The value is out of this world. Think about it. You buy a game on PC you wanna play that game on handheld? What are you gonna use a switch? That means you have to buy the game again. This is amazing now you have a whole other platform to play game on that you already own. No one else does this!
The deck works for me as I play JRPGs mostly. And some triple A. I already have a decent pc too so I usually do triple A there for max graphics and deck for when at work.
@@paulkendrick4153 I'm pretty sure CZcams gets mad when you post links in comment sections, but ProtonDB is a site where users can document how well games run Linux with Proton, as well as potential fixes if there are any issues. If you look it up, it should be the first result.
@@paulkendrick4153 It's a site where users can document how well Steam games run on Linux over Proton, as well as potential fixes for any issues that show up. If you look up ProtonDB, it should be the first result.
The fact the steam deck uses linux is a giant feature for me, the customizability and community support has been great and has coincidentally vastly improved the gaming on linux at the same time.
I have never felt so good about a purchase in my life… I stopped playing games in 2022 when I went to the army, then after 8 months when I finished I just couldn’t get back into gaming due to lack of interest or work. I picked up the Oled with anti glare in May and it has totally gotten me back into gaming, I’ve spent 1000 dollars on games since then, I’ve got a 1tb and 500gb sd card and they work perfectly, I have not run into any issues with them so far, I even spent 200-300 dollars on accessories like power bank, charger holder, sd holder, power bank mount etc. I love this deck so much, the anti glare is perfect for playing outside or on the go. I have it with me everywhere, even when I don’t expect to use it, just because it’s so convenient that I might aswell take it.
Now that the first games introduced FSR 3.1 with Frame Generation I have good hopes that the Deck will become even better over time. Best piece of tech I’ve ever purchased
@@Joseito101 it works good enough to actually enjoy those games at 60 fps. Played Ratchet and Clank, Spider-Man Remastered and Ghost of Tsushima and I can’t complain
Just ordered a Steam deck Oled 512gb from a retailer here in Norway. It cost 900 usd here. Pretty insane. At least I we get 5 years of warenty on all electronics over here, but still...
@@MA-xd9zl I had an original deck, lasted me a few weeks but it bricked for some reason, valve replaced it no cost and the day i got it back they announced the Oled lmfao.
I've had all the major windows handhelds and recently went back to the Steam Deck with the OLED model. I must say the improvements to Steam OS and that screen make it my favorite handheld purchase by far.
Another reason Valve is able to sell the Steam Deck so cheap is the fact that it uses a Linux OS out of the box. If it was Windows, they would have to include the cost of a Windows license, which would put the price a lot closer to the ROG Ally.
@hugocidr A USED license is actually Around 25 dollars for Windows 11 and 20 Dollars for Windows 10. Again, they're used. To get a new code from Windows, it'll cost you more than 100 dollars.
Most of Decks are sold directly from Steam so they don't have to deal with retailers except in Japan. Bestbuy gets some of the profit selling Ally and Legion Go.
Another reason for linux: customizability (on both Valve's end & the end-user). Valve can tailor the steam deck's distro exactly to their needs, creating a much better out-of-the-box, because linux is open-source.
Can't wait for the SD2! Even if they stick to the 4C/8T + 8CU design, with Zen6 and RDNA5 it would still be a juicy upgrade and probably outperform the og SD at 5-6W.
I feel like I may do like I do with graphic cards and skip a generation or two on Steam deck. As long as my original Steam deck still works just like my 1070 TI still worked fine even after the 30 series Nvidia cards came out but I waited until November 2020 to upgrade that card there would have to be quite a few games that I ultimately want to play portably to feel like buying a new device.
I just found out about them like within a few days of the oled coming out, so bought the 1tb oled, got a custom message saying " congratulations, you've received one of the first units produced" and that first time turning it on was the one and only time you get that notification
I sold my steam deck oled and got the lenovo legion go and im kinda regretting it. The battery life is $hit, there are bugs everywhere, the display is beautiful but in most new aaa games the resolution needs to be dropped to the steam decks resolution to get solid fps.
I have the steam deck Oled and might actually sell it for the rog ally x. Getting it from Bestbuy I don’t have to deal with RMA issues either, just walk in a grab a new one. I miss being able to have my other libraries, game pass, epic, gog and steam all in one. I miss the 16:9 aspect ratio as a lot of games don’t support 16:10. The ally x is damn good and I still support steam through my massive library of games. Windows has its quirks but seriously I was never in windows aside from initial set up. I wouldn’t touch a lcd steam deck.
@@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace facts. The steam deck is definitely nice. It reminds me of what the switch should’ve been, however it stops there. If all you use the deck for is indies, emulators and games not graphically demanding it’s a gem. But I think the Ally x is the one that just does it better because most people with pc have games in more than one place. People over exaggerate (especially fan the deck boys) windows being so complicated on a handheld it’s really not. Literally download launcher download game and play lol. You never have to go into windows after initial set up and uninstalling any bloatware. I have the deck Oled and will be getting my ally x from Best Buy. 16:9 vrr 1080p ftw. 🙌
I love the steam deck. I also have dock now for it, so now i can also play it at home on my TV like a switch. It just works so perfectly. The support they keep on giving the thing is also so great.
