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One thing to add about frame rates. While yes, they are adjustable. Please remember that when you plug in to an HDTV using the dock or another method, the TV will see a signal, but give you an error stating the format is not supported. What this means is that you need to unplug your Deck, and change the FPS to either 30, 60, or 120 fps (if your TV can do 120). Then plug the Deck back in. Hopefully this info helps someone.

My deck just got shipped, so very soon I can finally join in instead of living vicariously through your content. Thank you for the tips and other SD content you've been providing.

One fun tip, if you add a non Steam game that also has a Steam version (maybe you bought it from a different store for instance) it will not by default show the Steam community configs for that game when browsing. If you set the shortcut name to the AppID Steam uses for the Steam version of the game it'll let you browse them. Say for instance you own the GOG version of Cyberpunk 2077 and add it to Steam, if you change the name to 1091500 (visible in the URL of the store page) you can see the ones people who own it on Steam have come up with, then rename back to a more readable one when you find one you like. Don't have a Deck yet so can't 100% verify it'll work still there, but I've been using the trick for years with my Steam Controller/Steam Input with other controllers/etc and would be odd if they changed it now ==EDIT== Have the Deck now, can confirm it still works. Have to export as a template and rechoose if you rename it back, I think I just always left it as the APPID and went by picture instead of name so never noticed that bit. There's also a Steam URI you can run from a browser to pop the configurator for a game without doing the renaming bit if that's easier for you, still need to do the export as template bit. Enter steam://controllerconfig/APPID in a browser and set to open in Steam ==EDIT 2== Trying out URI method, can't get it to work properly even on desktop desktop (as opposed to desktop mode on the Deck), just causes a crash for games I don't own on Steam, got bored with troubleshooting since the renaming method has always worked for me. Could halve the renaming steps by creating a dummy non Steam game that doesn't actually launch anything important and continually renaming that rather than renaming the shortcut for the game itself I suppose.

Been watching for a few weeks before I got my Steamdeck last week, and every episode I learn something new about to device . I feel like the steam deck community is all learning and growing together, can't wait for more people to get their hands on one. It's worth the wait.

Proton-GE is really a game changer. It even works with Half-Life 2 mods that run on the old Source SDK versions, which are not supported by default.

Get at minimum a USB to USBC dongle, so you can plug something like a keyboard, mouse, or flash drive directly into the Steam deck. Preferably get a USBC-compatible docking station with power supply so you can just plug in all your devices at the same time, in addition to charging. Basically turning the Steam deck into an actual desktop computer. I just use the docking station off my work computer any time I need to do something in Desktop mode, and it works perfectly.

Having issues getting a game to run that uses an external software such as Ubisoft. If you have tried using all the different versions of proton and still those games aren't working. Try deleting the proton files through the quick game manage menu for the game. It solved the issue immediately for me. Just wanted to say a huge thank you to this channel for the content and advice since early deck announcement. I will keep checking in even though myself and people around me are now all getting our decks. 😊❤

I'm creating a KZfaq playlist to watch after I get my Steam Deck and this is going right in with many of your other videos. Thanks for all you do!

Tip a lot of games that haven’t been evaluated for compatibility actually work great. They even sometimes have official controller layouts

TIP: Try lowering the deadzone on your analog sticks. It will make them feel more responsive and more precise. Especially with them being new, the deadzone can be made rather tight. Settings > Controller > Calibration & Advanced > Joysticks

I opened the controller configurator on my deck and was absolutely ecstatic about how they go into detail to explain steams input configurator. I just feel like it's so underrated and you can do an unfathomable amount of configuring and customizing! As someone who ran steam link regularly on my switch the explanation for everyday users made me happy!

My Steam Deck arrived today so you’ve timed this fantastically well Bill. I love how you made this just for me, thank you :)

I'm getting my deck tomorrow and this was a great video to tune me into some things I otherwise wouldn't have known about. Thanks for the tips on Proton GE and the Moonlight flatpak.

I finally got my notification email that I was able to order my deck today. Super excited for it to arrive. Loving your videos so far, lots of great info!

Got my steam deck today. I am so glad I took notes and saved all the videos I would need when this day came.

Have really enjoyed your videos over the past couple of days. My Steam Deck is arriving tomorrow, so you've been a huge help!

I got my steam deck yesterday. I'm so hyped and I will definitely be trying out the awesome tips shown in the video. Thanks a million from a new subscriber! 😀👍

Love the content as always. Lately I just been going through the house finding a bunch of USB and USB C peripherals, and see what works. So far we tried 6 pd hubs, external blue ray player, VR glasses. Happy to say they all just worked 💪 that'd be awesome if you guys could do a video like that people would probably like to know that a Blu-ray player would work on here

Don't drop it...

