I just bought the 64Gb model and a 2Tb drive (will be about a week to get delivered).
What are some essential accessories to pair with the steam deck?
My most essential item is my power bank (I recommend the big 30k mah baseus one).
Following that, a cheap anker dock, a shoulder backpack, an xbox controller, a retractible usb c cable, headphones
Xbox controllers are just awesome with it and are really solid bluetooth-wise. I got a bunch while they were on sale for xmas so that my kids and I could all play 4 player couch co-op games on the tv. It’s been a blast.
I’d tried the same with a rpi and some janky set of various controllers and it just flopped and was 95% spent troubleshooting. Once I standardized and get them setup it’s been silky smooth and robust as hell even with new updates.
Nice that’s awesome, what couch coop games have you been playing?
Lovers from a dangerous spacetime
Ibb and obb
Overcooked
Pikuniku
Stick fight
These are some of the few that my fairly young kids could “get” without too much frustration
A folding bluetooth keyboard-trackpad combo has been a lifesaver for me! Any time I need to work on something in desktop mode it’s saved a lot of time and frustration.
I cannot recommend the dBrand Killswitch case with travel cover enough. Being able to throw the deck in my work bag for trips is SO good. The case that the Deck comes with is nice, but it is way too big. The extra grippyness the Killswitch gives the Deck is excellent too.
I didn’t bother upgrading the internal storage, I just added an SD card. A long USB-C cable is very useful too sometimes.
The internal storage on the 64GB fills up too fast with shader caches, if you are willing, upgrading the internal memory is absolutely worth it.
You’ve got the essentials but I’d recommend a USB C hub, this is the one I use which is pretty cheap - https://amzn.asia/d/36c6mp6
It gives you USB A ports and HDMI which is nice
If you’re in Canada, this is the one I got. Similar to that, but it has ethernet, 3.5mm audio, and VGA on top of what the other one has. I’ve also tested it, and it does allow charging via the hub’s USB-C port. https://www.primecables.ca/p-398125-cab-bs-hc101a-10port-usb-c-hub
You can buy all sorts of stuff if you have money burning in your pocket, but as far as essential goes, you’ve already got it all.
That said, you might want to get a multipurpose USB-C dongle, for connecting the deck to an external display, keyboard, mouse, ethernet and such. The Deck Dock is okay, but there are cheaper options with the same functionality.
I use a Dlink branded one, and it’s just plug and play. Rated for 65W power, so it maintains charge. It also has SD card reader but not used that.
