This has become my new go to portable console. My wife pretty much adopted my switch which was already collecting dust for a while. So my free time is spent between the PS5 and the Steam Deck. It truly is a great time to be a gamer.
I've had mine for a little over two months now and I can honestly say the hype with it hasn't died off for me. I was bored of my PS5 within a few days if I'm honest but the steam deck, my god. I'm still playing it every single day. It's just perfect for bed time or sitting on the couch so you can still socialise and play your games at the same time
@@cryptolord9826 You prefer spending £70 a game on a system that in total cost you more than a better spec PC set up? It’s your money but you got mugged.
@YumYum Understandable for you to think that, but fortunately you do notice that once you grow up poor and then get yourself a good job, when you can afford luxuries you get them. It's fine to treat yourself when you can! Don't make assumptions my guy, some people just prioritise other things :)
I have had mine now for about 2 weeks (as of this post).... and I cannot put it down. I am so amazed by this. Hats off to Valve and AMD for putting together the right balance of processing power, resolution, etc etc to play some of the most demanding desktop games in a handheld form factor. This is not just remarkable, it is game changing (pardon the pun).
@@diegorieger1309 honestly, the steam deck is great, but it does require a bit of effort if you want to get the most potential out of it. I love mine, but it’s not for everybody. But if you don’t mind the effort. The payoff is great. But if that doesn’t appeal to you, maybe just update your pc
@@diegorieger1309 This was the way I looked at it before I bought one.... Do I like playing PC? Yes Do I like playing games portably like on my Switch? Yes Do I get annoyed by Switch games prices and or lack of games? Yes Do I wish I could take my PC games with me without having to lug around my PC and or a laptop? Yes If you're in the same category then get a Steam Deck!
@Diego Rieger Do you prefer to play pc games on your pc? Or do you want to play it portably? I have a pc, a switch and a ps5 and i thought i dont need a steamdeck but my wife bought 1 forme as a surprise gift. And its awesome. I could game anywhere for 10 minutes and continue again whenever i want. I could game next to my wife while she's scrolling in fb. Its a life changing piece of tech for me and i love it.
I have a beast of a PC with a 3090 and the first thing i pick up is my steam deck when I’m home. It just great to relax anywhere in the house whilst playing PC games and i spend more time with my family than being glued to my desk. It a great device.
@@emailiamilia1843 That's not the point though is it? I said in my statement not being glued to my desk, rather than being able to play PC games whilst socialising with others.
Great video Steve! Loved the shots you used and it's fun hearing your thoughts on the Deck and how much you have been enjoying it! One small thing to note is at 13:59 if a game does state "not supported" that actually does not instantly mean that it will not work on the deck! I have had a few games on my library including Fall guys, Flatout Ultimate Carnage, and Elite Sniper 5 all working on the steam deck with little to no effort! Some will involve installing a free "patch" using the desktop mode to bypass the anti cheat locks and others will actually just involve installing the game, open it, and choose single player mode and it works lol It's super crazy how much you can actually tinker on with the steam deck and the community has been a breath of fresh air seeing all the mods and improvement already being made. it's absolutely amazing!
A better way to check Compatibility is ProtonDB. Not only lists what will and wont work and how well it will do so, people have directions on how they got it to work. Or at minimum what problems they had that didn't keep them from playing in the long run.
Dude. In Doom or Halo (or games like them) Go to: Controller Settings > Edit Layout > Gyro > Gyro Behavior > As Mouse > Settings > Gyro > Gyro Enable Button > Right Stick or Right Pad Touch. With this, when your thumb rests on the stick or pad, rotating the deck in your hands will aim. So you'll have the familiar fast response stick to look around but MUCH more precise aiming on top of that. Tilting the device to aim is incredibly intuitive and has a fast learning curve to reach near-mouse precision, (The caveat is it's not so good if you're in a moving vehicle). You can put it in stick mode too if the game doesn’t support mouse input. I'm kind of obsessed with how well it works, I even dusted off my steam controller for this feature as well. I'll never buy another game pad for steam games without a gyro (PS controllers have it too). Don't overlook this amazing game-changing feature!
The steam deck is honestly amazing. Before, being able to play all these games on the go with decent quality was just a dream. I have tried streaming games to my phone via steam link but you have to keep your pc open and there's always that ever so slightly noticeable input lag. The steam deck made that dream a reality. And its super worth it especially for the price. Currently playing God of War on it and its just superb. My only gripe about the SD is the battery life but for what you pay for, I can easily overlook this. You can also carry a power bank around. All in all, I think the SD is probably the best portable handheld gaming that's come out so far.
Its a Switch Killer!!! I've had mine for 3 weeks. This thing blows my mind!! 1 minute I'm remote playing my Xbox on it (Assassins Creed Valhalla), The next I'm streaming gamepass games (Halo), then I boot up my SWITCH games on it (Mario Odyssey), then I'm booting up Sega Genesis and NES systems, then watching netflix and other streaming services And finally I remember oh yeah. I have AAA PC Titles on the Steam store I can run on this, which is what it was meant for LOL. Meanwhile the Switch never even gave us Themes. The Deck already does this with Decky. This thing is just insane. Wish I had this when I was a kid but better late then never.
By countless hours of research this seems like the best "affordable" handheld emulation machine. I'm in the middle of a move right now so have to be very smart with my money, but once I've settled in and got my bills covered, I'm getting myself this bad boy! I cannot wait either. It's honestly a bargain for 400 dollars for what you get
Especially if you already have a library of games on Steam. I think it's understated how much of a benefit it is to just... HAVE games ready to play, no additional purchasing.
I love mine. It's completely replaced my fairly powerful desktop. The ability to play a vast majority of my library on a handheld isa true revelation. My only major gripe mostly has to deal with text being very small and hard to read. Also I just typed this message from my Steam Deck in Firefox with Yakuza 0 running in the background.
I've been opening voice chat through steam friends to play various games like valheim and raft with them. I was surprised by how feature complete this system feels. I'm a linux user and haven't touched windows since 2012 so I can say from experience that the software functionality and support is spectacular. I've managed to get dozens of "unverified" games running, and even third party games like FFXIV with XIVLauncher through lutris (there is even an easy option to add a lutris game to steam). I also grabbed an nreal air from a suggestion by another youtube video, and it adds a good 30-45 minutes of playtime if you can put up with glasses. The audio automatically switches to the glasses speakers which is even more immersive for many games. The steam deck is something I wish existed 10 years ago, but I'm happy to support Valve as long as they keep supporting system development like this.
Watched about five minutes of this video and went ahead and ordered one. I think I'll be coming back to this video repeatedly while waiting for it it arrive. Very informative!
I played roughly 100 hours of Days Gone on my Steam Deck from of a 1TB SD card. Then I played the next ~5 hours from my PC. It was synced perfectly. I started right where I left off on the Deck. Neither platform lagged. They both looked the same on my monitor, good. I played through my iVoler dock with a Xbox controller connected through Bluetooth. I have a small Bluetooth keyboard and a wireless mouse connected. I was hoping to love it and I do. It is truly a PC.
What truly excites me about the Deck is its massive potential, like for a geek I tell you the deck has the possibility of being everything tech in a portable form. The idea of a console might be unnecessary in the future.
specially if you upgrade the ssd you can upgrade to 2 tb which valve does not offer if you like or 1tb for the cost of a 512 gb steam deck if you buy the 64 and upgrade it to 1tb
Due to my job i dont have any energy when i get home i like to just wind down in my bed and watch youtube so i find myself never wanting to play games throughout the week, and if i do im playing switch while i watch youtube or tv. This is perfect for me i ordered mine yesterday and im excited to play some AAA titles while relaxing.
