Welcome to General discussion in the Steam Deck & SteamOS forum. This is the place to chat about life with your Deck, whether it's an LCD or OLED model, and about SteamOS on other devices.
What belongs here
• What you're playing and how it runs
• Your setup: cases, grips, docks, controllers and how you use your Deck at home and away
• SteamOS updates and what they change
• Game recommendations that suit the Deck
• Streaming from a PC or console
• SteamOS or Bazzite on other handhelds, in general terms
• Discussion of Valve news once announced
What doesn't
• Hardware changes like SSD swaps, screen upgrades and shells go in Mods & upgrades
• EmuDeck, RetroDECK, ES-DE and emulator settings go in Emulation on Steam Deck
• Errors and broken things go in Help & troubleshooting
• Brand-new announcements and leaks go in Handheld news & reviews
Good habits
• Say which model you have, LCD or OLED, and your SteamOS version and update channel when it matters.
• When sharing performance, include your settings: frame rate limit, resolution and any upscaling, so others can compare.
• Keep comparisons with other handhelds fair. Everyone has different priorities.
• Screenshots are welcome; please don't show anything personal or pirated libraries.
Legal and safety
Homebrew, your own legally bought games and your own dumps only. No ROMs, ISOs, BIOS files, firmware dumps, keys, cracked games or pre-loaded drives, and no hints about where to find them. No malware, and no selling, trading or paid services.
Before you post
The usual house rules apply: be kind, English only (other languages are translated automatically), no spam, no keyboard mashing and no self-promotion spam. Use Report if you see something that breaks them. This thread is locked, so start a new thread to join the chat.
Dexter
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