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How_CanWill_Slap t1_j7rzzxa wrote

I have one. They are not for everyone. You need a bit of tech know how, or at least who to ask. I struggle through and consider myself savvy, but I have tons of questions about my personal Steam Deck issues. It is a good machine and can do many things, but it is going to make you ask nicely.

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Jaydee888 t1_j7sag3l wrote

Honestly one of the easiest fixes I’ve used is streaming from my pc at home. I’m in hotels a lot and play using hardware that would just be idle at my house.

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MetaDragon11 t1_j7uet6u wrote

Yeah but you need a really fast and consistent internet connection, something I doubt a hotel will have in spades

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Jaydee888 t1_j7unj37 wrote

If you can stream 720p YouTube videos you can stream a game to the deck. Most hotels I stay at that this is not a problem.

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Lovat69 t1_j7tdpr8 wrote

How do you stream from your PC at home when you are elsewhere? I know it can connect through Bluetooth but I assume that would be way too far.

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wildfire393 t1_j7u6imd wrote

Android has an app called Steam Link that lets you stream remotely from your PC to your phone. Throw in a Razer Kishi or similar and you have a budget Steam Deck anywhere you have a strong enough internet connection.

Presumably you can do something similar with the actual Steam Deck since it's mostly just Remote Desktop with some extra support.

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Ricky_Rollin t1_j7udt5q wrote

How does one need to leave their PC in order for this to work? Does it need to be on-on like windows is booted up and you’re looking at your desktop? Or can I leave it in sleep?

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wildfire393 t1_j7ue7wd wrote

It does need to be booted up and awake, which hasn't been an issue for me as I have that computer running continuously for other reasons too (like running an Airsonic media server). But there's some things you can do to have it wakeable when you try to connect: https://www.reddit.com/r/Steam_Link/comments/3r9sv7/using_the_link_with_computer_set_to_sleep/

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Ricky_Rollin t1_j7ugsly wrote

Oooh neat!

I’ll take it I need to make sure I leave steam open as well right? It won’t open it automatically for me?

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Jaydee888 t1_j7uc2xk wrote

The steam deck uses your internet connection, it connects to your pc at home running steam and will launch the game on it remotely then it is streamed back to the deck. Obviously you need a half decent internet connection. But if you can watch a YouTube video without buffering you can stream a game.

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Gene_is_green t1_j7tk600 wrote

Is this satire ? Bluetooth over miles ?

Y’all downvoting me but just going to ignore something thinking that they could connect Bluetooth from miles away. That’s regarded asf.

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elev8dity t1_j7vbpkp wrote

I honestly don't put much effort into my deck. I just download the games that say they work natively and play those. Sometimes I adjust the GPU settings and set the framerate to 40 fps locked, but that's about all I do and I haven't run into an issue yet. I love that I can just power off and on quick and just start up right where I left off. My main beef is battery life and I wish it could run Elden at 120 FPS but I know that's not realistic lmao.

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