One year in and still reach for my deck far more than my PS5, it’s just so much more convenient with the instant sleep and resume, massive and easy emulation capabilities from emu deck make this an all in one. I mean I’ve kitted mine out with with a 2tb nvme, 1tb sd card, kill switch case & dual steam OS & windows boot (deckwizard guide) with my JSUAX rear housing on the way. One year on and it’s still easily the most exciting device in gaming especially with the amount of updates & tweaks valve issues. My only tiny complaint would be to check your thermal paste as I curiously checked mine and it was extremely dry and crackled, so I changed mine with thermalright using guide from NJ Tech now it’s far quieter, I didn’t even realise it was thermal throttling until after I changed the paste @fanthedeck maybe you could make a video on this? :)
@@revmaillet ahh nice, I used the thermalright TFX to drop around 5-6 degrees & lower fans speeds compared to stock, I’ve heard it could go even lower with using a graphite pad but wasn’t sure due to limited testing
The best improvement they've added has been the "Allow Tearing" option (and I've never seen tearing on the device with it turned on). Fighting games used to see 4-5 frames of input lag at 60 FPS on the Deck, but with frame rate set to unlimited and Allow Tearing turned on, it's down to 1 frame of input lag just like a regular PC.
If the game uses its own Vsync then you won't see tearing, if not or you turn it off then you will. It's usually best to allow tearing and let the game use its own Vsync, sometimes I'll also take the tearing for better input latency
I have been the guy that constantly updates his friends about features the Steam Deck has and how well games run on it. Considering how well the Deck does it's nice. I am the bringer of good news. If I keep this up my friends may one day buy one themselves.
It's doing what I have been expecting, I went in trying to get the indie games I couldn't get elsewhere in addition to emulation. And I have to say I'm down the rabbit hole of emulation to play games I was never able to get my hands on. But this year it's going to be more about the other minor stuff to focus on with Decky or ProtonDB to see what minor tweaks I can do and not break it. Keep up the great work like always! It seems like the majority of people are buying it with an idea in their mind and it works for some and not for others.
My biggest gripe is the inability to play games with anti cheat prevention. I have no interest in playing online but would like the ability to be able to play the main campaign on games like COD. I know you can do it via windows but I bought the game on steam, I wanna play it on my steam deck. Other than that this is the best device Ive owned and I take it everywhere. Can’t wait to see what they do with it in year two.
I ordered mine five days ago and it's supposed to be delivered tomorrow! I did not expect to be getting it so soon; I haven't finished spending the rest of my savings on accessories yet!
Still absolutely loving my deck! My biggest issue by far is trying to play anything that requires 3rd party launchers, it can be an absolutely frustrating experience for me
Ubisoft connect is fixed in proton ge 49 trackmania works great! Dont login wait for it to auto login i screwed up and misunderstood that you dont need to login every time like with warframe
I just got mine last week and man… let me tell you i felt like a kid again opening up my gameboy for the first time.. this thing is amazing and the fact that it also has a desktop mode is mindblowing
I got my steam deck in November, and it is amazing. The performance is amazing and as my first real gaming PC I love it. The main things I would want fixed or changed are being able to download in sleep mode which I'm still surprised isn't an option, and of course, more performance. The performance is amazing already, I would just like a steam deck with a bit more power
I am verry happy with my Steam Deck. I spend more time playing it than my PS5 for sure. I can barely even find a reason to pick up my Series X controller... The Steam Deck has created a whole new way to game conveniently.
@@FanTheDeck No rational complaints really... lol I wish that it would keep up graphically with the PS5 but here is hoping that the Steam Deck 2 can get a little closer to this crazy expectation!
I managed to complete the konquest mode of mortal kombat deadly alliance, hifi rush, and a good chunk of gta 4 done on the steam deck. I preordered Oct 2021 and got mine august of 2022. Had a 256gb 2230 ssd that I got at my previous job so I use that and a 512 gb microsd card for all of my games. As a person who now has 90% downtime during some days at work this thing has been indispensable. Oh yea Pizza tower plays great as well as streaming MW2 (2022) from my main pc.
Damn that’s a pretty long wait almost a year! I bought mine yesterday, says it should be here in about a week or less, is that how quick they are to access now?
Writing this from steam deck, first... T-9. And secondly I really need to resolve my issue with shutting down while it is online. But overall it is fantastic. Awesome device, one of the best by the price
Love my steam deck. plays everything I want to play and I am the type of gamer that plays the same old stuff for a very long time....even when the hardware ages out from the main stream AAA games. I feel like Indie games will still play really well for a while... worse case is it ends up being a bad ass emulator box.
Love my Steam Deck and have it for two months now. Last time I was so excited was 1989 receiving my Gameboy.😂 I am a father with a full time job too so it fits perfectly to my needs. I grab it for 30 minutes or an hour before going to bed and it is a perfect fit to my time on my PS5. Thanks for the video and you are doing great. You named all the games in the video but which one is at 2:19 min? Thanks and looking forward to see more from you. Best, Mario
I still mainly use my PC to play games BUT i still absolutely LOVE my steam deck. Simply having the option to play when i’m not home but instead at my gfs house or I have time before work or my classes is amazing. Being able to keep up with my Destiny 2 weeklies even when i’m busy is amazing! Cant wait for the future of the steam deck
All I want for Steam Deck's year two is the same as you: come to Brazil and a Steam Controller v2. Ironically, that sounded like a short rap with all the unintentional rhyming and whatnot.
