So this video has reached 10,000 views, and for being such a small channel, this is such a massive achievement for me. I never expected it to perform so well and receive so much positive feedback. Thank you so much to everyone who has watched it - it means so much to me ❤️

Bloodborne on the toilet sounds like a medical problem you should get checked out

33 years old husband, 4 children. Between work and family , i m too lazy to sit behind my pc anymore, handheld are made for dad chilling on the sofa or bed after a hard day!

The part about having a reluctance to game on PC due to associating it with work is something i experience too. Wondeful video and very relatable points about the steamdeck for a common man gamer. Subbed man.

I'm in exactly the same boat. I bought my Deck only a couple of months ago and love it so far. I've always been a console gamer so it's nice having the perks and benefits of PC games delivered in a form factor, with a UI that clicks with me. It's like a portable PS4 but with all the back-end tinkering of a PC. I've got a few emulators, and fan developed mod games games up and running on there and it feels great having a "console" with so much freedom.

The Quick Resume or Rest Mode is truly a blessing without it i would not finish so many Games i want to play. Its just instantly in the Game and Play and Pause for something else then repeat.

perfectly said! im 37 yr old with 2 daughters and busy at work i just need a little bit of gaming at the end of my busy days and steam deck is my bestfriend before i had a steam deck lcd and sell it to buy the oled version and now im fully satisfied i dont care in any brand windows handheld coz i have a gaming laptop!

I can’t stress enough how much I love the Steam deck. I too work from home and spend 8 hours at my desk. I also have a gaming PC at my desk but like you that’s the last place I want to be after 8 hours of being there. Great video! I am a huge advocate for the Steam deck for the exact same reasons you mentioned.

For me, I do a bit of workaround making a remote gaming PC and connect to it using Parsec and Moonlight from my (phone+gamepad) combo. I really love this setup and will keep using it for a long time.

I'm in the exact same situation regarding my office / PC desk setup. That really hit home. Definitely helps to solidify that a steam deck will be a great addition to my gaming life as a PS5/Switch/PC owner.

42 yo dad of 3 kids here, management job in IT so I am eyeballing the Steam Deck (i am into Cyberpunk after a longer hiatus from gaming - other than Mario Kart with my boys) so this video is spot on for me! Definitely getting an OLED model after watching your comments and thoughts on time constrictions. Thanks! Good luck with the channel.

49 here, been working from home for 16 years, got a killer gaming PC in my office and... don't use it half as much as I should. Some of my days end up being 12 to 16 hours, so the last thing I want to do is sit in here gaming. However, my OLED Steam Deck is a different matter altogether. Living room whilst having something on TV I don't need to concentrate on that much, the garden when it's not pissing down (UK here lol), even a pub / bar at times if I've gone to one on my own just to get out of the house. And of course travelling. the deck has been an absolute game changer for sitting in airports, on 8 hour flights, on 2 hour train journeys... I almost look forward to that down time now!

nail on the head, picked up an original deck 18 months ago and it's been a game changer enabling pretty much any game I want to play at any free moment. Completely agree with the separation between work and home life as well, closing the door to that office and not going back in is a very good way to maintain that mental separation

Honestly can't get enough of the steam deck. Have the same issue with working at my PC all day and not wanting to play games on it in my free time, but once I got the deck my weekly hours spent actually playing stuff went from like 1 or 2 hours to at least 10. Such a great lil console that reignited my love for the medium

As someone who also works from home this really resonated with me. I grew up on consoles and have been thinking of getting my own pc but I already use my Mac for other things and I’ve teetered for months on if I should do a PC or a steam deck but when I think about the pc I wonder where else can I put it other than my office because for the same reason it’s work associated and needing that mental separation feels valuable. There’s nothing like ending the day and playing games somewhere else.

I just subscribed. I really enjoyed how you just gave an opinion on a product and explained why. So many videos just tell me the specs and other stuff I can read about!

Awesome sir! I love using remote play the most on my Steam Deck!

Wonderful video, and I pray that my internet can handle my remote play dreams when my deck arrives later this week!

Excellent video, thanks. Didnt know about remote play with the xbox on the deck. Saving up for an OLED deck and I'm pumped.

This is a great experience review - thanks for sharing! It brings real scenarios to life for the average person that is realistically trying to play while also managing a life 🤓 really valuable insights, great job!

Seeing Sonic games in your background made me instantly sub! :)

I love to hear that you're playing Chrono Trigger! That's my favorite game of all time. Enjoy it!

The Steam Deck is perfect for some downtime gaming. I got my OLED model last month and I keep it right by my bed and chip away at some pokemon games. It's perfect for a nice evening in to play some games on the couch. I also recently got a dock and a bluetooth controller so I can plug it into my TV and my girlfriend and I play games from the couch. It's really a console that does it all, you can even plug in a Mouse and Keyboard to turn it into a portable gaming PC. If you're willing to tinker with it a bit (or enjoy that kind of thing like I do) you can really get just about anything working on this system and it's WELL worth it.

well said, i'm glad to see another deck head joins the gang. Welcome brother!

