How I use my Steam Deck
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 มิ.ย. 2024
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What I use with my Steam deck (affiliate):
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🔌 Long charging cable (usb-c to usb-c):
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⚡️ 45w charging brick:
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🎮 Controllers I use with steam deck:
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🎹 Wireless keyboard (also works great with mac, can connect to mac and steam deck at the same time and switches with one button push)
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🪑sit/stand desk:
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I literally bought my steam deck so I could chill next to my GF on the couch. Honestly can't think of a better way to use it.
right?? so nice
Nah bro, THIS THIS THIS. To be able to be around a loved one who has different tastes to you (watches crap) but wanting to be in her space whilst not being mind numbingly bored while she's doing her thing haha
She lets you do that? Shitty girlfriend
This!! I dont even use my deck outside of the house, only when in go on holidays. Besides that i just chill in the sofa or on my terrace catching a sun and having a blast.
bro you are winning at life :D
I play in bed almost exclusively. Its so comforting, i can no longer be bothered to sit in my padded office chair at the beefy desktop. Comfort is king
Same brotha 💪🤝
Same
my neck hurts looking down versus against my headrest at my desk
How are you positioned?
Either it's uncomfortable to hold for me or my arms fall asleep.
Are you sitting in bed playing?
@@Woupsme yeah I just lay on my back with a couple pillows behind my head at a very slight incline, then I just rest my elbows on the bed straight up in the air at a 90° angle. Sometimes I push my fat belly out and rest it on my stomach as well to give my hands or arms to break, but for the most part it's very comfortable because I've built strength In My arms by doing this over time. I remember when I first got it thinking it was way too heavy but I enjoyed playing it so much that I did it anyway and now it's just seems easy and normal
Same here playing on the couch. Either my partner is watching something while I play next to her on the couch, or we both have a game on the TV in the background while playing the Deck on the couch. THE BEST! 🤓🕹️
Love that!
I remember in college playing Mario Kart 64 on 4 way split screen on a 13" CRT TV in the dorm.
gottta break out that magnifying glass lol
I’ve only had a SD for about a week, but easily the most time I’ve spent on it (as well as my Switch for since I’ve had it) is on the couch with my wife and son home so I don’t have to hog up the tv
I do the same thing except both my wife and I got a steam deck so our son could have the tv and play with his toys.
Even in unwanted days such as sick days, the sd might come in handy.
Play my Steam Deck while cooking all the time!! Super underrated
I appreciate the authenticity with your answers. Im subbing.
I work for a tv station/studio and my favorite way of using my steam deck is in between shoots where i would sit in my techbooth waiting for something to happen. Even my boss took an interest in what i was playing. Im super happy how versatile the steam deck is ❤
you talk so good about both legion go and steam deck that ill end up buying a Legion deck
Here's what I do with my deck that i find the most value : 1. while waiting at the airport and during flight. 2. While doing laundry 3. While taking a poopoo 4. Playing games on bed
I herd SD is so large its really awkward to pull out on the plane or bus. Sadly don't know where I could give it a try for myself before buying one.
@@xImanewbi3x not a big deal for me, but yeah some people find it too big, but in my case it doesn't matter
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#1 this thing is killing my time when the power goes out due to russian attacks. hello from Ukraine. big up Gabe and all Valve for making it really
I grew up playing a lot of games on handhelds, and one thing I always enjoyed about handhelds was the freedom they gave you. I don’t travel a lot personally, but I still like having a solution to take my games wherever I go and not being bound to a computer desk. I still play on my desktop, but I mostly use it for games that either don’t run very well on the Steam Deck or are just better suited for a desktop setup.
Awesome video man - totally agree on the couch Decking. It’s a lot of the same feelings as console playing but obviously with my PC library, and to some extent, being able to keep the TV off in the mornings just creates a more relaxing atmosphere as well.
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Hey thank you so much 🥲
Having been a portable gamer since GameBoy (I'm 41), I bought the Steam Deck to play because I didn't have a dedicated PC and at the time, couldn't find a PS5. Fast forward now a couple years, I have a nice gaming PC that I do all my photo editing on, as well as gaming, and we finally got that PS5. My most use case at this point has been, just as you described; sitting on the couch while my wife watches a show or plays another game. When I travel, I always take the Steam Deck and my iPad mini, because I like reading, at it's my main ereader. So, it's not weird at all.
