My most used accessory is a hoodie with the single front pocket. The Deck fits in this pocket and is great to carry around the house. Doesn’t fall out or anything.
Thick stick-on rubber button covers for the back buttons that make them far easier to press.
Deckmate. I primarily use this with a DIY phone holder to attach my phone.i watch movies while gaming in a dark room waiting for my son to fall asleep every night. Also great for the kick-stand, but I don’t use that much.
A barrel connector to USB-C converter to turn my laptop charger into a 65W USB charger at my desk so I don’t need to have multiple chargers and cables lying around. I also have a super small GaN dual port USB-C charger for travel. I would also recommend buying a bunch of used (branded) USB-C laptop chargers from eBay if you want multiple chargers scattered around the house.
Tomtoc carrying case.
My Synology NAS for easily transferring files to the Deck from other devices and for auto-backup of save files from emulated games using Syncthing.
90 degree USB-C connector along with a generic USB-C laptop dock. Extra long USB-C cable.
My hitbox controller for street fighter.
The Steam Link app on the PC to work as an instant remote access app to the Deck. Works great for setting things up (i.e. emulators) in desktop mode with the KB+M and screen shared to the large monitor.
Guitar hero controller…yup this still gets some use and is fun with the family.
Dualshock 3 controller (works natively with Deck Bluetooth connection).
I don’t stream games with Steam Link. I use it to remote access the Deck and use it with the KB+M and monitor. Moonlight does work better for streaming games, but I play low requirement indie titles exclusively so I don’t really need to stream anything.
Facebook marketplace is flooded with these controllers in my area. The popularity of guitar hero games died a decade ago and the controllers are still floating around. I got an Xbox guitar, but like the buttons on my PS2 guitar (with USB converter) better. Try thrift shops as well. Or if you’re handy with electronics and making things, then you’ll find instructions online for making your own from scratch.
In order of frequency of use with my Deck:
My most used accessory is a hoodie with the single front pocket. The Deck fits in this pocket and is great to carry around the house. Doesn’t fall out or anything.
Thick stick-on rubber button covers for the back buttons that make them far easier to press.
Deckmate. I primarily use this with a DIY phone holder to attach my phone.i watch movies while gaming in a dark room waiting for my son to fall asleep every night. Also great for the kick-stand, but I don’t use that much.
A barrel connector to USB-C converter to turn my laptop charger into a 65W USB charger at my desk so I don’t need to have multiple chargers and cables lying around. I also have a super small GaN dual port USB-C charger for travel. I would also recommend buying a bunch of used (branded) USB-C laptop chargers from eBay if you want multiple chargers scattered around the house.
Tomtoc carrying case.
My Synology NAS for easily transferring files to the Deck from other devices and for auto-backup of save files from emulated games using Syncthing.
90 degree USB-C connector along with a generic USB-C laptop dock. Extra long USB-C cable.
My hitbox controller for street fighter.
The Steam Link app on the PC to work as an instant remote access app to the Deck. Works great for setting things up (i.e. emulators) in desktop mode with the KB+M and screen shared to the large monitor.
Guitar hero controller…yup this still gets some use and is fun with the family.
Dualshock 3 controller (works natively with Deck Bluetooth connection).
PD power bank.
There are a number of options I haven’t explored. I haven’t touched anything on the inside of the Deck. You can get a bigger NVME drive or hall effect joysticks or a new shell. You can also get vinyl stick on skins for the outside. You can get all sorts of other mods. You can get to really significant surgical mods.
Try sunshine and moonlight for streaming. Better quality and you can wake your PC through moonlight on the steamdeck.
But harder to setup though.
I don’t stream games with Steam Link. I use it to remote access the Deck and use it with the KB+M and monitor. Moonlight does work better for streaming games, but I play low requirement indie titles exclusively so I don’t really need to stream anything.
Oh damn, I’ve been exclusively on zip up hoodies for the past 2+ decades, but that might convince me to pick up a pullover
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Would you mind linking those rubber button covers you mentioned?
cool implementation.
Also, nice tip about the steam link on desktop trick. I’ll have to remember that if I go to set up emulation sometime.
Deck back button covers
Thanks!
I need to find an affordable GH controller. They’re crazy.
Facebook marketplace is flooded with these controllers in my area. The popularity of guitar hero games died a decade ago and the controllers are still floating around. I got an Xbox guitar, but like the buttons on my PS2 guitar (with USB converter) better. Try thrift shops as well. Or if you’re handy with electronics and making things, then you’ll find instructions online for making your own from scratch.