At one point it seemed like there was just no stopping the Steam Deck but now it seems after being available for 1 year and around 8 months or so, the Steam Deck has started to move down the top sellers on Steam.
If you updated recently, AND your wifi was toggled off on the next reboot the deck can’t restart into SteamOS. There is a handful of workaround that can fix it in some cases but essentially the Deck requires you to have internet access to verify the installation and if it doesn’t it will just get stuck on this step indefinitely.
Workaround solutions involve tricking it into thinking it is on a known network, ethernet into the dock, etc. Then loading the previous image.
The actual solution is for Steam to skip this verification step unless wifi is on and connected. It has happened in the past and with this being portable device if you happen to be using your deck in a normal way, bringing it with you traveling for example you’re fucked until you get home.
People keep downvoting users reporting issues because people think Valve is above criticism but every forum is the issue is being reported for the past several days.
Their success is well-deserved. I really hope Valve doesn’t let the momentum slow down though by working with hardware partners and getting SteamOS onto more devices. That’d make the lack of a Steam Deck 2 in the near-term a lot easier to stomach.
I just got mine and I love it. It is so much better than I expected. This is the only way I will game now. My desktop gpu is an rx 470 4gb, so I have about the same power in this handheld mode.
I have been able to emulate almost everything so perfectly, 3ds has some slowdown when it compiles shaders and the switch can do the same. But this is the console/computer I have wanted me entire life.
I reserved one when they were first announced, but by the time my unit was ready to purchase, it no longer appealed much to me. I spend maybe 5 hours a month gaming since I graduated from uni, so I suspect it would be sitting right next to my Index, which I also have touched in well over a year. Still, I’m glad to see that so many people are enjoying it
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Cool. Fix the update that just bricked a percentage of decks.
never heard of this. can you give a little more?
If you updated recently, AND your wifi was toggled off on the next reboot the deck can’t restart into SteamOS. There is a handful of workaround that can fix it in some cases but essentially the Deck requires you to have internet access to verify the installation and if it doesn’t it will just get stuck on this step indefinitely.
Workaround solutions involve tricking it into thinking it is on a known network, ethernet into the dock, etc. Then loading the previous image.
The actual solution is for Steam to skip this verification step unless wifi is on and connected. It has happened in the past and with this being portable device if you happen to be using your deck in a normal way, bringing it with you traveling for example you’re fucked until you get home.
People keep downvoting users reporting issues because people think Valve is above criticism but every forum is the issue is being reported for the past several days.
I’ve just updated and I’m fine. I’m not sure what broke your stuff but I can’t imagine it’s the update.
Their success is well-deserved. I really hope Valve doesn’t let the momentum slow down though by working with hardware partners and getting SteamOS onto more devices. That’d make the lack of a Steam Deck 2 in the near-term a lot easier to stomach.
I haven’t got one yet, but give me another sale like they just had and I’m straight on it. I’m saving my hard-earned pennies for this!
Would have stayed there a few more weeks if they had made it available down under.
Would have stayed UP there a few more weeks if they had made it available down under.
FTFY
I somehow ended up with two, one owned by me, and one owned by my company. I love them both.
Love mine
I just got mine and I love it. It is so much better than I expected. This is the only way I will game now. My desktop gpu is an rx 470 4gb, so I have about the same power in this handheld mode.
I have been able to emulate almost everything so perfectly, 3ds has some slowdown when it compiles shaders and the switch can do the same. But this is the console/computer I have wanted me entire life.
I reserved one when they were first announced, but by the time my unit was ready to purchase, it no longer appealed much to me. I spend maybe 5 hours a month gaming since I graduated from uni, so I suspect it would be sitting right next to my Index, which I also have touched in well over a year. Still, I’m glad to see that so many people are enjoying it
Same, the hype wore off eventually. I’d rather buy a Steam Controller 2 than Steam Deck tbh
I hope there’s a new version in the next few years and it makes games platform agnostic, at least on the desktop.