Perfect example: Last night I was playing my game on the PC. My wife came home. I grabbed the deck and sat on the couch and she watched a show. I get my gaming in and she doesn't sit there bored. It's really a great relationship tool... 😛
I use my deck mainly for retrogaming and I love it.
Same mainly ps2 and GameCube games for nostalgia purposes
Well, there would be lighter and better solutions for this. And I love my Steam Deck.
@@jjtheman523does it handle ps2 games very well because that’s my childhood and I have a lot of PS2 games
@@TakeAchance365 I’d say about 90% of the ps2 library runs moderate to very well from my experience
I just got one I didnt realize how much better emulation is for me on the deck
I just got a preowned steamdeck for 200 euro.
Pretty happy about the price :)
Already bought a 1tb corsair mini and Arctic cooling paste, the idea is to speed it up and freshen it up a little.
Do you recommend replacing fan (or recommend anything else) while Im still opening up the device?
Steam deck on the toilet. I never felt so seen
After you said you use your projector with your Deck and I saw your Alex Grey book, I subbed. You're me somehow; everything you do, I do! Except I get carsick unfortunately... it's a real bummer, actually. The only tip I would give you is that if you like using a controller, the touchpads on the Dualshock/Dualsense controllers work so well for Steam Input they far outclass the Xbox controller for Steam Deck. Anything I change on my deck controls can be mirrored on my PS4 controller (minus touch input on the sticks, but I almost never bother with that).
You did great job. Like your video
Thank you so much!
Would be cool to see a list or better yet a video of your favorite games to play local co op / competetive multiplayer on steam deck 👍🏻
You got it :)
I do have the same guilty feeling ! First time I hear someone talking about it 😮❤
I might be in minority but I use my steam deck as laptop replacement in dock mode (my laptop is a 7 years old one with gtx970m).
On top of that I play on it games from my backlog. A few times a year when I’m visiting family I have an old 22” (1650x1050, 16:10 aspect ratio display) and additional controller and older games or indies work fine.
For a less demanding games (shapezIO and Opus Magnum I user 1440p display and mouse and keyboard in dock mode)
I’m happy with this device for the price I paid.
how many times you fold the SD before you wipe?
Would you share your list of couch games you play with friends?
I am still waiting for it to arrive any recommended games that work well on the steam deck
Great video man, what mic do you use? Is it raw input or do you have a mixamp or a digital interface to edit the audio
its the sure sm7 or somethign like that, and nah i'm going straight into my phone, simple as can be (i know it could sound a lot better but i like to keep things easy)
@@sam.alexander.reviews it sounds great man thanks for the reply!
All kinds of links in the description, no projector though! That is such a sick idea which projector do you use, and what's your setup like? Do they have hdmi these days? Bluetooth? I'd love to do that!
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Loving my Deck. Just wondering, in your 'Bug Out Pack', don't you bring a backup charger for the Deck as well?
yeah i keep a small battery bank in there, i just forgot to pull it out
@@sam.alexander.reviews Nice! And you can charge and play your deck at the same time with this battery bank?
My girl works a different schedule than me. It’s so nice when I’m not tired to be in bed and still be able to do what I want to do and still be next to her side
That was my main reason for getting a Switch a few years ago. I just had no gaming time because I have a wife and kids and could never play what I wanted to. The steam deck was an obvious upgrade to that and it's pretty much exactly how I use it 90% of the time.
Had since the 1st shipment from Valve, currently its just a chill device when my dogs are outside in the backyard chilling with the family. Suggestion get a pair of Xreal glasses or similar, it will change it even more.
Lol I also have the ready to go bag full of controllers and an usb hub for when I bring my deck to friends houses
I use it as a tool for relaxing after a long day. I have a collection of my favorite books (I've read 12 of them). I adore my steam deck as much as I adore my books. My books are for exercising my mind, my steam deck is for relaxing my mind.
