The Steam Deck has been hands down the best gaming device I've ever owned. I've had my LCD one for almost 2 years now and have installed over 400 games from almost all the old gen consoles from SNES up to PS3. Hell, I was even able to emulate Windows 98 so I can play games from when I was 6 years old (I'm 36 now), games that I never thought I'd even see again, let alone play again. It's crazy what this thing can do. If I were to upgrade to a Steam Deck 2 OLED, that would probably be my last gaming device, and I would only want that one to be able to play more PS3 games and FF7 Rebirth when it comes to Steam eventually.
How did you emulate Windows? I can play pretty much all my childhood games, including The Sims 1 (I'm one year older than you), but the one game I have troubles with is Gangsters 2. It's now a freeware game, I try installing it through Lutris but I always get the SystemChecker notification and then the installation stops cause it's unable to check the system. Do you think there's any solution to this problem? I love my Steam Deck. It's everything I've ever wanted
I find it hard to blame the Deck hardware when the newest AAA games don't run well. Generally most of the games are unoptimized to begin with and don't run great on full desktop PCs too
just got my steam deck oled 2 days ago and I'm more than satisfied. Most of my games average 30+ fps on high setting + the emulation capabilities are just sooo good!!! Great video:)
Steam deck is your grand dad that is well versed in everything although he's not the best, but you still think he's the best because he shares everything with you.
I got my Steam Deck earlier this month, and have been loving it. Only about 50 hours of gaming so far (35 of which being my first Elden Ring playthrough). The main reason I decided to buy this, over a regular desktop computer, was the simplicity and the console-like experience. I’ve been playing exclusively on PC since around 2011 when I made my Steam account, and while it is my preferred platform for gaming, I’ll admit that I am still utterly clueless when it comes to understanding PC components. I have tried - I have made a legitimate effort - to learn about parts, but I still struggle with it. I still have no idea how the hell you tell the difference between different models, or figuring out how good something is compared to a game’s recommended specs on its store page. That’s why it appealed to me: Valve took all of that hassle away and allowed you to be able to play games on PC like you would a console. The Steam Deck isn’t simply a PC in the shape of a Switch, it is a device built and formatted specifically _for_ video games. And that just works better for me.
Got my LCD Deck July ‘22. Had some amazing times with it but also for months didn’t pick up. But this last year it’s been my go to console/PC due to the Xbox/PS streaming apps (non official) within my house. I cannot stop buying games off CDKeys for less than a £5. It’s become my addiction 😂 Just sold my 512 LCD Deck last night and today the LE White arrives. The extra battery is a must and the OLED screen will be an even better experience. Never thought at 45 I’d be hand held gaming More than my consoles/PC.
Same here. I pre ordered the OLED on Oct 2022, got it sometime after, bought one game for it and never picked it up again until last month of this year. I’ve been replaying RDR2 on it and im addicted. I have a switch that i dont pick up and i have plenty of games for xbox and ps5 that are still in the shrink wrap. The Steam deck has actually revived my love for gaming. I play it 75-80% of the time now when im gaming but on the times im not , im actually going back and playing those games on other platforms again. I ordered the LE white version of it and should be getting this Saturday 🤞. Im also waiting until black friday to pick up a Anker power bank so i can play while at work ( i get a lot of downtime 😂). Good luck with yours
@ I’ve just been playing RDR2 for the last few weeks as well. Bought it on my Xbox One X. And hardly okayed it. The Steam Deck sale last year for £8 had to be done but still sat there not been played. What a game and the SD is the perfect couch handheld. My Switch was turned on for Zelda but got bored with the building elements tbh. Now it’s again not been turned on. I still pant my consoles and PC but the SD has the majority of my time. On long flights it’s mega. Enjoy it pal and a man after my heart
i got my steamdeck last month, its been the best gaming purchase ive had for a while, and ive bought almost everything i can get my hands on, im going on a long trip in a few months, and thanks to the deck i will not miss any monster hunter gametime with my boys!!
