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- Comment on Games in 4k? 10 hours ago:
The Stanley Parable
From personal experience, I can recommend The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe too.
- Comment on Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Grip Sense 13 hours ago:
I would be nervous about making it too sensitive, so that only little movement is enough. It could get a little bit twitchy and activate function without me wanting to. Maybe I should actually experiment with the settings and there is maybe a good middle ground for me, and find some use cases just to play around. But I will say that, it’s a novelty and pretty cool idea to come up with by VALVE. I don’t think any controller had something like this before.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 17 hours ago:
I also have the 256gb Deck (LCD day one) and put all Roms on 512gb microSD card. :-) One positive thing about using the Steam version of RetroArch is to have builtin Cloud saves for every configuration and game saves, and playtimes. Also it does not clash with RetroDeck or Emudecks own shortcuts and settings in example. I’ve seen over and over reports of problems that can be traced back to that. On my Deck RetroArch has highest playtime too, right now at 180 hours. :-)
And the controls of F-Zero, it is definitely not easy and one need to get used to it. One tip I could give is, in the corners instead using break, I recommend to let go of acceleration very quickly, in a quick tapping manner until you get the curve. This gives you control and grip and reduced the speed. I actually improved playing like this and finished the cups, which I was not able to before.
One thing I enjoyed a lot (many hours, instead playing a game lol) is experimenting and creating custom controls, menus and functionality. I always wanted to share my RetroArch custom Steam controls (through Steam Input community share option), but that would require exact setup of some shortcuts.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 18 hours ago:
I actually force myself to play less emulation and more “normal” games. :D On my Steam Deck I use RetroArch Steam version almost exclusively to play emulation (which does not come with Playstation 2 core on the Steam store, I could install it myself but don’t want to manage my own version of the core). So it’s mostly old systems. As for more modern systems and games, I’m looking into DS and PSP. But didn’t start anything on them right now.
Often I just end up exploring new or random games with the intention of just trying them out for a short time, and that’s it then. Especially with Arcade, DOS or Amiga. I’m also into Romhacks and play MSU1 based SNES games with different soundtracks and additional enhancements. Then I try various Super Mario World Romhacks, but could not decide on which to take on and finish. Same for Super Metroid Romhacks. Man there are so many good ones.
- F-Zero Deluxe (SNES Romhack, 2024): F-Zero courses from a dead Nintendo satellite service restored using VHS and AI actually didn’t play this this week, but loved it so much and it was fun, especially with MSU1 soundtrack
- Deception 3 - Dark Delusion (Playstation, 1999): www.mobygames.com/…/deception-iii-dark-delusion/ still need to finish, love the soundtrack but controls are not good and enemy ai is just bad
- Alundra (Playstation, 1997): www.mobygames.com/game/5928/alundra/ a classic top down action adventure, just started it, I’m still in the beginning and curious because my friend told me since the 90s about the game
So probably not the stuff you are into, given the titles and systems you mentioned. Switch is also installed, but because I have a PC to run Switch games much better, I actually end up never playing it on the Deck.
- Comment on Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Grip Sense 21 hours ago:
Hmm, I was thinking about Steam only games, because that would be the use case for this controller for me. I emulate Switch games too and play them with a “regular” controller (8bitdo).
Maybe some Horror games…
- Comment on Getting the most out of your Steam Controller: Grip Sense 21 hours ago:
Its probably an unpopular opinion, but I don’t like Grip Sense. I mean its a lot of movement to activate a function. I have seen suggestions to use it to activate normal functions like a menu button or pause. I feel like a quick button press would be much quicker. In example while my hand let go of the handle to activate a state, then I can’t use that hand in the moment to do anything else. Also while doing so the weight shifts towards one end.
I’m probably not very creative in that “sense”. Maybe it can be fun to play with games that are centered around Gyro. But what could that be?
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 1 day ago:
Ah, I see. Sounds like a similar issue with native Steam games, where the Proton / Windows version works better.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 4 days ago:
I’ve seen this game too, but forgot about it, as I’m not really into VTuber stuff. But decoupling it from this, looking at the game itself, I might try it out. I mean i’m into the genre now, so its only a matter of time. :p Thanks for the suggestion.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 4 days ago:
It’s actually not a bad “problem” to have. ;-) Thanks, looks also good its wishlisted now.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 4 days ago:
So I just started playing Brotato, the cousin (or should I say brother?^^) of Vampire Survivors, as if I didn’t have a backlog enough. I avoided these games until now, for whatever reason my curiosity picked up. But now I can see the appeal to it. Well for one price was not the actual issue. You can get them for 5 Dollars / Euros, or 3 on a sale.
