Steam Deck - Perfect for Busy Gamers

As I get older, finding time to game is becoming harder and harder. That is until I picked up a Steam Deck.

Instead of doing a tech review, I thought I'd create a video detailing why the Steam Deck is perfect for me, and how it's enabled me to find time for gaming that I couldn't find before. If you're in a similar situation, you may find this video helpful.

Let me know what you think in the comments!

(Oh yeah, this was my first time filming something like this, so please don't be mean about the reflections. I tried many positions to get it right but I clearly failed).

[Harvesquire]

So this video has reached 10, 000 views, and for being such a small channel, this is such a massive achievement for me. I never expected it to perform so well and receive so much positive feedback. Thank you so much to everyone who has watched it - it means so much to me ❤️

[xMacbeth]

Bloodborne on the toilet sounds like a medical problem you should get checked out

[senpaiedz]

perfectly said! im 37 yr old with 2 daughters and busy at work i just need a little bit of gaming at the end of my busy days and steam deck is my bestfriend before i had a steam deck lcd and sell it to buy the oled version and now im fully satisfied i dont care in any brand windows handheld coz i have a gaming laptop!

[tamilvilayattarangam]

The part about having a reluctance to game on PC due to associating it with work is something i experience too. Wondeful video and very relatable points about the steamdeck for a common man gamer. Subbed man.

[MonkDave]

49 here, been working from home for 16 years, got a killer gaming PC in my office and... don't use it half as much as I should. Some of my days end up being 12 to 16 hours, so the last thing I want to do is sit in here gaming. However, my OLED Steam Deck is a different matter altogether. Living room whilst having something on TV I don't need to concentrate on that much, the garden when it's not pissing down (UK here lol), even a pub / bar at times if I've gone to one on my own just to get out of the house. And of course travelling. the deck has been an absolute game changer for sitting in airports, on 8 hour flights, on 2 hour train journeys... I almost look forward to that down time now!

[animationmann]

The Quick Resume or Rest Mode is truly a blessing without it i would not finish so many Games i want to play.
Its just instantly in the Game and Play and Pause for something else then repeat.

[alxl.]

33 years old husband, 4 children. Between work and family, i m too lazy to sit behind my pc anymore, handheld are made for dad chilling on the sofa or bed after a hard day!

[Petronious]

I'm in exactly the same boat. I bought my Deck only a couple of months ago and love it so far.
I've always been a console gamer so it's nice having the perks and benefits of PC games delivered in a form factor, with a UI that clicks with me.
It's like a portable PS4 but with all the back-end tinkering of a PC.
I've got a few emulators, and fan developed mod games games up and running on there and it feels great having a "console" with so much freedom.

[nec]

You opened my mind right now. I also work from home, and my work usually takes longer. After a long day, I don't feel like playing games at the desk I'm working at. Lately, I've started playing games mostly by lying/napping in the living room with my Nintendo Switch. I never thought that the reason for this was that the place where you work and where you play are the same, thank you. Now the only thing left is to find a Steamdeck :) Thank you very much for the video.

[checwes]

I can’t stress enough how much I love the Steam deck. I too work from home and spend 8 hours at my desk. I also have a gaming PC at my desk but like you that’s the last place I want to be after 8 hours of being there. Great video! I am a huge advocate for the Steam deck for the exact same reasons you mentioned.

[Nolgore]

I'm in the exact same situation regarding my office / PC desk setup. That really hit home. Definitely helps to solidify that a steam deck will be a great addition to my gaming life as a PS5/Switch/PC owner.

[Cheliz_Diaz]

I didn't know I can play my.... legally aquired games in a Steam Deck without no many trouble, now I'm thinking about it...

[RizalBoon]

For me, I do a bit of workaround making a remote gaming PC and connect to it using Parsec and Moonlight from my (phone+gamepad) combo. I really love this setup and will keep using it for a long time.

[SnoopingTurtle]

Honestly can't get enough of the steam deck. Have the same issue with working at my PC all day and not wanting to play games on it in my free time, but once I got the deck my weekly hours spent actually playing stuff went from like 1 or 2 hours to at least 10. Such a great lil console that reignited my love for the medium

[michaelspencer]

As a work from homer, everything said between 2:00 and 3:00 is exactly how I feel. I almost never game on my pc during the week, unless its in the morning before work. The mental block from sitting at the desk any longer than I have to is real.

[DjEloy]

42 yo dad of 3 kids here, management job in IT so I am eyeballing the Steam Deck (i am into Cyberpunk after a longer hiatus from gaming - other than Mario Kart with my boys) so this video is spot on for me! Definitely getting an OLED model after watching your comments and thoughts on time constrictions. Thanks! Good luck with the channel.

[Jaguar]

Been dealing with tons of travel and hardship from a cancer diagnosis. Spent lots of time in a chair getting chemo and have spent weeks at a time in hospitals for the tougher treatments and surgeries. For that reason, i ordered one of these bad boys. I haven't received it yet, but I'm excited to have a real ability to enjoy my hobby and passion, finally while I'm away from home so often. Cheers valve.

[ThaGamingMisfit]

I'm not a busy person, but the Steam Deck totally brought my love for games back. Because of some physical problems with my arm I wasn't able to do PC gaming comfortably anymore, at all. I never thought I needed something like the Steam Deck but it's my best purchase in years ! It's literally THE backlogkiller too, I'm finally getting all the value for money back from all the games I bought in sales or bundles that never saw any play.

[Alieniz]

I’m a janitor and I work nights so most of my day is at my job and I have a 9 month old, really have no time to play my pc most times but the steam deck really has made it better for me cause I’m able to play now while I’m at work 🤣

[beccaperez]

Love this so much, I work from home and have a gaming PC as well and I didn’t want to sit in the same spot that I work in after a full days work shift. It’s just so mentally draining. So happy I got my Steam Deck and able to play all these emulator games without buying a janky emulator.