The current state of AAA gaming was starting to burn me out, but the Steam Deck made me love video games again. There’s so many amazing games to play, from emulated retro classics to a huge selection of stuff in the Steam store.
one of gorgeous things of Steam is support that actually helps you (or tries and responds with possible solutions), unlike crap such as microsoft support, and also mere fact that stuff as when people bought Deck close prior to sale that was at one point, you could retrospectively request getting value of discount back on steam valet, it also comes in package inside its case, which saves packaging materials and also makes it arrive safer, since case is quite sturdy, I dont know how other such products are delivered when they come with case, so I cant say how common practice that is, but damn, I love that thing by all means, it has its flaws, like it sometimes dont want to communicate with keyboard and TV I have plugged to it, but never any critical issue so far I would say, and i got first (LCD) model, even if top tier, also fact that all models they got so far have effectively same performance is nice, not any annoying "this is just bit better for bit more money, come on, come on" tactic, basically only difference was memory and some smaller things as keyboard skins as bonus to better models
I run a modded version of Skyrim on the deck,I modded it on my old laptop then just transferred it over to the steam deck and renamed skse launcher to Skyrim se like the original Skyrim launcher so steam launches skse instead of Skyrim normal launcher
In the last two years, I’ve never showed so many dudes my deck. Even random people asking about my deck. Let people play with it etc… absolutely love my deck.
I don't think Valve sells the SD at loss, they have to pay for CPU development to AMD and all the shipping fees, I believe they won a negligible revenue
I ordered the 512 gigabyte OLED steam deck It'll be coming in tomorrow I also got a couple of accessories for It like a case, screen protectors, a docking station, and a microSD card. Are there any other accessories or software that I should get for it?
@@DeckReadythat's awesome. Been a fan since the beginning of this channel and totally notice it. Healthy body healthy skin healthy mind 🌟 keep it up you look great
I got an OLED like 2 weeks ago, and I'm playing through Persona 3 reload and FFXIV Dawntrail, and I gotta say that I am very surprised by how good everything looks and plays. It's amazing
Jimmy, you mentioned the AYN Odin at the start and I really think you should get an Odin 2 or the Odin 2 mini. I have the Odin 2 regular and not only is it an emulation power house, but for streaming using Steam Link or Moonlight (even using apps to stream PS5 and xbox) it's really great. Not only is the device comfortable, not too heavy, and has a decent screen size, but the battery life is SOOOOO good. Truly a great companion to consoles and pc, even a good companion to the Steam Deck.
I ended up picking up Forza Horizon 4 from the sale based on you last video's glowing review, and I was incredibly surprised at how much I love it. I am not a big racing guy, and initially got the standard edition. After 1.8 hours, I had to request a refund so I could grab the Ultimate edition instead! Great game on Deck. Silly that they got rid of the upgrade option.
OhNoItsAlex was a GREAT shout out. I found him when I got my deck a couple months ago to get emulators and man the fact I was able to have all the classic Pokémon games on there makes the deck so fun
The new Nexus Mods App is developed by a team that is made up of various modders and programmers from the modding community that worked on a number of existing tools. Including MO2. But the difference now is that they can work on it as a fulltime job.
@@eziothedeadpoet Do you mean Vortex? Sure doesn't feel like it then. Every time I have used it, I have been frustrated by how convoluted and at times, how slow it is. MO2 for its main games, just works. For other games they tend to have their own mod managers that are purpose built. Most Unity based games use Thunderstore for mods and out of the Thunderstore managers, Gale Mod Manager is probably the best one especially if you are doing a lot of mods
I’ve just got my steam deck - can I download other launchers like Rockstar so I can play RDR2 and GTA 5 as I’ve already purchased them or will have to purchase them again on the steam store ? Thank you in advance! 😁
Good video! The Steam Deck is still so incredibly good! I've had mine for a couple years now and it is easily my favorite gaming device! It does many things well especially for its price point compared to the competition. I've been enjoying so many games on it both new and old. I'm curious where Valve will go next if they eventually release a Steam Deck successor.
I don't really think that the main selling factor of the Deck is Steam itself, seeing as you essentially can install a Steam Client anywhere, but rather getting getting an affordable well working package with likely long time support. It's probably also the reason Steam hasn't introduced a more powerful device already; As Nintendo keeps demonstrating, its not about raw power, but what experience you can get from a device at the end of the day. So buying a console you know you can enjoy for years on end, might actually be the most compelling aspect.
Can you install cracked games on steamdeck? And can you copy the games saved data from your PC to steamdeck if you don't want to play from the beginning?
Yes. Copying over game data and saves is handled by Steam in most cases. For non-steam games it can be done manually. There are probably exceptions to the rule and there are details in regards to how you go about this. But the general answer to your question is yes and it's more often a yes rather than a no.
Completely random here, I was looking at my phone from a distance and I thought your channel name was “Deck Daddy”. To be fair I have pretty bad eye sight and had to look twice. I am now subscribed to your channel!
I just ordered an open-box rog ally with the z1 extreme from Best Buy and I’m new into handheld PC gaming. Did I make a mistake not going with the SD? I’ve read through a bunch of comparisons between the 2. Would love some recommendations and/or pros and cons of what people in the community think!