Hey Bill, came across your channel by association, watched your video and subscribed instantaneously, you have a great communicator’s style that I dig, your rhythm was on point and professional, great great content, thanks for the useful info. I just got my Steam Deck allocation, I put down my $5.00 bucks in July 2021 and finally got the anticipated email inviting me to finish paying for my 512 GB Deck, I’m giddy!!!!

Okay but what about that thumbnail? That steamdeck in the thumbnail looked sick, I want it. Exactly those colors, that gradient and the color choice is perfect. If it doesn't exist, sample that thumbnail and sell skins, I guarantee they'll sell well lol

I LOVE the second tip about lowering the frame rate and refresh rate. I noticed Horizon Zero Dawn had a cap of 40 by default (unless I accidentally changed something) but switching those values both to 40 and flipping on Vsync in game makes for an extremely smooth frame delivery experience.

OH MAN ! Your a life saver, definitely helped me out getting it set up by my liking and be able to play the games on steam that I wanted to play, kuddos to you my good Sir. Got yourself a new subscriber !

It's actually way easier to shop on the steam app on your phone...you can even start the download to the deck right from the phone app

Just saw this video on my recommended this morning before heading to work, not even 2 minutes in I get a knock at my front door from FedEx letting me know my Steam Deck just arrived

Your videos are really well made and the content flow is excellent. I have been watching several of your videos on the steam deck and really enjoyed all of them, you earned another subscriber. I just ordered my steam deck today!

😉 I'm quarter 3 and July is almost over. I can't wait to receive that email. These tips are great and have heard you talk about them all the time while on deck. Now I know a little more on how to utilize them. Thanks

This video was great timing for me! I got my deck on Monday. I’m a bit of novice when it comes to PC gaming.

I love this video format and that chill intro

You have some of the best videos on the Steam Deck, especially those Steam Input ones!

My deck arrives today! So excited to try it out. Thanks for the tips.

Proton GE just allowed me to play a game that I could not play before. Good advice, my man! Thank you so much!

Thank you for proton tip, one of my games wasn’t launching but now it works. Thank you so much

thanks for the info! my steam deck comes in in a couple days and this is very useful!

Thanks for this. It's super helpful. I hope I can get a Steam Deck soon. Can't wait.

It’s arriving on Saturday! Perfect timing! Thanks!

I’m waiting for my deck to ship. Been waiting since may, I’m excited! Thanks for the video 😸

I definitely like how simple and intuitive SteamInput is. For one of my games (a 2D platformer whose default controls do NOT map the D-pad to menu navigation or character movement!) it was super simple to remap the Deck's D-pad as "Left joystick" (sure, I could also map each D-pad direction to a stick direction individually), and much faster than actually remapping the same controls in-game. However, there are a few things that I would kind of like to map to a combination of buttons, and I'm not sure that's a thing. For example, snapping a screenshot is Steam+R1, but depending on the game that can be an incredibly clunky combination to press -- so I mapped L4/R4 as buttons to take screenshots with. (I kind of would like to map it as L4+R4 so I can use the buttons individually, but...)

My tip is to definitely buy at least 512 GB of external storage. I put 1TB in my deck and experienced no problems. Just be careful moving/removing the card, as there is no protective cap on it.

Great video thanks for the tips! I just got a steam deck on sale for the 1st year birthday supper excited 🎉!!!

Super solid and straight forward information thanks man

Mine will be here in two days! I am so exciteddddd! Thanks for the tips :)

Grats to everyone getting their new shiny steam deck this week and soon. 😊

Just bought my steam deck last night and found your channel. Subscribed after the first video I watched

On the note of the beta channel: Valve even implemented some kind of fail-safe mode; I had a game with a strange Steam Input layout that caused a boot/verifying installation loop everytime I even clicked on that game; it was perfectly reproducible. After like 10 loops the Deck automatically switched back to download the Stable channel.

Just got my deck today, thanks for the tips

That ad plug with the cat was pretty good not going to lie lol. Great vid and thanks for the tips!

Incredibly slick transition to sponsor segment. Well played.

Just got my time-to-purchase email today! Thank you for the timely vid!

Great info, thank you!

Great video and advice, thank you🎉 My Steamdeck has shipped, should be here next week ❤

Great content man. I will be ordering my deck at the end of this month so this will really help me getting started. Thank you

Great advice. Thanks for the video

Got my opportunity to order the 512GB version today, which was a few months before I expected (I think I only pre-ordered back in February or thereabouts). Can't wait to check it out!

Just got mine in the mail, just haven't had a chance to set everything up. That spring sale came at just the right time, as I was already saving up for one.

Watched your review. Great stuff.

Literally just got mine yesterday lol, thanks for the vid

the 4th tip was exactly what I was looking for the deck is planned to be my emulation machine and Emu deck is probably what I am going to try next.

I keep checking my est date, and honestly hoping mine doesn't ship early. Unfortunately had an emergency dental surgery last month that ate up all my savings I had aside for it, and will just be scrambling to save enough with my current October time frame. Thanks so much for these tips!