How is the experience playing aaa titles? As I understand, some are ment to be played on the steam deck and work better then other aaa titles not designed to be on the steam deck. My question is, how are the games that are not ment to be played on the steam deck preforming. And how’s emulation?
Great video. I did the same, reserved the 256gb model thinking it would come in around Christmas and it arrived 3 weeks ago. I’m still saving it for Christmas though when I have some time off and can spend some time with it.
Just got my hands on one for the holidays and let me tell you... Believe The Hype‼️ A great machine that is perfect for an entry level computer gamer or an experienced PC gamer looking for another option that is portable. Beauty is that with some creativity it does so much since you essentially have a full fledged PC in a Nintendo Switch form factor. They did a great job on this one. 👍
Seeing your able to play doom with no noticeable lag is awesome and has convinced me to buy it. I don’t have a steam account, but I’m mainly looking to only emulate games anyway. Recently got a nice dose of nostalgia when my fiancé borrowed her family’s Wii U and games to show me what she used to play. Turned out they had mortal kombat Armageddon for it, which I didn’t even know was on the wii. Terrible controls with the nunchucks so I bought a controller, of course I bought the wrong one (it worked for some games but not the Wii games) but it was only 25$ so no biggie. Turns out, I’m supposed to buy this wired controller that plugs into the nunchuck, only costs 10$ and got here same day from Amazon. Pulled a all nighter playing the story mode and loved every bit of it. Haven’t had that much fun gaming (non multiplayer games) since doom 2016 dropped. Definitely buying this to play the other mk games and whatever game I want, for free too, can’t wait
I've had my SD since July and it's been pretty dope so far. I'm mostly a console player so being able to grab my SD and play console quality games on the go is unreal to me. I take this thing basically any where I know I'm gonna be waiting around for extended periods of time (play it all the time at work on my breaks), and I've yet to have any issues with the battery that a decent power bank can't solve. My go to games atm are Vampire Survivors (this game is straight up crack lol), The Dead Islands games, Dead Rising, Skater XL, and Grim Dawn. They all play flawlessly for the most part with some tinkering of the settings. I'm also pretty excited to start messing around with some emulators once I get around to it soon, the possibilities for this thing are endless honestly.
Nice video. Being a 64-gb steam deck owner myself, I am playing it for 1 hour or so daily and much more on weekends. I have small hands but that doesn't stop me from enjoying it, it fits perfectly in my hands. The thumbsticks and buttons placement are perfect. Most importantly, the weight distribution of the deck is very even, you won't feel heavier on one hand and lighter on the other hand, so Valve really nailed it on this one. On top of that, I was able to get a 1TB M.2 2230 SSD at a reasonable price and replaced it myself.
@@fluffypotato7475 I got a WD PC SN530 1TB from a Chinese website. I am not sure of the condition but so far it is still working well for me, about USD 100, what more can I ask for
I was so impressed I wiped Windows on my main AMD rig and installed Nobara Linux, just set deck mode in Steam and upped the resolution. It's been great.
I have just brought one myself and should be arriving on Wednesday. I can't wait to see what everyone is hyped up about with this machine and to get gaming some brilliant steam games on it
@@koolerpure ahah good problem to have! I also had the same. I recommend spending some time organizing your games in collections that make sense to you
In a way it’s almost not a first gen product. There was the Steam Box that helped them nail the hardware and the software and the Steam Controller that was the first gen of the controls here. Both left some things to be desired, so I’m really glad to see it coming together for the SD so well. I’m hoping that if they come out with an SD2 that they provide a way for us to update the original with newer parts since it’s so nicely modular and repairable.
I find the Switch quite a bit more comfortable to hold than the Deck. I get mild cramps after 30-60 minutes with the Deck but I can play Switch or Switch Lite for hours at a time without issue. It seems to vary by person. It probably has something to do with exactly the way you grip it. Maybe a tight grip works better with heavy+handles and a light touch is better suited for light+thin? I’m not aware of any research anyone has done so it’s all just a guess for now.
As a non PC gamer the affordability of the Steam Deck is the biggest thing going for it. A great entry point to just check out what PC gaming is about and whether I should make it my primary platform in the future.
@@NvanRoblox it's started, Halloween fest, runs until November 1st. The same is actually quite disappointing to be honest. I was hoping for dead space and left for dead as a gift for someone bit neither are on sale.
Great video thanks Steve. Nice to see a fellow Destiny 2 player too ;) really hope they find a solution for getting Battle Eye working to allow it to run natively. Or maybe the windows version if/when a fully functional boot swap becomes available
Great video! Make sure to learn about the rule of the Golden 40 as soon as possible, as this will bring your Steam Deck experience to the next level. I noticed that you're using this framerate goal for Hellblade already. I tried to explain this phenomenon with the Golden 40 video on my channel, so feel free to give it a shot - but others did this as well. Also I noticed at 9:55 that you have FSR always enabled in the quick menu - this doesn't do anything until you utilize resolutions lower than 800p.
Another thing to keep in mind is games starting to adopt upscaling technology like FSR. This is a huge win for portable gaming. The visual impact of upscaling won't be as noticeable on a small screen and the performance boosts are great.
it shows how exciting Linux is getting at gaming as the further steam gets with windows game compatibility soon people won't have to use shitty windows anymore if they don't want to use a microsoft account🤣
Absolutely agreed on the Deck bringing to the forefront games that have languished in my backlog that just didn't feel right to play at my desk or on the TV over Steam Link.
This really is a nice machine, and makes me feel like I have a Nintendo Switch Pro. I mainly use the Linux side to make modifications to games as I would on PC. Each game has certain ways to make modifications, where I either had to add executables as a non-steam app, or I had to open up Konsole and do Protontricks to open mod patchers. Thankfully there's guides for that kind of stuff. It's a learning experience using this, but I'm glad I have it. Definitely worth the money. Now I can go continue playing all my JRPGs and VNs in the comfort of my bed.
This is super incredible dang! I get days gone up to 12 hours almost with my charge and play option with my beastly battery back so the battery life is very very good with the battery pack nice!
Opportunity, position, time, frequency, remiding how to continue the game, waiting for loading…I concluded all these factors to play a console game with an expression "boot cost". Sitting in front of a TV to play PS5 is the behavior of extremely high boot cost for a middle-aged, merried man. But turning on steam deck, wow, it's as easy as drinking ice-cold coke in a work break, relaxing and low cost. That's why I love deck so much.
I am already looking at 2Tb NVME’s and my STEAM dock should arrive by Friday. I have also 3k roms running on a 256 U3 A2 Lexar micro sd card. Loving it so much
As a guy with bigger hands the steam deck fits really well and I haven’t noticed my hands getting tired at all. And some people bring up weight as an issue, but it actually feels lighter that the switch to me because of it’s better grip shape. I feel like the switch is more of a pinch while I feel like the deck you can hold/grip better
More recent GPU architectures can do more with the same amount of floating point calculations. So, the 1.6 TFs of the Deck are definitely more capable than both the PS4 and the Xbox One. Those had major CPU limitations too.