I would have gone with the Steam Deck first if you're new to PC gaming but you got the second best choice and honestly if you're willing to put in the time to learn windows gaming you'll be fine.
@@DeckReady thanks for the quick reply! I think im going to stick it out during the Best Buy return window and I’ll switch it out for a SD if the ROG absolutely doesn’t fit me. I appreciate the insight🙏
ROG is more powerful but you have to fiddle around a lot more, the steam deck is simple and very user friendly pretty much just plug and go once you have set up steam when you first launch it. ROG you will have to mess around with the settings to get the most out of it. Also a lot of people bought the steam deck so the community is huge, if you run into any trouble usually there is a post or video somewhere about how to solve it.
I was about to purchase the Rog Ally Z1 Extreme instead i got the Steam deck oled. I have zero regrets and the community is very helpful. Best purchase ive made.
I bought a steamdeck for PlayStation exclusives on the go. If Sony made another handheld it would have been different… but I’m sort of glad they didn’t. What a great experience on the deck
Got a low-end LCD before the OLED was announced and released. Bought a 1TB NvMe as it was cheaper to upgrade than buying the top end LCD model. Have used it pretty much everyday since having it (great to keep me busy at work during downtimes) and have had a blast with it.
Is vortex only good for Bethesda games? I really want a mod manager for steamdeck but i have no interest in any Bethesda game i remember search for mod manager on steamdeck and it aways is for Skyrim and i don't know if i can use any of those videos to other games
Love the portability but it does have issues. Wish it was more powerful, if your fine with frame drops and playing games low-med settings then you'll be fine.
I was really torn on what handheld to buy and I think this video helped me out. I've watched multiple videos on the comparisons between the Rog alley extream vs lenovo go vs steam deck oled and i think im going steam deck oled. Yeah the Rog Alley is great but it has its issues and the sd card issue putbit as a no go. The x is coming out but its gonna be 799+ and thats too much in my opinion. They say they are going to fix the issues from the past but ill wait to seebif someone tests that.
If Valve can pull some strings and get the Steam deck to work with the usual suspects and their anticheats, then that’s pretty much the final nail in the coffin for any competitors in the handheld PC niche.
Serious question: can you play any games offline? I travel alot and sometimes don’t have access to wifi. Used to be able to do this on the PS Vita and Switch. If not, does the Rog Ally X allow for offline play? I really want to have this capability. Thanks.
One of the most amazing things about the Steam deck…. *….is the fact that I can play HoloCure on it.* Also HELLDIVERS II at #22 top played on steam deck LETS GOOOOOO
There is one game that I’ve been trying to mod on my steam deck since I got one and that is state of decay 2 and I downloaded State of decay to mod manager and then it wouldn’t work, but then I found out last night why it wasn’t working. I forgot to force it to work with proton experimental, and then I can launch it through the Steam client, but then I was downloading some mods for the game and I can’t get the mods to go in the manager for some weird reason and I’m not very computer savvy so I don’t understand why it’s not working. I do have a computer that is all in one desktop computer Windows 10 that I got from my dad but it’s not made to run games, but I downloaded the mod manager on it, and since it’s windows, I think the mods went into the manager easily it doesn’t run the game very well, but it does allow me to mod, but I wanted to do it on the steam deck because it does run the game much much better but now they’re coming out with Lennox app for modding and I’m so excited. I hope it says easy as the windows version is.
Just commenting about a problem I'm having with my steam deck. Fyi I'm not very knowledgeable about PC or anything and only have used steam through the deck. Everything has been running great up until a few months ago when sonic generations and sonic and all star racing transformed from my steam library wouldn't start up, seemingly crashing before they could open. I was disappointed by this but assumed it was an issue on SEGAs end. Now just this week, almost all of my games in my steam library aren't opening, with just a handful of indie games working, all the games that are currently not working have worked as expected before. I've contacted valve and tried their advice to troubleshoot the issue but with no success yet. Any help appreciated
The value of the sd isnt too different from competitors. I think the difference is steamos, which trades some of the compatibility and modding flexibility of windows for most of the simplicity and polish of a console. Luckily, the low end cpu is kept afloat longer by indie gaming.
Can you install SteamDeck OS into your desktop computer ? That might be a thing, but they would need to add file explorer and web browser, and some additional functions.
I just bought the 1TB OLED SD and dock. Trying to buy about 30 games now, and Valve won't approve my purchase. Really aggravating. Hope my support ticket comes through and I can buy my games before the 72 hour cart lock expires.
It's easy to figure out. Valve has billions to put behind the deck and already had a trial run with steam machines... they got all the incentives in the world to make the steam deck the switch of pc gaming and they already got a huge installer base that has sizable libraries to easily play on them.
