Hello all,

My steam deck just arrived yesterday. I tested it out and it works great on some of the games I tried (Bioshock, darksiders 2 enhanced, Alan wake) My questions are as followed:

  1. To install gamepass and playstation remote play does this require a keyboard.

  2. If I buy the dock, can I reinstall steam os from regular USB after changing ssd?

  3. Does the desktop environment require a keyboard to work?

  4. If I set up steam link, how bad is the latency?

  5. Which docking system is the best?

  6. If I want to dual boot windows, how much is the deck hampered?

Thank you!

  • Facehugger_35@alien.topBEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago
    1. No, but you’ll want one because gamepass streaming involves punching in long commands into the terminal and these are painful to type with the onscreen keyboard.
    2. Yes. Any dock.
    3. No, but it’ll help. You can use the onscreen keyboard for everything you’d use a physical keyboard for, but it’ll be a much less pleasant experience.
    4. Okay now, but not as great as sunshine + moonlight, IMO.
    5. Honestly, any dock with the ports you want should be good.
    6. Not terribly much if you set it up right.