Why would I chose to play Brotato instead the more famous (and vampires are cooler) Vampire Survivors? After researching and reading opinions about both games, I came to a conclusion that Brotato might be better on the gameplay side, with more depth in it through meaningful different characters and items. And Vampire Survivors is also focused on collectables, which I’m not such a big fan of, but for many that is a plus. I also like the idea of Brotato releasing enemies in waves and then in between one can purchase stuff with money in a shop. I will probably end up playing the other game too… and then there is Mega Bonk, which I also ignored until now.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 5 days ago:
Ah, I see, its a bummer. I guess the game is good enough that it was worth the purchase and starting again; speaks for the game itself. Especially with the version 1.0 release there are huge changes that its probably exciting again. However I find it a bit weird that it does not have cross-save, because it has cross-play joining console and PC servers. But this would require a third party account from Pocket Pair. Whatever, I was just thinking a bit out loud.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 5 days ago:
Man the community with the recent recompilations of old classics to play them natively and enhance them is crazy. I have to get into this too (but different games). I would have thought with the recompilation of a game on Windows, a native Linux version should be possible too.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 5 days ago:
Hope it is cross compatible and you don’t have to start all over again.
- Comment on [Discussion] What games are you playing on your Deck or Machine? - August 2026 5 days ago:
It would be boring if I started talking about RetroArch again… so I will not mention it. At the moment I’m not playing too much on the Steam Deck, or in general for that matter. But I started recently playing Wreckfest, which is like Destruction Derby on Playstation (I’m old). Still early on and need to see if its any good in todays day and age.
I also want to go back to Shenmue 3, as a fan of the original Shenmue 1 and 2 on the Dreamcast. It feels like I would emulate an old game, lol. Man, I’m such a sucker for these oldschool games. There is also a new enhanced edition of Shenmue 3 upcoming, not sure if its worth the price and wait. Maybe I get it for free as an owner of the original version, just like that Rockstar did with GTA 5. Or maybe a discount…
- Comment on A rare steam gift cards are still in the wild 6 days ago:
I’m not from the US.
- Comment on A rare steam gift cards are still in the wild 6 days ago:
You don’t need explicitly Valve-endorsed cards.
I don’t think this is your decision what I need. I don’t need your endorsement to use what I want.
- Comment on A rare steam gift cards are still in the wild 6 days ago:
It’s not whatever. Buying cards in a shop without having a bank account or credit card usage is a big deal. This was and currently is my main way of buying games in Steam. It is whatever to you maybe, but not to me.
- Comment on A rare steam gift cards are still in the wild 1 week ago:
In short, Valve is discontinuing physical Steam Gift Cards. They already stopped producing them and they expect the stock will run out at the end of 2026. I assume they talk about their own stock, so your shop may still have some even next year. One of the best things of Steam comes to an end…
More information directly from Valve:
help.steampowered.com/en/…/78E3-7431-1E88-AD59#re…
Can I purchase Steam Gift Cards at retailers?
Yes, but only for a limited time.
We introduced Steam Gift Cards to retail stores back in 2012, and added the digital program in 2017. Unfortunately, scammers use gift cards from major brands like Steam to take advantage of all people all over the world.
We’ve responded to gift card scams over the years by taking a number of actions to protect customers, including:
- Working with retailers
- Working with law enforcement
- Making changes to the cards, including adding a prominent scam warning
- Limiting redemption to be in the currency of your Steam wallet
- Limiting availability of cards
- Removing cards from sale when we observed abnormal activity
As we have continued to put more and more restrictions in place, scammers have adapted. They continue to have an impact on Steam customers and other unsuspecting individuals. So we’ve made the difficult decision to end the Steam Gift Card program at retail stores.
As Steam Gift Cards run out of stock at retail locations, we will not be restocking them. We expect all retailers to be out of stock by the end of 2026. Though we will no longer be selling physical gift cards, you will still have the ability to use your existing gift cards on Steam whenever you choose, subject to local laws.
