I have been loyal to Xbox all my life but just ordered my SteamDeck OLED!
I was wondering is there any beginners advice you could give me regarding frame rates or any other adjustable settings that would usually be dealt with by Xbox automatically.
Also are there any games, accessories , software, etc you recommend?
-Look up a video, how the game actually runs before you decide to buy. I mean, some people tend to over-estimate Steam Deck capabilities, when they write about them, but video just shows the real capabilities for each game.
-ProtonDB is your best buddy. You can find there settings, that will probably suit Deck the best. Expecially nice for begineers, who don’t have the “know-how” with performance and quality impact of each setting.
-Don’t be afraid of desktop mode. If you intend to use Deck just as a gaming device, you’ll be satisfied. But it can do more. A lot more. Maybe you could even grasp some Linux basic skills just by playing with your Deck’s desktop mode. I personally do computational chemistry and oh boah, how Deck could be useful even for productivity tasks.
-My list of Deck recommended games (look them up in Autumn sale): Red Dead Redemption 2 (runs exceptionally well and looks gorgeous on Deck), Cyberpunk 2077 (used to run poorly, but with 2.00 update and SteamOS 3.5, it runs and looks great), Witcher 3, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Mafia II, L. A. Noire, Tropico 6, GTA V…