My feelings towards the Steam Deck are the same as when I played on the PSP and Nintendo handhelds. This is an amazing portable gaming system, and will rank up there as one of the best handheld systems ever released. I've been catching up on a lot of games that I normally play on a handheld, rather than on a my desktop or console. I'm currently trying to finish Dragon Quest XI, and will move onto the Persona series after that. I haven't tried to play any emulated titles just yet, even though I have Emudeck installed. I was thinking of using it for PS1 to Wii titles, but I've honestly had plenty to play just on the PC side. 8-bit and 16-bit ROMs are relegated to my homebrewed 3DS. The Steam Deck is absolutely amazing, and I think everyone should consider it over any PC handhelds that cost over twice as much.
Just imagine how beautiful it would be to play games like Hi Fi Rush, Psychonauts 2, Stray and Cyberpunk....on an OLED handheld. Fingers crossed for an OLED Steam Deck ! 🤞
great vid as always! happy bday SD! as for the bluetooth headset issue, I've had experience with a couple (cheaper, mid-level) ones and I have ended up with the Nothing Ear sticks. They work really well and haven't really experienced any lags (I also frequently use it when playing with Hi-Fi Rush). It's the only headset that I have that doesn't have issues with connection. It easily connects compared to the others I've tried that always needed to be disconnected / forgotten then reconnected as a new device every time just so it works. If you get the chance to find some Nothing ear pieces they are just really damn good (imho). Also, the looks are eye-candy and if you've got the teardown skin from dbrand they look like they were made for each other LOLs. Anyways, that's it. just wanted to reco something as I've realized you might need it. Been a follower and viewer ever since you started man. all the best always! SteamDeckers unite! haha
I don't use this with the steam deck because I don't usually need two but if I did want to use a smaller pair of headphones for traveling I like to use the ear clips from koss they're usually 20 to $30
The deck is really something special. Its an affordable portable PC brought to a market that has been pretty stagnant of innovation. Its got power, existing Library, customization etc. Truly a disruption of this generation of consoles
I have had a SD since September and it has been an affordable upgrade from playing on my older computer. It sits in the Steam Dock 95% of the time and looks great on my monitor. There was a bit of sticker shock but I don't regret purchasing it. I play my AAA games on the PS5 and too much Vampire Survivors, Powerwash Simulator on the Deck along with my PC catalogue and tempting games on sale.
for us, we are a Mac Mini, iMac and MacBook Pro household with one PC, so the steamdeck comes in handy whenever she is using the only PC. Also we mainly use it for joystick games, and uhh... works great on the toilet... but I agree with you that the best game on steamdeck are scroller or lower visual game
Best device portable for me after sony psp portable, the support & update are amazing, community, 3rd party accesories, open system, so many customization, etc damn!! The trackpad are iconic 🤒💖
Personally I haven't used the Deck as much as I thought I would. I was excited for it pretty much since it was announced, and I've been following your channel since you had about 2K subs. It was the first time I was excited for a peice of hardware in years. It is, in almost every way, my dream console. And I just... don't use it that much. I was hoping it would get me playing more games again and help me get through my steam backlog, and it has a bit, but more recently I've been playing games on my desktop and on Switch again. I think in the long term this thing will get a lot of use, and eventually even once it's retired it will still be my 'everything emulator'. But yeah, I do have a little bit of buyers remorse. idk. It's an odd feeling. It might just be because money has been really tight this winter, and it's felt like a bit of an overindulgence.
All of that is definitely understandable. It's definitely disappointing to hear you have some buyer's remorse. I can see how the Steam Deck is not for everyone. And for some people, it's just a companion device. It's great that it can mean many things to different people but certainly if money's tight and you spend a few hundred bucks, you want to get the most out of your purchase.
I was 15 minutes late when ordering, got mine at the beginning of April :D Now my daughter also has one, and I haven't gamed as much as I do now for years!
I love that the deck can just suspend any game. Something interrupting your play time? Just hit the power button... Taken care of it and want to continue? Press it again and you're right back where you left off. This is something that consoles have been doing for a while but not on PC. Also especially now in the winter (and with current energy prices here in Europe) I love just cuddling up on the couch with my deck and a blanket. When I sit at my PC I get a lot colder even with a blanket because the desk chair just doesn't insulate me as well. And there's just something cozy about having the game in your hands :) I also love how easily you can change the refreshrate. Most games I'm fine playing on 45 Hz and don't need 60. Of course this is only a plus because of other limitations. It would be awesome if we could get variable refreshrate but the current hardware doesn't support that. Maybe in a later version... And while I'm dreaming, make it an oled screen with smaller bezels :P
I have a special use case on hand (pun intendet). I got a cat in my household which often wishes to be cuddled on my lab. Thanks to the steam deck and its awesome custom controler layout features i can nearly play all games on quasi one-handed controll scheme and use the other hand to cuddle my cat or give my partner a back rub whilest chilling. Just set one of the back trigger buttons (L4/5 & R4/5) to do a mode shift and set the reachable buttons to activate unreachable buttons usually controlled by the other hand. Sure this is nothing for games that need a lot of simmultanious button presses but i often play strategy, turn based or base-building games which do not need much simultanious button presses.
