Steam Deck - ULTIMATE Starter Guide

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00:00 Start
00:35 Sponsor - dbrand
01:15 FTD Intro
01:23 Should You Buy?
03:29 Steam Deck Resources
04:35 Accessories
06:19 Playing Steam Games
07:16 Performance Overlay
08:21 Tuning Game Performance
09:19 SteamInput
11:00 Settings
13:44 Desktop Mode
16:01 Playing Non-Steam Games
18:32 Boot Videos
19:27 Docked Gameplay
21:55 Emulation
22:35 Troubleshooting & Repairs
23:31 Final Thoughts

#SteamDeck

[closedchill]

Deck+Dock is better than Switch but the real star of Steam is cloud saves. Hook up a powerful PC to your TV or monitor and go back and forth between portable and couch/desk using cloud saves. Now you really have the best of all worlds.

[ferretsnest]

"your waiting for your deck to arive, so your watching videios" I feel so called out.

[AndreVandal]

The Deck is something completely different than what I though it would be... I purchased it because I'm a retro portable geek and have too many mobile devices in the house. I wanted the deck to replace them all with emulation. But I have yet to play emulated games seriously on the deck so far, I'm playing mainly steam games and have not been bored enough yet to play emulated consoles. I have batocera on an SD card and only booted into it twice so far. Things might change later but for the moment, just plain Steam does it for me and I'm loving it.

[KuittheGeek]

As an addition to the desktop controls, I always like to add that I prefer to set the triggers to click (left click to right trigger, right click to left trigger), and to bind the middle mouse click to R1, and the left track pad to act as a scroll wheel. This does several things. 1) The trigger click doesn't drift off when pressed like the track pads do. 2) The middle mouse click is used in Linux to perform a paste action of selected text. I.E. If you highlight text, and center mouse click on a text entry box, it will paste the highlighted text. Very helpful on desktop Linux and in desktop mode on the Deck. 3) Having the scroll wheel bound to the left track pad will let you scroll easily through web pages etc, without having to find the scroll bar or plug in a mouse. I think all of these should be set by default, but that is me.

[themoldySSQUTCH]

I ordered my deck during spring sale. Currently skiing in Utah and it’s waiting for me at home 😍😭 I only wanted to comment to say I think it’s really admirable that you promoted other SD channels for seemingly no other reason than being a fan of the deck and the greater community. Keep doing what you’re doing!

[mhintz]

I just got mine on Monday and I love it. Its one of the best purchases I've made in the last couple of years.

[RockOrso]

The Steam Deck is legit the best gateway to PC gaming since devs can use it as the minimal spec for their games since they'd love that FREE verified status on Steam when consumers want portability and power in compromised harmony, since Nintendo never likes playing catch up with the bigger consoles.

[notrenbanney]

My steam deck has not arrived yet but I have asked a few questions on the subreddit and it already seems like one of the most active and helpful communities I've seen

[wmj]

Steam deck was a good fit for me because I wanted to branch out of the console gaming market and dip my toe into the pc gaming market. While saving up for a PC and struggling to find a good cheap ish pre built PC the Steam Deck was announced, after further research I found out how good it was expected to be and the 512gb model was around the budget I was going to save for anyway. And it just saved me a lot of hassle with building your own PC as your first PC or finding a good enough pre-built that wasn't too overpriced for the parts.

[GeorgeNorberg]

I'm waiting for my base model to arrive. For me the base model with a 512 GB SD-card bought on Blackfriday sale around $60 and the option to upgrade in the future seemed like the best deal!

[misdirections]

I bought the Tomtoc bag thanks to your videos and I couldn't be happier. It's a GREAT bag, holds all of my accessories well, looks great... can't speak any more highly about it. Thank you.

[emiliosanchez]

Great guide, but then again I was expecting nothing less from the master 🔥
Im almost jealous how much easier you're making this for the newcomers compared to silly little me trying things out myself! 😂

[BingDrums]

Nice channel!
Steam Desk isn't available in Singapore so i used VPN to change my Steam account to US region and purchase it & change it back. it's finally reaching within this week!

[HE]

This is a very complete video for those of us whom have been trying to decide between getting the Nintendo Switch Oled vs getting the Steam Deck. Yes, I'd like to have the handheld with the huge library of games, possibilities for emulation, huge retro collection, and sounds great! Besides, I already played more than enough Mario, Zelda and other Nintendo titles. It's time to move forward.

[ISYNISTRI]

Thank you so much for this video. I am a generational Xbox player with 0 pc experience. My steam Deck Oled just came in yesterday and I am baffled at how much you can do and scared and excited. I appreciate this greatly.

[Bearrden]

Steam Controller has finally found its place! It works great! I'm loving it with Grounded at the moment. Hopefully a second version comes out soon!

[vlogger]

The thing I like best about Steam Deck is the controller experience. Withe the ease and precision of control and the comfortable grip, I've been able to finish games I shelved for years 'cause I couldn't get past one spot or another. It's like a cybernetic enhancement to gameplay. ;^)

[festivalrocker]

I really loved how positive you are about the other Steam deck community members/youtube channels; it's really wholesome and shows how much you care about the community as a whole!

[MarkDavidBlack]

Ordered mine a couple days ago. Also ordered a 1 TB sd card. I know I won't use it much. But like I always say it's a trendy little gadget and I pretty much had to get it.

[jdllim]

This is literally the ultimate new user guide 💯