I bought the lcd at launch loved it, bought a rog ally z1 extreme and that thing was garbage absolutely hated it so bought the deck oled and love it just like my lcd deck.
When you don't really own ROG ally extreme I have lcd steam deck and bought ally extreme.. games work better just look how monster hunter wilds beta works and lags for steam deck stop with your lies steam deck is old and having a hard time playing new AAA games, the only suck with rog is battery life.
How's your OLED's battery health doing at this point? Rarely see what people say about their battery capacity percentages after a year or so of playing on it.
Just looked at my battery health. its at 100% with the last charge being 51.97 Wh. 1.97 Wh over the 50Wh the deck is rated for. after 11 months of use. i wouldnt really worry about the battery with the oled. been using it every single day charging it randomly when its between 30-60% and also keeping it plugged in for hrs and using it as a secondary display while i work.
I'm going to pick up a steam deck soon! Unfortunately I can't afford the oled or an actual good laptop or pc, But the LCD Model seems basically the exact same besides battery life and the screen
I found this video because I don't know if I should buy the SD OLED or an Ally Z1 Extreme, despite all the drawbacks from Asus. I'm a fan of Monster Hunter franchise and I play Fortnite a lot with my friends, but I want to play the insane backlog that I have in my gaming accounts, specially Steam and Epic Games, but sometimes I ditch my gaming PC after work because I'm tired.
For a first handheld, Steam Deck Oled is still the best choice or should I choose Lenovo Legion GO Or Rog Ally? I have many games on many platforms, not only just on steam. And would like to play ghost of tsushima or black myth wukong.
I was considering getting a Steam Deck, and even though it was cheaper than the Ally X, I still went with the Ally X. I like having the extra power available from the X, the compatibility from Windows without needing to pay extra for it, and I can still get everything from a Steam Deck by installing Bazzite. I upgraded to a 4TB SSD anyway, so I have more than enough room for an extra OS.
Literally watched a hundred videos trying to decide on not just buying a SD but should it be a steamdeck OLED (money isn’t growing on trees near me), should I buy a used deck off kijiji? And should I finish my switch backlog before even considering the purchase!? Also - with a steam sale likely days away and knowing I’ll be buying a deck (I’m not remotely married to Nintendo) should I create an account and look for sales!?
That's the sad thing. It's not a technical issue at all. It's pure politics on wether or not the publisher feels like supporting it. Practically every anti cheat works perfectly and easy with proton. Games like Halo MCC, battlebit remastered, elden ring, dead by daylight, and vampire the masquerade bloodhunt to name a few. It's just devs refusing to support it. Which is a real shame. Valve put in the work for these anti cheats to work and they definitely do. Many Devs just don't care sadly.
The Steam Deck is a great Handheld PC. But I still believe the Legion Go and the Rog Ally are better handheld PC's. But that's just my opinion. And I had all 3 Handheld PC's. And you still can't play every Steam game on the Steam Deck. Games like COD 6 Black Ops won't work on the Deck because of Anti Cheat. But great video.
Windows Modern Standby strikes again!!! Also the fact that you said a windows device is for tinkerers and a Linux device ‘just works’ is a wild place for the world to be.
The Steam Deck requires as much tinkering as any other PC handheld. Any games you want to play outside of steam requires tinkering. If you need to change versions of proton to get a game to work, that too classifies as tinkering. Its actually easier to navigate Windows Desktop than Steam OS desktop.
The dichotomy of the American consumer. "The hardware and performance of the Steam Desk isn't the best! I want a refresh every year!" vs. "I love that developers can pre-deliver settings for their games because they have a known target to optimize for. It makes the gaming experience so much better!" Valve: "We hear you and yes the SD will get a hardware refresh about every 5 years. You're welcome!"
While I can agree on almost all points and when I got rog ally x with 4Tb and dualboot, I can't imagine myself going back to my SD -.-. I understand that that's somewhat more money for rog +m.2 but man oh man, is that a beast!