Just a thought, if you have the power at the bottom like the Nintendo switch then when you go to charge it while you are playing it, you potentially could damage the plug by bending it while resting it down on a surface. For me, the top is a better place
This is a truly revolutionary product. It looks great in handheld, can run a huge variety of games. The input controls and community layouts make game compatibility nice. The fact its a linux computer allows for modification which is the biggest thing. Any game it can't run, I can stream from my main desktop PC at 60fps over the internet. It's essentially made my desktop rig at home completely portable as long as I have a stable internet connection.
I wish this would have been out 10 + years ago when I was traveling every Month for work. would have been amazing in airports, convention centers, hotel rooms!... My questions is have you hooked it up to a TV or Monitor yet? wondering if that's a good feature or not
I honestly don’t know why people aren’t talking about how incredible the steam deck is. The early reviews got it wrong this thing is amazing and getting better everyday.
It's just got a *very* specific use case. It's really only for someone who doesn't have a PC and wants to get into PC gaming in a more console-like way, or someone who really, really hates sitting at a desk and likes the ability to play anywhere in the house. I'm always looking for a reason to pick one of these up. It's an amazing piece of tech and it's doing amazing things for Linux. But personally I just got a Retroid Pocket 3 for emulation / game streaming. Because it's small enough that it's actually portable, not just handheld, y-know? I'd just feel awkward wandering around with this miniature skateboard. I can always stream games from my PC with Moonlight if I just don't want to be at my desk.
@@colbyboucher6391i buyed a steam deck cause in our house there is only one TV, a really good TV but only one; we are in 5 so its impossibile for me using it that much. A gaming PC cost alot so thats it. Already have a switch
My top four to do with Steam Deck: 1. Install ProtonUp-Qt for new GE-Protons 2. Use Higher rendering resolutions (under Properties) 3. Install emulator(s) 4. Get a Dock.
bought the 64g,, bought an internal 1tb ssd size (2230) for 140… popped out the 64g ssd and popped the 1tb in, re-installed steam os with a type c flash stick.. took about 10 minutes to replace ssd and install the os.. then i bought a 512g micro sd card for 50$ (thats all the store had)(i wanted a 1tb sd)now i have 1.5tb steam deck that cost me 600 total. same upgrades to the 512 model will make you spend almost 900$
noticed you have some backlight bleed here 9:46 and also noticed you played a few ''dark'' games. is it noticeable during gameplay for you? on my unit, it was causimg some discoloration from where the backlight bleed was coming from, hence why i'm asking.
Oh man. It’s actually killing it. If I had to travel for work I’d buy it for airplanes. Perfect way to play those game pad games that have been sitting in my library begging me to finish. Dead cells comes to mind
Just ordered mine. But I tell you what I'd love to see - the box sold separately, so to speak. No screen, no controls, just the underlying hardware with a load of extra HDMI/USB sockets so you could turn it into the tiniest, most portable gaming machine/console.
@@jarekzahary Uh... not really? It's pretty quiet for a tiny machine with that much power, doesn't get that hot... the screen is sharp and has decent colours. I mean, it's a handheld... with a huge number of options to tweak its performance, that can run almost anything...
I got my deck in late April and I assumed it would have become "business as usual" by this time of year. It hasn't. Games are constantly being added to the playable or verified list...for example you couldn't get Final Fantasy 14 running without going through some tedious setups last May. I just learned that its playable and now I am 10 hours into a really awesome MMO journey...on something that I can play anywhere with wifi and a power outlet....so amazing!
@@jarekzahary If you want ANYONE here to even remotely agree with you, you gotta put up a better argument than putting the whole device down just because it has a tft screen instead of an oled.
@@jarekzahary Apparently hundreds here disagree with you & you're blowing a very minor to well, non-issue, wayyyy outta proportion. Equivalent to calling a car a piece of trash just because it doesn't have turbo, which is stupid.
Bro I can't wait to get myself this sometime next year! It's amazing how these handheld devices are getting the spotlight and the right time for me as I started doing vanlife since last year in my Honda CRV. Handheld devices are my only option lol.
The Dpad could be better, and I wish it had another USB-C maybe one in the middle on the top and one in the middle on the bottom. I also wish it was smaller, like I hardly used the trackpads and could probably live without it if Valve want to release a Steam Deck Lite. I do like having the DPAD and buttons where they are at though, its just more ergonomic.
Steamdeck is just awesome. Had mine just over a month. No crashes or issues. Love playing it docked with a nice monitor at work. Oh and the game pricing, the Steam sales. My lord, balls to the gouging PS5 or Switch. Its sooo comfortable to use too.
It's a trashdeck. Display IPS 400 nits (like phones from 2016), not comfortable button layout < wtf were valve thinking? Too big similar to laptop. Skateboard is also a handheld. Uncomfortable to play when laying on bed. If something happens to your right or left side with troll buttons u are fucked. Simple as that.
@1 Up Nerdcore Can you opt to use the wireless Steam controller or any other wireless controller for that matter, with it? That way it could be table mounted with the kickstand and use a more comfortable controller!
The sequel to this device is going to be insane. Put an OLED display and a higher performing APU on this and it'd be 60fps for basically all games on the market.
Funny I was saying the exact same thing to a friend a month ago... if this is first draft the next iteration will be amazing. What I'd like to see: Better APU Imroved battery OLED screen Better haptics Accessible nvme slot eGPU support
I’ve been gaming since 1978 and I have to say this is best system I’ve owned. I can play Halo infinite and Overwatch 2 at 60fps then jump into Half Life 2 all on the go. Love the customisation and emulators. It’s so cheap too. Gaming heaven.
Its unfortunate it has not released in my country yet i would love to get it (even if it did i likely couldnt afford it at that moment though) Seems like a ABSLUTE DREAM of a handheld
Best handheld I’ve ever had!! I don’t know which I enjoy more, the games or customization for the games through the Deck lol. Sometimes I forget to play my game hehe…. As a gamer who wants to play PC but HATES sitting at a desk… this is heaven on a little box!! My little indies machine… FINALLY!!
It's a trashdeck. Display IPS 400 nits (like phones from 2016), not comfortable button layout < wtf were valve thinking? Too big similar to laptop. Skateboard is also a handheld. Uncomfortable to play when laying on bed. If something happens to your right or left side with troll buttons u are fucked. Simple as that.
This thing is the Swiss Army Knife for gaming. I was playing mine today and played a little bit of Silent Hill 3 for the PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Stray, a bit of XBOX Game Pass, and then watched a couple videos on RUclips. And to think you can hook this up to an HDMI port and connect a Bluetooth controller to it makes it even more versatile.
@@Original-Juice Emudeck(The collection of all the emulators) was like installing a regular program on my computer. The desktop mode is like using windows.
Many thanks for this great video, straight to the point in telling me what I need know without bombarding me with dumb memes - great work mate many thanks again
A lot of the unverified games also work perfectly too. I played all the way through the Batman Arkham Series, and only Arkham Asylum needed tweaking with a GE version of proton.
you know a product is that good when companies start copying and trying to surpass you. I love how powerful but small and costly the steam deck is will definitely be getting the next version also most likely
Promising device. Trying to buy the instance for my son. Yeah, I live in Russia and we can buy here the Steam Deck 512 for 1100$ (cause no official supply from Valve in our country it cost really high). At this point I did try 3 instances - one 256Gb and two 512Gb. All three has serious defects - friction of left stick and top case (the hole in case for stick is not right circle form and has more like egg form), after the day of active usage the stick start literally gam. And other issue which was on all three instances as well - serious light bleeding, especially on top-left corner (it has yellow tint a bit). So, I noticed that yellow tint light bleeding on this video as well. But top case holes for sticks has right circle form.
