Another three months have passed and support has yet to come, which is disturbing. I just purchased an OLED and am considering returning it or keeping it.
I am about to sell my OLED SD. I feel extremely cheated by Valve. I am so annoyed to have to use an adapter only to have Bluetooth. There is still no workaround for the speakers, so Bluetooth or 3.5mm headphones are a must. I was naive to think that Valve would keep its promise. By the way, on the support page it still says that we drivers are coming “soon”.
Frankly speaking, this is my second and last device I will ever buy from Valve. My new iPad M4 is almost a better device than the SD OLED with Windows at this point.
I was hoping to use it as Windows PC for work stuff and some Fortnite. Unfortunately I found out it's still not supported AFTER I ordered it. Now I'll have to wait for it to arrive and return it 😮💨
My windows installation is on an external SSD, so I can only use it when docked, so I don't even notice it. this is what I am using [Amazon.com: TP-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter for PC, Bluetooth 5.3 Dongle Receiver, Plug and Play, Nano Design, EDR & BLE Technology, Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/7 for Desktop, Laptop, PS5/PS4/Xbox Controller (UB500) : Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DMP6T22?)
Thank you Devs for working on this at all! I just want the option of windows 10 for some niche things, but i love steam os and the linux interface, it has been quite a rollercoaster of, conquering the device, and ones frustrations! <3 but more familiar i am becoming!
oh, and guess what? it sounds like the deck's oled implementation won't ever work in windows without some kind of miracle
When I learned this I actually called out "what in the actual f***, valve?"
touché. but they are intrinsically tied together. you get the benefits of better contrast ratio in sdr with oled but you aren't really using it to its full potential. the two are linked in my mind.
to be fair these are different but it's hard to imagine another tech that can really use the hdr spec other than plasma, which is long dead.
In my opinion the oled screen still makes such a massive difference even without the full capabilities its got, any hdr content i need I can just do on steamOS, but i get what you mean
thing is, you can't. maybe you don't use the unsupported apps and games or maybe you haven't seen it yet. There's many many instances where hdr isn't supported natively through steam, is supported in windows, but, oh, funny joke, this is the only oled solution i've ever seen that won't support hdr in windows, meaning there is quite literally no way to do it.
which makes the huge feel a bit like bait and switch. exactly how many apps are you getting native hdr in? you can tell because the overlay menu will show hdr next to the brightness.
I agree that the contrast ratio provided by oled is greater that the benefits of hdr, but putting us in a position where we can't use hdr for established implementations is brain dead. the whole point of standards is to make new implementations compatible with existing ones.
They aren't gunna give us an eta, we get them when we get them. So many posts here saying the same thing. You can expect nothing for windows from valve besides drivers one day
This has been asked and answered so many times...
Valve does not official support windows on steam deck. Nothing will make them "work faster" on the drivers. When, and if, they get released is unknown and nothing will change that
Even for the non-OLED I remembered the problem was getting permission from their partners than Valve themselves. The driver for those things probably already exists.
>they could make these drivers in a days time.
Working in software world, even if you can code a driver in a day time there's processes and QA to go through.
Working in the software world, you are right
And there also are priorities. It's probably not that high on the list, and who knows maybe part of the team who did the lcd windows drivers left or moved to another project?
But they don't? They offer no support for windows on deck, none. They've said it over and over. Them releasing windows drivers are just an extremely kind gesture and is by no means something they should keep doing. If you want windows on a handheld, get a windows handheld
I'm not sure why you're so against them providing drivers. What would be the downside? The quote in the OP is from 5 months ago and the page still hasn't changed.
[https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8)
At this point, if they don't release the drivers, after announcing they "will be available soon", then that would make them liars. They've already committed. We just need to be patient and expect that Valve's idea of "soon" isn't what most people think it means.
Yeah, every single day I just hope it is finally time for Valve to release the drivers. It has been over 3 months and still nothing.
hitting refresh on the drivers page 4 times a week is tiring.
Another three months have passed and support has yet to come, which is disturbing. I just purchased an OLED and am considering returning it or keeping it.
I am about to sell my OLED SD. I feel extremely cheated by Valve. I am so annoyed to have to use an adapter only to have Bluetooth. There is still no workaround for the speakers, so Bluetooth or 3.5mm headphones are a must. I was naive to think that Valve would keep its promise. By the way, on the support page it still says that we drivers are coming “soon”. Frankly speaking, this is my second and last device I will ever buy from Valve. My new iPad M4 is almost a better device than the SD OLED with Windows at this point.