To be fair Sony is always out of stock on sticks because it's priced low enough that scalpers buy them out as soon as they come in stock. A good strategy is to check every Tuesday morning. They seem too restock every couple months on Tuesdays.
yeah scalpers are annoying for sure. i will say though, if sony wanted to do something about it they easily could, because they have no problem keeping their controllers in stock, i have no doubt if they wanted to manufacturer 2x (or even 10x) the joysticks they easily could, they're just choosing not to.
If you haven't bought a Steam Deck yet. Don't. I could not in good conscience recommend someone buy a Steam Deck if they want to play modern day games on it. In 2025, I predict, at most, half of AAA titles released that year will run on the Deck. My recommendation is buy the Ally X or wait until the next revision of PC gaming Handhelds.
I have the LCD variant good for other games but with AAA games specially the new one I play it mostly on my Rog ally extreme the regular ally sucks don't even buy that.
You actually hit on a weird issue. Why don't devs make a Z1E profile? All the major handhelds use it. Yet they preset for the outdated steam deck that is literally one device.
For most this is true b/c you are spoon fed content, but the results are diminished. The ceiling is low. All the work is done for you. It’s almost the only option for console gamers who show up & know nothing about pcs & how operating systems function. But you know what they say. I took the road less traveled & it made all the difference. There is stuff on the market better than this. No just a little better, but way better. As if the dream deck is a Nintendo switch vs other things that are like ps5 pros.
Fair enough but for someone who doesn’t want to spend more than I need to, which one is comparable and plays well with Steam catalogue and doesn’t have Windows 11? Genuinely asking because I’m trying to decide.
Or…the steam deck is perfect for people like me as well, who already have a beast of a gaming pc and just want a companion deal for it. I play all the AAA games on my pc but I can go lay next to my wife and chill on the steam deck. I had a legion go and hates it bc I don’t want to optimize every game for casual content
While that is true, I feel like the Steam Deck is the best value for your money though. You'd have a hard time finding a gaming PC for $400 at the same performance.
you do realize that steam deck games are universal right? And if you had a handheld gaming windows pc & a windows laptop that you could share the storage in which those steam games are installed upon with no extra downloads? You are burning through god knows how much money to install all those games on separate micro SD cards so they can play on a steam deck & then whatever you pay for storage on that windows pc when you could have 1 piece of storage for every device you own. I do have a steam deck, but w/ windows installed, & I have a legion go & a one x player & 3 Aya Neos & a V3 tablet. That’s 7 devices but all you need is one storage device with Steam games installed on them & you can share it with all 7 of those devices. It’s really a poor investment if you own any windows pc device to also rock a steam deck with Linux.
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The Steam Deck has been hands down the best gaming device I've ever owned. I've had my LCD one for almost 2 years now and have installed over 400 games from almost all the old gen consoles from SNES up to PS3. Hell, I was even able to emulate Windows 98 so I can play games from when I was 6 years old (I'm 36 now), games that I never thought I'd even see again, let alone play again. It's crazy what this thing can do. If I were to upgrade to a Steam Deck 2 OLED, that would probably be my last gaming device, and I would only want that one to be able to play more PS3 games and FF7 Rebirth when it comes to Steam eventually.
Sounds like you've really gotten a lot out of your current Deck!
How did you emulate Windows? I can play pretty much all my childhood games, including The Sims 1 (I'm one year older than you), but the one game I have troubles with is Gangsters 2. It's now a freeware game, I try installing it through Lutris but I always get the SystemChecker notification and then the installation stops cause it's unable to check the system. Do you think there's any solution to this problem?
I love my Steam Deck. It's everything I've ever wanted
I find it hard to blame the Deck hardware when the newest AAA games don't run well. Generally most of the games are unoptimized to begin with and don't run great on full desktop PCs too
just got my steam deck oled 2 days ago and I'm more than satisfied. Most of my games average 30+ fps on high setting + the emulation capabilities are just sooo good!!! Great video:)
Steam deck is your grand dad that is well versed in everything although he's not the best, but you still think he's the best because he shares everything with you.
