Steam Deck - An average users thoughts on Valve's first handheld! 

I bet he was referring to using the device while charging. That's really bad for l-ion batts. And a lot of devices, including laptops do use a bit of the battery even w/ a proper charger if the device is pushed hard. You'll see them jump btwn 98 to 99 stay at 99 then 100 then back to 99 and so on

Can i skip battery charging, while i pluggin in? So it directly into power input?

@@archie7288 I mean if your deck is at 0% and you plug it in it will charge the batt regardless

@@archie7288 prevent any charging? no... it will take care of its own charging when plugged in. It does directly power when you have it plugged in, but if there is excess power available, and the battery is not fully charged, it'll also charge the battery... if the battery is fully charged, then it'll stop charging. There is no user override on that. I guess maybe if you find a low power adapter that provides so little power it barely runs and has no extra power to charge the battery....

Thanks for the clarification!

Also lots of the games marked as untested you can hit up protondb to see if it has been tested by the community on steam deck.

Basically the responses I would have given. Compatibility will only get better the more you look. Controller layout is way more versatile than you might realise. When you realise just how deep the rabbit hole goes you will know why this device gets so much love.

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There's also the option of using motion controls for those who like that in FPS, making the right thumbstick less imperative. Or using the trackpad instead of the thumbstick.

at the end, did you buy it?

@@rosealphabet6084 yes I did I've been using it to play some of my favorites racing games from recent times and older ones too

@@gerardoduran1144 Nice,thank you!

Yeah this guy doesn't know what he's talking about

@@troywallace7011 yeah im pretty sure i do.

@@Viesta wasnt talking about you, was agreeing with you :p

@@troywallace7011 oh... i actually had no idea soo that's a big my bad.

My mistake. I have pinned a similar comment as a correction. Thanks for watching!

Oh nice! I didn't know about this thank you for the information!

@@kbbreviews steam with newer updates are trying to incorporate community layouts so eventually you won't have to do anything

Yup this works REALLY well. Some games the default controls are meh, but many times there are wonderful community ones (I use a wonderful one for Dwarf Fortress, and probably 30% of my games have community ones)

@@kbbreviews use proton db for games

yeah man. the community is a VITAL resource, and addresses just about every issue people have with a fix easy to implement. amazing device/service.

@bedtime How do u hold it tho? I see every reviewer holding it against a table, hands resting on the table. If I was gonna play like that I'd rather use a Xbox or PS controller and just use a gaming laptop u know

@@zerocal76 if I'm going to be using a desk, I might as well jump into a gaming desktop instead and throw the laptop in the trash where it belongs. My laptop has literally seen zero use since I got my steam deck. My laptop is less convenient to use than my steam deck, and my desktop is way more powerful than any laptop. My steam deck and my desktop also are a sort of "power couple", especially since it gives me the option to play on a TV and the steam deck is superb for streaming from my PC. That's not to say there isn't situations where I don't use my gaming laptop but its very few situations where my laptop actually makes more sense than the steam deck. The laptop is kinda old by now. Its using an older i7 with a gtx 1660 ti, but its still significantly more powerful than the steam deck. I'm sure there is newer laptops that will run circles around that old thing but my gaming desktop will destroy any laptop on the market without having to deal with silly things like thermal throttling.

@@joemann7971 You're preaching to the choir my man. I have all of what you said + the XboxS + tablet for retro games. There are very clear and good uses for a gaming laptop though. For ex, last week I played some PS2 games at 1080p about 60 fps on a big hotel TV. So traveling for sure. Another would be going to a friends house to game bc u know, all these stupid developers want everyone to have their own console or PC now to co-op or MP. I def wouldn't want to do that on a SDeck. Streaming to my tablet around the house sounds nice. I just bout a MPX-7 somethin controller. What service do u use?

Thanks for watching! Glad you found my review helpful. Hopefully they will make a lighter version in the future.

I play it at home on my lap and don’t find it too heavy. I guess I’m a big guy but it’s a sad reason to not get one. It’s 200g heavier than the Switch. If a child can handle the Switch an adult can certainly handle the Steam Deck. It’s totally your choice but if the Steam Deck offers everything you want but it’s weight is putting you off it’s so sad to wait for a device that will never arrive. They won’t ever make a lighter version as it’s generally not considered to be that heavy.

I will look into it, thanks!

How do i do this?

@@2jkvqq hit the left side steam button, go to controller options, edit controls, look for gyro settings. First you assign it to what it's functioning as, this is typically either right joystick or mouse, it can vary depending on the game or control preset, but generally I pick the option that has a little star next to it. Next click the little gear icon for gyro and you'll pull up a new set of menus, I don't remember off the top of my head which section it is under but there's a setting to changed what activates the gyro output and I set this to "left trigger full pull" I also find I typically need to invert the gyro, this setting is at the outer most control menu just under gyro. This seems to work with most games, the ones I've had issues setting it up properly with have been sony games that have their own official control layouts. They don't seem cooperate with gyro for some reason, I'm still looking into solving this. I really want it to work for Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone.

@@2jkvqq if you have issues finding anything let me know, I can give more detailed instructions with my deck in front of me. Just a brief list of game this is working great for on my deck, FEAR 2, all the recent Resident Evil games REmake 2&3 Village RE4, Dead Space 2, CoD WW2 (turn off aim assist), in general you want to turn aim assist off while using this.

I never knew that i just threw my whole check to get one

Thank you friend!

That's definitely a pro. Because it prolongs the health of the battery.

@@deckverse maybe I did my wording incorrectly here, but that is what I meant. It was to reply to a "charging con" in the video

nope, i left on 100 for too long it was at 98

Thanks for the clarification!

- power - - desktop mode - press "X" on controller - type : "discover" - tap the Discover software centre - type : "protonup" - tap the install button for ProtonUp-QT. Learn to use this tool to install the latest "GE" edition of proton for steam. The best compatibility that community effort can buy.

@@MatthewWilliamsX yo i even got fall guys working, thanks :D

Bro I literally ordered the 64gb yesterday, I beat it by one day!

Gonna install my own 1tb 2230

Sheesh. Wya? Cuz I'm in NY and I remember in November I ordered mine on a Saturday and got it the following wednesday

@@rajivpaul9122 that was November, check the website now. The 64gb is on reserve only

I had to reserve the 64 gb model at the beginning of this week but within 2 days they let me buy it. Just waiting for it to be shipped now.

gaming laptops are way louder than the steam deck this is better than a gaming laptop for sure

I prefer the Steam Deck because the game are stored on the device, vs the Logitech G which stores all the games on the cloud.

Ahhhhh so that's why dbrand does it like that

Good idea! Thanks for watching!

Thanks super based Potato!

Thanks for watching!