What I'd Do If I Got a Steam Deck Today

If you’re feeling excited and a little overwhelmed, that’s normal. The Steam Deck is an incredible device, but between settings menus, plugins, and endless “tips” online, it’s not always obvious where to start.

In this video, we'll walk through the practical settings, plugins, and habits that can help your Steam Deck feel genuinely enjoyable to use by playing to its strengths and making it feel like yours.

➡️ HOW TO INSTALL DECKY:
Boot into desktop mode. If you don't already have a sudo password:
Navigate to the search bar
Search for ‘Konsole’
Open the Konsole app and type ‘passwd’
Type in your preferred password
Once that's done, run:

curl -L https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/... | sh 

and type your password when prompted.

➡️ HOW TO INSTALL XBOX CLOUD GAMING: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/t...

➡️ HOW TO INSTALL PS REMOTE PLAY:
https://www.benq.com/en-us/knowledge-...

Thanks, as always, for being here. 🙏

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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:19 Smooth Settings
1:34 Battery Charge Limit
2:11 Performance Overlay
2:48 Refresh Rate
3:19 TDP
3:57 Game File Transfer
4:17 Button Shortcuts
4:37 Custom Controls
5:12 Custom Looks
5:33 Handy Helpers (Install Decky)
6:06 ProtonDB
6:48 SteamGrid DB
7:19 HowLongToBeat
7:43 Storage Cleaner
8:07 Animation Changer
8:47 CSS Loader
9:18 MagicPods
9:34 Wine Cellar
10:19 Smarter, Not Harder
11:00 Geforce Now
11:23 Other Streaming Options
11:41 Lossless Scaling
12:19 Emudeck
12:49 The Practical Primer (Outro)


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