I'm sorry, what? Do you even know what you're talking about at 6:21? 🤨Please explain to me where you believe is the ".1" is on this thing. The Steam Deck has only two (2) speakers, thus producing stereo sound. No subwoofer speaker at all, which the "point one" designation means. When you see terms such as "5.1" or "7.1" for speakers, this means there are 6 or 8 speakers, respectively -- one of which is designed for very low frequencies only and is called the subwoofer. Games might have that dedicated sub-channel sound for low frequencies, but this device certainly does not have such a dedicated low frequency speaker to produce the sound waves.
Definitely consider one just for streaming from my PS5. Not keen on the remote play app but if PSplay work's that would be great. Also looking at comments the switch emulator would be good.
I only have one problem with my Deck. Since I installed emulators, I haven't even touched my Steam library in a few weeks. Shoutout to retroachievements.
I play 30-60 minutes at a time and use 25-40ish percent battery. So my guess is 2.5 hours of gameplay from full to fully drained depending on the brightness.
Depends on a lot of variables, but with graphics maxed and frame/refresh rates pumped, not much over 2 hours would be a good guess. You should probably just take ''on-the-go-gaming'' out of your expectations, or you'll be disappointed, IMO.
@@stevebennett1584 Thanks man, i mean thats not to bad! What do you think it could do at like 40 fps with graphics at lets say medium? Maybe over 3hr? Thats perfect for me.
@@bytron2007 You're welcome. I wouldn't expect more than 3 hours for GOW even on low settings tbh Bytron . As I said, keep your expectations low or you WILL cry. lol Any AAA title is gonna burn through that charge pretty quickly. I think it's meant to be portable ''around the house'' versus 'around town'' that's my opinion anyway....for what it's worth.
This video. This review. It's killing me. I live in South East Asia and Steam did not release or market it over here. So retailers are importing them thus leading to huge mark up with the price. I'm currently on the verge of getting the Nintendo switch OLED, I've already been aware of this handheld console, but due to what I've said earlier, I kinda gave up on it. Now that I've seen this video, man its just a landslide decision. Nintendo switch OLED has nothing on this. Nintendo should have released a newer upgraded versio, but still. This thing is a freakin PC. I've been a PC gamer since I was a kid, always PC over consoles, so you can just imagine how amazed I am with this. people born in the 80s and 90s are so lucky, guys we made it to this point.
To use my type C wireless headset and to charge at the same time I use a split dongle, works like a charm. Also the thing about teraflops, I still wouldn’t compared to a PS4 or Xbox One, because the Steam Deck runs on the Zen2 / RDNA2 architecture, I feel that it is more in line with being a trimmed down Series S targeting 800P with the aid of FSR, since you can run some next generation titles at relatively good performance like Death Loop & Plague’s Tale Requiem, but I suppose that yes in certain games it’s performance can be in PS4 territory Edit: My Sony XM4 earbuds worked flawlessly. Perhaps it must be a software issue for AirPods
Guessing you meant series S? The deck is not even remotely close to the series X. Most games ive seen compared the ps4 looks a bit better than the deck. Still impressive considering its power draw and being handheld.
I love mine since day one, but it just geht's better and better! I've hardly touched my PS5 ever since! Also on Holiday this thing was awesome, especially with the Deck Dock in the Hotel rooms TV...
This has become my new go to portable console. My wife pretty much adopted my switch which was already collecting dust for a while. So my free time is spent between the PS5 and the Steam Deck. It truly is a great time to be a gamer.
have you upgraded the internal storage yet it's were the fun really starts
@@raven4k998 Yeah, I just bought a 256 gb sd card but not sure how to use it yet hahaha.
And now you can stream the PS5 or Xbox into your steam deck and that allows your wife to watch the TV
I've had mine for a little over two months now and I can honestly say the hype with it hasn't died off for me. I was bored of my PS5 within a few days if I'm honest but the steam deck, my god. I'm still playing it every single day. It's just perfect for bed time or sitting on the couch so you can still socialise and play your games at the same time
Nah I prefer a big screen oled tv ps5 and call of duty this week and street fighter 6 next year
@@cryptolord9826 Who asked
The PS5 has been such a disappointment. No true exclusives. I play my Switch and PC much more than my PS5
@@cryptolord9826 You prefer spending £70 a game on a system that in total cost you more than a better spec PC set up? It’s your money but you got mugged.
@YumYum Understandable for you to think that, but fortunately you do notice that once you grow up poor and then get yourself a good job, when you can afford luxuries you get them.
It's fine to treat yourself when you can!
Don't make assumptions my guy, some people just prioritise other things :)
I have had mine now for about 2 weeks (as of this post).... and I cannot put it down. I am so amazed by this. Hats off to Valve and AMD for putting together the right balance of processing power, resolution, etc etc to play some of the most demanding desktop games in a handheld form factor. This is not just remarkable, it is game changing (pardon the pun).
I have a pc and switch already, and I don’t know if I should get a steam deck or upgrade my computer
@@diegorieger1309 honestly, the steam deck is great, but it does require a bit of effort if you want to get the most potential out of it. I love mine, but it’s not for everybody. But if you don’t mind the effort. The payoff is great. But if that doesn’t appeal to you, maybe just update your pc
@@diegorieger1309 Christian is right! SD is not for everyone. But if you a pc player then you should be fine.
@@diegorieger1309 This was the way I looked at it before I bought one....
Do I like playing PC? Yes
Do I like playing games portably like on my Switch? Yes
Do I get annoyed by Switch games prices and or lack of games? Yes
Do I wish I could take my PC games with me without having to lug around my PC and or a laptop? Yes
If you're in the same category then get a Steam Deck!
@Diego Rieger
Do you prefer to play pc games on your pc? Or do you want to play it portably?
I have a pc, a switch and a ps5 and i thought i dont need a steamdeck but my wife bought 1 forme as a surprise gift. And its awesome.
I could game anywhere for 10 minutes and continue again whenever i want.
I could game next to my wife while she's scrolling in fb. Its a life changing piece of tech for me and i love it.
I have a beast of a PC with a 3090 and the first thing i pick up is my steam deck when I’m home. It just great to relax anywhere in the house whilst playing PC games and i spend more time with my family than being glued to my desk. It a great device.
"Spending time with family" does not mean sitting next to them while you're playing games. D'uh.
@@emailiamilia1843 That's not the point though is it? I said in my statement not being glued to my desk, rather than being able to play PC games whilst socialising with others.
Me too. I don't bring it out often, mainly use it at home playing in any room or the backyard
Great video Steve! Loved the shots you used and it's fun hearing your thoughts on the Deck and how much you have been enjoying it! One small thing to note is at 13:59 if a game does state "not supported" that actually does not instantly mean that it will not work on the deck! I have had a few games on my library including Fall guys, Flatout Ultimate Carnage, and Elite Sniper 5 all working on the steam deck with little to no effort! Some will involve installing a free "patch" using the desktop mode to bypass the anti cheat locks and others will actually just involve installing the game, open it, and choose single player mode and it works lol It's super crazy how much you can actually tinker on with the steam deck and the community has been a breath of fresh air seeing all the mods and improvement already being made. it's absolutely amazing!
I figured there were some workout around a out there I wasn’t aware of. You gonna make a video on it?!
A better way to check Compatibility is ProtonDB. Not only lists what will and wont work and how well it will do so, people have directions on how they got it to work. Or at minimum what problems they had that didn't keep them from playing in the long run.