Holy shit man, I didn't know how expensive the steamdeck is here in Norway until now. The 1TB oled is almost twice the price over here 😮 I recently ordered the 500gb oled for 950 bucks, and that was the cheapest I've seen 😅
Wanted to own a Steam Deck for a while but for now, at least got into Linux because of em. Thank you Steam for bringing Linux on the table for more people. When Microsoft announced Recall, I started distrohopping, now settled on Arch, which Steam Deck is based on. W11 really slowed down my laptop. Linux gaming is considerably better than the pre-Steam Deck era imo
For me, any Windows device is a lottery when it comes to sleep mode. I know a lot of work has been done on this, but Windows has never nailed it and, at this point, I can't see how they ever will. I received a new laptop for work with the latest generation of SoC and I still have no idea whether I will have a charge in the battery when I take it out of the bag, whether there will have been a reboot, whether the machine will wake properly, or whether the display will activate even if it does wake. I don't own an SD-like Windows machine anymore, but I heavily suspect that these problems will endure. The SD sleep mode has been essentially perfect for me. The battery does deplete, but it is always predictable and a much slower process in general. Sleep mode has made it far more likely that I will play certain games.
I just got my steam deck oled 500+gb and im stock on plating cyperpunk 2077 help me, like i have many games i buy that have a steam deck green check mark but still playing cyperpunk 2077 😅
The value is out of this world. Think about it. You buy a game on PC you wanna play that game on handheld? What are you gonna use a switch? That means you have to buy the game again. This is amazing now you have a whole other platform to play game on that you already own. No one else does this!
The deck works for me as I play JRPGs mostly. And some triple A. I already have a decent pc too so I usually do triple A there for max graphics and deck for when at work.
If only the battery didn't suck donkey borlz.
Nintendo switch is a Joke now no good games besides Mario, smash, Pokemon, and Zelda. SO MUCH MORE games on steam plus they better
@@jacobjones6458 I love pirating Nintendo games for my Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED 😊
Not have to pay additional online cost for multiplayer is new feature. Nevermind it is an old feature consoles left behind for greed.
Bought refurbished 64gb steam deck from GameStop for $250, then upgraded to 1tb. Love this thing so much!
How??
@@ghostyrs9303 There are CZcams videos explaining it all
Replace the internal ssd@@ghostyrs9303
@@ghostyrs9303Sd card i think idk
Man thats a steal, how was it? Any flaws ?
Failing to mention ProtonDB here was a mistake, it's very useful for Steamdeck users and Linux users in general.
Linux here 100% i could not play anything without this
@@badgoat6926seconded!
What is it? I have a oled
@@paulkendrick4153 I'm pretty sure CZcams gets mad when you post links in comment sections, but ProtonDB is a site where users can document how well games run Linux with Proton, as well as potential fixes if there are any issues. If you look it up, it should be the first result.
@@paulkendrick4153 It's a site where users can document how well Steam games run on Linux over Proton, as well as potential fixes for any issues that show up. If you look up ProtonDB, it should be the first result.
The fact the steam deck uses linux is a giant feature for me, the customizability and community support has been great and has coincidentally vastly improved the gaming on linux at the same time.
From the perspective of someone only using windows because of gaming, I agree.
Long live the steam deck, still my favorite purchase since I picked it up at launch.
got it 3 days ago and it's mind-blowing
It’s so good
@@tryingtostudy7396mine it otw and I’m (im)patiently waiting 😂
@@tryingtostudy7396same here I’m in love with that bad boy
It's portable and u can connect ps5 or Xbox pretty much any controller you want
You can also connect wireless mouse and keyboard make it your small pc
I have never felt so good about a purchase in my life…
I stopped playing games in 2022 when I went to the army, then after 8 months when I finished I just couldn’t get back into gaming due to lack of interest or work. I picked up the Oled with anti glare in May and it has totally gotten me back into gaming, I’ve spent 1000 dollars on games since then, I’ve got a 1tb and 500gb sd card and they work perfectly, I have not run into any issues with them so far, I even spent 200-300 dollars on accessories like power bank, charger holder, sd holder, power bank mount etc.
I love this deck so much, the anti glare is perfect for playing outside or on the go.
I have it with me everywhere, even when I don’t expect to use it, just because it’s so convenient that I might aswell take it.
Thanks for your service. Glad you love your deck!
my 60yr old mother calls it a switch deck when she sees my playing it. she doesn't know any better lmao😊
Now that the first games introduced FSR 3.1 with Frame Generation I have good hopes that the Deck will become even better over time. Best piece of tech I’ve ever purchased
hope elden ring gets added to the list
I heard that fsr 3 don't work well on rdna2 and works better on rdna3... :/
@@Joseito101 it works good enough to actually enjoy those games at 60 fps. Played Ratchet and Clank, Spider-Man Remastered and Ghost of Tsushima and I can’t complain
Just ordered a Steam deck Oled 512gb from a retailer here in Norway. It cost 900 usd here. Pretty insane. At least I we get 5 years of warenty on all electronics over here, but still...
Damn, that's pricey. Costs more than the OLED 1 TB version here in the U. S.
That’s a high price…BUT…you won’t regret buying this thing, it’s amazing
Dayum that's an insane price....but it's also an insanely good device. All my other consoles and PC are collecting dust since I own one 😅😂
Damn that's even more expensive than india
Can't wait to begin using it!
By the way: I can remember a "down time" of Steam. When the Steam Deck OLED launched, Steam was virtually unusable.