I just bought one on Monday. I paid $354 for the 64g. It leaves me with more time to save for other hardware later on. All I got was a screen protector and an sd card. I'll mostly play xcloud for a few weeks and then BAM! 2tb internals and a "wood grain" skin decal.
Now that I have I’ve had this amazing portable gaming system for a year the next step for valve would be to make a steam machine although I think valve are cautious to go up against the console market since they are trying to convince publishers to still regularly publish games on steam. By officially entering the console market with a living room console they could deter Sony & Microsoft from publishing any more games onto steam since they would direct competitors.
I am very happy with my steam deck. I use it more than my desktop and can now play my steam games basically anywhere. The only thing i dislike(not valves fault) some games not working on steam os.
I got my Deck in August of last year and I've loved it. I also play a lot of older games or indie games, so I haven't had many issues so far. Currently, I have issues with Forza Horizon 4 freezing randomly, on certain games waking from sleep will cause the Deck to crash and restart, and some games randomly crash like Stardew Valley and Rimworld, both verified titles. Bluetooth controller lag is pretty severe in my experience and as such, I haven't docked my Deck often unless I'm using KB+M. All in all, the Deck has been a literal game changer. I love being able to game anywhere. I have a 2021 Razer Blade 14 which makes gaming anywhere slightly less novel, but with the Deck, you don't have to be plugged into the wall to run at peak performance, nor do you have to worry about hauling peripherals around. I've been doing a Deck only play-through of Cyberpunk 2077 and it's been an absolute joy. I have also setup my Deck so I can do almost all of my IT job from it! It's very versatile!
Just had mine for over 2 weeks. I play mainly rpgs (ffvii remake, etc) and fighting games (tekjen 7). Had all ina at lowest level. For the screen size, I hardly notice the lower screen res. So generally happy with it. I don't play retro games or emulation games so just playing games being sold by Steam is an almost streamlined process. Bluetooth audio is a hassle though. Using airpods pro 2 with the deck and it disconnects when opening a new game. You just have to reconnect it after the game launches and then everything works. Bearable lag.
im a father so i love the pick up and put down of the steam deck, i have rarely left the house with the deck but find i have completed far more games being able to switch between systems. really need steam to allow deck to pc local downloads though
I think there are 3 experiences 1. Gaming at a fixed desk/couch on a largish display, 2. Play on the go (Steam Deck/Switch). 3. VR. After getting the PSVR2 I would sort the experience like this VR > SD > Fixed.
Hi love your videos, you should put some tags on the game being displayed, some of the footage looked very interesting but I have no idea how to look for those games. At least in the Dbrand ad I did not see tags like in the rest of the video.
Hey there - thanks for the comment. Yeah I normally have tags but I skipped it for the sponsored segment in order to put the focus on the Killswitch. The main two games I showcased there were Drainus (shmup) and Haak (side scrolling Metroidvania). I like both games a ton.
I'm looking forward to a new steam deck with a more powerful apu. I am enjoying my steam deck currently and generally play it as often as my PS5 when I'm in the mood to game. But I do wonder if the newer models have better batteries.
Valve need to release an official SteamOS 3 ISO and a Steam Controller 2 based on the Deck's controls and then provide a free or subsidised bundle of the two to major OEMs to be pre-installed on desktops and laptops. Valve would certify SteamOS on the OEM hardware (though that might get tricky if the OEM uses hardware that doesn't yet have Linux drivers), but insist that SteamOS is a simple radio button option on the same page as the Windows version. The combination of the ISO (for new DIY builds or for people switching away from Windows) and the SteamOS pre-installs could add a ton more SteamOS users and maybe persuade those hold-outs out there to at least support Proton (Linux will have to overtake the macOS gaming market share before devs would consider native Linux ports).
I want Special K to work in Proton. I like that Valve added HDR somehow, but I'm not sure how to get it working in older games or indies that don't have native support. That's my number 1 feature request. That and a holographic popup screen ;p.
One thing I hope dbrand does is make an adapter that just holds SD cards. Then kick stand works but I would like something that would just slot in. Something just small enough so the steamdeck sits in the case and hold my micro SD cards
if you're worried about buying one because of steam releasing a better model, Valve still hasnt released an update to the Valve Index and its been almost 4 years now while still being a compelling purchase
I undervolted my Steam Deck and it is now running cooler and longer. Undervolted it by -40mV on CPU and GPU. -45 or -50 also were possible but i feel safe with -40. With -60 on cpu the frequency started dropping. Had gamecrashes with -55 on GPU when i manually set the GPU frequency to 1000mHz. Do you plan to make a video for undervolting?
Can you elaborate on this further? What software or terminal command you used to achieve undervolting? Also, what is the overall power consumption when undervolted? Was this done on SteamOS?
