• Luci@lemmy.caEnglish
    2·
    23 hours ago

    Official dock with a pair of 8bitdo controllers and their dongles.

  • krdo@programming.dev
    6·
    2 days ago

    Except for a cheap stand I bought on Amazon, I don’t use any accessories. My steam deck is either docked to my monitor or used in handheld mode. When docked, I use it mostly in desktop mode with mouse and keyboard. I use the same setup with my laptop from work when I work from home.

    • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      3·
      3 days ago

      Underrated comment

      I remember seeing your original post on the 3d printing community too! Thanks for sharing here, I’ll definitely be exploring those options. Love the idea of the belly stand!

    • BigPotato@lemmy.world
      21·
      3 days ago

      Those look very close to the Mechanism offerings, what are the advantages of your connector over theirs?

      In reality, I love the belly stand.

      • fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comEnglish
        12·
        3 days ago

        Mechanism’s stuff is great, the main differences between Twystlock and it are:

        • Twystlock is an open connector, it can be used for anything
        • Twystlock doesn’t require any springs or heat-set inserts
        • Twystlock doesn’t require any supports when printed
        • Mechanism latch may be more durrable, but I’ve tested the Twystlock wall hanger for over 1K mounts and it’s still going strong
        • I don’t sell anything, and everything on https://nowsci.com/ is given away for free

        So basically, I don’t ever intend to compete, because I don’t care. I made these to improve my CAD and engineering skills, and because I wanted them, as I do most things, and then send them out into the world 😉

  • mmhmm@lemmy.ml
    24·
    4 days ago

    Wired headphones. They dont ever need a charge and they make the content more immersive

  • morgan423@lemmy.worldEnglish
    31·
    4 days ago

    When I’m using it handheld, my favorite accessory is a pair of 2x magnification reading glasses. Blows up the screen, and makes it very nice… super easy to see everything.

    But I’m in my 40s with bad eyes, so YMMV.

      • morgan423@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        3 days ago

        Before I thought of the glasses, I scoured the internet to see if anyone was selling something like this for the Deck, or if at least it could be 3d printed. Nothing out there that I found.

        So could be a small business / side hustle idea for someone who could design and make them. Just tossing that out there.

        • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
          2·
          3 days ago

          Right! Having one of these back in the day was awesome. I think the one I had was for the gameboy advance.

    • GraniteM@lemmy.world
      5·
      3 days ago

      I got some of these that clip on to my glasses for miniature painting, and they were very nice for being able to flip on and off as needed. Looks like these come in different magnification powers, which sounds handy, depending on one’s needs.

  • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
    11·
    3 days ago

    I’ve got something I can only describe as a “gamer’s breastfeeding pillow”, it’s a sort of U-shaped pillow which you rest your arms and Deck on. Handy for a long play session if your arms get tired.

  • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
    14·
    3 days ago

    In order of frequency of use with my Deck:

    My most used accessory is a hoodie with the single front pocket. The Deck fits in this pocket and is great to carry around the house. Doesn’t fall out or anything.

    Thick stick-on rubber button covers for the back buttons that make them far easier to press.

    Deckmate. I primarily use this with a DIY phone holder to attach my phone.i watch movies while gaming in a dark room waiting for my son to fall asleep every night. Also great for the kick-stand, but I don’t use that much.

    A barrel connector to USB-C converter to turn my laptop charger into a 65W USB charger at my desk so I don’t need to have multiple chargers and cables lying around. I also have a super small GaN dual port USB-C charger for travel. I would also recommend buying a bunch of used (branded) USB-C laptop chargers from eBay if you want multiple chargers scattered around the house.

    Tomtoc carrying case.

    My Synology NAS for easily transferring files to the Deck from other devices and for auto-backup of save files from emulated games using Syncthing.

    90 degree USB-C connector along with a generic USB-C laptop dock. Extra long USB-C cable.

    My hitbox controller for street fighter.

    The Steam Link app on the PC to work as an instant remote access app to the Deck. Works great for setting things up (i.e. emulators) in desktop mode with the KB+M and screen shared to the large monitor.

    Guitar hero controller…yup this still gets some use and is fun with the family.

    Dualshock 3 controller (works natively with Deck Bluetooth connection).

    PD power bank.

    There are a number of options I haven’t explored. I haven’t touched anything on the inside of the Deck. You can get a bigger NVME drive or hall effect joysticks or a new shell. You can also get vinyl stick on skins for the outside. You can get all sorts of other mods. You can get to really significant surgical mods.

    • TBi@lemmy.world
      3·
      3 days ago

      Try sunshine and moonlight for streaming. Better quality and you can wake your PC through moonlight on the steamdeck.

      But harder to setup though.

      • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
        2·
        3 days ago

        I don’t stream games with Steam Link. I use it to remote access the Deck and use it with the KB+M and monitor. Moonlight does work better for streaming games, but I play low requirement indie titles exclusively so I don’t really need to stream anything.

    • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      3·
      3 days ago

      Oh damn, I’ve been exclusively on zip up hoodies for the past 2+ decades, but that might convince me to pick up a pullover

    • technomad@slrpnk.netOPEnglish
      2·
      3 days ago

      Would you mind linking those rubber button covers you mentioned?

      auto-backup of save files from emulated games using Syncthing.

      cool implementation.

      Also, nice tip about the steam link on desktop trick. I’ll have to remember that if I go to set up emulation sometime.

      • cRazi_man@lemm.ee
        4·
        3 days ago

        Facebook marketplace is flooded with these controllers in my area. The popularity of guitar hero games died a decade ago and the controllers are still floating around. I got an Xbox guitar, but like the buttons on my PS2 guitar (with USB converter) better. Try thrift shops as well. Or if you’re handy with electronics and making things, then you’ll find instructions online for making your own from scratch.

  • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.eeEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    Before mine started to have problems and I had to send it in for repairs, I would definitely have to say either my dock or 3rd party switch controller, if that counts.

    With the dock, official, I knew I had something I could use to just plug into a TV and call it good. Allowed me to go through Dead Money in New Vegas on the TV in my room, so I could have a better view of what was going on compared to the tiny screen.

    And if the controller counts, I absolutely love using it in general even if I’m not playing games because of the headphone jack at the bottom that allowed me to be up in the middle of the night, listening to music (either in game or on desktop mode) without having to worry about the apartment above or my family hearing what I’m listening to. It’s USB too, so no battery to worry about when I had my deck docked, especially since I’m not a big bluetooth fan and only use it pretty much when absolutely necessary.

  • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world
    1·
    2 days ago

    A 2m USB extension cable. I know it’s supposed to be bad but it’s unusable without one. And it hardly ever catches on fire.

    • Poop@lemmy.ca
      1·
      3 days ago

      Did you have to do anything to get that working? I tried using mine when I first got the deck and it did not work and I couldn’t find any solutions online. I have a bunch of 360 controllers I could use still.