Steam going down because Steam Deck too desired for the servers to handle basically
Oh, I suppose there's also the weekly maintenance downtime every Tuesday
I was there and almost had a mental breakdown trying to pay 😂😂😂 but I got it
@@MA-xd9zl
I had an original deck, lasted me a few weeks but it bricked for some reason, valve replaced it no cost and the day i got it back they announced the Oled lmfao.
maybe it was just maintenance
I've had all the major windows handhelds and recently went back to the Steam Deck with the OLED model. I must say the improvements to Steam OS and that screen make it my favorite handheld purchase by far.
It’s so good
@@02stampede sd2 will be Nuts.
@@Postc0ital_mal0nenope
@@SWOTHDRA fair enough.
Another reason Valve is able to sell the Steam Deck so cheap is the fact that it uses a Linux OS out of the box. If it was Windows, they would have to include the cost of a Windows license, which would put the price a lot closer to the ROG Ally.
a lincense costs between 5-10 dollars lol
@hugocidr A USED license is actually Around 25 dollars for Windows 11 and 20 Dollars for Windows 10. Again, they're used. To get a new code from Windows, it'll cost you more than 100 dollars.
@@MitchellTheMitch Manufacturers like Asus don't buy normal licenses - they buy OEM licenses which cost closer to what @hugocidr claimed.
Most of Decks are sold directly from Steam so they don't have to deal with retailers except in Japan. Bestbuy gets some of the profit selling Ally and Legion Go.
Another reason for linux: customizability (on both Valve's end & the end-user). Valve can tailor the steam deck's distro exactly to their needs, creating a much better out-of-the-box, because linux is open-source.
Can't wait for the SD2! Even if they stick to the 4C/8T + 8CU design, with Zen6 and RDNA5 it would still be a juicy upgrade and probably outperform the og SD at 5-6W.
Bro rdna 4 isn’t even out when do you think the sd2 is gonna come out in 2027
I feel like I may do like I do with graphic cards and skip a generation or two on Steam deck. As long as my original Steam deck still works just like my 1070 TI still worked fine even after the 30 series Nvidia cards came out but I waited until November 2020 to upgrade that card there would have to be quite a few games that I ultimately want to play portably to feel like buying a new device.
@@victorxmaster634 ...yes? what do you expect? They were already saying about 2026 and it can be longer
I just found out about them like within a few days of the oled coming out, so bought the 1tb oled, got a custom message saying " congratulations, you've received one of the first units produced" and that first time turning it on was the one and only time you get that notification
I can’t stop playing Stardew valley on my steam deck oled!
I sold my steam deck oled and got the lenovo legion go and im kinda regretting it. The battery life is $hit, there are bugs everywhere, the display is beautiful but in most new aaa games the resolution needs to be dropped to the steam decks resolution to get solid fps.
I have the steam deck Oled and might actually sell it for the rog ally x. Getting it from Bestbuy I don’t have to deal with RMA issues either, just walk in a grab a new one. I miss being able to have my other libraries, game pass, epic, gog and steam all in one. I miss the 16:9 aspect ratio as a lot of games don’t support 16:10. The ally x is damn good and I still support steam through my massive library of games. Windows has its quirks but seriously I was never in windows aside from initial set up. I wouldn’t touch a lcd steam deck.
Yeah oled all the way😅
I have one too. What bugs are you talking about? So many games are nearly unplayable on the Steam Deck.
@@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace facts. The steam deck is definitely nice. It reminds me of what the switch should’ve been, however it stops there. If all you use the deck for is indies, emulators and games not graphically demanding it’s a gem. But I think the Ally x is the one that just does it better because most people with pc have games in more than one place. People over exaggerate (especially fan the deck boys) windows being so complicated on a handheld it’s really not. Literally download launcher download game and play lol. You never have to go into windows after initial set up and uninstalling any bloatware. I have the deck Oled and will be getting my ally x from Best Buy. 16:9 vrr 1080p ftw. 🙌
@@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace the bugs every single youtube has been speaking about.
I love the steam deck. I also have dock now for it, so now i can also play it at home on my TV like a switch. It just works so perfectly.
The support they keep on giving the thing is also so great.
The current state of AAA gaming was starting to burn me out, but the Steam Deck made me love video games again. There’s so many amazing games to play, from emulated retro classics to a huge selection of stuff in the Steam store.
I was always for console gaming and now, with the Oled model, I get great visuals, console experience and great Steam deals.
Great Stuff!
That intro stare 👁👁 had me dying
"A channel all about the steam deck "👀
The people have spoken and I will deliver
i have a huge backlog on my steam deck to play but i will still snatch up some more from the summer sale without a doubt
I brought mine yesterday😢😢
Lcd at cheap price this is so cool
Yyyyeeeeaaaaahhhh
Sweet
Brought?
I bought mine last week and my god is it amazing to have as a handheld, especially for someone that already has so many games in their Steam library.
Steam in general needs a way to launch games with modded launchers like Elden Ring
I’m happy for the modding support coming soon
Recently received my new oled and I'm really enjoying your channel for deck news!
Subbed.
Welcome aboard!