Haha, that's a great way to put it! :D
I got my Steam Deck earlier this month, and have been loving it. Only about 50 hours of gaming so far (35 of which being my first Elden Ring playthrough).
The main reason I decided to buy this, over a regular desktop computer, was the simplicity and the console-like experience. I’ve been playing exclusively on PC since around 2011 when I made my Steam account, and while it is my preferred platform for gaming, I’ll admit that I am still utterly clueless when it comes to understanding PC components. I have tried - I have made a legitimate effort - to learn about parts, but I still struggle with it. I still have no idea how the hell you tell the difference between different models, or figuring out how good something is compared to a game’s recommended specs on its store page.
That’s why it appealed to me: Valve took all of that hassle away and allowed you to be able to play games on PC like you would a console. The Steam Deck isn’t simply a PC in the shape of a Switch, it is a device built and formatted specifically _for_ video games. And that just works better for me.
Ordered my first steam deck on monday (got the limited edition white one) and cant wait to try it after selling my switch oled a few yeara ago
Me too. Should be getting here by Saturday. 💯🍻
You should make a video on coop games on the steam deck
i second this comment
This channel was the tipping point that got me to get my oled, i got it in may and its easily teatering on my most used gaming device
Got my LCD Deck July ‘22. Had some amazing times with it but also for months didn’t pick up. But this last year it’s been my go to console/PC due to the Xbox/PS streaming apps (non official) within my house. I cannot stop buying games off CDKeys for less than a £5. It’s become my addiction 😂
Just sold my 512 LCD Deck last night and today the LE White arrives. The extra battery is a must and the OLED screen will be an even better experience. Never thought at 45 I’d be hand held gaming
More than my consoles/PC.
Same here. I pre ordered the OLED on Oct 2022, got it sometime after, bought one game for it and never picked it up again until last month of this year. I’ve been replaying RDR2 on it and im addicted. I have a switch that i dont pick up and i have plenty of games for xbox and ps5 that are still in the shrink wrap. The Steam deck has actually revived my love for gaming. I play it 75-80% of the time now when im gaming but on the times im not , im actually going back and playing those games on other platforms again. I ordered the LE white version of it and should be getting this Saturday 🤞. Im also waiting until black friday to pick up a Anker power bank so i can play while at work ( i get a lot of downtime 😂). Good luck with yours
@ I’ve just been playing RDR2 for the last few weeks as well. Bought it on my Xbox One X. And hardly okayed it. The Steam Deck sale last year for £8 had to be done but still sat there not been played. What a game and the SD is the perfect couch handheld. My Switch was turned on for Zelda but got bored with the building elements tbh. Now it’s again not been turned on. I still pant my consoles and PC but the SD has the majority of my time. On long flights it’s mega. Enjoy it pal and a man after my heart
i got my steamdeck last month, its been the best gaming purchase ive had for a while,
and ive bought almost everything i can get my hands on,
im going on a long trip in a few months, and thanks to the deck i will not miss any monster hunter gametime with my boys!!
I'm looking into buying one, treating myself as a christmas present, this video got suggested at the right time
I bought the lcd at launch loved it, bought a rog ally z1 extreme and that thing was garbage absolutely hated it so bought the deck oled and love it just like my lcd deck.
for me it’s other way around 😂
When you don't really own ROG ally extreme I have lcd steam deck and bought ally extreme.. games work better just look how monster hunter wilds beta works and lags for steam deck stop with your lies steam deck is old and having a hard time playing new AAA games, the only suck with rog is battery life.
In every aspect, rog ally is superior to LCD. Even lcd have a terrible battery life.
Regular Ally is bad my friend have it and he sold it to buy the extreme version
@@jcc4543 extreme can buy less than 400€ open box for that money it's worth it
How's your OLED's battery health doing at this point? Rarely see what people say about their battery capacity percentages after a year or so of playing on it.
ohh i'll check into it and maybe make a video on it if its useful info
For the most part it seems to still be above the rated 50Wh for me. Currently sitting at 51WH even after 10 months.
Still on 100 after 1 year
My oled battery is still great, about a year later. Holding steady.
