You should buy a Steam Deck: Here's why 

The Steam Deck seriously deserves the praise and success it’s getting.

I work overnight security at a place where no one’s goes and this steam deck makes my 12 hour shifts a lot easier. That was my main reason for buying this and so far my only thing is I wish the battery life was longer it only lasts around 3-4 hours but I think it’s worth it. Decided to finish Skyrim for the first time and will definitely play spider man since I’ve been an Xbox player without access to Spider-Man games

Do not forget that the Deck is also a fully functional Linux Computer, on top of being a console. Also, unlike with other consoles, you still have the benefit of games being optimized for Steam Deck hardware, but you have fully functional mod support with your games, which is huge! In other words, its the best of both worlds. Recently i went to Finland for 2 months, and I did not miss either my Desktop Computer, nor my Ps4, cause essentially I got both devices with me in the Steam Deck. Its freeing. PS: Wrote this on my Steam Deck in desktop mode, while having it attached to my Television, sitting in my Armchair. It does not get more cosy than this.

At the risk of sounding like a fanboy, the Steam Deck is the handheld I always wished I could have had growing up. The fact that it's an emulation powerhouse makes it even better. Having not only my entire Steam library available in a portable form, but also my entire retro games library from the SNES up to the PS2 and Wii is absolute bliss.

Seriously debating a deck, recently went from ps5 back to pc and now I’m tempted on selling the ps5 to get the deck for play on the go

I travel 4-6 months out of the year as part of a production team. This season, my hotel roommates have been loving my Steam Deck in our rooms. Portably sharing my Midnight Suns experience has been awesome!

Valve knocked it out of the park with this one. this is the most innovative creation in the PC gaming space of the last 20 years, easy. I love mine.

I feel like the steam deck is the perfect companion device for PC gamers for all the reasons you mentioned. If you want one device to do absolutely everything and it has to be portable, or the price really doesn’t matter at all, the 6800U handhelds are probably worth looking at. For everyone else it’s hard to look past the steam deck it really is.

Another under talked about advantage of the steam deck is the expansion of your steam library since the console only uses steam every game you purchase on the deck will be available on your pc too. That as well as you find games you never would expect to play you will find indie games that run better and look better on deck that you never thought about and those games will be available on your pc as well.

My husband and I have had ours for about 2 weeks and we are absolutely obsessed. What a game changer 😅

Planning on getting a Steam Deck during Christmas :) I've heard so much good stuff about this that I'm convinced to get one of my own honestly

The deck has to be the best tech device I bought in a long time. I used to game on the ayaneo 2021 at work when things were quiet. But since I got the steam deck all that has changed. Everything about it is great. I've slapped a skin on it, the gyroscope is perfect for fps games, tweaking the settings for the best performance. I just love this thing. And as you mentioned, the prices for games are another selling point. Oh, and you look like Joel Osteen if he were an actual cool person.

I have wanted a steam deck since day one. But I was skeptical of whether Valve would abandon it. I had a preorder for a base-model steam deck. But I ended up buying my first-ever desktop gaming pc instead. But now that I am really into PC gaming, I want a steam deck as a companion device for my desktop PC. I'm really glad it turned out that it's such a good product, and I can't wait to get my hands on one!

I've been seriously contemplating on getting one and have recently decided to purchase one for my 40th birthday this September. Especially now after watching your vid... thank you for inspiring me more to get one 👊🏻

I just bought one solely for the fact that it reminded me of when i was little and my dad would bring my huge bag of gameboy games with us everywhere me and him went, and thats reason enough for me honestly

Well said! Portability is a big deal. Because of this I have "redicoved" games in my Steam library that I have owned but never played. Steam hit it out of the park with the Steam Deck. I just got mine today from the Steam Summer Sale with the official dock and I was able to get a 1 TB SanDisk Extreme Micro SD car for under $100 from Amazon Prime Day sale and I am set. Combined with some much needed time off from work, my summer is going to be set. Thanks for the video.

I LOVE my steam deck. I love everything about it! The fact that it has the joysticks level, the dpad and buttons in a great place, the color, the feel. It is so amazing. I dreamed of one of these devices when I first saw a Gameboy and PSP. It is amazing! I only have complaints for non-optimized games like most AAA titles, but the deck itself is amazing. I bought this because my gaming PC was crapping out and I don't have much time at home, so, the steam deck was such a lifesaver. I really hope they come out with some more options that have a better powerhouse to run games like you could with a hoss PC.

Just purchased one with the sale they have going on right now! I’m happy I can actually get one now, six months ago I was broke! 😂 I got a new job and can now actually afford one with no hit to my wallet. Fells good man!