I love the fact that Steam Deck is largely "no compromise" emulation device for me. All I want to play - I have on my ydeck. No more setting up emulators, controls, hotkeys. Like you said - it's more akin to a console than a PC and I love that.

It's not weird, a lot of people have said that playing the PC in the office has become an issue since working from home, there's actually research that says you should move rooms too. That was focused on living room working though and if a "dedicated work space" helps.

The "PC to play" block is exactly the same I've felt for years. Good to know there are other that feel the same. In my case, I am waiting for the inevitable Switch "2" and Steam Deck 2 whenever that happens. It'll be the best combo in my opinion.

welcome home my friend

So tempted to get one now they have an oled version... miss my switch and been debating grabbing one of these instead

Great video bro - love my oled!

Bro I have been out of the gaming world for 10 years and as soon as I got my Steam Deck oled, my gaming life has revived again ! Coming from someone who has his own shop to run I’m glad I picked this over a gaming laptop. It’s just too convenient! This video sums it all!

Love this so much, I work from home and have a gaming PC as well and I didn’t want to sit in the same spot that I work in after a full days work shift. It’s just so mentally draining. So happy I got my Steam Deck and able to play all these emulator games without buying a janky emulator.

i'm kind of in the same boat. I'm tired of my desk and after a long stressful day at work, I want to play stuff laying down in a different room. I wanted to get a fancy GPU at first, but then realized that I won't be playing more, since it would imply sitting at my desk. So I just got an oled deck, which is a whole computer that was cheaper than the GPU and I've been playing a little bit every day and loving it! I'd say it's perfect for busy adults. We have fond memories of older games anyway so those will run flawlessly and the battery will last a lot. I've been having a blast playing through fallout new vegas, it's running at 90fps on full details. But even better, by restricting it to 60hz and 8W tdp, you can play it for 7 or even 8 hours if you're indoors reading terminal logs! I know my way around computers, but I'm not messing with the desktop mode yet. Just cause I could use it doesn't mean I don't want a quick and painless experience, and the deck is just that. I cannot believe I can hold my childhood games in my hand, the little kid inside me is in pure awe

Ive been thinking about this since it came out but haven’t pulled the trigger. I played my switch for years but finally put it down as its been slowing down each year i play it and add games, plus nothing has come out to lead me back to it. Once the Playstation Portal came out i already saw the potential and preordered that asap and have yet to regret my purchase. However now with the steamdeck oled model out that has peaked my interest once again. I know with my luck as soon as i buy the oled model, Steamdeck Pro or Steamdeck 2 will aill be announced.

Nice review! Definitely interested in the OLED. How do you have Nintendo games on there, like Starfox64 and Zelda? Did you have to do extra work to run homebrew emulator ROMs? I'd have to look into that and do more research. I bet 007 Goldeneye would be awesome on the Deck! I wonder if you can get old NES and SNES games too. Also, what FPS is that at @1:33 ? One of the newer Wolfenstein games? What game at @4:55 ? Thanks!

2:21 Some GameCube games have widescreen hard patches! You should try them! TTYD also has a nice HD texture pack.

I've played the entire fallout series on the deck, Witcher 3, god of war, and have moved on to Skyrim been awesome so far

If I hadn't already bought an OLED, this would have pushed me to make the purchase. And pretty much for all the same reasons.

I have my steam deck for older games and some new ones and I have a ROG ally for games like Starfield and other AAA games. great combination. I spend most time on my PC lately then it's the ROG ally and then my steamdecks.But they are all great.

While I love the steam deck and the rog ally, what kinda makes it a deal breaker for me(less on the ally) is the sheer size of it. If it was maybe 30% smaller and more compact, I would've definitely kept mine. I traveled for 2 months around asia with the ally and while it was much more compact than the deck I previously had, It was still somewhat a hassle to lug around as it takes a lot of space for backpack traveling, my whole day sling was taken by the ally, and the deck would easily take 50% of my backpack space due to the gigantic case it comes with and, on that department, the switch is still unbeatable.

Mate, you sound like me. Great review

This is incredible! I wish I had watched this video before, I’ve just purchased my Steam Deck 3 days ago and I’m mesmerised! I am a teacher so I have tons of work at home and at school so I have the same issue with my PC and all regarding my desk, so this is such a nice way to have fun and have 0 relationship with work! The same happens with me, reading for school and college makes me avoid reading for pleasure sometimes. Although I like my Steam games, I bought because of emulation and oh golly, best purchase ever!!! If you love emulation, go for it! Best option! ❤

GREAT review

Environment being important is absolutely not weird. Environment is everything.

As a corporate girlie who works 40-60 hours weekly, the Steam Deck is a godsend. Being able to game to the level the SD allows for when I can with little fuss is so good for my mental health and well being.

Yep. Other than spots of Rocket League, my gaming life had died before Steam Deck released. Now I'm back to playing every day, with more variety and more generations than ever before. Steam Deck is the device and gaming experience that I've been dreaming of for my entire gaming life. The OLED is so beautiful, too 😍

I'm on the fence about building a pc or getting the steam deck. I travel and also don't always have time. I do have a switch, but there's a void it can't fill because its not too powerful, so I tend to limit game purchases to first party exclusives. I could use something like the deck because it is more powerful and portable. Then again, a PC would also be nice.