Just looked at my battery health. its at 100% with the last charge being 51.97 Wh. 1.97 Wh over the 50Wh the deck is rated for. after 11 months of use. i wouldnt really worry about the battery with the oled. been using it every single day charging it randomly when its between 30-60% and also keeping it plugged in for hrs and using it as a secondary display while i work.
I'm going to pick up a steam deck soon! Unfortunately I can't afford the oled or an actual good laptop or pc, But the LCD Model seems basically the exact same besides battery life and the screen
I found this video because I don't know if I should buy the SD OLED or an Ally Z1 Extreme, despite all the drawbacks from Asus. I'm a fan of Monster Hunter franchise and I play Fortnite a lot with my friends, but I want to play the insane backlog that I have in my gaming accounts, specially Steam and Epic Games, but sometimes I ditch my gaming PC after work because I'm tired.
For a first handheld, Steam Deck Oled is still the best choice or should I choose Lenovo Legion GO Or Rog Ally? I have many games on many platforms, not only just on steam. And would like to play ghost of tsushima or black myth wukong.
I use the steam deck for emulation and game back log, and it is great for that. Getting the min of 2 hrs gameplay makes it simple and easy to use
Thank you for helping me justify my purchase!
You're welcome, enjoy your new device!
I was considering getting a Steam Deck, and even though it was cheaper than the Ally X, I still went with the Ally X. I like having the extra power available from the X, the compatibility from Windows without needing to pay extra for it, and I can still get everything from a Steam Deck by installing Bazzite. I upgraded to a 4TB SSD anyway, so I have more than enough room for an extra OS.
Sounds like you made a great choice for yourself!
Still love my LCD after a year. I'm scared to see an OLED now that they're finally released here in Aus in case it makes me want one.
Literally watched a hundred videos trying to decide on not just buying a SD but should it be a steamdeck OLED (money isn’t growing on trees near me), should I buy a used deck off kijiji?
And should I finish my switch backlog before even considering the purchase!?
Also - with a steam sale likely days away and knowing I’ll be buying a deck (I’m not remotely married to Nintendo) should I create an account and look for sales!?
The problem is, issues with games like cod and the anti cheat. Hopefully something changes soon so it can compete with the Ally
That's the sad thing. It's not a technical issue at all. It's pure politics on wether or not the publisher feels like supporting it.
Practically every anti cheat works perfectly and easy with proton. Games like Halo MCC, battlebit remastered, elden ring, dead by daylight, and vampire the masquerade bloodhunt to name a few.
It's just devs refusing to support it. Which is a real shame. Valve put in the work for these anti cheats to work and they definitely do. Many Devs just don't care sadly.
The Steam Deck is a great Handheld PC. But I still believe the Legion Go and the Rog Ally are better handheld PC's. But that's just my opinion. And I had all 3 Handheld PC's. And you still can't play every Steam game on the Steam Deck. Games like COD 6 Black Ops won't work on the Deck because of Anti Cheat. But great video.
I kinda wanna get an OLED but I feel like it's obsolete already :/
Windows Modern Standby strikes again!!!
Also the fact that you said a windows device is for tinkerers and a Linux device ‘just works’ is a wild place for the world to be.
Technically you can tinker a lot with the desktop mode and decky. It's the difference between forced tinkering vs optional tinkering
The Steam Deck requires as much tinkering as any other PC handheld. Any games you want to play outside of steam requires tinkering. If you need to change versions of proton to get a game to work, that too classifies as tinkering. Its actually easier to navigate Windows Desktop than Steam OS desktop.
The dichotomy of the American consumer. "The hardware and performance of the Steam Desk isn't the best! I want a refresh every year!" vs. "I love that developers can pre-deliver settings for their games because they have a known target to optimize for. It makes the gaming experience so much better!"
Valve: "We hear you and yes the SD will get a hardware refresh about every 5 years. You're welcome!"
While I can agree on almost all points and when I got rog ally x with 4Tb and dualboot, I can't imagine myself going back to my SD -.-. I understand that that's somewhat more money for rog +m.2 but man oh man, is that a beast!