Great video my guy! I love my steam deck and will try FH4
one of gorgeous things of Steam is support that actually helps you (or tries and responds with possible solutions), unlike crap such as microsoft support, and also mere fact that stuff as when people bought Deck close prior to sale that was at one point, you could retrospectively request getting value of discount back on steam valet, it also comes in package inside its case, which saves packaging materials and also makes it arrive safer, since case is quite sturdy, I dont know how other such products are delivered when they come with case, so I cant say how common practice that is, but damn, I love that thing by all means, it has its flaws, like it sometimes dont want to communicate with keyboard and TV I have plugged to it, but never any critical issue so far I would say, and i got first (LCD) model, even if top tier, also fact that all models they got so far have effectively same performance is nice, not any annoying "this is just bit better for bit more money, come on, come on" tactic, basically only difference was memory and some smaller things as keyboard skins as bonus to better models
I run a modded version of Skyrim on the deck,I modded it on my old laptop then just transferred it over to the steam deck and renamed skse launcher to Skyrim se like the original Skyrim launcher so steam launches skse instead of Skyrim normal launcher
What kind of mods are you running? I’m thinking of doing this myself! :D
@@strawhatproI’m only using graphical enhancement mods and it runs amazing
@@lionrapperful good to know! Cheers! :D
I have a post OLED RMA on my 256gb LCD and it's got a different case, it no longer bla-loops before powering up
My steam deck: what is my purpose ?
Me : to play my ps5
In the last two years, I’ve never showed so many dudes my deck. Even random people asking about my deck. Let people play with it etc… absolutely love my deck.
honestly I wish they'd kept offering a 64gb model because the savings can go into buying a 1tb
I don't think Valve sells the SD at loss, they have to pay for CPU development to AMD and all the shipping fees, I believe they won a negligible revenue
Nah, outside the upper models they're definitely losing money
I ordered the 512 gigabyte OLED steam deck It'll be coming in tomorrow I also got a couple of accessories for It like a case, screen protectors, a docking station, and a microSD card. Are there any other accessories or software that I should get for it?
Hey mate, where can we find the list that you are showing?
What HUB do You use in that shoots?
Looking good btw jimmy. Whatever ur doing is working
hiit on the bike has burned so many lbs off. It’s crazy!
@@DeckReadythat's awesome. Been a fan since the beginning of this channel and totally notice it. Healthy body healthy skin healthy mind 🌟 keep it up you look great
I got an OLED like 2 weeks ago, and I'm playing through Persona 3 reload and FFXIV Dawntrail, and I gotta say that I am very surprised by how good everything looks and plays. It's amazing
Jimmy, you mentioned the AYN Odin at the start and I really think you should get an Odin 2 or the Odin 2 mini. I have the Odin 2 regular and not only is it an emulation power house, but for streaming using Steam Link or Moonlight (even using apps to stream PS5 and xbox) it's really great. Not only is the device comfortable, not too heavy, and has a decent screen size, but the battery life is SOOOOO good. Truly a great companion to consoles and pc, even a good companion to the Steam Deck.
I ended up picking up Forza Horizon 4 from the sale based on you last video's glowing review, and I was incredibly surprised at how much I love it. I am not a big racing guy, and initially got the standard edition. After 1.8 hours, I had to request a refund so I could grab the Ultimate edition instead! Great game on Deck. Silly that they got rid of the upgrade option.
The other handhelds can't compare to steams software updates and how much effort is put into the system
You’d think with hardware this powerful and a couple years of updates, the interface wouldn’t be so clunky and laggy.
Hi, got a question. Can you play the free/demo games on the deck? If so, then there's a lot of value...
OhNoItsAlex was a GREAT shout out. I found him when I got my deck a couple months ago to get emulators and man the fact I was able to have all the classic Pokémon games on there makes the deck so fun
hah yeah the first thing I did on my deck was playing through Pokemon yellow, red, gold and crystal.
Don’t most modders recommend you use Mod Organiser 2 on pc anyway though??
I don’t like it
The new Nexus Mods App is developed by a team that is made up of various modders and programmers from the modding community that worked on a number of existing tools. Including MO2. But the difference now is that they can work on it as a fulltime job.
Not anymore
@@DeckReady As someone who's used MO2 a few times, I'm genuinely curious about what you dislike about it?
@@eziothedeadpoet
Do you mean Vortex?
Sure doesn't feel like it then. Every time I have used it, I have been frustrated by how convoluted and at times, how slow it is.
MO2 for its main games, just works. For other games they tend to have their own mod managers that are purpose built. Most Unity based games use Thunderstore for mods and out of the Thunderstore managers, Gale Mod Manager is probably the best one especially if you are doing a lot of mods
I joined both a 64 gig steam deck from the steam store can't wait to get a ssd and upgrade it as well as a 1tb micro sd card
I’ve just got my steam deck - can I download other launchers like Rockstar so I can play RDR2 and GTA 5 as I’ve already purchased them or will have to purchase them again on the steam store ? Thank you in advance! 😁
Good video! The Steam Deck is still so incredibly good! I've had mine for a couple years now and it is easily my favorite gaming device! It does many things well especially for its price point compared to the competition. I've been enjoying so many games on it both new and old. I'm curious where Valve will go next if they eventually release a Steam Deck successor.
Where do you find the top 100 on your phone app?
