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Is it weird that I never, like never ever, game in bed?
Closest I get is in a hammock while camping I guess. For that I just use my XReal One XR glasses. Pretty expensive but it's also great for plane/train rides and working on places too small for a large monitor setup
Not really imo. I only do so because my wife likes to watch TV and we hang out together at night in bed. I would prefer to chill in the living room, but she’s a bedroom person. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I haven't tried it on the Deck yet, but expect it to work:
Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons. Lean the Deck (or Switch) on its side on something, such that with your head on the pillow you can look at it. With one joy-con in each hand, you can reposition your arms however you want and independently of each other.
This method with Ace Attorney games on the Switch is my sleeping pill. Works amazingly well for me. After I finish my current Ace Attorney game, I plan to finally try it with the Steam Deck and a different visual novel.
Foreseeable caveat: charging the joy-cons will be annoying. If you put them in a Switch to charge (which is my only charging solution right now), they get paired to it automatically and will need to be re-paired with the Deck.
Also, leaning the Steam Deck on its side won't be as easy as it is for the Switch. Might have to improvise something for that.
Thanks! Sadly, I don’t think this works well, cause I usually sit up and am awake while I play.
To the user who downvoted me and hasn't posted on Lemmy in more than a year... Idk what to say actually, it's weird that you'd do that.
There are several of what I can only assume are puppet accounts with no posts or comments who's sole purpose seems to be vote manipulation.
I've got a sort of "gamer's breastfeeding pillow", basically a chunky inflatable half-hexagon which works pretty well
You could try the Steam Deck Case to support the Steam deck while you hold it. This is, what I do sometimes.
Cheap solution. I will definitely try it!
I just use a hard pillow on ma belly
maybe this? https://getmechanism.com/products/gaming-pillow
The support is top notch too. I was an earlier adopter, and the original mount has a tendency to go soft after a while and droop. They sold an upgrade kit for just the cost of parts and it was easy to install. I also had a clip fail a year after purchase, and they sent a replacement free of charge after contacting them.
I've since bought a second for my partner. My know complaint is that the Lenovo Legion Go mount isn't as sturdy as the Steam Deck mount (single vertical clasp versus x-shaped), and if not positioned perfectly on the Lenovo it can obstruct the ventilation. I used some heat tape to secure it in place, but I wish it wasn't necessary.
I have this. It looks dumb, but damn, if it isn't comfortable!
This is kind of what prompted the post. I’ve been seeing ads for these things off and on for a while and always thought it was a bit pricey for what it was haha.
Get a normal breastfeeding pillow from a baby store or used on Facebook marketplace etc.
I used to have a ceiling mounted tv with a bit of tilt when I lived in literally one room with no space for a desk. It was literally just a vesa bracket bolted to the tv and a 2x4 wedge frame screwed into the ceiling joists. When I left that place I just balled up toilet paper mushed into elmers glue and stuffed it into the holes.
I use a magic arm originally meant for photography work, e.g. holding a reflector or camera highlight flash. Brand mostly doesn't matter, but at the weight of a Steam Deck, you don't want garbage. Specifically, I use a Newer because I've had great luck with their stuff has been consistently good over the years. To hold the Deck, I have a Ram Mounts tablet X-Mount, which keeps the vents and buttons juuust accessible. I usually use a Bluetooth game controller. Works great anywhere I can clamp the base.
A cylinder or triangle elongated semi-soft object you can lay lengthwise on your torso and balance the steamdeck at a pivot point on. Think foam yoga roller, stiff bolster pillow or headboard wedge pillow or something where you can rest but still pivot the steam deck around a central point. A large hardcover book or two with something on top also works. Just make sure it narrows near the pivot point/top so you can lay your arms comfortably on either side.
A basic clamshell camping chair if it is stiff enough works as a decent platform to use the steam deck "laptop style" with a bluetooth keyboard especially if you lay a thin wide book behind the steam deck as a backing to prop it up.
Gaming laptop.