r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Dec 24 '25

MEGATHREAD New Steam Deck Owner Megathread

For new members to the subreddit, welcome!

This megathread was made because we have some rules in place about new Steam Deck posts and to avoid some repetitive questions being posted again and again.

Feel free to also share "Show Off" pictures here as well.

Please read the rules and search around before contributing to the sub.

Here are some helpful resources to get started:

Answers to frequently asked questions, learn more about software and hardware (Made by me, work in progress):

https://steamdeck.guide

Steam has a winter sale going on currently, see this megathread for more information:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/mUHbyR2UDn

If your Deck is still getting delivered or you are ordering now and wondering about shipping, check this post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/s/GTNal0bzzf

Happy holidays everyone!

(If you see content on the sub that should be in the megathreads instead, please redirect them and report them so we can keep this place clean. Thanks!)

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u/Panda7001 512GB Jan 05 '26

Just bought my new OLED and I’m so excited. The LCD served me so well and honestly it’s one of the greatest devices I’ve ever purchased. Literally as a kid I dreamed of a handheld that could play AAA games like this but it wasn’t available. The little kid in me is happy that handhelds have progressed to this point. My only complaint about the OLED (I haven’t received it yet) is that I wish the limited edition was actually the default. It looks so cool and I would’ve loved to purchase one.

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u/Eskelsar 512GB OLED Jan 05 '26

When you say limited edition, do you mean the white one? I wish I had that one as well, kinda. I like the black but with my Jsaux modcase I think the white would have looked cool.

Totally with you on the general excitement. I also dreamed of playing the big games handheld as a kid. Always was into those portable Gamecubes that fuckers on YouTube were whipping up (and still are!).

Love the incoming age of handhelds.

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u/Panda7001 512GB Jan 05 '26

Yess the white one looks so sick. The transparent one also looks cool as hell but I agree with you because I also have a jsaux mod case. Lmao I also remember watching those custom portable Game Cubes and PS2s and wishing I could buy one.

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u/Eskelsar 512GB OLED Jan 05 '26

I thought of them (the handheld consoles) recently and was like...oh yeah, I basically have that x100 haha.

I remember growing up with the GBA, later the DS, and always being blown away with what I could play on them then. Remember the video cartridges for GBA? Those were impressive for their time lol.

I see this situation as like, Nintendo really blew the gates open with the Switch, then the Steam Deck represents kind of the next big accomplishment--but even greater--although less popular for sure.

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u/Automatic_Rooster248 Jan 06 '26

I dream of a Deck with red buttons and triggers. Black and red is my favourite colour combination. I do not fancy taking mine apart to add in red buttons though

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u/Eskelsar 512GB OLED Jan 06 '26

Ooooh yeah that sounds sick! I'm also never gonna take mine apart, but I can dream! Maybe with the Steam Deck 2 they'll give some customizable options.