In the current situation, choosing the Windows 11 version for the Legion Go S is a what only a fool would do.

Let’s sum it up:

• Worse performance across the board
• Worse power consumption
• More expensive

The Windows 11 version only makes sense if there are games with anti-cheat that you don’t want to miss on. There are some notable exceptions like GTA 5 Online and APEX Legends where SteamOS support was removed recently. And there’s Fortnite, outside of Steam, that remains unplayable on SteamOS. There’s probably a few more too, but those are the important ones that come to mind. If such titles don’t matter for your gaming patterns, the SteamOS of the Legion Go S version is the obvious choice.

After [seeing the benchmarks], you must be wondering if Lenovo actually bothers with the Windows version at all! Truth is, it’s worse than that. You can’t even find a mention of the SteamOS version of the Lenovo Legion Go S on Lenovo’s website. I am so NOT kidding. There is “View Models” button, but there are no other models apart from the Windows 11 Home version.

I checked a few country sites for Lenovo, and it’s inconsistent as hell for a Global company. France only has the Windows version, Japan doesn’t even list the Legion Go S model (still stuck at the previous Switch like model), and finally I could find the SteamOS version on Lenovo’s site in Indonesia!

So, guys, I don’t want to kill your enthusiasm, but this sounds very much like We are just pretending to release a SteamOS version but in fact we advertise the Windows model everywhere instead. Since I am familiar with large companies, I guess the story was like that. Someone in Business Development managed to secure a deal with Valve, the CEO must have said OK, does not cost much anyway. And then the BD guy went fishing in each territory, asking for the Marketing leaders who wanted to launch that SKU, and turns out most region heads were not interested in hearing about SteamOS. This is probably why you end up with said SKU only listed in some small regions and not the main ones. It’s probably a pilot, at most. I was not in the room, so I don’t really know, but it does sound and smell like this kind of situation.

Well, in the US, if you are actively looking for it, you can find it on Best Buy, at least…

In short, you have SteamOS delivering all the goods, but there’s no appetite on the manufacturer’s side to do anything about it. Sad. Note that Lenovo is the only manufacturer with an official support stated for SteamOS on the Legion Go S. Valve is offering support for additional handhelds (the original Legion Go, and the ROG Ally) but that’s considered experimental and not official at the moment (see their recovery image page).

I have a Samsung Tab 6 with a very nice 8" oled screen. I want to use it in combo with my Bluetooth controller for my Steam Games (for a little more reading room). I've tried Steam Link and it works, but the lag of my wifi make it quite unplayable so, since i already have a dock and an hdmi cable, i was thinking to buying a second dock ( as the one in the photo). Anyone has done anything similar? Can you suggest any free android app to do the mirroring from the deck to my tablet??

With the latest updates to the popular Palworld, Valve have now bumped it up to Steam Deck Verified and SteamOS Compatible.

The rating has been a bit up and down with it going Unsupported in January, and then back to Playable a day later.

I noticed the back of my steam deck feeling uneven yesterday. Opened it up to find a spicy pillow inside.

Replacement is underway, but I'm gonna remove this one now, already. Wish me luck...

Does anyone else see this? Every time I wake up my Deck to continue playing no gamepad input is accepted by the game only keyboard and mouse.

Might be because I'm not running SteamOS but OpenSUSE and start the game from KDE Plasma. But maybe this is an issue on regular Steam Decks as well I can report.

The GoG preservation program has done it once again by bringing back what seems to be a classic JRPG from the PS1 era back to the modern systems.

I am absolutely overjoyed at the fact that the GoG preservation program constantly keeps on giving and providing us with these various classic titles that can be played on modern systems.

This game in particular seems absolutely perfect to being played on the Steam Deck due to it being a turn-based JRPG.

I personally don't have any experience with this particular title, or the overall series for that matter, but you can bet I am jumping into this game as soon as I finish setting it up on the Deck.

I just figured it might be a nice change of pace to see what everyone's Steam Deck's screen is showing!

For me, I get way too much fun out of using Decky Loader to install CSS Loader and tinker with the UI of my Steam Deck. If you've not heard of this, and want some quick links on how to, I'll share them at the end of this post!

While I have nothing against the stock look of things, it's just so fun for me to be able to change every little facet so that I know it looks like it's mine.

I figured sharing a photo of either your Steam Deck's home screen with it all being customized, or just showing it off as it is (stock) so we can see the games you're playing!

No better way to show off the last few games you've been playing that by seeing them in person :)

What I've been playing:

Most recently I've started another play-through of Half-Life 2. I only just played the game for the very first time last year, and I'm shocked at how good the game is. Rarely does something hold up when you hear the hype for so long...but not only does it hold up for its age (I know, decades of patches), but it outshines so many modern games. I love this game, and it's fun playing again so I can take my time!

I also set up Jak and Jak 2 with https://opengoal.dev/ - It was a breeze to set up, and I only just opened Jak 2, to confirm it does in fact work (it does!), so it's waiting for me next!

RetroDECK is my obsession (the link to their site is here!) - it is my preferred way to emulate on the Steam Deck, and in that I've been playing MGS2 (again) with a HD texture replacement pack to make it look as good as it possible can. Does it look better than their recent release on Steam? Yes. By far.

Finally BioShock 2: Remastered on GOG. Checking my stats on the GOG site, ive put in 10 hours playing it now. It's perfection. Art Deco + underwater, its like it was made for me (tho my fav of the three is still Infinite)

Some bonus pictures:

And finally my desktop, on desktop mode:

How to customize?