I bought mine because my pc could not play halo infinite campaign (no dx12). And i love it so far, its cheaper than building a new pc. Perfect for emulation. And recent(for me) games like shadow of the Tomb raider/Resident Evil 2 run pretty dang good. And older games like halo reach run absolutely fantastic and get more than four hours of battery life. Its just perfect for the pc gamer that wants a console. The average console user might find it a bit fiddly to optimize settings for each game.
would be great if they'd count offline time as well :-/ i have a feeling that big chunks are missing because i play offline quite a bit so the statistic how much time i spent on the deck isn't true 😕
Currently watching this from a steam deck this thing is awesome the one slight complaint is for the software to improve for better performance even when I play my games all at the lowest setting it still drops in frame rate other than that it s an excelent console
I love my steamdeck.. But I have to join like somebody or I have to see it on hand because i be trying to watch videos and do certain things to get emulation stuff going is just hard..such as tryin to find out about where and what and how i come by these bios files and roms and iso and all that jazz...
I'm new here and so lost. I have had it for about a week. Working just fine then suddenly I can't even get steam to function properly let alone run a game. IDK what to do. Any assistance would be great.
I think I had like 2 days that I haven't used my steam deck and that was because I burned my hand pretty bad and couldn't play. Once it went down after a couple days tho I powered thru. I missed it for those couple days tho!
For me so far everything with the verified tag does work, but the playable tag is a very different story and I feel valve gives it our way to easily I've definitely had many games with the playable tag that either didn't work at all or took a lot to get working
I'm excited for their Steam Deck 2 and I do believe AMD will give them a new APU for it, this one is already so powerful but I think it is not enough for AMD, cause it is a shared success and they want more
I'm playing rdr2 on the steam deck and it's amazing, really good optimisation Only two problems are the rockstar games launcher DRM and the water disappearing glitch Edit: how did you make that thumbnail tho
I like to play some AAA titles on the go like call of duty and hogwarts legacy. And more. Is the steamdeck right for me? Or should i better go for the ayaneo 2 with the 6800u?
11:04 I think the Steam Deck will be perfect for me, I have a high end gaming PC, any triple A game that I wish to run on ultra at 60+ fps I will play there... BUT I want from my steam deck to play old games, PS2 games, Nintendo games and other emulators. From what I have seen online its gonna be perfect, I cant wait to boot up NFS Most Wanted 2005 first on the go first! P.S. Waiting for delivery! Picked the 64GB one, first a sim card, then dock, then a wireless mechanical keyboard(have a mouse already and Sony XM3 headset that I can use the 3.5mm plug) then a SSD upgrade... I'm giddy with excitement just thinking about tinkering with the steam deck!
I own a game from 2006 that plays just fine on the ste deck but I can't get the Wii version to run on my switch. That's my #1 love for PC gaming. Speaking of 2006 the 360bwad out and it could download games while asleep as with all modern systems and even cellphones so wtf Valve.
The Steam Deck turns 1 year old! Are you happy with the first year of the Steam Deck? Let me know!
One year in and still reach for my deck far more than my PS5, it’s just so much more convenient with the instant sleep and resume, massive and easy emulation capabilities from emu deck make this an all in one. I mean I’ve kitted mine out with with a 2tb nvme, 1tb sd card, kill switch case & dual steam OS & windows boot (deckwizard guide) with my JSUAX rear housing on the way. One year on and it’s still easily the most exciting device in gaming especially with the amount of updates & tweaks valve issues. My only tiny complaint would be to check your thermal paste as I curiously checked mine and it was extremely dry and crackled, so I changed mine with thermalright using guide from NJ Tech now it’s far quieter, I didn’t even realise it was thermal throttling until after I changed the paste @fanthedeck maybe you could make a video on this? :)
@@telsan4291 I cleared out my thermal paste and use a graphite pad instead and it stays on average 2-3 degrees cooler and slower fan speeds.
@@revmaillet ahh nice, I used the thermalright TFX to drop around 5-6 degrees & lower fans speeds compared to stock, I’ve heard it could go even lower with using a graphite pad but wasn’t sure due to limited testing
I’ve had mine since June and I’m still loving it.
@@telsan4291 my deck was only sorta hot on the first day. It's cool now.
The Steam Deck was my best purchase of 2022
Easily
Same, I fucking love this thing
Amen 🙏
Hey I seen u in the cooking yt shorts
It was my best purchase of 2023.
The best improvement they've added has been the "Allow Tearing" option (and I've never seen tearing on the device with it turned on). Fighting games used to see 4-5 frames of input lag at 60 FPS on the Deck, but with frame rate set to unlimited and Allow Tearing turned on, it's down to 1 frame of input lag just like a regular PC.
If the game uses its own Vsync then you won't see tearing, if not or you turn it off then you will. It's usually best to allow tearing and let the game use its own Vsync, sometimes I'll also take the tearing for better input latency
The main strength for the deck is definitely the convenience and the portability. It's a true PC gaming evolution tbh.
@Alexis Leskinen what games work with ray tracing for the Steam Deck? I haven't finished this video yet.
I have been the guy that constantly updates his friends about features the Steam Deck has and how well games run on it. Considering how well the Deck does it's nice. I am the bringer of good news. If I keep this up my friends may one day buy one themselves.
We will slowly take over the world haha
Just bought my steamdeck yesterday and have been binge-ing videos while anxiously awaiting it's arrival. Very excited!
It's doing what I have been expecting, I went in trying to get the indie games I couldn't get elsewhere in addition to emulation. And I have to say I'm down the rabbit hole of emulation to play games I was never able to get my hands on. But this year it's going to be more about the other minor stuff to focus on with Decky or ProtonDB to see what minor tweaks I can do and not break it. Keep up the great work like always! It seems like the majority of people are buying it with an idea in their mind and it works for some and not for others.