I love my Steam Deck, especially for the price. I travel a lot and this things is awesome to have on the road and makes a flight go by pretty quick. I do wish the battery lasted longer but I looked ways to extend it. I also have a crazy good gaming PC but still find my self siting on my couch playing this for some reason haha. If your on the fence of getting one please just buy it you wont regret it.

I really appreciate the callout, and even showing an example of the "bringing it to a friends house" scenario. After the initial "ohs and awhs" I didn't use my deck much for a couple weeks, that is until I thought to bring it to my friends house and saw how easy it was to hook it up to a tv with 4 wireless controllers and play so many great couch co-op games, all without the bulk of a console or laptop. Completely underrated use-case! Now I take it everywhere just incase and play in bed a lot more lol. Another key thing is for whatever reason, having the steam deck makes me want to and actually go back and play through my catalog of barely touched singled player games. Coming from someone who for years only competitive multiplayer games have kept my attention.

Just the fact that the Steam sales can’t be beat is one of the main reasons I’m loving the deck… games like Witcher 3, resident evil remakes, Skyrim all for under 10$ yea the sales are insane 😎

The Steam deck is what I’ve been waiting for. The biggest reason is I’m a parent and the kid is watching TV at night. I’m a big Nintendo guy and play my switch on the couch while in the room with my family. I’m getting a Steam deck to play Spider-Man, Red Dead, God or War and all the other games Nintendo doesn’t support…on my couch.

The reason behind the SD success I think is because it's a console for PC games, meaning it's a dedicated machine just for games you can do other hings on it ofc but primarily gaming. One thing I love about the SD is the sleep mode, being able to stop and resume game whenever made a huge difference in my gaming both on consoles and the SD, not having to wonder what to play, not having to deal with sometimes extensive loading screens, menus just pick up and play. Now obviously you can put PCs to sleep as well but it's not as convenient since for once people uses PCs for work and other things so having a game running in the background would be inconvenient.

Nice review. You pointed out something that doesn’t get covered enough and that’s streaming from your gaming pc to the deck. For some reason this feature works better than streaming from your pc to, say.. an iPad. It has lower latency. Not sure if it’s a steam/steam deck optimization at play. Also longer battery life for sure since all the processing is offloaded. At 1280x800 I can fully max out the graphics quality from my pc as well as save space locally on steam deck.

I had my steam deck for a month and then sold it. Yeah, it's cool, but if you're not travelling a lot it isn't worth it

Give it a few weeks and the excitement of it will wear off. I had the 512gb version and the one who used it most was my 7 yo sister cause she liked left 4 dead. Got rid of it about a month ago and dont miss it as i ended up buying a razer kishi and upgrading my desktop. I used the steam deck mayne 2 times outside of my house but it was so big and expensive that i didnt feel comfortable taking it out

For 400 bucks. You get something more powerful than what a 800 dollar laptop can give you. There. That’s the reason.

You literally describe how i use my steam deck and all my use cases. I have an Xbox series x and gaming PC, switch and PS5 but I've been gravitating more to the steam deck bc i like being on the couch with the family. I also work from home and sometimes i don't feel like staying at my desk where my Xbox and gaming PC are so this flexibility is awesome. I remote in to my Xbox, PS5 and PC all the time. I still use the switch just not as much bc of the type of games I'm currently playing. Happy gaming!

8:01 got me excited, you can play online on steam for free? this is a game changer! I’ve been a console gamer for years and was bummed after ps3 was the last console to play online for free. This may be old news to some, but for me…I’m new to the PC experience, and I cannot wait to get my steamdeck!

Don't wanna sound corny. The Deck is my escape from the world right now. I get to play awesome games and it totally takes me away ... Thank you Valve !

being able to pick up where i was at on the pc is incredible. Also being about to emulate adds a whole new dynamic. cheapest way to get into pc gaming for sure.

I love the steam deck. I hope they continue to build on this idea with a version 2.

Well thanks for making me spend more money. After this review I have just placed my order. I was on the fence about buying this.

Mine’s coming in next Tuesday. I’m so freakin’ hyped dude! :D

i just recently ordered my steamdeck, it should get here in a little over a week and i cant wait!!!!

Love my deck. If you'd told me 5 years ago that I'd have a handheld console, made by valve, that let me have any game I'd played in the last 30 years in my steam library, I'd never have believed you. In my deck steam library I have the usual suspects like Terraria, Skyrim, RDR2, Subnautica, Valheim, God of War and Stardew Valley. But also things like FF9, Minecraft Java Edition (with modpacks), Elder Scrolls Online, Gran Tourismo 3 A-Spec and Tony Hawks Pro Skater 3. Crazy.

