You may have seen all the fun boot videos people are posting, my personal favorite is definitely Shrek, but I’m interested in finding the new startup video from Big Picture Mode and using it as the new boot video. Steam has allowed custom boot videos if you are running the Beta or preview version of […]
Steam Officially Launches Big Picture Beta for the Desktop Client To access the new Big Picture mode UI, navigate to Settings in the Steam desktop client. Click on “CHANGE…” under the Beta Participation header. In the Beta Participation menu, select “Steam Deck Beta” and hit OK. Now, you will be prompted to Restart Steam. Launching […]
Having issues running a game on the Deck? You might need to do some digging in the logs! There’s a couple options to have a log file created on the Steam Deck. PROTON_LOG=1 Our first options is Proton Log. It seems that this only works with certain versions of proton. First, open up the Properties […]
Pairing a Pro Controller to your Steam Deck couldn’t be easier. First, navigate to settings and make sure Bluetooth is turned on. Hold down the Switch Pro Controller’s pairing button (located on the front next to the USB-C charging port) Select “Pro Controller” from the list of available devices and press A to pair the […]
To change the Portrait library art on the Steam Deck, you first need to open the Steam client in Desktop Mode Find the game you want on the Home page of your Library. Right click, navigate to Manage, and select Set custom artwork A file browser will pop up and you can navigate to the […]
So your SD card is mounted correctly but the Steam client in desktop isn’t acknowledging your games. Now what? First, open Settings in your Steam Client and click on STEAM LIBRARY FOLDERS Click the plus button to the right of your main drive and select Let me choose another location in the Add a New […]
It’s here! After missing my order window, I was able to preorder and within a week secure a 64gb Steam Deck. Since we also have a 512 model, I figured there was no need to spend the extra money. One thing I was curious about was if I could take one my SD cards from […]
If you’re having connection issues on the Steam Deck, especially on a 5Ghz connection, you might need to disable “Wifi Power Management.” Disabling wifi power management may increase connection reliability on 5Ghz networks. In order to access this option, you need to turn on developer mode. First, navigate to the Developer menu in Settings. Then, […]
Open the On Screen Keyboard with a Handy Shortcut On the Steam Deck, press Steam + X to bring up the onscreen keyboard. This is an issue that is what holds many games back from being “Verified” on the deck. The Steam Deck also has a bunch of other helpful shortcuts. To see all of […]
Why do I need SSH access to my Steam Deck? Honestly, our office might be a special circumstance for SSH access being so exciting, because by office, I mean a cabin in the woods with DSL. SSH allows you to remotely interact with your Steam Deck, so you can transfer games from another Linux machine […]