@@Ihatevideogames334 Great news, you can not buy one
I just ordered my Steam Deck yesterday and am really hype for it to come in. Great video!
That’s awesome!
Dude. In Doom or Halo (or games like them) Go to: Controller Settings > Edit Layout > Gyro > Gyro Behavior > As Mouse > Settings > Gyro > Gyro Enable Button > Right Stick or Right Pad Touch. With this, when your thumb rests on the stick or pad, rotating the deck in your hands will aim. So you'll have the familiar fast response stick to look around but MUCH more precise aiming on top of that. Tilting the device to aim is incredibly intuitive and has a fast learning curve to reach near-mouse precision, (The caveat is it's not so good if you're in a moving vehicle). You can put it in stick mode too if the game doesn’t support mouse input. I'm kind of obsessed with how well it works, I even dusted off my steam controller for this feature as well. I'll never buy another game pad for steam games without a gyro (PS controllers have it too). Don't overlook this amazing game-changing feature!
Agreed. Lately I've been obsessed with the ability to divide the touch pads into multiple buttons. The customization you can do is truly insane.
The steam deck is honestly amazing. Before, being able to play all these games on the go with decent quality was just a dream. I have tried streaming games to my phone via steam link but you have to keep your pc open and there's always that ever so slightly noticeable input lag. The steam deck made that dream a reality. And its super worth it especially for the price. Currently playing God of War on it and its just superb. My only gripe about the SD is the battery life but for what you pay for, I can easily overlook this. You can also carry a power bank around. All in all, I think the SD is probably the best portable handheld gaming that's come out so far.
What electrotrash with miserable tft screen amazing? 🤣
Buy eyes 👀
@@jarekzahary Your weedy little baby arms couldn't even lift a Steam Deck even if you wanted to.
@@luigimaster111 👶🫵
@@jarekzahary 💪👶👍
@@luigimaster111 😄👉
Waiting for mine to arrive. So excited!
Its a Switch Killer!!! I've had mine for 3 weeks. This thing blows my mind!! 1 minute I'm remote playing my Xbox on it (Assassins Creed Valhalla), The next I'm streaming gamepass games (Halo), then I boot up my SWITCH games on it (Mario Odyssey), then I'm booting up Sega Genesis and NES systems, then watching netflix and other streaming services And finally I remember oh yeah. I have AAA PC Titles on the Steam store I can run on this, which is what it was meant for LOL.
Meanwhile the Switch never even gave us Themes. The Deck already does this with Decky. This thing is just insane. Wish I had this when I was a kid but better late then never.
Ya play any ps2 games?
@dss-ri5zy can't remember everything I emulated. My comment is a year old and my Deck is collecting dust. My ROG Ally is my go to now
By countless hours of research this seems like the best "affordable" handheld emulation machine. I'm in the middle of a move right now so have to be very smart with my money, but once I've settled in and got my bills covered, I'm getting myself this bad boy! I cannot wait either. It's honestly a bargain for 400 dollars for what you get
Especially if you already have a library of games on Steam. I think it's understated how much of a benefit it is to just... HAVE games ready to play, no additional purchasing.
@@gamertherapyconsoleyoursel5804 I'm mainly in it for the emulation side of things. This can do anything in that regard, within reason
I know, I almost felt sorry for Gabe and purchased the 256g model 😂
PC
I love mine. It's completely replaced my fairly powerful desktop. The ability to play a vast majority of my library on a handheld isa true revelation. My only major gripe mostly has to deal with text being very small and hard to read.
Also I just typed this message from my Steam Deck in Firefox with Yakuza 0 running in the background.
I've been opening voice chat through steam friends to play various games like valheim and raft with them. I was surprised by how feature complete this system feels. I'm a linux user and haven't touched windows since 2012 so I can say from experience that the software functionality and support is spectacular. I've managed to get dozens of "unverified" games running, and even third party games like FFXIV with XIVLauncher through lutris (there is even an easy option to add a lutris game to steam). I also grabbed an nreal air from a suggestion by another youtube video, and it adds a good 30-45 minutes of playtime if you can put up with glasses. The audio automatically switches to the glasses speakers which is even more immersive for many games. The steam deck is something I wish existed 10 years ago, but I'm happy to support Valve as long as they keep supporting system development like this.
Watched about five minutes of this video and went ahead and ordered one.
I think I'll be coming back to this video repeatedly while waiting for it it arrive. Very informative!
That’s awesome 🙏🏼
@@Ihatevideogames334
Why do you hate the Steam Deck?
your 1440p youtube video seems to have way better quality than most of the 4k low bitrate i usually see going around. keep it up, thanx.
Thank you 🙏🏼
I played roughly 100 hours of Days Gone on my Steam Deck from of a 1TB SD card. Then I played the next ~5 hours from my PC. It was synced perfectly. I started right where I left off on the Deck. Neither platform lagged. They both looked the same on my monitor, good. I played through my iVoler dock with a Xbox controller connected through Bluetooth. I have a small Bluetooth keyboard and a wireless mouse connected. I was hoping to love it and I do. It is truly a PC.
And how is the impression with miserable tft screen? 🤣
@@jarekzahary My old eyes have a problem with tiny text. Games where text is necessary have to be docked for me.
@@olewornhat I would also go blind as if I were tortured by such a miserable screen 😸
@@jarekzahary okay Quantum TV. Go back to picking cotton.
@@maxkliegl2001 🫵
Great comprehensive and informative video, really helped me make a decision. Thanks !
Ordered mine yesterday, packaged today. Hopefully shipped next week 🙏
What truly excites me about the Deck is its massive potential, like for a geek I tell you the deck has the possibility of being everything tech in a portable form. The idea of a console might be unnecessary in the future.
specially if you upgrade the ssd you can upgrade to 2 tb which valve does not offer if you like or 1tb for the cost of a 512 gb steam deck if you buy the 64 and upgrade it to 1tb
Due to my job i dont have any energy when i get home i like to just wind down in my bed and watch youtube so i find myself never wanting to play games throughout the week, and if i do im playing switch while i watch youtube or tv. This is perfect for me i ordered mine yesterday and im excited to play some AAA titles while relaxing.
How is the experience playing aaa titles? As I understand, some are ment to be played on the steam deck and work better then other aaa titles not designed to be on the steam deck. My question is, how are the games that are not ment to be played on the steam deck preforming. And how’s emulation?
Great video. I did the same, reserved the 256gb model thinking it would come in around Christmas and it arrived 3 weeks ago. I’m still saving it for Christmas though when I have some time off and can spend some time with it.
Just got my hands on one for the holidays and let me tell you... Believe The Hype‼️ A great machine that is perfect for an entry level computer gamer or an experienced PC gamer looking for another option that is portable. Beauty is that with some creativity it does so much since you essentially have a full fledged PC in a Nintendo Switch form factor. They did a great job on this one. 👍
Seeing your able to play doom with no noticeable lag is awesome and has convinced me to buy it. I don’t have a steam account, but I’m mainly looking to only emulate games anyway. Recently got a nice dose of nostalgia when my fiancé borrowed her family’s Wii U and games to show me what she used to play. Turned out they had mortal kombat Armageddon for it, which I didn’t even know was on the wii. Terrible controls with the nunchucks so I bought a controller, of course I bought the wrong one (it worked for some games but not the Wii games) but it was only 25$ so no biggie. Turns out, I’m supposed to buy this wired controller that plugs into the nunchuck, only costs 10$ and got here same day from Amazon. Pulled a all nighter playing the story mode and loved every bit of it. Haven’t had that much fun gaming (non multiplayer games) since doom 2016 dropped. Definitely buying this to play the other mk games and whatever game I want, for free too, can’t wait
I've had my SD since July and it's been pretty dope so far. I'm mostly a console player so being able to grab my SD and play console quality games on the go is unreal to me. I take this thing basically any where I know I'm gonna be waiting around for extended periods of time (play it all the time at work on my breaks), and I've yet to have any issues with the battery that a decent power bank can't solve. My go to games atm are Vampire Survivors (this game is straight up crack lol), The Dead Islands games, Dead Rising, Skater XL, and Grim Dawn. They all play flawlessly for the most part with some tinkering of the settings. I'm also pretty excited to start messing around with some emulators once I get around to it soon, the possibilities for this thing are endless honestly.
