Selecting Project Killswitch’s Travel Kit also gets you some of Dbrand’s Stick Grips (also very good, see below) and a clip-on plastic cover that protects the Steam Deck’s front side. It’s fine now, though, and the turn-to-lock mechanism is nice and firm. The rear also includes a handy twist-on kickstand, replacing the magnetically attaching version that was found to slow down the cooling fan on certain, older Steam Deck models. The Dbrand Project Killswitch wraps around the handheld like an airtight, shockproof gasket, protecting its extremities while adding extra grip to prevent fumbling it to the ground in the first place. Here’s one such multitalented Steam Deck case. Dbrand Project Killswitch Travel Kit Dbrand Project Killswitch Travel Kit specs: Upgrade on it and your Steam Deck case could be thinner, lighter, and offer greater functionality, while still acting as a stout shield against bumps and scrapes. But it also doesn’t really do anything besides protect the Deck, and is a lot bulkier than the handheld itself, which doesn’t sit so well with the whole portability thing. The stock hard case that comes with every Steam Deck is fine – it’s plenty sturdy, and you can’t get a better bargain than free. For now, here are the best Steam Deck accessories I’ve used. I’ll also be adding to and expanding this list in the future given that Valve say a Steam Deck successor isn’t coming anytime soon, we’re still quite early in its expected life cycle, so there’s plenty of time more manufacturers to get involved in making hardware extras for it. And, naturally, playing some of the best Steam Deck games with these accessories installed.

Testing the durability of a case by lugging it around in a satchel, for instance, or getting to know a dock by using it to set up a Steam Deck as a desktop PC. Standard RPS hardware guide rules apply here too: nothing gets on the list that I haven’t tried out myself, though instead of benchmarks I’ll be taking a more everyday-use approach.

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