install and try. I didn’t actually buy Dragons Dogma for the reason that I’ve splurged on a lot of small games to start me off and I don’t need more just yet, It’s now on my wishlist though 😃

GassyHaggis

You chaps went with a screen protector?

Gordon

GassyHaggis I put a screen protector on mine - I have small children. It’s pretty much invisible but it does affect the responsiveness of the touchscreen. I don’t use touch much at all, so I think it’s worth that one drawback for a bit more protection.

DrDamn

I tend to not bother with screen protectors, just try to not drop my stuff. Seems to have worked for me so far. Never found one that went didn’t in some way affect the experience.
My list of titles to start me off… (alphabetical order)

7 Days to Die
ADOM
Dungeonmans
Legend of Grimrock
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
Noita
PGA Tour 2K21
Portal
Portal 2
Stacklands
Terraria
Zorbus

Heavy on the Roguelikes. I’ll also be setting up remote play from PS5, GamePass streaming and then I’ll look at emulation. 🙂

Gordon

DrDamn You forgot Vampire Survivors.

Deej

I re-ordered after letting my original reservation lapse. Worked out better buying it this time of year as it happens - on its way! 🙌

Brave

Yay. Steam deck posse!

DrDamn

My Steam Deck is now in the UK and entrusted to Evri for final delivery (being processed at delivery hub). Evri used to be Hermes…

Gordon

DrDamn I think I got mine the day after it made it to the UK. The longest bit was waiting for it to leave the processing centre in the Netherlands, was there for about 5 days.

Gordon

DrDamn What’s your Steam name/ID btw?

GassyHaggis

DrDamn Yup, same here. I was convinced it would be next week but now that email came through I’m trying not to get too expectant for tomorrow.

Too late.

Brave

🤞

DrDamn

Gordon DrDamn 😊

Gordon

DrDamn I think I’ve sent you a friend request. Searching for “DrDamn” on Steam brings up 18 hits though 🙂

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