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?
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 bought one Dock off Amazon (it may have been JSAUX but I think it was an even cheaper option) and it’s great if I just want it once in a month or do for downloading mods and stuff, it’s the only addon I bought so far and I doubt I’ll need more anytime soon
Same here - bought off Amazon. Usually it’s used as a glorified deck stand, but when I do want to casually game with a bigger screen, it comes in handy. The USB ports on the back are great too for hooking up external controllers.
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
I’d say you have the essentials already after getting your 2TB drive. With that kind of storage you won’t have to think about buying an SD card for a while (if ever). You might want to think about getting a case though. Preferably one with a kickstand. Mine also helped with the steam decks plastic shell being misaligned a bit leading to hard edges pressing into my palms. Other than that I’d say most of the (more) essential stuff is software related. Like getting decky loader and exploring its plugins.
More games that you’ll probably never play!
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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
I did not like how glossy the screen was, so I bought myself this matte screen protector from Brotect: https://amzn.eu/d/2oQtkA2
I am really happy with it :)
Others have mentioned this already but the main thing for me was a glass screen protector.
If you get a power bank make sure it’s able to charge the deck at full speed. I’ve heard good things about the Anker 737 but i myself don’t have one.