My biggest gripe is the inability to play games with anti cheat prevention. I have no interest in playing online but would like the ability to be able to play the main campaign on games like COD. I know you can do it via windows but I bought the game on steam, I wanna play it on my steam deck. Other than that this is the best device Ive owned and I take it everywhere. Can’t wait to see what they do with it in year two.
Im pretty sure you can play games wit eac but it just depends which eac the devs are using. Some eac work, some dont.
Its not Deck's fault, its the fault of greedy publisher using invasive anti cheat. Playing those games are not worth it.
I ordered mine five days ago and it's supposed to be delivered tomorrow! I did not expect to be getting it so soon; I haven't finished spending the rest of my savings on accessories yet!
Still absolutely loving my deck! My biggest issue by far is trying to play anything that requires 3rd party launchers, it can be an absolutely frustrating experience for me
Ubisoft connect is fixed in proton ge 49 trackmania works great! Dont login wait for it to auto login i screwed up and misunderstood that you dont need to login every time like with warframe
What launchers would you say were the worst for you and which were the easiest?
EA app has been a nightmare. I gave up with trying to sideload my EA games on it.
I just got mine last week and man… let me tell you i felt like a kid again opening up my gameboy for the first time.. this thing is amazing and the fact that it also has a desktop mode is mindblowing
I’ve only had mine for about 3 weeks now and I don’t regret it easily one of the best purchases I’ve ever made
Congrats on 50k!!
I'm getting one soon as a late birthday gift from my mom. Hella excited.
Mine is getting here tomorrow, can’t wait
Hopefully you'll love it!!
Welcome to the deck gang friend.
I'm very new here and I've already watched all your videos. This one is my favorite, great job! Keep up the great work! I love the thumbnail too :)
♥♥♥ - I love the thumbnail too! It's my favorite one yet 😉
Someone awesome made it for me!
I have been a gamer for most of my life, stopped around 8 years ago and the steam deck made me come back with its flexibility,
I got my steam deck in November, and it is amazing. The performance is amazing and as my first real gaming PC I love it. The main things I would want fixed or changed are being able to download in sleep mode which I'm still surprised isn't an option, and of course, more performance. The performance is amazing already, I would just like a steam deck with a bit more power
I am verry happy with my Steam Deck. I spend more time playing it than my PS5 for sure. I can barely even find a reason to pick up my Series X controller... The Steam Deck has created a whole new way to game conveniently.
Love to hear that! Any dislikes?
@@FanTheDeck No rational complaints really... lol I wish that it would keep up graphically with the PS5 but here is hoping that the Steam Deck 2 can get a little closer to this crazy expectation!
I managed to complete the konquest mode of mortal kombat deadly alliance, hifi rush, and a good chunk of gta 4 done on the steam deck. I preordered Oct 2021 and got mine august of 2022. Had a 256gb 2230 ssd that I got at my previous job so I use that and a 512 gb microsd card for all of my games. As a person who now has 90% downtime during some days at work this thing has been indispensable. Oh yea Pizza tower plays great as well as streaming MW2 (2022) from my main pc.
I absolutely love this variety.
Damn that’s a pretty long wait almost a year! I bought mine yesterday, says it should be here in about a week or less, is that how quick they are to access now?
Happy birthday 🎁
It's a celebration!
Writing this from steam deck, first... T-9. And secondly I really need to resolve my issue with shutting down while it is online. But overall it is fantastic. Awesome device, one of the best by the price
Love my steam deck. plays everything I want to play and I am the type of gamer that plays the same old stuff for a very long time....even when the hardware ages out from the main stream AAA games. I feel like Indie games will still play really well for a while... worse case is it ends up being a bad ass emulator box.
Love my Steam Deck and have it for two months now. Last time I was so excited was 1989 receiving my Gameboy.😂 I am a father with a full time job too so it fits perfectly to my needs. I grab it for 30 minutes or an hour before going to bed and it is a perfect fit to my time on my PS5. Thanks for the video and you are doing great. You named all the games in the video but which one is at 2:19 min? Thanks and looking forward to see more from you. Best, Mario
I still mainly use my PC to play games BUT i still absolutely LOVE my steam deck. Simply having the option to play when i’m not home but instead at my gfs house or I have time before work or my classes is amazing. Being able to keep up with my Destiny 2 weeklies even when i’m busy is amazing! Cant wait for the future of the steam deck
All I want for Steam Deck's year two is the same as you: come to Brazil and a Steam Controller v2.
Ironically, that sounded like a short rap with all the unintentional rhyming and whatnot.
I absolutely love my steam deck...I now play Diablo 2 Resurrected exclusively on Steam Deck. It does everything I want it to do.
Not great experience on D2. To small screen for that kind of game.
How is works after long time for you?
Loved the ad honestly! :)
My feelings towards the Steam Deck are the same as when I played on the PSP and Nintendo handhelds. This is an amazing portable gaming system, and will rank up there as one of the best handheld systems ever released. I've been catching up on a lot of games that I normally play on a handheld, rather than on a my desktop or console. I'm currently trying to finish Dragon Quest XI, and will move onto the Persona series after that. I haven't tried to play any emulated titles just yet, even though I have Emudeck installed. I was thinking of using it for PS1 to Wii titles, but I've honestly had plenty to play just on the PC side. 8-bit and 16-bit ROMs are relegated to my homebrewed 3DS. The Steam Deck is absolutely amazing, and I think everyone should consider it over any PC handhelds that cost over twice as much.
