I’m considering purchasing a steamdeck. I may be away from my computer when I get the steamdeck. Could there be any issues with setting up games without access to a computer with my steam account? I assume cloud saves will be available. What about setting up a game that requires rockstar launcher?
Edit: Thanks for the feedback. It looks like the answer is no, I don’t need access to a computer with my steam account.
You don’t need any other device to set up the steam deck unless you have 2FA through the steam app or something.
At least in RDR2 (the only Rockstar game I have) the launcher works like you’d expect – ie. it’s annoying as shit but no different from the PC version. I’ve had a Deck for a couple of years now and haven’t needed my desktop for anything related to it.
You’d have to try hard to do it without a pc, since it’s a pc itself.
You’ll be fine. The Steam Deck is a PC itself.
Not really. The only big issue I could see is if you needed create a bootable USB to restore SteamOS.
It’s also occasionally easier to install non-Steam games on a desktop and transfer over the files but that’s mostly just about saving time.
It’s also occasionally easier to install non-Steam games on a desktop and transfer over the files but that’s mostly just about saving time.
And honestly that would be solved with a Bluetooth mouse and keyboard.
Not really. The issue I’m talking about is long install times not clicking and dragging. Tale of Two Wastelands I think took took me twelve hours to install on my Steam Deck versus one and a half on my PC
How did you install TTW on your steam deck without a pc to run the installer? I’m willing to put up with the 12 hours if I have to.
I mean, that’s very uncommon. TTW is notorious for taking a long time to install. Most installers that are not bizarrely CPU heavy will work fine.
And you can create the bootable USB with the Deck before you swap the SSD. You should never need a second PC to set up the Deck unless you bought your Deck without an OS installed already.
Yeah but what are they going to create the bootable USB on if SteamOS is corrupt?
I don’t really expect someone to always have a bootable USB on hand for each OS they use.
You could probably use your phone. I haven’t tried it but I’m pretty sure it’s possible.
And you don’t need a bootable USB for every OS you have. You only need one and can create whatever you need on that live system. In case of the steam deck you could also have an SD card with a different OS and create your SteamOS stick there.