You need to install Decky Loader. It's a tiny tiny download, and it opens up the ability to add plugins made by the community

The website for it is here, so you can see a proper overview of the system

This is a video on YouTube showing off different plugins and what it can do, alongside a guide for how to install it

I recommend:

• SteamGridDB (lets you customize the artwork chosen for your game, which you can see in my photos

• CSS Loader - this lets you change the layout and UI and how it feels, even down the the fonts and colors and so on.

Anyway

Share a picture of your Steam Deck, I'd love to see what you've been playing!!!

<3

Especially since one of the best features is basically unmentioned. Turn on your steam deck and before you sign in for the first time, you can boot straight to the desktop. Just wish there was a toggle in Plasma to boot to desktop by default.

For all intents and purposes, you don’t need to log into steam to play games on the steam deck which is honestly shocking where most new hardware basically requires you to agree to sign in to begin using your device.

Looking at you Windows 11

LGR is a YouTuber who talks and shows lot of oldschool games and computers. And he is a fan of the Sims games. The Windows re-release has still problems, but works perfectly fine out of the box on the Steam Deck. I thought this is notable and want to share his experience: Though oddly enough, the one that I've had the most success with is the Steam Deck

Report any issues or bugs in ⁠🤝-community-support on Discord. It's a big update :)

Check the website for links:

https://retrodeck.net/

Hey #Linux gamers here is your chance to tell ASUS we want a Linux-based ROG Ally gaming handheld 🐧

(the survey closes today)

@gamingonlinux @nuclearmonster @boilingsteam @steamdeck

https://futurenet.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey?tt=I0YSL23nbtgi7B5TNkPYGQ%3D%3D&custom1=PCG

So, I wanted to share some knowledge and awareness about Nested Desktop. What it is, and if you're interested, how to set it up.

What it is: Nested Desktop allows you to access Desktop Mode functionality while you're still in Gaming Mode / Gamescope, and acts like any other game you'd run from there.

Think of it as your "Desktop Mode emulator for Gaming Mode". It lets you access Desktop Mode files, apps, and functionality just like you were using Desktop Mode natively, WHILE you're already in another game using Gaming Mode (so for instance, you could pull up Nested Desktop to get easier web browser access to look up something for the game you're playing). It's also much faster than rebooting natively into Desktop Mode when you need to use it.

I use Nested Desktop all the time! I find it to be a handy tool to have access to.

How To Set Up: Native Steam Deck screen (800p)

The native app always pulls up in 800p resolution, regardless of your display resolution. If you are on your 800p-screened Deck itself this is perfect; if you're docked or have a different resolution replacement screen, and want a different resolution, I'll cover that later.

Steps:

1. Reboot into native Desktop Mode. Hopefully this will be the last time you have to do that for awhile!

2. Use your application launcher in the bottom left corner. Navigate: All Applications ~ scroll down to N's ~ Highlight Nested Desktop ~ RIGHT click ~ choose menu option "Add to Steam."

3. You're done and can go back to Gaming Mode! You can now run Nested Desktop right out of the non-Steam section of your library. Note: You do NOT have to set any launch properties or Proton options to run this.

When you are done using Nested Desktop, you can close it either with the standard STEAM button menu, or by double clicking the Return to Gaming Mode option on the desktop.

How To Set Up: For Other Resolutions

This was the part that took me forever to find out how to do searching online. I was VERY frustrated figuring this out, so I wanted to share to give others the resource. And sadly no, you can't just pick your preferred resolution from the normal launch options on the regular Nested Desktop app.

Steps:

1. Reboot into native Desktop Mode.

2. Use your application launcher in the bottom left corner. Use it to navigate to and open a new document in your text document writer (the default is KWrite). Copy all the text between START and END below and paste it into your new document:

START

#!/bin/sh unset LD_PRELOAD

rm -rf /tmp/desktop-mode mkdir -p /tmp/desktop-mode cat > /tmp/desktop-mode/kwin_wayland_wrapper << EOF #!/bin/sh $(which kwin_wayland_wrapper) --no-lockscreen --width 2560 --height 1440 --x11-display $DISPLAY $@ EOF chmod +x /tmp/desktop-mode/kwin_wayland_wrapper

kwriteconfig5 --file startkderc --group General --key systemdBoot false PATH=/tmp/desktop-mode:$PATH startplasma-wayland kwriteconfig5 --file startkderc --group General --key systemdBoot --delete

END

NOTE: The height and width numbers in the code above are the resolution that the Nested Desktop will open in. This example is from my 1440p display, but change these to whatever resolution your display is.

3. Save this document under any name that makes sense to you. This will be what you see in your library. For example, I named mine "Nested Desktop 1440" to distinguish it from the regular Nested Desktop I use when I'm handheld.

Also, be sure to save this somewhere that you can easily find it. I recommend the standard Documents folder.

4. Navigate to the file where you saved it. RIGHT click it, choose "Properties" from the menu. Under the Permissions tab, check the "is executable" box, and click OK.

5. Finally, RIGHT click the file again, and pick "Add to Steam."

6. You can now go back to Gaming Mode, and run this whenever you need.

Thanks everyone, I hope you find this useful!

It's debatable whether this belongs in the Steam Deck community, but these are all high profile games, and having to login with additional online accounts is a significant barrier to play on the Deck.