I want to get the LCD 512 GB Steam Deck, but I have some worries about it

  1. can I put in a 256 GB micro GB card or SD card into it and not worry about storage anymore? Will the loading times drastically increase because the game is on an SD card?
  2. Can I stream my pc games onto the Steam Deck? There are some games I play that aren’t available on steam, or on the deck in general, but I still want to continue playing them.
  3. Will I be limited to only steam games, or can I play other games as well? If so, can you list some places I can get games on the deck?
  4. Is there any better alternative to the steam deck that is under $500 that i should buy instead?
  • availableusername02@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago
    1. I have a lcd 256gb and played a lot of games (little games and bigger stuff like rdr2) from my sd card, never had any big issues. I didn’t compare both directly but it never bothered me.
    2. yeah the game need to be on steam but you can add it as a non-steam game and stream it that way, works fine.
      If it’s not possible for some reason, there’s probably a way to do it on desktop mode with a linux app but never tried that.
    3. In theory you can play anything, even install windows and use it like a regular pc. In practice it’s a linux machine and a very weird one on top of that. It works best and it’s fun to use when you stay on steam, everything else requires some effort (more or less depending on the game).
    4. rog ally ?