The greatest review for the Deck I can give is this: "I've tried completing Borderlands 1 for 10 years since it came out with 5-10 different friends. I've completed it in the first week my Deck arrived".

My Xbox and PlayStation have took a big back seat since I bought my deck

To change the controls layout: in control settings of a particular game, through in game steam menu, you may need to manually change the order of controller usage, keeping your selected layout as first and steam deck layout second. Then your selected control layout is kept ss default.

Great job on the Steam Deck review.

Fantastic review love the steam deck and this review keep up the great work

I think for things like this. It’s good to have a habit of uninstalling games when your finished and play around 5 games at a time. Because storing every game you touch and not uninstalling previous games you might not play eats a lot of storage. I notice this habit to uninstall stuff on console but I don’t see it as often on pc players. I rock a 512gb micro sd with a base steamdeck and honestly didn’t need anything. Using steamOS 3.5 also makes shader cache smaller. I’m surprised the sleep function wasn’t mentioned in this as it’s very useful. Battery I feel is kinda depends on how long you game on battery and if 1.5-2 hours is enough for you if your playing demanding titles. For me it’s honestly the right amount of time. If the battery got bigger I feel the chassis would need a weight reduction as some people are already complaining about it’s weight which I don’t see the problem. If a steamdeck 2 came out, I hope there’s a 64gb model and better single thread performance (xemu needs more cpu power for emulating original Xbox) for that cheap price as that’s what got me during a sale in spring (the first sale, didn’t know if that was going to be the last sale for a long time).

Got my SSD in before my deck arrived. I recommend, if you have the budget, to upgrade to a 1-2TB SSD and getting a 512GB SD card for smaller games+emulators. Save the money by buying the 64GB version and voila, you are set.

this man's videos are so high quality, he deserves more attention

Totally 👍🏼 agree with you squeeze some time to play is luxury when become old 😅

looks like steam deck content is your thing. If you keep up these high quality steam deck videos, you'll gain lots of views.

Very nice review/video I'm glad youtube has started recommending smaller channels.

i got the 64gb i didnt even turn it on before i pout a 512gb ssd for like 35 bucks a few months ago. i love it more then i though i would i find myself catching up on my single player games. my friends and i play mostly on our pcs

Nice review! I highly recommend upgrading the SSD since it really is super easy to do! The only other upgrade I'd recommend you try out is getting an anti-glare screen protector. The difference is honestly night and day!

You can undervolt your processor. It will help with your battery

I’ve finally complete final fantasy 10 and 13 play through thanks to steam deck!

I got the 256 model, and I plan on getting a 1TB. I feel like that should be fine for a while.

Brought it while ago. No regrets. Although some of games require internet which is disappointing but most of games dont so im good with it. Overall. It’s perfect for me

I've been playin on computers for decades, 8bit generation up until now: the Steam Deck is an important device. It's not the most powerful but it streamlines the gaming experience on a Linux PC like I'd never have imagined it possible. The whole Proton/Wine thing is what technology should be for consumers: pretty much black magic, it's (mostly) just works. When I use my deck ppl ask me "oh! What Console is it?". Not because of the form factor, but how user friendly the experience is. Sure not all games work but honestly, it has an almost infinite amount of games already and the few games that are not running now are because of some debatable anti cheat systems. Cherry on top: slap a 20 buck hub and you have a fully usable linux PC either in desktop or gaming mode. The loading time using micro SD is also super impressive. I'm just missing the native support for the xbox wireless dongle for 4 players sessions of Towerfall/Tricky Towers etc on the go...

Emudeck is the greatest investment I’ve ever made. I’ve tried it on my Lenovo laptop, but could never get dolphin, ps2, Dreamcast, or later gen consoles to work. Just have to make a few simple adjustments on steam deck and they all work. So happy. I love my steam deck

That reminds me, its been 2 years since i had the switch oled

Def Jam f NY 😀👋. It's also my favourite fighting game. I beat it on Steam Deck a few times ago 😅🥵.

Hey there! Saw you played rocket league there, was wondering how is it? I have it in my steam cause i bought it many years ago, was wondering will i face any problems playing it on a deck competitively

Placed an order last friday for the 512 OLED. How much storage did Elden Ring take up on your 64GB?

I love mines so much that the only upgrade will be a Deck 2, these other handhelds are ok if one doesn't already own a deck , but for me I'm here to stay

Great content I'm staying.

The update that is a must the downloading while the screen is off as the OLED burn in screen is true horror, also in the summer it will be super hot and the pixels will die out alot faster valve have to make it much better to save the OLED models. let valve know 🙏🏼

Hoping to get it for xmas this year

DMC devil may cry is very well optimize for the deck you can play on hight settings 60fs fot a long time

I need more bigger screen size steemdeck

What we need a steam deck mini imagine that

"Did you know the Steam Deck has probably the most customisation settings you've ever seen in any device?" It's the same as regular Steam but yeah it's great, people don't even know how deep it goes.

I just get annoyed with steam randomly freezing when in desktop mode, maybe because of lack of ram or resources Im not sure

I treat the steam deck like any other pc I’ve used in the last ten years. I just put windows on it.

Please can someone help me? In case I don't have constant internet access few months, can I play offline games like Elden Ring, RDR2, Dark Souls etc. normally or steam deck requires internet access for playing games? Thanks in advance 😃

I swap out ssd's frequently switching between windows and steam os. It's quite robust. I don't know why there isn't just an external port like for micro sd.

How much different it feels to carry a Steam Deck with you compared to a Nintendo Switch? Everyone says it's more comfortable to hold and emulation is good enough, but I'm worried about how uncomfortable it might be to take it out of the house against a Switch.

as a note to Yuzu; use Ryujinx instead. Unlike Yuzu, Ryujinx is FOSS, and has greater support than Yuzu in majority of titles (it's also natively Vulkan, which performs far greater). Ryujinx can also compliment Yuzu for a handful of titles that have poor emulation compatibility.

I am watching this video on a steam deck

Steam deck best eveer...played ODYSSEY 3000 hours...on the deck

i can't believe you left out the steam deck being way too bulky. i could not get used to the controller layout after owning several weeks. another huge problem is the steam deck is too heavy weighing one and a half pounds! having to keep readjusting while sitting in a recliner or on a couch is unacceptable.

I also lot item on game not yet download same as you

Steam Deck being a Linux freakin PC super-customizable handheld, and me loving to tinker was a bad combination in my head But! Since I got it I only play games. I remember being bored a lot more with my xbox and trying to do stuff like emulation or youtube, but this one and it's suspend mode... My completion list is getting serious and my backlog is shrinking.

Horrible device for now , you have to tinker with some games to make it run . I’m looking forward to steam deck 2 though , or a more powerful version with windows on it

Man trying to debate whether I should get the 64GB or the 256GB. What are your thoughts?

I will buy one when they come down in price