I don't really think that the main selling factor of the Deck is Steam itself, seeing as you essentially can install a Steam Client anywhere, but rather getting getting an affordable well working package with likely long time support. It's probably also the reason Steam hasn't introduced a more powerful device already; As Nintendo keeps demonstrating, its not about raw power, but what experience you can get from a device at the end of the day. So buying a console you know you can enjoy for years on end, might actually be the most compelling aspect.
I own virtually all the major handhelds and I still comeback to the SD due to its UI, compatibility and ease of use with the OS.
Can you install cracked games on steamdeck? And can you copy the games saved data from your PC to steamdeck if you don't want to play from the beginning?
Yes. Copying over game data and saves is handled by Steam in most cases. For non-steam games it can be done manually. There are probably exceptions to the rule and there are details in regards to how you go about this. But the general answer to your question is yes and it's more often a yes rather than a no.
Completely random here, I was looking at my phone from a distance and I thought your channel name was “Deck Daddy”.
To be fair I have pretty bad eye sight and had to look twice. I am now subscribed to your channel!
Valve really is one of the VERY few companies who listen
Intro made me laugh :D
Thanks hahah
I just ordered an open-box rog ally with the z1 extreme from Best Buy and I’m new into handheld PC gaming. Did I make a mistake not going with the SD? I’ve read through a bunch of comparisons between the 2. Would love some recommendations and/or pros and cons of what people in the community think!
I would have gone with the Steam Deck first if you're new to PC gaming but you got the second best choice and honestly if you're willing to put in the time to learn windows gaming you'll be fine.
@@DeckReady thanks for the quick reply! I think im going to stick it out during the Best Buy return window and I’ll switch it out for a SD if the ROG absolutely doesn’t fit me. I appreciate the insight🙏
ROG is more powerful but you have to fiddle around a lot more, the steam deck is simple and very user friendly pretty much just plug and go once you have set up steam when you first launch it. ROG you will have to mess around with the settings to get the most out of it. Also a lot of people bought the steam deck so the community is huge, if you run into any trouble usually there is a post or video somewhere about how to solve it.
I was about to purchase the Rog Ally Z1 Extreme instead i got the Steam deck oled. I have zero regrets and the community is very helpful. Best purchase ive made.
I bought a steamdeck for PlayStation exclusives on the go. If Sony made another handheld it would have been different… but I’m sort of glad they didn’t. What a great experience on the deck
that app is going to be awesome as it stand I've been using the in game mod option and manual and both have limitations I tell you what
Got a low-end LCD before the OLED was announced and released. Bought a 1TB NvMe as it was cheaper to upgrade than buying the top end LCD model.
Have used it pretty much everyday since having it (great to keep me busy at work during downtimes) and have had a blast with it.
Yes, there is a reason they are phasing out the 64gb version, everyone just got it and upgraded the internal storage themselves.
Great video man!!! Keep up the great work #Subbed
Thanks for the sub!
Is vortex only good for Bethesda games? I really want a mod manager for steamdeck but i have no interest in any Bethesda game i remember search for mod manager on steamdeck and it aways is for Skyrim and i don't know if i can use any of those videos to other games
I've been playing civilization 6 on Steam Deck. It runs and controls surprisingly well
Can anyone tell me what the limits on playability for the games when using a steam deck? I want to get one but idk what its capable of playing well.
Love the portability but it does have issues. Wish it was more powerful, if your fine with frame drops and playing games low-med settings then you'll be fine.
I was really torn on what handheld to buy and I think this video helped me out. I've watched multiple videos on the comparisons between the Rog alley extream vs lenovo go vs steam deck oled and i think im going steam deck oled. Yeah the Rog Alley is great but it has its issues and the sd card issue putbit as a no go. The x is coming out but its gonna be 799+ and thats too much in my opinion. They say they are going to fix the issues from the past but ill wait to seebif someone tests that.
i use my deck as a portable ps2
the battery lasts for 6 hours thats crazy
I bought an OLED to use docked and it’s been great. Easy way to switch to Linux without the steep learning curve / set-up hassle.
If Valve can pull some strings and get the Steam deck to work with the usual suspects and their anticheats, then that’s pretty much the final nail in the coffin for any competitors in the handheld PC niche.
As a owner of a steam deck I can say that I coudn’t be happier with my purchase!
Anyone know if the steam deck locks you to steam or if you can purchase other games on different store fronts it is what I’m asking
You can use other storefronts
I now take my deck on holiday with me rather than my switch because I don’t need Wi-Fi
I love mine and I use every time on my break
I absolutely love the steamdeck my problem I only have with is the battery life
Serious question: can you play any games offline? I travel alot and sometimes don’t have access to wifi. Used to be able to do this on the PS Vita and Switch. If not, does the Rog Ally X allow for offline play? I really want to have this capability. Thanks.
Yes
One of the most amazing things about the Steam deck….