Man actually is waiting in the kitchen for his food to cook 🍳 .
was saving long time for a deck, was gonna buy 64gb model, but then just before my first flight, valve released the oled one so had to save even more. Now got the deck oled and main ways i use is just in bed or in school or just regular play on couch. also watch youtube and movies a lot on it. It basicly replaced the need to bring my whole laptop when im going out for the weekend and so. BTW get a protective case. I got the Killswitch one and it feels very weird to be without it when im so used to it.
Man the joys of being young and free to play when you want. I’m 34 with a family and get maybe half hour to an hour to play a day.
I feel that! After the wife and kids have settled, house chores are done and work is finished I have 30 mins to play late at night before I nod off on the couch.
@@sickboy252030 minutes is not much time, what kind of games do you play?
@@phatplatesmortal kombat 1, cyberpunk 2077 and Dead Island 2 as of recent.
What backpack is that? I need one like that for my steam deck.
I have started to take my SD to work and put games like Planet Crafter running and generating that GTi and checking that my character does not die from lacking food/water.
2:33 how do you play the deck in the car? You don't get motion sick? I barely can watch a video on my phone while in the car
i grew up reading in the car on road trips and i guess i just got lucky, i can get motion sick if its a fast paced FPS in the car, but i just avoid those
How did you get 7 hrs on the deck in the car?
@@wasdw246 car charging port
@wasdw246 and also you're not gonna spend 100% of that time to play the deck, there might be 1-3hour downtime of just chilling
I am pretty hyped for the rog ally x
Hyped? It's just a minor revamp of the ROG Ally. The only major update could have been achieved with a battery pack and a longer cable. And it hopefully doesn't roast SD cards anymore.
@fairphoneuser9009 there's more stuff more ram, more hd space, extra usb port, I think u can add a full size m.2 hd now. If they truly fixed the sd card then it will be great, otherwise it will flop again
@@KrazyKrzysztof Yeah, those improvements are nice, but still nothing to be really hyped.
@@fairphoneuser9009 It will be the best handheld device if they get it right. the hype is obvious.
I like to use it to stream my playstation 5 and cloud play xbox games. I just think the games looks amazing on the oled screen.
All valid reasons why I want a Steam Deck. I don't like sitting at my PC desk anymore to play my games. I wanna lay downnn or sit on the couch
I use mine with a dock to record videos portabily. I put obs on it and my webcam and usb mic work great.
I have a ps5 and series X. My steam deck has become my main console. Havent touched the others in 6 months lol
Same dood haven't switched my PS5 or Xbox on since I got the Steam Deck
I have beefy gaming pc and for a while my sd was collecting dust but i tried to stream from pc to sd once and I would say that 60% of my gaming sessions became 60 fps ultra settings stream from pc to sd. Highly recommend 👍
Same! Especially for me that I play like most people mentioned, either while cooking, or on the couch with the wife while she plays her games or watches tv. I exclusively stream as long as I am home and can enjoy full graphics and high FPS
So, how are you playing Black Ops zombie in split screen? Emulator?
steam deck is an incomplete device, but i do hope with the steam deck 2 they put more power in it, bigger screen, vrr, better battery life and a portable gpu. i have the onexplayer pro 2 with the portable gpu, and i also have a portable power station to pump juice in them to keep playing when outside
Your main reason is exactly why I love my Deck. I can play games while my wife watches tv. Even if we’re doing different things, we’re still together in the same room. It makes a big difference.
At home, I play on consoles .
Outside or traveling on the steam deck oled 😊
One of the only problems for me is not a deck issue, but a game issue. So many games have bad forms of drm that make playing a game offline impossible sometimes. Like, why do we need a wifi connection to boot up and play the story mode for need for speed, star wars, and call of duty? Other than that, it feels nice having something i can switch between a couch setup, desktop setup, and handheld setup
The AR glasses are insane with the SD Oled. I thought they wouldnt look nice because you already have to drop the graphics and then it might drain battery, but man was I wrong. Not onoy do games look amazing on my Rokid glasses but the battery life is barely drained by the glasses.
so close to my mark on having enough to get a steam deck, im in the uk but getting it from the US storefront then have it sent to me, the 512gb version is around £250+ or less, i know it'll be worth it
How do you decide what to play? My main issue is that I get the free time/want to play but never know what game I should play.
