So I’ve tried it and it works but it’s extremely annoying to use to the point that I find it pointless unless there is a fix…
Some games launch unfocused so I will only see Steam loading icon on my Steam Deck and I have to go to my PC and with mouse click on the game in the tray to put it into focus to play it. For example Dragon Quest XI, any way to fix that?
Remote play for whatever reason works far better in desktop mode
I went to set it up and I give up, I dont have time for that. Seems complicated Maybe later. I’ll stick with desktop mode remote play for now.
So after trying I can say that Steam Link is literally the same as a Remote Play, it even has the same settings and everything… But on Desktop mode the Remote Play works so much better for whatever reason. Both HEVC and HW-decoding also work.
However when HW-decoding is enabled all the colors are washed out and blacks are just medium grays (more white-ish than black) for example so all of the main OLED advantages are lost. Same happens if I enable HW encoding on my PC side, in which case I have the same issue with HW decoding enabled/disabled on Steam Deck side.
Now that may be because of RDNA2 encoder but since this happens also when just decoding when the source is CPU encoded, idk for sure.
Now the issue is that in desktop mode I’m locked to 90Hz so I’m forced to stream 90FPS otherwise the gameplay is not smooth as it would be at 60Hz so I lose some visual advantage from HEVC in trade for smoothness… Guess I can’t have it all unless there is some way to force 60Hz on desktop?
I will try byt isn’t Steam Remote play literally just Steam link though?
YouTube music. But since Lite has ads then idk what it’s different. I’m assuming Lite also doesn’t have music.
Dash to Dock is all I need to achieve perfect GNOME experience
Weird, both links work for me
I’ll just leave this video guide here to cure world of this cancer
4:30AM 2.6.2025 BC (before coffee) morning me wrote that comment.
I honestly just glanced at and dreamt the comment I was replying to.
I disagree and I’m too lazy to explain but in short, it’s not about High/Ultra settings, that’s just name for the settings. It’s about how the games look, play, etc… vs how they perform. And I don’t remember that PC gaming was ever before so bad even when we’ve got shitty console ports.
Doesn’t matter which distro you’ll pick. You’ll always pick the wrong one when you’re just starting
FreeCAD is great for 3D CAD models but not that great for CAD drawings