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I’m considering purchasing a steamdeck. I may be away from my computer when I get the steamdeck. Could there be any issues with setting up games without access to a computer with my steam account? I assume cloud saves will be available. What about setting up a game that requires rockstar launcher?

Edit: Thanks for the feedback. It looks like the answer is no, I don’t need access to a computer with my steam account.

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[–] Sinupret@feddit.de 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You could probably use your phone. I haven't tried it but I'm pretty sure it's possible.

And you don't need a bootable USB for every OS you have. You only need one and can create whatever you need on that live system. In case of the steam deck you could also have an SD card with a different OS and create your SteamOS stick there.

[–] CorrodedCranium@leminal.space 2 points 7 months ago

Oh yeah when there's a will there's a way. You could install Linux on a Nintendo Wii and find a way to create a bootable USB from there but it's pretty much always going to be easier to use a desktop to create it is my point.

I just thought it's a minor inconvenience worth noting.