Just imagine how beautiful it would be to play games like Hi Fi Rush, Psychonauts 2, Stray and Cyberpunk....on an OLED handheld.
Fingers crossed for an OLED Steam Deck ! 🤞
great vid as always! happy bday SD! as for the bluetooth headset issue, I've had experience with a couple (cheaper, mid-level) ones and I have ended up with the Nothing Ear sticks. They work really well and haven't really experienced any lags (I also frequently use it when playing with Hi-Fi Rush). It's the only headset that I have that doesn't have issues with connection. It easily connects compared to the others I've tried that always needed to be disconnected / forgotten then reconnected as a new device every time just so it works. If you get the chance to find some Nothing ear pieces they are just really damn good (imho). Also, the looks are eye-candy and if you've got the teardown skin from dbrand they look like they were made for each other LOLs. Anyways, that's it. just wanted to reco something as I've realized you might need it. Been a follower and viewer ever since you started man. all the best always! SteamDeckers unite! haha
No words can describe how much i enjoy SteamDeck
I don't use this with the steam deck because I don't usually need two but if I did want to use a smaller pair of headphones for traveling I like to use the ear clips from koss they're usually 20 to $30
The deck is really something special.
Its an affordable portable PC brought to a market that has been pretty stagnant of innovation. Its got power, existing Library, customization etc.
Truly a disruption of this generation of consoles
I have had a SD since September and it has been an affordable upgrade from playing on my older computer. It sits in the Steam Dock 95% of the time and looks great on my monitor. There was a bit of sticker shock but I don't regret purchasing it. I play my AAA games on the PS5 and too much Vampire Survivors, Powerwash Simulator on the Deck along with my PC catalogue and tempting games on sale.
Especially looks tempting with the way the GPU market is looking.
Gotta agree that it's a disruption
I got my deck in August and it's the platform I play games on almost exclusively since. The Jsaux dock has been wonderful for living room play.
for us, we are a Mac Mini, iMac and MacBook Pro household with one PC, so the steamdeck comes in handy whenever she is using the only PC. Also we mainly use it for joystick games, and uhh... works great on the toilet... but I agree with you that the best game on steamdeck are scroller or lower visual game
Best device portable for me after sony psp portable, the support & update are amazing, community, 3rd party accesories, open system, so many customization, etc damn!! The trackpad are iconic 🤒💖
I love my steam deck, best gaming device of all time. So far
Loving steam deck’s compatibility with shaders on sd cards. I have a few sds that are a tb and thats totally good for my entire experience
Personally I haven't used the Deck as much as I thought I would. I was excited for it pretty much since it was announced, and I've been following your channel since you had about 2K subs. It was the first time I was excited for a peice of hardware in years. It is, in almost every way, my dream console. And I just... don't use it that much. I was hoping it would get me playing more games again and help me get through my steam backlog, and it has a bit, but more recently I've been playing games on my desktop and on Switch again. I think in the long term this thing will get a lot of use, and eventually even once it's retired it will still be my 'everything emulator'. But yeah, I do have a little bit of buyers remorse. idk. It's an odd feeling. It might just be because money has been really tight this winter, and it's felt like a bit of an overindulgence.
All of that is definitely understandable. It's definitely disappointing to hear you have some buyer's remorse. I can see how the Steam Deck is not for everyone. And for some people, it's just a companion device. It's great that it can mean many things to different people but certainly if money's tight and you spend a few hundred bucks, you want to get the most out of your purchase.
I was 15 minutes late when ordering, got mine at the beginning of April :D
Now my daughter also has one, and I haven't gamed as much as I do now for years!
Mine comes Friday, can’t wait
I love that the deck can just suspend any game. Something interrupting your play time? Just hit the power button... Taken care of it and want to continue? Press it again and you're right back where you left off. This is something that consoles have been doing for a while but not on PC.
Also especially now in the winter (and with current energy prices here in Europe) I love just cuddling up on the couch with my deck and a blanket. When I sit at my PC I get a lot colder even with a blanket because the desk chair just doesn't insulate me as well. And there's just something cozy about having the game in your hands :)
I also love how easily you can change the refreshrate. Most games I'm fine playing on 45 Hz and don't need 60. Of course this is only a plus because of other limitations. It would be awesome if we could get variable refreshrate but the current hardware doesn't support that. Maybe in a later version... And while I'm dreaming, make it an oled screen with smaller bezels :P
I have a special use case on hand (pun intendet).
I got a cat in my household which often wishes to be cuddled on my lab. Thanks to the steam deck and its awesome custom controler layout features i can nearly play all games on quasi one-handed controll scheme and use the other hand to cuddle my cat or give my partner a back rub whilest chilling.
Just set one of the back trigger buttons (L4/5 & R4/5) to do a mode shift and set the reachable buttons to activate unreachable buttons usually controlled by the other hand. Sure this is nothing for games that need a lot of simmultanious button presses but i often play strategy, turn based or base-building games which do not need much simultanious button presses.