What electrotrash with miserable tft screen dope? 🤣
Maybe in terms of 💩
Nice video. Being a 64-gb steam deck owner myself, I am playing it for 1 hour or so daily and much more on weekends. I have small hands but that doesn't stop me from enjoying it, it fits perfectly in my hands. The thumbsticks and buttons placement are perfect. Most importantly, the weight distribution of the deck is very even, you won't feel heavier on one hand and lighter on the other hand, so Valve really nailed it on this one. On top of that, I was able to get a 1TB M.2 2230 SSD at a reasonable price and replaced it myself.
How much and where did you buy the ssd?
@@fluffypotato7475 I got a WD PC SN530 1TB from a Chinese website. I am not sure of the condition but so far it is still working well for me, about USD 100, what more can I ask for
Also, first video of yours I've watched - really well produced, nice mic quality etc! Subbed
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I was so impressed I wiped Windows on my main AMD rig and installed Nobara Linux, just set deck mode in Steam and upped the resolution. It's been great.
I have just brought one myself and should be arriving on Wednesday. I can't wait to see what everyone is hyped up about with this machine and to get gaming some brilliant steam games on it
Still crazy to me that this is a first gen product and it’s this amazing, think ima get one this week 😅
you wont regret it, only thing i notice with mine is idk what i want to play and thats a good problem to have
@@koolerpure ahah good problem to have! I also had the same. I recommend spending some time organizing your games in collections that make sense to you
The steam deck is not perfect, but it's already a lot of fun! enjoy Kevin!
In a way it’s almost not a first gen product. There was the Steam Box that helped them nail the hardware and the software and the Steam Controller that was the first gen of the controls here. Both left some things to be desired, so I’m really glad to see it coming together for the SD so well. I’m hoping that if they come out with an SD2 that they provide a way for us to update the original with newer parts since it’s so nicely modular and repairable.
just got x3 steam decks , dbrand skin and screen protectors
I had my deck since August and no hand fatigue or cramps like the switch valve did a lot research on this handheld.
I find the Switch quite a bit more comfortable to hold than the Deck. I get mild cramps after 30-60 minutes with the Deck but I can play Switch or Switch Lite for hours at a time without issue.
It seems to vary by person. It probably has something to do with exactly the way you grip it. Maybe a tight grip works better with heavy+handles and a light touch is better suited for light+thin? I’m not aware of any research anyone has done so it’s all just a guess for now.
As a non PC gamer the affordability of the Steam Deck is the biggest thing going for it. A great entry point to just check out what PC gaming is about and whether I should make it my primary platform in the future.
Wait until you see how cheap the games get in a few hours when the steam Halloween sale starts ;)
@@runadumb hell yeah bro that sounds awesome
I cant wait for that sale
@@NvanRoblox it's started, Halloween fest, runs until November 1st.
The same is actually quite disappointing to be honest. I was hoping for dead space and left for dead as a gift for someone bit neither are on sale.
@@runadumb Wait it already started? Can't wait to get Celeste
Got mine weeks ago as a early birthday gift from my bestfriend since I sold my PC to pay some bills. Definitely a great handheld!
I got mine today and sold my V1 hacked Switch and I'm loving it so far.
Really happy to see this video !!
im waiting so patiently for mine to arrive
Had mine two months, currently playing cyberpunk and it runs great imo. Upgraded ssd to 1tb and added 1tb SD card. Great system
What electrotrash with miserable tft screen great ? 🤣
Maybe in terms of 💩
@@jarekzahary sound like a broke hater haha
@@danhex better than broke sucker who torture him self on 💩 electrotrash 😹
I see the Gentleman chose those particular garments.
Great video thanks Steve. Nice to see a fellow Destiny 2 player too ;) really hope they find a solution for getting Battle Eye working to allow it to run natively. Or maybe the windows version if/when a fully functional boot swap becomes available
The ability to play Destiny on this platform would have me buying this right now. I kinda wish I had one for the upcoming holiday trips I’ll be doing.
Great video! Make sure to learn about the rule of the Golden 40 as soon as possible, as this will bring your Steam Deck experience to the next level. I noticed that you're using this framerate goal for Hellblade already. I tried to explain this phenomenon with the Golden 40 video on my channel, so feel free to give it a shot - but others did this as well. Also I noticed at 9:55 that you have FSR always enabled in the quick menu - this doesn't do anything until you utilize resolutions lower than 800p.
Great video on the Golden 40 🙏🏼
@@1UpNerdcore Thanks, appreciated!
Another thing to keep in mind is games starting to adopt upscaling technology like FSR. This is a huge win for portable gaming. The visual impact of upscaling won't be as noticeable on a small screen and the performance boosts are great.
it shows how exciting Linux is getting at gaming as the further steam gets with windows game compatibility soon people won't have to use shitty windows anymore if they don't want to use a microsoft account🤣
I can’t wait to get one but I’m gonna wait for future generations when it’s more quality and better
I love this thing, I even stream my PS5 to it and it works flawlessly with no lag.
Absolutely agreed on the Deck bringing to the forefront games that have languished in my backlog that just didn't feel right to play at my desk or on the TV over Steam Link.
I got mine last night 🔥
I love this piece of tech. Been playing ps2 and ps3 games like crazy . Since I got it
Do they have Budokai 3?
This really is a nice machine, and makes me feel like I have a Nintendo Switch Pro. I mainly use the Linux side to make modifications to games as I would on PC. Each game has certain ways to make modifications, where I either had to add executables as a non-steam app, or I had to open up Konsole and do Protontricks to open mod patchers. Thankfully there's guides for that kind of stuff. It's a learning experience using this, but I'm glad I have it. Definitely worth the money. Now I can go continue playing all my JRPGs and VNs in the comfort of my bed.
This is super incredible dang! I get days gone up to 12 hours almost with my charge and play option with my beastly battery back so the battery life is very very good with the battery pack nice!
Opportunity, position, time, frequency, remiding how to continue the game, waiting for loading…I concluded all these factors to play a console game with an expression "boot cost". Sitting in front of a TV to play PS5 is the behavior of extremely high boot cost for a middle-aged, merried man. But turning on steam deck, wow, it's as easy as drinking ice-cold coke in a work break, relaxing and low cost. That's why I love deck so much.
Already beaten like 10 games on steamdeck. It is unbelievable how portable can run AAA games without hassle.
What is the price of games like gta 5 red dead redemption 2 on steam deck?
@@hublot7952 10€ on instant gaming
I am already looking at 2Tb NVME’s and my STEAM dock should arrive by Friday. I have also 3k roms running on a 256 U3 A2 Lexar micro sd card. Loving it so much
just picked one up today, currently waitingi for my games to download while obsessing over YT videos about it lol.