*You don't*
I haven't figured it out myself either rip
if you dont know what to play, just pick one at random ☝️
Yeah, pick one, check if it works on deck, start playing it, give it some time to check if you are having fun, if so just play. If not next day try another one.
I bought a steam deck just cause I’m a big fan of handhelds and the fact I can play console and pc games anywhere in the house or at my homies house if I want but I always connect a controller cause I don’t ever wanna mess up the joysticks or buttons
By „cooking“ you mean heating up. You can’t cook and play on the steam deck at the same time 😂
How do you connect 4 controllers when doing split screen? And what controllers you use?
just pair 4 controllers, you can use anything, i prefer the feel of xbox controllers so i have 4 of those, but PS controllers work great too
What settings do you use for Elden ring?
i have a video on it but mostly lows and medium
My SD has replaced my laptop as a go to pc. I dock it to tv to watch movies or play games. Or i couch game. All my emulators and roms are there too and when i am travelling, I can take the complete experience with me. I no longer need to carry that huge bulky gaming laptop with massive charger.
Can you use it as a pc and use other apps like word or something like that
@@donoffitness2892 in Linux u have multiple word and Excel editors and for video editing, dan vinci resolve works great. If u want to run any windows app, Proton works flawlessly for most. It took me a little time to get used to Linux but now I have no reason to go back to windows.
There's a web browser version of Word, that should work on the Steam Deck.
after so many hours the battery still works normally, and how do you charge it, I mean what percentage do you charge it at?
i charge it to 100%, and yes mine is still working normally but i mostly use the OLED these days and it has a much newer battery
Almost 2 years of having mines. However, I converted it to fully Windows 11 after a week of using it. I can play any games. I play on my monitor and in bed while my wife is doing her homework.
In my case I've done exactly this but with the legion go
I play docked 90% of the time, but the rest of the time I will either take it on the go or I can dock at a friend's with few screen setup issues.
I use mine when I am laying on my bed almost exclusively
6:49 I'd love to know what combination of cables you use thats long enough to allow you to connect your steamdeck to a tv while still holding it in your hand 😭
just a really long HDMI cord, i think 15ft
I use it with the PS5 . Tons of fun. So what i mean is that i play ps 5 games on my steam deck
I have fought with myself for like since the release of the steam deck "should i buy it"? I havent decided yet, i'm 16 and soon turn 17 in october and i had a summerjob where i got bout 660€ for 3 weeks of working, i have asked from my parents if i should buy it but they have said that it would be a waste of my money. I would really like a handheld console for a bus trip or something like that when im not home. I already have a pretty powerful pc, so that is one reason why i'm not sure if i should buy it. And the second reason is that i don't move away from home very much.i usually just stay home and play games on my pc. Even tho the deck would give me the option to play while hanging out with my friends or while being outside. I would really like to get a honest opinion that if i should or shouldn't buy steam deck. If i should, tell me what version of the deck.
Wait playing the handheld nativity on your couch isn’t the #1 way to play?
I love desktop gaming on the deck.
ah the old issue of splitscreen
"I got 4 people playing and i can't see shit on my crt"
hahaha exactly
Split screen was great but everyone screen cheats like crazy and acts like they would never
@@donniedarko4497 Me? No! Never!
@@TurtleSauceGaming 😃
I bought the deck because I have a 2 year old and I was only able to get access to the tv at like 11.30 at night. I have done more gaming in the last 8 months than I have done in the last 4 years 😂
This was going to be the year that I finally built my first proper gaming PC, but I’ve been thinking about getting a Steam Deck instead. While I know I’d be getting much better performance with a desktop, the handheld capability is enough of an upside, for me personally, that I don’t mind the drawbacks.
I’ve played games on 9 fps at 800x600, in the past. I can live with getting “only” 30-40 in a game like Elden Ring. Especially if it means being able to play Elden Ring wherever I want.
If it's mostly just games then it's a solid choice. However, If you're gonna need it to do more than just games, then there is a lot to take into consideration.
goat deck
What dongle you have?