Steam deck is my favorite way of playing games

Got 2 512gb models for 575 dollars from the pawn shop. So far, I've abandoned the switch and regular console gaming. It's wonderful going anywhere with it

was hoping to get one but one thing that stops from getting it is the software update and drivers if using it during a gaming session...

With my career I work 30 to 60 days straight at a time then I’m off the same amount of days. And I’m a huge gamer while I’m home this steam deck was made for me! While I’m gone I don’t have internet 90% of the time and I don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars a month for portable Wi-Fi or a hot spot so the steam deck is a miracle for me as a huge gamer traveling all the time and away from home for a month straight or more. I am so appreciative of the steam deck.

I have had so many problems with this consol. Its ridiculous websites don't work stuck in offline mode. Even though I'm connected to the internet, ect, I had to power wash it 2 times

Any issues using a wireless controller when gaming to a TV? I'm having issues with tbe Steam Deck with wireless controllers, especially with rumble on. I'm using xbox series controllers.

New sub, great video!

As someone who’s a ps5 main, I’ve been eyeing the steamdeck since I’m hardly home to play my ps5, I sold my Xbox series s since I hardly touch it and only played halo and seeing halo is on steam deck I sold to put it towards a steamdeck. I do wanna get the OLED

Much larger gaming library than the Nintendo Switch, I will be switching too the Steam Deck. Just wish I could find the Steam Deck OLED used 😣

It’s perfect for low end graphic games. Don’t expect to play anything modern though

I am the opposite with work from home. I work in my play space so it's hard for me to get work done lol

Chiaki4Deck can also stream games that support HDR on the PS5 Which is something the PS Portal cannot do cause it's display is not HDR compatible

Hi! Can you possibly write what games are you playing on this video please? (Both steam library games and retro)

I'd love a list of all the games shown in this video

I played halo for a whole month; i accidentally turned hdr on and omg my life wasn’t the same anymore👀

Does remote play use up your data from your service provider? Or is it only via a local area network with your Router and Steam Deck?

what are these games' name? thanks man. Very good review indeed! 3:28 4:43

Getting a Steam Deck really got me back into PC gaming after moving to Xbox for a few years. Valve really struck gold here.

Nice video! :) and what is the game at 0:45 ? it looks really fun :)

7:12 hey man, blur is not destructive you should just use a black bar when censoring something in the future, great video though!

please, what is the game where you seem to be 3d platforming and surfing through sand?

You can literally play almost anything. I’ve emulated almost any console you can think of, Minecraft’s not on Steam but you can still play it on here. Elden ring is a perfect example of what this thing is capable of. I highly recommend it

2:25 No worries. You have Skyrim, Portal... and Half-Life 2! If you're gonna play only a few games on PC, you chose wisely at least.

I also love the idea of the steam deck, but unfortunatly it's way too uncomfortable for me to use. I have very big hands, can't find a handheld that is comfortable and don't cause hand pain. Every time i pick it up, i play for 30 minutes and go straight back to my pc.

I love my steam deck so much 😭 ill have it for 10 yrs 😂 all my consoles last 10 yrs with minimal care

Hi, which steam deck version are you using?

What's the name of the app to play Xbox remotely and xbox game pass?!

If you are busy and have little time to spare to game, Steam Deck is not the way to go. I sold my Steam Deck because of this. After leaving it in rest mode for a few days, the battery was drained. So i had to sit near a charger. Too bulky to take with me on a train ride to work. And when i finally got around to play a new game, i had to tinker with settings for a while. As a busy person anything pick-up and play is more suited.

i have sd and lego. if you willing to put whole day of your life to properly set up lego its a beast and for me its better than deck but still deck is a goat

What do you do for a living

Anyone know if you can play fallout on the steam deck?

Isn’t it possible to remote play your Steam games over the internet? It should be. Having your pc run the games would give you much better performance and battery life

1:15 Can someone tell me what game is that? Please

Due to how mobile my work is the steam deck has been my most played console.

What is the game at 4:58?

Nao entendi nada, fala muito rápido. Gostaria de ter um deck mas é muito caro ainda 😢

Oh my lovely steam deck, my 15 minute gadget

Can you mod games on the steamdeck?

Real tempted to sell my Switch for this.

SteamDeck is the best thing 😳

XBPlay 👍👍

What's the game at 3:31?

i sold my Lego for SD lcd + switch

3:03 what's that game?

😎😎😎😎

1:34 game name?

GeForce now is awesome on the deck

Y'know, it IS possible to use your PC on the TV if you really want to

why do we need to pay 500£ or more for a deck when you can remote play using your phone or tablet?

Loved the video. 💀 💀 💀

If steams allow riot valorant means i will buy or else i wont …rog ally winner

I was fighting for my life to NOT buy one because I have 3 kids, and I am a business owner - so I would probably have 3 minutes a day to play 😂 But this video did it for me.

Another small channel boosted by a steam deck purchase... 😁🎉