Thanks for the great tips!

This was very helpful, thanks! Just ordered mine :)

Tying the Gyro to ADS/L2 in more casual FPS games (like Fallout 4 or MGSV) is excellent

Just got mine today, thank you for the vid

What a great introduction to the steam deck! Thanks, Bill...

I wasn't sure which model I needed but after some research I found I could make it more economical buy getting the 64gb and upgrading later I'm waiting on my reservation as we speak so pumped! Love the channel!

Should be getting my email in about an hour and a half as of writing this! Cannot wait to join in the fun.

I've had my Steam Deck for some months now and it really is my go to handheld device. My favorite thing to do on my Steam Deck is play games on the emulator.

I love the ad read.

Loved your advice.. thanks ..

Just got my steam deck last week. This was super helpful.

Great stuff thx. Just about to click the purchase button now!

Thanks Bill, first time here. Got you a new subscriber. Good to see other old guys enjoying gaming.

Thanks for this guide! Just started tinkering with my Steam Deck so i’m drinking from a firehose here trying to run every platform created on it

Here's a tip, get a silicone case. The deck is kinda big and you don't want to drop it with no protection. That said, most silicone case make using R1 and L1 a bit difficult (especially in games like Dark Souls where you use this 2 buttons all game long) so create a controller template with L4 and R4 set to L1 and R1 since they are much easier to hit than the L1 and R1 that are a bit awkward to press with a case on.

The Back buttons are wonderful I usually map the left and right bumpers to L4 and R4 since resting my fingers on the triggers is a more comfortable grip and the bumpers are a bit awkward with where all the main buttons are. Unless the game does not require faster bumper inputs. I am also still in that phase where my favorite game is installing a game to see if it runs. Tweaking it to see if it can run better. Uninstalling it. And repeating. Though I am playing Yakuza 2 as well.

Your tone is very calming to your cat. You probably saved yourself a hairball in your face the next morning.

My steam deck should be shipping in the next few days and I'm super hyped!

As a mid 30s gamer, this channel slaps perfectly for me. Thanks for the good content, you got a new suuuuuub. I'll keep looking for more content to help me dive into desktop mode and get more comfortable with what's running underneath, what tweaks I can make, etc.

I’ve just ordered myself a Steamdeck - it’s my first foray into PC gaming and I’m super excited, I have no room in my flat for a PC and I’ve never enjoyed laptops- I LOVE my Nintendo switch because of its portability but the quality of games is just so meh… your videos have helped me so much so far to work out what I’m going to be doing with it. Keep it up, love it

Proton GE was amazing tip, thanks!

Just officially ordered it and it's coming in 1 to 2 weeks. Very excited to add to my collection along with my odin pro

My Deck will be shipping soon and I'm so excited!!!!!

Just ordered mine to exited for it to come in

Lol adding your cat in the video is so funny and adorable 😺

I love this damn device. It's my favorite thing since I had the psp in 5th grade. Totally worth the wait

Ordered my Steam Deck just today. I'm really really excited to get my hands on it and finally revisit old titles from my library that I've abandoned unfinished for forever! :'D

I'm loving my Steam Deck so far, it's pretty much my complete system upgrade, as I was running an i7 3770, 8gb ddr3 1333, 2x 240gb SSDs in Raid 0, an oem R7 450 2gb gpu, and a 1tb 7200 hdd for storage. With my dell 4:3 I had to set Doom 2016 to med low with 50% res scale at 1280x800 (simulated on a 1280x1024 screen, yes black bars) to get around 30fps. With deck I'm running on all High settings at 1280x800 with no scaling, though I do have FSR on. Getting a steady 40fps with 40hz lock

Mine Arrives tomorrow... I'm so excited

Bought mine today! Absolutely excited (:

This was my question too , I spent ages understanding proton and how to set stuff up , still need to add links direct to games with out a new install from battle net

You get a like for the talking cat and the helpful information

7:20 Your cat already had me click the like button. 🥰🐾 But I'm also saving this video for future reference. 👍

Got a 256 deck last week. Through highest speed 1tb SD I could find. Will upgrade internal storage when I need to down the line. 1.25 tb for now is great

I love the ad fr fr

Good stuff, thanks!

Hey man! Liked & Subscribed - nice video, I will definitely watch some more of your stuff on Steam Deck. I've been watching lots of videos in anticipation of receiving mine. Unfortunately I let a freind talk me out of placing my order immediately so I am anticipating receiving mine by end of September. This video will be useful I'm sure!

One tip is you are going to want to turn on the TDP in the quick settings menu, and lower the volts to 10 and you will gain a ton more battery life

Tip: Learning Linux while learning the touchpads can get a bit overwhelming. Get a USB-C dongle to plug in a keyboard / mouse / monitor / USB power source, makes the whole learning experience WAY smoother.

mine is on the way i have been stufying for awhile so i knew most tof this but thanks for the clear and nice video.