Now thatSteam Deckofficially supports custom boot-up screens, someone has decided to replace theirs with a full version of the originalShrekmovie. After a number of owners of Valve’s handheld gaming PC changed the original boot animation to customized alternatives, a recent operating system update introduced proper support for the feature, as well as an easier way to add replacement animations to the device.
Steam Deck’s custom boot-up animations still have some limitations in place by default, it’s worth pointing out. Namely, there’s a video duration limit in place, though particularly savvy users have already discovered ways to side-step that particular limitation. This certainly allows for even more customization than Valve intended, but as Redditor thstephens8789 discovered, there’s a reason those limits are in place.
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After Valve’sSteam Deck boot-up animation update, setting up custom videos has become one of the community’s favorite pastimes, be it for memes or simply to make the device reflect its owner’s preferences. In thstephens8789’s particular case, however, this has turned into a bit of an issue, as they had overridden the duration limit and replaced the boot screen with a full version of 2001’s smash hitShrek. Since there’s no way to skip the Deck’s boot-up animation, this has turned the situation into a bit of an unexpected predicament.
“It’s all ogre,” said one Reddit user when thstephens8789 posted the curious situation they found themselves in. Whereas most users choose to install short, snappy, and stylish animations such asProjectPlatt93’s Steam DeckStar Warsboot video, others are in a more experimental mood. Now, whenever the owner of this particular Steam Deck turns the device on to play a game, they need to sit through the entirety ofShrekfirst.
Withover a million Steam Decks already shipped, it’s a bit of a given that at least some users will want to mess with their devices in ways that aren’t necessarily recommended. Thstephens8789 has learned the value of default file limitations the hard way, and if they don’t end up fixing the problem in one go, they may well end up sitting through several viewings ofShrekbefore they manage to revert to the original animation.
Of course, Steam Deck owners aren’t the only ones that mess up every so often. Valve’s latestofficial Steam Deck video showed Switch emulation, and though it was almost immediately taken down and replaced with an alternative, it showed that the company is well aware of just how valuable its device is to fans of game emulation. Whether Nintendo feels the same way, though, is an entirely different can of worms.