I just bought one on Monday. I paid $354 for the 64g. It leaves me with more time to save for other hardware later on. All I got was a screen protector and an sd card. I'll mostly play xcloud for a few weeks and then BAM! 2tb internals and a "wood grain" skin decal.
Now that I have I’ve had this amazing portable gaming system for a year the next step for valve would be to make a steam machine although I think valve are cautious to go up against the console market since they are trying to convince publishers to still regularly publish games on steam. By officially entering the console market with a living room console they could deter Sony & Microsoft from publishing any more games onto steam since they would direct competitors.
To my knowledge I don't think Valve ever asks devs yo do anything. Steams user base is so big its foolish not to put your games there.
I'd like to see more outreach. The more games the better
I believe Valve did do that in the past. I think they were called Steam Machines but they never really took off and got discontinued many years ago.
I am very happy with my steam deck. I use it more than my desktop and can now play my steam games basically anywhere. The only thing i dislike(not valves fault) some games not working on steam os.
My guy! i use it more than my desktop too.
I haven't had any problems with the the inputs. In fact, the dpad is my favorite on any controller. Also I haven't noticed the bluetooth lag at all
they need to release the SD2 with an OLED display!
Notification bell 🔔
Notification gang!
Damn, I thought I was using my deck a ton and it was only 14% of my playtime.
That's the beauty - it serves different purposes for different people
Can we just appreciate how many times this guy changed Dbrand skins in this one video
I have the same bag, so much nicer than the original one! It also fits with the Killswitch case too which is nice.
I got my Deck in August of last year and I've loved it. I also play a lot of older games or indie games, so I haven't had many issues so far.
Currently, I have issues with Forza Horizon 4 freezing randomly, on certain games waking from sleep will cause the Deck to crash and restart, and some games randomly crash like Stardew Valley and Rimworld, both verified titles. Bluetooth controller lag is pretty severe in my experience and as such, I haven't docked my Deck often unless I'm using KB+M.
All in all, the Deck has been a literal game changer. I love being able to game anywhere. I have a 2021 Razer Blade 14 which makes gaming anywhere slightly less novel, but with the Deck, you don't have to be plugged into the wall to run at peak performance, nor do you have to worry about hauling peripherals around. I've been doing a Deck only play-through of Cyberpunk 2077 and it's been an absolute joy.
I have also setup my Deck so I can do almost all of my IT job from it! It's very versatile!
Just had mine for over 2 weeks. I play mainly rpgs (ffvii remake, etc) and fighting games (tekjen 7). Had all ina at lowest level. For the screen size, I hardly notice the lower screen res. So generally happy with it.
I don't play retro games or emulation games so just playing games being sold by Steam is an almost streamlined process.
Bluetooth audio is a hassle though. Using airpods pro 2 with the deck and it disconnects when opening a new game. You just have to reconnect it after the game launches and then everything works. Bearable lag.
What's the spaceship shooter you're playing @ 2:16?
I got my deck April 7th. I preordered within 7 mins of launch
Super great video btw
Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻
im a father so i love the pick up and put down of the steam deck, i have rarely left the house with the deck but find i have completed far more games being able to switch between systems. really need steam to allow deck to pc local downloads though
I think there are 3 experiences 1. Gaming at a fixed desk/couch on a largish display, 2. Play on the go (Steam Deck/Switch). 3. VR. After getting the PSVR2 I would sort the experience like this VR > SD > Fixed.
Hi love your videos, you should put some tags on the game being displayed, some of the footage looked very interesting but I have no idea how to look for those games. At least in the Dbrand ad I did not see tags like in the rest of the video.
Hey there - thanks for the comment. Yeah I normally have tags but I skipped it for the sponsored segment in order to put the focus on the Killswitch.
The main two games I showcased there were Drainus (shmup) and Haak (side scrolling Metroidvania). I like both games a ton.
@@FanTheDeck Thank you, I'll look them up!
I'm looking forward to a new steam deck with a more powerful apu. I am enjoying my steam deck currently and generally play it as often as my PS5 when I'm in the mood to game. But I do wonder if the newer models have better batteries.
I sure hope they'll have better batteries
Valve need to release an official SteamOS 3 ISO and a Steam Controller 2 based on the Deck's controls and then provide a free or subsidised bundle of the two to major OEMs to be pre-installed on desktops and laptops. Valve would certify SteamOS on the OEM hardware (though that might get tricky if the OEM uses hardware that doesn't yet have Linux drivers), but insist that SteamOS is a simple radio button option on the same page as the Windows version.
The combination of the ISO (for new DIY builds or for people switching away from Windows) and the SteamOS pre-installs could add a ton more SteamOS users and maybe persuade those hold-outs out there to at least support Proton (Linux will have to overtake the macOS gaming market share before devs would consider native Linux ports).
I got mine late January, and the steam and menu buttons are clicky and I don't have to search for em, but I haven't touched a launch unit to compare
I want Special K to work in Proton. I like that Valve added HDR somehow, but I'm not sure how to get it working in older games or indies that don't have native support. That's my number 1 feature request. That and a holographic popup screen ;p.
What a awesome thumbnail!
love it.
Heck yeah!
