Pretty excited but worried at the same time. I thought it would be rather simple to connect it with Game Pass and maybe Geforce Now but it looks like all these steps. And to upgrade the drive requires surgery and tools from ifixit. Vs the How to Videos etc, how hard is it to actually install these things? I’m mainly planning yo use it for remote play to save on battery.
If she bought it she should set it up /s
But seriously you got nothing to worry about, if using remote play you don’t need to bother with storage upgrade. And it takes less than 5 minutes to set up GeforceNOW.
No toolkit is required for replacing SSD… I used a mini screwdriver I had laying around from a glasses repair kit and I used the back of a plastic single use floss stick to help open the case… A guitar pick or similar small piece of plastic would work the same… Replaced the drive in a few minutes following one of the many Youtube videos on the subject… Even if you don’t want to do that just put a large SD card in.
Here brother, I made this script just for us 64GB users…https://github.com/moraroy/NonSteamLaunchers-On-Steam-Deck
Replacing the SSD (actually eMMC on the 64GB model) is super easy. If you can change a battery you should be able to do it. I bought the 64GB model over a year ago and swapped in a 1TB SSD before I even used it. It’s the most economical option, especially with the LCD models now discounted. A great gift, and you will not need to fiddle with it much. Steam Deck is intentionally meant to give PC gamers the “just click play and it runs” feeling of a console.
I had grabbed an SP branded A2 4-5months ago for $55.same one on Amazon for $57 at the moment.
XBPlay app is $5 and great for Xbox remote play.