We also continue to offer Steam Digital Gift Cards, and are working to make this an even better experience. Guest checkout, which we added last year, is another way for family members and friends to gift Steam users with a digital card anytime.
You can learn more about gift card scams here.
- Comment on A rare steam gift cards are still in the wild 1 week ago:
Here in Berlin, Germany they aren’t rare yet. Currently I’m purchasing them from time to time before they completely vanish.
- Comment on [deleted] 1 week ago:
Why did you choose to do emojis instead typing words and letters as post title? Especially as you could and should just copy the post title you are linking to.
- Comment on Steam Machine is currently selling an estimated 12k–15k units per week, based on its strong position on Steam's Global Top Sellers chart. 2 weeks ago:
they’re sourcing whatever RAM they can find, so some units ship with 1x16GB and others ship with 2X8GB and it’s just random luck which you’ll get
In a later statement from VALVE they cleared up that this i not what they meant to say. All Steam Machines come with 1x16gb at the moment. But it might change in the future and then they cannot or don’t want to guarantee either setups. There are no Steam Machines with 2x8gb from VALVE at this moment.
- Comment on Steam Machine is currently selling an estimated 12k–15k units per week, based on its strong position on Steam's Global Top Sellers chart. 2 weeks ago:
So you don’t want to game on it and its just to distribute your Windows updates on your local network? Didn’t even know this was possible (if it is), sorry if I misunderstand that. Why is a Steam Machine the best option for this?
- Comment on Steam Machine is currently selling an estimated 12k–15k units per week, based on its strong position on Steam's Global Top Sellers chart. 2 weeks ago:
I assume to play those games that do not run on Linux. Its sad, but the only way to play them is to install the Windows malware. If that was your plan all along, why did you even bothered to buy a Steam Machine?
- Comment on Steam Machine is currently selling an estimated 12k–15k units per week, based on its strong position on Steam's Global Top Sellers chart. 2 weeks ago:
Note, they make an assumption which cannot be derived by data: 65% adoption of the base configuration, 35% adoption of the high-tier configuration. While it makes sense on paper, we don’t know how many units VALVE even produced and produces of both. I can see that VALVE started with a 50/50 distribution, and based on demand shifts AND availability of SSD towards one. All around its still a well made and educated guess of the numbers, based on the little data we have.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
I just realized this is probably the wrong Community to ask the question, as this is not a question about Steam Hardware. And so deleted the post. I want to apology.
- Comment on [deleted] 3 weeks ago:
Oh thanks for clarification! Also I didn’t know she did anything else at Valve too.
- Comment on Deck: Does anyone have an idea or way of estimating how many Steam Deck are in use? (Speculation) 3 weeks ago:
Oh I see what you mean. You are absolutely right. Using the device less often or mostly in offline mode will drastically reduce the chance of getting the survey.
- Comment on Deck: Does anyone have an idea or way of estimating how many Steam Deck are in use? (Speculation) 3 weeks ago:
For the survey it does not matter how often you use it or how you use it, with or without internet. If you got the survey and accepted to send the data to Valve, then you are counted in that month. Otherwise not.
- Comment on Deck: Does anyone have an idea or way of estimating how many Steam Deck are in use? (Speculation) 3 weeks ago:
Oh wait, since when do they have the Steam Deck named in the stats properly? This is quiet nice.
As for the information about how many Steam users are active each month, there was an official statement by Valve. You can find it here: steamcommunity.com/groups/…/3133946090937137591 . Given that the daily active users peak in Steam is much higher now, we can assume that the monthly active users is higher too. There are estimated to the current number of 200 million at the moment: pcguide.com/…/new-report-suggests-steam-now-has-o… Who knows.
So 0.45% of 200 million estimated would be 900,000. If this was true, it would be much less. It could also that Steam Deck users don’t get the survey as often or they decide not to send. The Steam hardware survey itself is an estimation based on the “few” surveys they got. At last I would expect that sales figures are higher than monthly active users number. The hardware is getting older and older, some may have moved to an alternative handheld or even to a PC. Or they have a newer OLED version alongside the LCD now.
All things considered, under 1 million users is less than I expected.
- Submitted 3 weeks ago to steamdeck@sopuli.xyz | 9 comments