My problem is the steam system....I just don't want to only be able to play steam games. I want epic too, and origin too etc...windows performance is still key to me and I don't think I could pull the trigger on a none windows based device (or any device that at least isn't able to run all games that windows can without much tweaking)

the thing is, if i ever want to play video games im at home and can use my pc. if im out and about i have no interest in playing video games, except maybe a crossword on my phone or something. apart from kids i have never understood anyone that wants a portable gaming console. i still respect what the steam deck has achieved though. its so open and you can tweak it to your hearts content.

Them: Buy a steam deck Me: Yes please! Valve: Not in your country currently. Me: When?!!!!!!

DUDE! love the Aqueous open. Seen those guys many a times! Split the Difference FTW!!! Just purchased my 64 gb steam deck after about 2 hours of watching video reviews on what to pick. Much appreciated for the killer reviews!

👏👏 The success and recognition that the Steam Deck is receiving is truly well-deserved. It's fantastic to see such an innovative device cater to both PC and console gamers alike. 🤩🎉

Got it very recently and testing different stuff. The most amusing thing to me is pretty much full customisation of controls. Aside from playable experience for more demanding titles, I found Deck good for some older games that may refuse to work on high end modern setups. So far it does perfectly well with Disciples 2 and Hitman Contracts but completely gives up on Thief Gold (unresponsive and lagging menu). I'd say the battery is probably Deck's weakest point but you can tinker with GPU clock, fps caps, screen refresh rate and brightness to extend battery life. Overall, while I didn't need it in my life, I wanted it and I do not regret buying the most expensive variant.

I have a pc,switch,Xbox and still enjoy my deck more.

Bro this is the sickest channel I’ve ever found with editing up to par with channels with 1M subs your gunna get 100k Subscribers easily if you keep up these sick videos!!!

The ONLY thing I hate about the steam deck is the battery life. If this is going to really be used as a portable gaming device for you (I play at home with it plugged into a charger when I don’t want to sit at my desk) then I’d suggest buying a battery pack that’s powerful enough

Your video is the latest in a long string I've watched, and I cannot WAIT to buy one. Should have room in the budget in the next few months, so hopefully by summer! My biggest reasons: 1. Couch and pick-up-and-play gaming is way more entertaining than I would have imagined, especially indie games, which my Swich and retro device have demonstrated to me. 2. Steam prices are far cheaper than Nintendo for most games, especially indies, and having them on Steam means I have multiple ways to play them. I think the Deck is creating a Renaissance in retro, indie and pick-up games. 3. Emulation performance on the Steam Deck is ideal for GC/PS2 level, and it can take the place of my Retroid for those systems, with a way bigger screen and more comfortable experience. 4. In-house streaming has turned out to be a feature I value more than I anticipated, as I've experienced through Steam Link to my Retroid. Although Destiny 2 will not run natively on the deck, I can stream it by wifi from my main PC, which makes the most sense anyway to use my home internet!

I just bought the Steam Deck yesterday. They had a deal for valve certified refurbished Steam Decks for about $100 off. So, I got their 256 gb one for the extra memory right off the bat. It might be a week until it actually comes in.

for me the comfort to play is just not there, its a heavy system and the analog sticks are in a weird spot

Reasons to not buy it . 1. It doesn’t have a dock 2. It’s too expansive 3. Half of the games don’t work

I'm holding off for a Steam Deck 2 with hopefully an OLED screen and better battery life. That or to see what Ayaneo and GPD learn from this past year and improve with their systems.

It’s my best purchase from 2022. I love this machine, playing d2r, xcloud games, fifa 22 or days gone. This machine is perfect. The controls on desktop mode frustrated me for 10 minutes until I changed them to my likings. If you doubt on buying this i would say, just do it!

Solid video dude, I bought my steam deck a few days ago and this made me anticipate it's arrival even more 😬

still seems a nice to have rather than a must have if you have a gaming laptop. I can do so much more with the laptop (and need it when i travel anyway) and don't have to play on a little screen

I would get a Steam deck, but I'm already stumped by what I have to finish on Switch, Xbox Series, and PS4 (mostly Switch though).

