Why the Steam Deck is my FAVOURITE console

The Steam Deck is one of my favourite consoles of all time 🎮

Here are some impressions of mine after living with the Steam Deck for the last 5 months 👀

Steam Deck review 🔥

0:00 Intro
2:08 Easy and Accessible
3:29 Game Library
5:02 Social
7:16 Cloud save
7:42 Hardware & Comfort
12:04 Conclusion

My gear!

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Final cut pro x used for all editing.

Music by @katalitik_sounds - Caiaphas Conspiracy via @hellothematic

[mike.barnes]

Holy cow. THANK YOU for such an unbelievably kind response guys. I’m honestly blown away. Never in a million years did I think one of my first videos would pick up this amount of support. Thank you so, so, so much for all the kind comments and interactions. Im so grateful that you took the time and energy to write such lovely things, I really wasn’t expecting it. THANK YOU 🙏

I’m not too sure what this channel is, or what it’s going to be…yet (will talk about this in a later video) but I’m going to work on a couple more steam deck videos as a thank you for the wonderful response 😊

And on that note, I’m going to be making a video soon about 3 games YOU recommend I play on Steam Deck…

So what Steam Deck games should I play next?? 🧐

Thanks again, I’ll never forget it. ❤

Mike

p.s sorry for calling it a console 😅

[JamieLikesGames]

-No shouting
-No constant begging to like and subscribe
-No cliche “shocked” face thumbnail
-Likable personality
-Really informative

Keep doing this. Your channel will blow up get really popular. Awesome video man. Subbed.

[mb]

“If you’re new here, which you almost definitely are…” I looked at your subscriber count and was SHOCKED! Only 48!!? You’ll grow soon! This is a high quality, entertaining, thoughtfully explained video. I’m excited to watch your channel grow!

[MetalJesusRocks]

This video showed up on my YouTube home page…and I’m loving my Steam Deck too! It’s brilliant.

[MrDOMTHEGOD]

3 kids, 12 hours job, this thing is just perfect, everything I could of wished for, I got the 512 too and its just awesome

[jonlakers]

LOVED this video. Really well done and informative. - J

[alexiscreatingthings]

Ugh this is such a refreshing review: a normal person who appreciates the thing without focusing on tiny details or going way overboard caring about specs etc. Reasonable, tuned in to what matters, not taking it too seriously 🔥

[jaccetaylor]

This video seems very professional I’m extremely surprised you only have 75 subs

[rotflolmaomgtfo]

I’ve been researching reviews and videos of the steam deck since it’s been getting in peoples hands. This has to be my favorite review. It’s extremely relatable and I can’t wait to get mine this Friday and to be able to game while being in the living room with my wife ❤️

[bartoszswiatek]

Nice humor, and great production value. When I watched the video I was sure you were at least in the "tens of thousands" range when it comes to subscriptions, and I was quite surprised it's just 74. Well, 75 now, cheers!

As for the Steam Deck - I've had it for around 3, 5 months now, and I'm loving it to bits. I second all the things you've said about being in the same space with your other half. For some reason it works better for me in this capacity than a stationary console and/or a gaming PC with Moonlight. I can't explain it exactly, but think it may have something to do with the fact that it's kinda easier to control how engrossed you are in the game. You also don't need as much space - when you game on a TV, it kinda fills the entire room, and, in a way, dominates what the other person is doing (and, of course, there's always the question of who'll get to use the screen ;)). Whereas, with the Steam Deck, you can just lounge on the sofa, engage in some small talk from time to time, and STILL somehow feel engaged and focused on the game.

This is a major factor when it comes to going through my backlog, especially since the Steam Deck allows me to access all the games I normally play on my gaming rig. This is what I really wanted when I bought my Switch years ago - but never got, at least until now. Honestly, I haven't even turned the Switch on once since the Steam Deck arrived.

[amx]

It was nice hanging out with you and the Steam Deck trough the 13 minutes after my Steam Deck video of this kind :p

[ryuno]

when you said you have only 2 hours of free time before you go to bed. Hit's me right at home lol. I thought that once I have a job, I'll be able to play all the games I want because I can purchase them. Little did I know that I had to choose what I want to do with that free time. Sometimes I don't even play any games, I just watch Youtube. Sometimes I lazy around doing nothing on my PC but when I have like 30 minutes left before I go to bed, then only I feel like I want to play a game for that last 30 minutes.. Only to realize it's almost 2am and I really need to go to sleep. haha.

I also want to wish you all the best in your Youtube channel. This video is very well made and very high quality. I love it.

[voutzify]

What a nice video, and I can absolutely agree! I love my Steam Deck as well. To me, the Steam Deck is kind of like the good old "GameBoy days" where it's this thing that you just quickly grab, play a few minutes, and put away. With my PC, it always feels like there's an effort to it and needing to go to where the computer is. And that effort just made me not play at all in the end.

[bidennumbskull]

Absolute spot on review… This little device has caused me to drop my $5000 PC 3090 ti all together. Playing this on my deck in the hammock is unbelievable. Emulation is where it’s at… I have a full catalog of Nintendo classics from snes, Nintendo, game boy, wii.
Have fun! Keep on gaming!

[TheInsideByte]

This is the best review of the Steam Deck I have seen and I've watched many. I've had my Steam Deck for about 3 weeks and funny enough I was just talking about the social aspect of your video right before I saw this and yep you nailed it, and is also why its becoming so liked by me.

[organochloride]

I very rarely comment on videos but I felt like I had to echo the sentiments others have expressed about the great pacing, production quality, and humor you have for such a new channel. Really excellent stuff and a great review prospective. Put in a reservation for one of these a couple months back somewhat on a whim because I figured it might be too good to be true but now I'm more excited than ever to get my hands on one whenever my order gets processed. Cheers to your future success on YouTube and keep it up!

[AkaThePhoenix]

Legit echoed the same reasons I bought my deck. Really nailed it with spending time with your partner. Not having to make that choice has been amazing. I got my deck on Sunday (18Sep22) and I have gamed infinitely more than I have on my gaming PC in a long while. Not only was this the best "new console" experience I've ever had, mostly due in part to the store, but it's quickly become my preferred way to play games.

Amazing video. Subbed.

[DWAC]

Love the vibe of this video. So chill. As a new dad hopefully this allows me to continue gaming more frequently.

[KingPandeh]

The mere fact that you were so openly active in the face of a camera and the quality of the video in literally THE FIRST FEW SECONDS made me think you had at least 100K subs, but this was 3 months ago and you were at 37? That seemed so wrong to me, even now, I think you deserve more than just 7K.

[ChadChristian]

Welcome to YouTube - your video was fantastic! Great sound volume, perfect Broll placement, music was good and not too loud, and your personality is a joy to watch. I wish you and your channel much success!