Yeah i use my controller in desktop mode. You can set the steam input profile in the steam settings on desktop mode.

I sure hope not. I don’t want gaming on Linux to be turned into something where you need to run steamOS to be able to play certain games or be dependent fully on Valve, instead of any distro you like.

I don’t want to switch Microsoft with Valve. I want my operating system to be completely mine.

I am already annoyed with how certain programs like Geforce Now’s new native linux client is advertised as a SteamOS client and that it only works on a steam deck.

I don’t know if it does only works on a Steam deck but they sure advertise it as such.

Yeah i like it that i can play the game on the highest quality and it makes the steam deck less hot and the battery last waaaaay longer :)

I also have it connected to my tv a lot so i can play pc games in 4k on the couch.

I also tend to switch between the steam deck and pc multiple times in a day, so having everything on one system is really nice.

Games like vampire survivor, emulators, bind of isaac, olders games etc, i play on the steam deck directly. But having immediate access to my xbox games pass library is also really nice ^^

Honestly non at all. I even took a video once with my phone of my steam deck screen next to the pc monitor and the frames were perfectly in sync. The input feels native and i have zero latency with that. I remember years ago it indeed wasn’t that good. But nowadays its so perfect!

I even play competitive counter strike that way.

The stats show around 1ms. And that is network and decoding combined.

As long as you are at home, its indistinguishable from directly plugging in a mouse+keyboard and monitor.

I use moonlight to stream my pc to my steam deck. It automatically sets the resolution and refresh rate when i connect. It amazing.

I’ve been playing red dead redemption 2 and i just finished crime scene cleaner yesterday. and as always, genshin impact.