As a guy with bigger hands the steam deck fits really well and I haven’t noticed my hands getting tired at all. And some people bring up weight as an issue, but it actually feels lighter that the switch to me because of it’s better grip shape. I feel like the switch is more of a pinch while I feel like the deck you can hold/grip better
More recent GPU architectures can do more with the same amount of floating point calculations. So, the 1.6 TFs of the Deck are definitely more capable than both the PS4 and the Xbox One. Those had major CPU limitations too.
Playing Tecmo Super Bowl and NHL 94 on the go in one console is a dream. Also Street Fighter 2 lol.
My god I remember when you were at 2.5k subs and did subnautica below zero update videos lol
Just a thought, if you have the power at the bottom like the Nintendo switch then when you go to charge it while you are playing it, you potentially could damage the plug by bending it while resting it down on a surface. For me, the top is a better place
Other handhelds have one on each side for options which is think is best 👍🏻
Had my deck for about a month now and it’s simply amazing. Amazing community and brilliant support from Valve.
This is a truly revolutionary product. It looks great in handheld, can run a huge variety of games. The input controls and community layouts make game compatibility nice. The fact its a linux computer allows for modification which is the biggest thing. Any game it can't run, I can stream from my main desktop PC at 60fps over the internet. It's essentially made my desktop rig at home completely portable as long as I have a stable internet connection.
What AAA games has it got atm? I like fps and racing games.
What electrotrash with miserable tft screen revolutionary? 🤣 Maybe in terms of 💩
I just ordered mine yesterday for Christmas! 😀 64GB and 512GB SD Card!
Thanks for the review
I wish this would have been out 10 + years ago when I was traveling every Month for work. would have been amazing in airports, convention centers, hotel rooms!...
My questions is have you hooked it up to a TV or Monitor yet? wondering if that's a good feature or not
It is supported with a dock.
I honestly don’t know why people aren’t talking about how incredible the steam deck is. The early reviews got it wrong this thing is amazing and getting better everyday.
To be fair Steam Deck had so many Updates since release date
It's just got a *very* specific use case. It's really only for someone who doesn't have a PC and wants to get into PC gaming in a more console-like way, or someone who really, really hates sitting at a desk and likes the ability to play anywhere in the house.
I'm always looking for a reason to pick one of these up. It's an amazing piece of tech and it's doing amazing things for Linux. But personally I just got a Retroid Pocket 3 for emulation / game streaming. Because it's small enough that it's actually portable, not just handheld, y-know? I'd just feel awkward wandering around with this miniature skateboard. I can always stream games from my PC with Moonlight if I just don't want to be at my desk.
@@colbyboucher6391i buyed a steam deck cause in our house there is only one TV, a really good TV but only one; we are in 5 so its impossibile for me using it that much. A gaming PC cost alot so thats it. Already have a switch
Awesome video, I can't wait to be able to afford one of these :)
My top four to do with Steam Deck:
1. Install ProtonUp-Qt for new GE-Protons 2. Use Higher rendering resolutions (under Properties) 3. Install emulator(s) 4. Get a Dock.
bought the 64g,, bought an internal 1tb ssd size (2230) for 140… popped out the 64g ssd and popped the 1tb in, re-installed steam os with a type c flash stick.. took about 10 minutes to replace ssd and install the os.. then i bought a 512g micro sd card for 50$ (thats all the store had)(i wanted a 1tb sd)now i have 1.5tb steam deck that cost me 600 total. same upgrades to the 512 model will make you spend almost 900$
noticed you have some backlight bleed here 9:46 and also noticed you played a few ''dark'' games.
is it noticeable during gameplay for you?
on my unit, it was causimg some discoloration from where the backlight bleed was coming from, hence why i'm asking.
Not really during gameplay only on loading screens 👍🏻
Oh man. It’s actually killing it.
If I had to travel for work I’d buy it for airplanes.
Perfect way to play those game pad games that have been sitting in my library begging me to finish.
Dead cells comes to mind
Just ordered mine. But I tell you what I'd love to see - the box sold separately, so to speak. No screen, no controls, just the underlying hardware with a load of extra HDMI/USB sockets so you could turn it into the tiniest, most portable gaming machine/console.
And how is the impression of a poor TFT screen? 🤣 Next time, think twice before buying electrotrash 🚯
@@jarekzahary ...What are you on about, exactly?
@@NicholasBrakespear loud 🔊 fans? 🤣 Pooor TFT Screen? 😂 Heating? 🔥 😹
@@jarekzahary Uh... not really? It's pretty quiet for a tiny machine with that much power, doesn't get that hot... the screen is sharp and has decent colours.
I mean, it's a handheld... with a huge number of options to tweak its performance, that can run almost anything...
@@NicholasBrakespear buy eyes 👀
I got my deck in late April and I assumed it would have become "business as usual" by this time of year. It hasn't. Games are constantly being added to the playable or verified list...for example you couldn't get Final Fantasy 14 running without going through some tedious setups last May. I just learned that its playable and now I am 10 hours into a really awesome MMO journey...on something that I can play anywhere with wifi and a power outlet....so amazing!
What electrotrash with miserable tft screen amazing? 🤣
Buy eyes 👀
@@jarekzahary If you want ANYONE here to even remotely agree with you, you gotta put up a better argument than putting the whole device down just because it has a tft screen instead of an oled.
@@FalconWindblader Screen is the most important thing so 🤣
@@jarekzahary Apparently hundreds here disagree with you & you're blowing a very minor to well, non-issue, wayyyy outta proportion. Equivalent to calling a car a piece of trash just because it doesn't have turbo, which is stupid.
@@FalconWindblader so this 💯 are stupid simple. Unless they look at a powerful processor instead of a screen 😂
get thr "Vibrant Deck" plug-in. it should be standard, as it allows you to adjust saturation. turn it up and colors pop.
Bro I can't wait to get myself this sometime next year! It's amazing how these handheld devices are getting the spotlight and the right time for me as I started doing vanlife since last year in my Honda CRV. Handheld devices are my only option lol.
The Dpad could be better, and I wish it had another USB-C maybe one in the middle on the top and one in the middle on the bottom. I also wish it was smaller, like I hardly used the trackpads and could probably live without it if Valve want to release a Steam Deck Lite. I do like having the DPAD and buttons where they are at though, its just more ergonomic.
your channel is super underrated
Steamdeck is just awesome. Had mine just over a month. No crashes or issues. Love playing it docked with a nice monitor at work. Oh and the game pricing, the Steam sales. My lord, balls to the gouging PS5 or Switch. Its sooo comfortable to use too.
It's a trashdeck. Display IPS 400 nits (like phones from 2016), not comfortable button layout < wtf were valve thinking? Too big similar to laptop. Skateboard is also a handheld. Uncomfortable to play when laying on bed. If something happens to your right or left side with troll buttons u are fucked. Simple as that.
Stupid 😂 Buy eyes 👀
@@KenamiShoty That's the most elaborate way of saying you can't afford one I've ever seen 😆
@@jarekzahary Impotent, teapot chickens 🐔
@@booshting3520 yes you 👉
@1 Up Nerdcore Can you opt to use the wireless Steam controller or any other wireless controller for that matter, with it? That way it could be table mounted with the kickstand and use a more comfortable controller!
Yup! I use the Xbox one controller with it
@@1UpNerdcore Thank you!