For the money you spent, you could have bought a decent laptop which can play games even better
To be fair Sony is always out of stock on sticks because it's priced low enough that scalpers buy them out as soon as they come in stock. A good strategy is to check every Tuesday morning. They seem too restock every couple months on Tuesdays.
yeah scalpers are annoying for sure.
i will say though, if sony wanted to do something about it they easily could, because they have no problem keeping their controllers in stock, i have no doubt if they wanted to manufacturer 2x (or even 10x) the joysticks they easily could, they're just choosing not to.
If you haven't bought a Steam Deck yet. Don't. I could not in good conscience recommend someone buy a Steam Deck if they want to play modern day games on it. In 2025, I predict, at most, half of AAA titles released that year will run on the Deck. My recommendation is buy the Ally X or wait until the next revision of PC gaming Handhelds.
After installing Bazzite on my LLG it's the absolute best.
What game was he playing at 0:21 in the beginning of the video?
world war z :)
I’ve been holding out for a sale on the OLED. don’t really care about the white one tbh, am I being crazy to wait?
nah i dont think its a bad idea, maybe black friday will have deals?
@ that’s what im hoping for!
White one will get dirt real quick
I’m hoping for an OLED sale too. Join the crazy haha
Steam Deck is the reason I can comfortably play on Linux Mint and ditch Windows now. I cannot be more grateful for what Valve has done for gaming.
I cane here cuz i just discovered the PlayStation portal stupid question is the steam deck worth getting?
That's a great question, it really depends on what you're looking for in a handheld.
Valve is the most consumer friendly company bar none.
I have the LCD variant good for other games but with AAA games specially the new one I play it mostly on my Rog ally extreme the regular ally sucks don't even buy that.
You’re not fooling anyone, Nicepool
You actually hit on a weird issue. Why don't devs make a Z1E profile? All the major handhelds use it. Yet they preset for the outdated steam deck that is literally one device.
Cause it one device (Steam Deck) they support it.
steam deck for life (b ' ' )b
Does no one have the issue with headphones buzz anymore? I just bought one and I has this issue. I guess I got scammed
For most this is true b/c you are spoon fed content, but the results are diminished. The ceiling is low. All the work is done for you. It’s almost the only option for console gamers who show up & know nothing about pcs & how operating systems function. But you know what they say. I took the road less traveled & it made all the difference. There is stuff on the market better than this. No just a little better, but way better. As if the dream deck is a Nintendo switch vs other things that are like ps5 pros.
Fair enough but for someone who doesn’t want to spend more than I need to, which one is comparable and plays well with Steam catalogue and doesn’t have Windows 11? Genuinely asking because I’m trying to decide.
Or…the steam deck is perfect for people like me as well, who already have a beast of a gaming pc and just want a companion deal for it. I play all the AAA games on my pc but I can go lay next to my wife and chill on the steam deck. I had a legion go and hates it bc I don’t want to optimize every game for casual content
While that is true, I feel like the Steam Deck is the best value for your money though. You'd have a hard time finding a gaming PC for $400 at the same performance.
you do realize that steam deck games are universal right? And if you had a handheld gaming windows pc & a windows laptop that you could share the storage in which those steam games are installed upon with no extra downloads? You are burning through god knows how much money to install all those games on separate micro SD cards so they can play on a steam deck & then whatever you pay for storage on that windows pc when you could have 1 piece of storage for every device you own. I do have a steam deck, but w/ windows installed, & I have a legion go & a one x player & 3 Aya Neos & a V3 tablet. That’s 7 devices but all you need is one storage device with Steam games installed on them & you can share it with all 7 of those devices. It’s really a poor investment if you own any windows pc device to also rock a steam deck with Linux.
its not a handheld tho its too big and ugly.
Keep telling yourself that
do you hold it in your hands?
Have you held one lol
best slowest habdheld with lowest screen res. 😂😂 its museum tech now
Valve is the most consumer friendly company bar none.