Steam deck is amazing , just installed emudeck and enjoying ps2 and wii games

I have mine since January 2023, and i did not turn my PC on since. LOVE IT. Just finished games that didn't run on my old pc well. Like Horizon Zero Dawn...i just loved it ! i explored everything and everywhere, spend like 340 hours on the game. Then Witcher also awesome stuff. And now i finished Spider-Man remastered . It's the best thing ever happened to me in regard of pc gaming :D

I'm playing Hogwarts legacy in my hand at 30 frames per second using FSR 2. On a $300 steam deck. Absolutely insane. I have no clue what kind of witchcraft they are going to have to do to get it to run on switch.

One very niche positive is that it doesn’t take up as much space. I’m in Singapore and space here is super limited. Having this on my desk mean I remove one bulky item making the room feel bigger.

Black ops 3 has the best zombies in all the call of duty’s so glad to see other people still enjoying it, It was amazing when I got my deck and put black ops 3 on it, hands down worth it just for that

Love to buy one, but still not available in Australia yet

As a switch fiend, it’s honestly so cool to see PC gamers who aren’t necessarily big Nintendo fans finally get to enjoy the portability we’ve all been talking about since the switch came out. I feel like PC gamers can now understand why people love the switch so much, even if it doesn’t have all the same perks as the steam deck.

sold my steam deck after 3 months of use since I didn't use it enough. It did rekindle my joy for gaming for a bit, but yeah it wasn't really worth it for me. I loved it a lot tho. And I do have my gaming pc and need that beast for PCVR so I couldn't just sell that instead. But I game on my pc even less than I did on my steam deck.

just from a hardware perspective, this is a huge bang for your buck alone

i bought a nintendo switch OLED recently, and i understand what your talking about. Mobile is unbeatable and if one would want a bigger screen just dock it. If only Steam Deck would come with a bit more better hardware. I can see a reason to depart from Switch.

I really do love the Deck, but I worry about it's compatibility with multiplayer games-- It seems to be a genuinely fun device to tinker with and have besides a Switch at times, but I am choosing to hold on my purchase. At the moment I just carry my mini pc and portable monitor whenever I travel to places I may end up staying overnight at and such. It pleases me to see the Valve's work doing well though!

I had switch lite and that alone already impressed me so much, the portability as much as the game really amuses me. hades and zelda is my favourite to play. steam deck is the better switch lite and you could connect it to computer and use your steam deck as the controller while your game is displayed to a monitor... definitely something I would buy when they had steam deck 2 (since switch lite is good enough for me atm)

And this is amazing for installing Jackbox games onto, then just plugging in with a USBC->HDMI cable to a TV.

I showed this video to my bank account. It laughed and replied, "Insufficient funds" 😢

Eh, I only use my switch when playing Nintendo IP. I think it makes a lot more sense to compare the steam deck to laptops. Regarding portability, my laptop and a PS5 controller do a great job without buying a steadeck +upgrades and accessories.

Much prefer the Logitech G cloud over the steam deck because I just do cloud gaming and it's twice as light as steam deck while having a better and larger screen

Mine is getting delivered tommorow! I am really excited to test this out.

currently own a ps5 for gaming and a mac for college/work. always dreamed of owning a gaming pc but the intitial cost barrier has always kept me away, especially over the last few years. heavily considering the steam deck for emulation, pc/xbox exclusives, and just being able to play games away from my desk. definitely easier to justify $400 than $1000 min. for a decent pc

What made the Steam Deck so exciting was, as you said, I was looking into stuff from Aya Neo and GPD for a LONG time before the Steam Deck was even announced and I was super excited about mobile/handheld PC gaming but I couldn't stomach the price. When the Steam Deck was announced and given a price, I was overjoyed even without knowing it's actual performance levels I wanted it just for PC indie games and old titles. Little did I know I'd be playing God of War in the car waiting to pick my fiance up from work it's crazy. And for such an affordable price (compared to alternatives). The other things that excited me was the progress valve made with Linux support and adoption by using SteamOS (cause even if you prefer Windows, it's good if they have competition to push them to make better decisions for the customers), and the fact they could push handheld PC gaming into a more mainstream audience than before. Overall just a very exciting device and it's really the only way I play PC games now.

I just gave mines away I have other goals and this was not for me

I never thought I'd play games so much on the couch. With a cheap Deck Dock and a bluetooth PS5 controller, it's glorious.

Great info, B roll was fantastic, sound was well captured and edited. That said, put yourself center while in talking head. There's no need to have your left arm cut off and have us view backpacks on your door.