The sequel to this device is going to be insane. Put an OLED display and a higher performing APU on this and it'd be 60fps for basically all games on the market.
gtx 1060 performance for deck 2 would be insane
Funny I was saying the exact same thing to a friend a month ago... if this is first draft the next iteration will be amazing.
What I'd like to see:
Better APU
Imroved battery
OLED screen
Better haptics
Accessible nvme slot
eGPU support
I’ve been gaming since 1978 and I have to say this is best system I’ve owned. I can play Halo infinite and Overwatch 2 at 60fps then jump into Half Life 2 all on the go. Love the customisation and emulators.
It’s so cheap too. Gaming heaven.
Its unfortunate it has not released in my country yet i would love to get it (even if it did i likely couldnt afford it at that moment though)
Seems like a ABSLUTE DREAM of a handheld
Best handheld I’ve ever had!! I don’t know which I enjoy more, the games or customization for the games through the Deck lol. Sometimes I forget to play my game hehe…. As a gamer who wants to play PC but HATES sitting at a desk… this is heaven on a little box!! My little indies machine… FINALLY!!
It's a trashdeck. Display IPS 400 nits (like phones from 2016), not comfortable button layout < wtf were valve thinking? Too big similar to laptop. Skateboard is also a handheld. Uncomfortable to play when laying on bed. If something happens to your right or left side with troll buttons u are fucked. Simple as that.
@@KenamiShoty Pretty bad take. Would hate to think like you do.
@@KenamiShoty Apparently most here disagrees with you
I have had my Steam Deck for about a month and I haven't picked up my Switch once. And Valve dont even have commercials yet.
This thing is the Swiss Army Knife for gaming. I was playing mine today and played a little bit of Silent Hill 3 for the PlayStation 2, Grand Theft Auto V, Stray, a bit of XBOX Game Pass, and then watched a couple videos on RUclips. And to think you can hook this up to an HDMI port and connect a Bluetooth controller to it makes it even more versatile.
@@Ihatevideogames334 So basically you love it?
I missed out on God of War 1 as a kid and the game runs smoothly on the emulator. I've been playing Mario Odyssey as well.
is the emulator built in? or is it something you have to go through a ton of steps to download.
@@Original-Juice Emudeck(The collection of all the emulators) was like installing a regular program on my computer. The desktop mode is like using windows.
This is only just being reviewed now? had mine ages ago fantasic bit of kit the glasses compliments it well.
Many thanks for this great video, straight to the point in telling me what I need know without bombarding me with dumb memes - great work mate many thanks again
A lot of the unverified games also work perfectly too. I played all the way through the Batman Arkham Series, and only Arkham Asylum needed tweaking with a GE version of proton.
you know a product is that good when companies start copying and trying to surpass you. I love how powerful but small and costly the steam deck is will definitely be getting the next version also most likely
It really erks me how much bezel there is around the screen.
Promising device. Trying to buy the instance for my son. Yeah, I live in Russia and we can buy here the Steam Deck 512 for 1100$ (cause no official supply from Valve in our country it cost really high). At this point I did try 3 instances - one 256Gb and two 512Gb. All three has serious defects - friction of left stick and top case (the hole in case for stick is not right circle form and has more like egg form), after the day of active usage the stick start literally gam. And other issue which was on all three instances as well - serious light bleeding, especially on top-left corner (it has yellow tint a bit). So, I noticed that yellow tint light bleeding on this video as well. But top case holes for sticks has right circle form.
Wow wow wow!! Soon i will get it
had mine about three months now and have nothing but positive things to say about it
This is a revolutionary product
I'm sorry, what? Do you even know what you're talking about at 6:21? 🤨Please explain to me where you believe is the ".1" is on this thing. The Steam Deck has only two (2) speakers, thus producing stereo sound. No subwoofer speaker at all, which the "point one" designation means. When you see terms such as "5.1" or "7.1" for speakers, this means there are 6 or 8 speakers, respectively -- one of which is designed for very low frequencies only and is called the subwoofer. Games might have that dedicated sub-channel sound for low frequencies, but this device certainly does not have such a dedicated low frequency speaker to produce the sound waves.
It does
I didn’t catch my mistake on that until after posting. I was waiting for this comment!
@@1UpNerdcore No worries. It was just an easy jab. 😉 Keep up the great work, and enjoy your Deck!
I ordered one on Friday and it's arriving today on Monday
Definitely consider one just for streaming from my PS5. Not keen on the remote play app but if PSplay work's that would be great. Also looking at comments the switch emulator would be good.
I only have one problem with my Deck. Since I installed emulators, I haven't even touched my Steam library in a few weeks. Shoutout to retroachievements.
Nice video!!! So how much battery life can you get out of the witcher 3?
I play 30-60 minutes at a time and use 25-40ish percent battery. So my guess is 2.5 hours of gameplay from full to fully drained depending on the brightness.
Depends on a lot of variables, but with graphics maxed and frame/refresh rates pumped, not much over 2 hours would be a good guess. You should probably just take ''on-the-go-gaming'' out of your expectations, or you'll be disappointed, IMO.
@@stevebennett1584 Thanks man, i mean thats not to bad! What do you think it could do at like 40 fps with graphics at lets say medium? Maybe over 3hr? Thats perfect for me.
@@bytron2007 You're welcome. I wouldn't expect more than 3 hours for GOW even on low settings tbh Bytron . As I said, keep your expectations low or you WILL cry. lol Any AAA title is gonna burn through that charge pretty quickly. I think it's meant to be portable ''around the house'' versus 'around town'' that's my opinion anyway....for what it's worth.
Can't wait to order mine :)
Use an HDMI dummy plug and you don’t need your monitor to be turned on for remote play. Just select the dummy plug as the video out. Saves power too.
This video. This review. It's killing me. I live in South East Asia and Steam did not release or market it over here. So retailers are importing them thus leading to huge mark up with the price. I'm currently on the verge of getting the Nintendo switch OLED, I've already been aware of this handheld console, but due to what I've said earlier, I kinda gave up on it. Now that I've seen this video, man its just a landslide decision. Nintendo switch OLED has nothing on this. Nintendo should have released a newer upgraded versio, but still. This thing is a freakin PC. I've been a PC gamer since I was a kid, always PC over consoles, so you can just imagine how amazed I am with this. people born in the 80s and 90s are so lucky, guys we made it to this point.
Hopefully they get into those markets soon for you 🙏🏼
To use my type C wireless headset and to charge at the same time I use a split dongle, works like a charm.
Also the thing about teraflops, I still wouldn’t compared to a PS4 or Xbox One, because the Steam Deck runs on the Zen2 / RDNA2 architecture, I feel that it is more in line with being a trimmed down Series S targeting 800P with the aid of FSR, since you can run some next generation titles at relatively good performance like Death Loop & Plague’s Tale Requiem, but I suppose that yes in certain games it’s performance can be in PS4 territory
Edit: My Sony XM4 earbuds worked flawlessly. Perhaps it must be a software issue for AirPods
@@Ihatevideogames334 I love you bro
Guessing you meant series S? The deck is not even remotely close to the series X. Most games ive seen compared the ps4 looks a bit better than the deck. Still impressive considering its power draw and being handheld.
@@Jtwizzle massive typo. I MEANT SEORES S, I’LL FIX😭
I love mine since day one, but it just geht's better and better! I've hardly touched my PS5 ever since! Also on Holiday this thing was awesome, especially with the Deck Dock in the Hotel rooms TV...
What's with all the comments shitting on PS5? Looks like astroturfing to me