*….is the fact that I can play HoloCure on it.*
Also
HELLDIVERS II at #22 top played on steam deck LETS GOOOOOO
There is one game that I’ve been trying to mod on my steam deck since I got one and that is state of decay 2 and I downloaded State of decay to mod manager and then it wouldn’t work, but then I found out last night why it wasn’t working. I forgot to force it to work with proton experimental, and then I can launch it through the Steam client, but then I was downloading some mods for the game and I can’t get the mods to go in the manager for some weird reason and I’m not very computer savvy so I don’t understand why it’s not working. I do have a computer that is all in one desktop computer Windows 10 that I got from my dad but it’s not made to run games, but I downloaded the mod manager on it, and since it’s windows, I think the mods went into the manager easily it doesn’t run the game very well, but it does allow me to mod, but I wanted to do it on the steam deck because it does run the game much much better but now they’re coming out with Lennox app for modding and I’m so excited. I hope it says easy as the windows version is.
With Strix point coming out soon, i think Steam should consider steam deck 2 but still feels
Bit soon. I hope they add external gpu support
Thunderbolt support would be so amazing for future proofing. Would be a nice way to have docked mode look nicer
I've seen videos with people using external gpu docked
You said wait a couple weeks for it to come… is it really taking that long I just ordered and hoping to have it for my trip on the 20th
It depends where they ship from. They have more places now
Mine came in 6 days, if you're in or around Illinois, the Midwest, it'll probably get to you in close to the same amount of time
Love my Steam Deck... why did it take me so long to buy it? Don't know. Great games on it and love that I can play Halo anywhere.
First time finding your channel, I can’t help but see the resemblance between you and the GTA 5 Jimmy
not me watching this on my limited edtion steamdeck
Just commenting about a problem I'm having with my steam deck.
Fyi I'm not very knowledgeable about PC or anything and only have used steam through the deck. Everything has been running great up until a few months ago when sonic generations and sonic and all star racing transformed from my steam library wouldn't start up, seemingly crashing before they could open. I was disappointed by this but assumed it was an issue on SEGAs end. Now just this week, almost all of my games in my steam library aren't opening, with just a handful of indie games working, all the games that are currently not working have worked as expected before. I've contacted valve and tried their advice to troubleshoot the issue but with no success yet. Any help appreciated
The value of the sd isnt too different from competitors. I think the difference is steamos, which trades some of the compatibility and modding flexibility of windows for most of the simplicity and polish of a console. Luckily, the low end cpu is kept afloat longer by indie gaming.
Can you install SteamDeck OS into your desktop computer ?
That might be a thing, but they would need to add file explorer and web browser, and some additional functions.
You mean like a fully functional desktop operating system lol
It's possible to install steamOS on pc but it better to just install normal linux distro
@@szczuro7684 Steamdeck OS would instal without any hustle, like with a single button press, Linux need tweaking.
@@mazz85- steamOS is more complex to install, and linux don't need much tweaking
do you know how to get the epic games launcher on the deck?
Yeah look up nonsteamlaunchers
I just bought the 1TB OLED SD and dock. Trying to buy about 30 games now, and Valve won't approve my purchase. Really aggravating. Hope my support ticket comes through and I can buy my games before the 72 hour cart lock expires.
It's easy to figure out. Valve has billions to put behind the deck and already had a trial run with steam machines... they got all the incentives in the world to make the steam deck the switch of pc gaming and they already got a huge installer base that has sizable libraries to easily play on them.
The offline mode makes it even better, no internet? No issue, its incredible that we have a machine like this.
I am the only person i know with a deck. I dont use mine. Not sure how big it is in the UK. Hope it keeps the momentum.
Pretty sure it is the price that makes Steam Deck dominant.
Holy shit man, I didn't know how expensive the steamdeck is here in Norway until now. The 1TB oled is almost twice the price over here 😮
I recently ordered the 500gb oled for 950 bucks, and that was the cheapest I've seen 😅
Wanted to own a Steam Deck for a while but for now, at least got into Linux because of em. Thank you Steam for bringing Linux on the table for more people. When Microsoft announced Recall, I started distrohopping, now settled on Arch, which Steam Deck is based on. W11 really slowed down my laptop. Linux gaming is considerably better than the pre-Steam Deck era imo
This guy's such a deck-rider.
facts
most console gamers wont trade graphical quality for fps. its absolutely ridiculous
Mine comes in tomorrow!!!
Edit: It got here today!!!
WOOO
Elden ring can be locked at 40fps with some adjusting with settings and all that.
For me, any Windows device is a lottery when it comes to sleep mode. I know a lot of work has been done on this, but Windows has never nailed it and, at this point, I can't see how they ever will. I received a new laptop for work with the latest generation of SoC and I still have no idea whether I will have a charge in the battery when I take it out of the bag, whether there will have been a reboot, whether the machine will wake properly, or whether the display will activate even if it does wake. I don't own an SD-like Windows machine anymore, but I heavily suspect that these problems will endure.
The SD sleep mode has been essentially perfect for me. The battery does deplete, but it is always predictable and a much slower process in general. Sleep mode has made it far more likely that I will play certain games.
Going to buy Steamdeck Oled soon 🤗
I just bought the LCD steam deck 64 GB and a 2tb nvme. Out about $450 but worth it.
I just got my steam deck oled 500+gb and im stock on plating cyperpunk 2077 help me, like i have many games i buy that have a steam deck green check mark but still playing cyperpunk 2077 😅