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I've had a lot of weird issues with my early model Steam Deck from 2022.

I'd be interested in knowing how these later devices do in basic usability issues like will the device freeze for 30 minutes if booted when your internet is down but your network is up and it can't confirm your Steam credentials on startup.

Will switching inputs on an HDTV result in the dock needing to be disconnected and reconnected before you get a video signal? Etc.

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I have an early model Steam Deck, my network is up but my home internet connection has been down for hours (because Comcast). Just tested this and it boots up immediately like normal, no issues, so I can't reproduce that freezing issue.

I can't guarantee it hasn't been patched- it's not like I frequently boot the Deck when the Internet is down but my network is running- but this reddit thread describes the problem though it seems the existence of a network but no Internet may not have been the trigger, any lack of Internet may have killed it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/ynxson/possible_...

As I recall I also hadn't used my Deck for a while.

Considering a major selling point of handhelds is portability, it's bizarre that Steam insists on trying to log in when you power it on. Even if there are no known wifi hotspots nearby, it will still spend a minute looking for one.

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