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I use my steam deck everywhere I am able to that’s why I got it a handheld pc to play games I want to play I 2 getting bored with my switch bc nothing good was coming out and I already had all the games I wanted and completed those so i got the oled steam deck and haven’t looked back at my switch since
I bought my deck as well to just chill out with my wife in the same rom. Now I bought another one 'cause she's playing my deck more than I do lol.
I always thought putting ads between videos was stupid because who’s going to buy a product just because of that? But hey, I just ordered this Ugreen 2-in-1 Qi2 charger, so I guess I'm the idiot at the end of the day. Haha!
I saw another TH-camr make a good point, I can’t remember who it was though, but they said “The Steam Deck is great for busy gamers”. And it seems like it couldn’t be more true.
yeah honestly i find the steam deck very useful when i need to leave the house and know i will have some time to play or when i wanna just play something chill on the couch. other than that, most games i play required mouse and kb and i just can't plug this thing into my 4k tv and play with upscaling and 30 fps knowing i have a 3080 ti on my desktop just ready to go. And why would i plug my steam deck onto my monitor at my home when i have a desktop ? Makes no sense unless it's ur only gaming machine. The steam deck is great at what it tries to be, a handheld portable gaming device, but i feel that ppl wanna make everything with it, it just doesn't feel right.
Playing games in bed is a game changer
How are you connecting 4 controllers to the dock? I’m not seeing enough ports
You can connect 4 controllers using bluetooth.
OR if you have the official xbox to pc usb dongle - connect 4 official xbox controllers to that 1 usb dongle. Just plug the dongle on the dock.
bluetooth! you can pair a bunch of them
Steam deck is nice until i realised this problems. For exámple mk1 always upgrading… if you uses Your sd Card you cant upgrade and if you are not connected to internet also cant play. Any idea?
hmm i'm not familiar with it
I just cant wait to be able to play my PC games at my friends house without lugging around my actual PC.
Whats the Zombie game at 3:35?
World war z
@@sam.alexander.reviews looks sick!! Thanks mate!!
Interessting..im using mine for the complete opposite. I dont travel much and if i do..its mostly music or reading on other devices like kindle. At home i got nothing much to do like "making a youtube vid"..i rather lay on my couch and play on the deck instead of sitting in front of my gaming rig...and when i need to go..sure take it with me and sit an extra minute. But thats also probably because i never bought a gaming console. (Except PS1 and the first xbox) All my games are in steam anyways...so its the pefect single couch console for me with features that make it a real console for tv/projector with friends when needed or even a little linux computer. Steam Deck is a total win..hope they dont ruin it..
Playing games while the other person drives is a violation of the prime directive of being in the navigator seat! You have to keep the driver alert and awake and on course.
Any burn in?
22 fps on helldivers 2 is crazy
1:12 was... was that your thumb...? thats like 90 degrees...??
Is a birth defect
We need Steam Deck Local Play like with Nintendo DS Lokal Mario Kart :)
lets do it up!
I bought it since it isn't loud like my ps4, and i don't have to get out of bed
I got tired of steam and installed windows on it. 😔 So much better lol. Now I have 2TB of space and can install any game I want with no limitations. Oh I installed steam also so both of both worlds.
Can you share your steam games
I’ll work on a video!
What is that for a zombie Game?
world war z~
Man I’m not the only one that feels guilty for playing games! I dunno why I do, it’s my choice I have no other commitments other than grown up shit.
The reason i wanna buy a steam deck is to spend more time besides my gf while she watches her silly korean shows lmao.
regular size tv? isn't that like 75 inch? lol
I honestly don't understand people saying they play on their phone or handheld on the toilet. If you are on the toilet long enough to necessitate playing a video game then that means you are chronically constipated, which is a serious medical malady. You need to focus on changing your eating habits to a healthy diet much more than worrying about being entertained on the toilet. Seriously, it should never take more than a few minutes to pass a normal stool, which certainly isn't long enough to even boot up a game.
When u have kids and a wife, the toilet becomes way more then a place to take a shit. It’s the place where no one disturbs u, a place where u can get in zen modus, it becomes a cocoon.
no reaction only toilet...
My wife use it in bed, and outisde on the balcony while she smokes.