Battery when it comes to true portability is one of the most important things for me. So I will not get a Steam Deck until they release a model with better battery

I'm gonna say it again because I don't think it was harped on enough, this game is an emulation BEAST. Compared to pretty much everything else out there, the deck blows it out of the water in all areas except size. So not only do you have your massive Steam library that is portable, but virtually every other game that has ever existed.

yup, this is why I love my steam deck. Great video 🤙

The word is that steam deck 2 is expected sometime 2023, so going to hold out for that and hope that have made the fan a bit quieter.

My biggest reason for getting the Steam Deck was my back log on my existing Steam account this thing was a no brainer

I have much more fun on the switch, as a portable device. Problem for me with the steam deck is it's just pc games essentially. Nothing is out on PC where I will be playing it on the go. The switch has so many titles such as Zelda, Mario, do key Kong, Kirby, xenoblades, fire emblem engage, and the list goes on. Steam deck for me anyway is just boring. And while it can emulate things, allot of the games run terrible, and only certain ones run ok. With that said it's just more integrated with the switch. And on switch I can play multiplayer on those old games. I play my PC games on PC. Steam deck is just boring.

Just got my deck today! So stoked!

at 400 us$ is a steal. And let me add one thing. I have a pc with a 3080ti, 5600x etc. But because I work remote, sometimes I just want to get out of my pc/office. Just relaxing on the couch while you play with some music on the background, or playing on the balcony really makes a difference.

I think the steam deck is very cool and the portability looks amazing but now I need a computer because in the end on the steam deck you can't edit or use blender stuff like that but someday when I have money left over I'll look into getting one.

Great video. Im getting my 64 gigs version tomorrow... Have a 256gb sd card for now. Can't wait to play forza 5 and Callisto protocol. I had a ps4... Switched to steam deck, it's seriously great value for money, usability and portability. You deserve many more views and subscribers by the way. Keep rolling 🎊☺️

Best console most fun I've ever had, just got it! Truly amazing, way better then I thought it be

I’m not buying a steam deck, here’s why: it’s ugly and bulky af

Still prefer Ayaneo

Yeah this made me want to buy it, and i will. A sound choice for my first console ever

Watched this review and im sold. The fact you can wire it up to a tv and play is a huge plus. Thats awesome.

Kewl ill wait for the steam deck pro or 2

I would definitely love to have a steam deck, however I've been waiting for it to basically meet its 8th generation version, right now it's still in the stages of 1.0 with updates, which is great I love watching how it's advances itself further, but I'm looking for more forward advancement, and I'm just waiting until the 8th generation version of the steam deck, because I want something more than just what it is currently, although I will admit it's really good especially for the price, but there's a few little hiccups here and there that I would personally hold over and it's operation in order for me to actually make and take the effort to actually get one. It's obvious to everybody that the battery technology is still not quite there, but that's not necessarily steams fault, we need better batteries for everything, and the steam deck does really well with optimizing the games that we play in order to boost the graphics ordowngrade the graphics in order for the game to play longer and smoother, but because I want this to essentially replace my gaming tower PC, I want it to be just as good if not better than what I currently have. And I believe with time and a lot of advancements of people that keep supporting these things, it will eventually get to that generation, because people love gaming and if they don't get to play the games they want to play the way they want to play them, that totally sucks and this is the first time in nearly three decades the PCS have been a thing, I guess maybe it's been four decades got the 80s through the 2023 era of gaming, but people of one of the game since the eighties on a portable device instead of just a PC. But I realize this means that we have to wait for other technologies to improve like for example battery technology, and once battery technology improves enough, it should eventually get past those hurdles so that we can have a really good system, I mean it's good now, but I do expect a little bit more which I believe will happen as time goes on.

Waiting for a steam deck I ordered 2 weeks ago! Appreciate your review!

My girlfriend ordered me one today. I am...so...excited!!! This is going to be the longest wait ever to get it!

This is great for PC gamers, but to be honest this is not recommended for console gamers who doesn't like tinkering much and prefer to play games on the get go. Also no physical games means you also have to spend a lot for storage. So yeah Great for PC gamers, but for console owners who already have like the ps4 and above this is good for handheld and nothing much else lol.

I just wish it were smaller, the Switch and Switch Lite made us forget how small handhelds should be. Back in the day the Vita was considered pretty large and the Steam Deck dwarfs the regular Switch model. It's actually the only thing keeping me from getting one.

Summer sale came, and I finally ordered the mid tier model. I'm so excited to get going on this thing! My steam backlog is enormous, so I will finally have a way to play without being stuck at my desk.

I work for a college hockey team and travel a lot. Between flying, 7+ hour bus rides, and hotels having a Steam Deck has been amazing.

okay so you use a portable device, just to play at home on your tft or screen? dont see the benefit.