You should put the steam deck accessories guide video in the description
One thing I hope dbrand does is make an adapter that just holds SD cards. Then kick stand works but I would like something that would just slot in. Something just small enough so the steamdeck sits in the case and hold my micro SD cards
if you're worried about buying one because of steam releasing a better model, Valve still hasnt released an update to the Valve Index and its been almost 4 years now while still being a compelling purchase
Interesting that you put the Steam Deck the other way around in your TomToc as I do.😂
Want to purchase one before Ramadhan
I want to play Monster hunter Rise
Sick thumbnail man
2:17 what is name of this game?
I undervolted my Steam Deck and it is now running cooler and longer.
Undervolted it by -40mV on CPU and GPU. -45 or -50 also were possible but i feel safe with -40.
With -60 on cpu the frequency started dropping. Had gamecrashes with -55 on GPU when i manually set the GPU frequency to 1000mHz.
Do you plan to make a video for undervolting?
Can you elaborate on this further? What software or terminal command you used to achieve undervolting? Also, what is the overall power consumption when undervolted? Was this done on SteamOS?
@@universegaming1353 i will make a video with the results.
Search on youtube: Undervolting Steam Deck Guide
I bought mine because my pc could not play halo infinite campaign (no dx12). And i love it so far, its cheaper than building a new pc.
Perfect for emulation. And recent(for me) games like shadow of the Tomb raider/Resident Evil 2 run pretty dang good.
And older games like halo reach run absolutely fantastic and get more than four hours of battery life.
Its just perfect for the pc gamer that wants a console. The average console user might find it a bit fiddly to optimize settings for each game.
Love that thumbnail
would be great if they'd count offline time as well :-/ i have a feeling that big chunks are missing because i play offline quite a bit so the statistic how much time i spent on the deck isn't true 😕
That couch must suck if you chose to sit on the floor instead. Lol.
Great vid, I was wondering what game is that at 2:15 (looks like some kind of r-type like game)
That's Drainus - a lot of fun
whats the "gradius" like game you showed?
Currently watching this from a steam deck this thing is awesome the one slight complaint is for the software to improve for better performance even when I play my games all at the lowest setting it still drops in frame rate other than that it s an excelent console
I love my steamdeck.. But I have to join like somebody or I have to see it on hand because i be trying to watch videos and do certain things to get emulation stuff going is just hard..such as tryin to find out about where and what and how i come by these bios files and roms and iso and all that jazz...
Best Games for Steam Deck I have found are Hades and Vampire Survivor.
Great games on Deck 1000%
I'm new here and so lost. I have had it for about a week. Working just fine then suddenly I can't even get steam to function properly let alone run a game. IDK what to do. Any assistance would be great.
I think I had like 2 days that I haven't used my steam deck and that was because I burned my hand pretty bad and couldn't play. Once it went down after a couple days tho I powered thru. I missed it for those couple days tho!
Thinking of getting one
For me so far everything with the verified tag does work, but the playable tag is a very different story and I feel valve gives it our way to easily I've definitely had many games with the playable tag that either didn't work at all or took a lot to get working
mine came with a small dent in the fan and im not sure why
I'm excited for their Steam Deck 2 and I do believe AMD will give them a new APU for it, this one is already so powerful but I think it is not enough for AMD, cause it is a shared success and they want more
Ah man and i was just deciding last night if i want one. I think i can finally say I'm up for that 256GB model.
Just get the 64gb and upgrade the ssd, so much cheaper
Can you put the names of the games featured? For example at 2:47 I think I see some chicken following you ? What is that? Pigmin?
Nah, you did it perfectly, I see it now. Its name is Tinykin I think
I'm playing rdr2 on the steam deck and it's amazing, really good optimisation
Only two problems are the rockstar games launcher DRM and the water disappearing glitch
Edit: how did you make that thumbnail tho
I commissioned an artist to make the thumbnail! She did amazing work.
I still need to play through RDR2 time. No time like the present!
I like to play some AAA titles on the go like call of duty and hogwarts legacy. And more. Is the steamdeck right for me? Or should i better go for the ayaneo 2 with the 6800u?
So for Hogwarts legacy, it can play stable 800p low 30fps or even 720p with stable 40fps but for call of duty it depends on the games of the franchise
The thumbnail stole my attention 😂
11:04 I think the Steam Deck will be perfect for me, I have a high end gaming PC, any triple A game that I wish to run on ultra at 60+ fps I will play there... BUT I want from my steam deck to play old games, PS2 games, Nintendo games and other emulators. From what I have seen online its gonna be perfect, I cant wait to boot up NFS Most Wanted 2005 first on the go first!
P.S. Waiting for delivery! Picked the 64GB one, first a sim card, then dock, then a wireless mechanical keyboard(have a mouse already and Sony XM3 headset that I can use the 3.5mm plug) then a SSD upgrade... I'm giddy with excitement just thinking about tinkering with the steam deck!
Yess!!! Welcome to club. Can't wait to hear what you think
I own a game from 2006 that plays just fine on the ste deck but I can't get the Wii version to run on my switch. That's my #1 love for PC gaming.
Speaking of 2006 the 360bwad out and it could download games while asleep as with all modern systems and even cellphones so wtf Valve.
Have you gone back to Returnal at all? I hope that with patches it can be optimized to b a decent experience (similar to Hogwarts Legacy)
So should I stick to a custom built pc im use 2 windows anyway
Handheld + Linux, what else do I need?