While scouring the Twitter world yesterday, I came across a very interesting modification someone had made. Twitter user @MComandon had found and created a way to use a Raspberry Pi Zero W hot-spot to create a LAN network, without being connected to the internet, for multiplayer gameplay!

If this is accurate and working, we could have a way to have LAN setups wherever we go! MComandon built this hot-spot using this Instructables guide and connected it to a solar power bank!

Steam Deck Solar Power Bank

He did also mention to disable the wpa_supplicant service if using a device with only one WiFi chipset, which does include the Steam Deck.

This seems too good to be true, but if all is correct, which I am hoping it is, this could be a fantastic next step for what the Steam Deck can achieve!

Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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