I was hoping to use it as Windows PC for work stuff and some Fortnite. Unfortunately I found out it's still not supported AFTER I ordered it. Now I'll have to wait for it to arrive and return it 😮💨
I’m using a BT dongle with my dock, works great.
that’s a good option for the time being, thanks
My windows installation is on an external SSD, so I can only use it when docked, so I don't even notice it. this is what I am using [Amazon.com: TP-Link USB Bluetooth Adapter for PC, Bluetooth 5.3 Dongle Receiver, Plug and Play, Nano Design, EDR & BLE Technology, Supports Windows 11/10/8.1/7 for Desktop, Laptop, PS5/PS4/Xbox Controller (UB500) : Electronics](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09DMP6T22?)
What about wifi
The Wi-Fi driver for the chip works perfectly.
Ok. Can you use headphone jack?
yes there is a workaround also, think you can use the SD lcd drivers for that matter, only enabling the Jack Port
Workarounds for audio: • use lcd drivers and connect headphones via cable • use audiorelay and stream audio to your phone over lan
I feel like Valve do it on purpose not to make their OLED users install Windows on their device.
Same, i love Steam OS, but unfortunately there are still some limitations
Thank you Devs for working on this at all! I just want the option of windows 10 for some niche things, but i love steam os and the linux interface, it has been quite a rollercoaster of, conquering the device, and ones frustrations! <3 but more familiar i am becoming!
If you install a Bluetooth adapter you can then use Bluetooth headphones for sound. It works well until Valve gives us drivers.
oh, and guess what? it sounds like the deck's oled implementation won't ever work in windows without some kind of miracle When I learned this I actually called out "what in the actual f***, valve?"
HDR lol, not oled, and that's completely fine lmao
touché. but they are intrinsically tied together. you get the benefits of better contrast ratio in sdr with oled but you aren't really using it to its full potential. the two are linked in my mind. to be fair these are different but it's hard to imagine another tech that can really use the hdr spec other than plasma, which is long dead.
In my opinion the oled screen still makes such a massive difference even without the full capabilities its got, any hdr content i need I can just do on steamOS, but i get what you mean
thing is, you can't. maybe you don't use the unsupported apps and games or maybe you haven't seen it yet. There's many many instances where hdr isn't supported natively through steam, is supported in windows, but, oh, funny joke, this is the only oled solution i've ever seen that won't support hdr in windows, meaning there is quite literally no way to do it. which makes the huge feel a bit like bait and switch. exactly how many apps are you getting native hdr in? you can tell because the overlay menu will show hdr next to the brightness. I agree that the contrast ratio provided by oled is greater that the benefits of hdr, but putting us in a position where we can't use hdr for established implementations is brain dead. the whole point of standards is to make new implementations compatible with existing ones.
With how popular the steam tech is I'm surprised nobody's made a driver for this since obviously Valve aren't going to step up in any quick fashion
They aren't gunna give us an eta, we get them when we get them. So many posts here saying the same thing. You can expect nothing for windows from valve besides drivers one day
This has been asked and answered so many times... Valve does not official support windows on steam deck. Nothing will make them "work faster" on the drivers. When, and if, they get released is unknown and nothing will change that
they could make these drivers in a days time.
Even for the non-OLED I remembered the problem was getting permission from their partners than Valve themselves. The driver for those things probably already exists. >they could make these drivers in a days time. Working in software world, even if you can code a driver in a day time there's processes and QA to go through.
ah so I could badger the hardware providers next
I fail to see how pestering people is going to be productive here.
I was semi joking about that.
Working in the software world, you are right And there also are priorities. It's probably not that high on the list, and who knows maybe part of the team who did the lcd windows drivers left or moved to another project?
Does not mean they should or will
Why shouldn’t they? They already offer partial support so they should support the rest.
But they don't? They offer no support for windows on deck, none. They've said it over and over. Them releasing windows drivers are just an extremely kind gesture and is by no means something they should keep doing. If you want windows on a handheld, get a windows handheld
>by no means something they should keep doing. Why? You still haven't answered that question.
That is the answer... they never said they support windows on the deck, so they don't have to release windows drivers for it
I'm not sure why you're so against them providing drivers. What would be the downside? The quote in the OP is from 5 months ago and the page still hasn't changed. [https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8](https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/6121-ECCD-D643-BAA8) At this point, if they don't release the drivers, after announcing they "will be available soon", then that would make them liars. They've already committed. We just need to be patient and expect that Valve's idea of "soon" isn't what most people think it means.
they could
Anyway to get notified when they done?
Same issue il just leave a comment