Steam Deck Review - I Love This Thing!

My review of the Valve Steam Deck with AMDs RDNA2 GPU

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[liamencabo]

When you remember Dave is in his 40's but he still looks like a grad student lol

[tradeka]

The case adds so much value. That quality of a carrying case for such a big device is something that they could easily charge $50-$60 for separately but instead every single customer gets one included with their steam deck. That’s how it should be for high end devices that need protection, I love that

[rometherevenant]

This is such a big win for Linux, Valve and AMD. It would be very interesting to see what Nvidia has lined up for the next Tegra family and what they can offer to Nintendos next successor to the Switch.

[gamingrigz]

I am so happy this exists. Even if I never own one - just the direction and future of gaming and the potential for improvement is so exciting. Pitting Linux for gaming against windows and forcing competition - steam deck and nintendo switch redefining "mobile gaming" and at affordable price points... yes to all of it.

[furkanuner]

I'd like to invite everyone to appreciate the demonstration quality at 6:35. Love this man.

[Henfredemars]

I’m so excited for the competition and the Linux gaming support this console could bring to the table! I’m also very impressed how the platform isn’t locked down.

[Cruzz]

Really cool that you showed PoE running on it! That's a big one for me, seeing how relatively well that seemed to work, even before official controller support on pc, is massive.

[usmansajidranjha]

Dave looked so happy reviewing this thing. He looked like the child who wanted this as a gift n got it as a surprise gift for his birthday.
Love u man. Great content n review as always!

[SeanDS]

7:48 THIS is what I think sets the Steam Deck apart from other handhelds/consoles ect, is how customizable it is! You can literally set up your games on it exactly how you want, which is cool :)

[MrRonski]

7:20 gyro aiming is actually alot more accurate than stick aiming once you get used to it and find the best settings for you. (I highly recommend trying it)

[jerry]

This could be an excellent chance for Linux to appeal to more gamers if companies decide to develop native for the Steamdeck/SteamOS/Linux!

Edit: I saw the comments. First of all: Calm down. Secondly: since most studios use gameengines anyway, exporting to linux is simply clicking another button. The problem is that they would have to provide anti-cheat software and support for Linux as well. The Steamdeck could be a reason for companies to finally care about that if it sells a few million units.

[AfaqDraw]

This is game changing. I'm excited to see the future of this device, linux gaming, portable gaming and more!
I might be getting one soon too :D

[floppa]

This makes me very excited for a gen 2. I see this thing is in the same development state as the first iPad. They definitely started on the right foot but with obvious ways to improve it further in future generations.

[skulledrebel]

Really glad you put a review for one of these out! Love your objectivity!

This is a really exciting device and I think it does a lot of the things it set out to do really well. Insanely impressed by the design and the concept.

It is good to know battery life can be a bit rough, and the screen can be a bit muted, as well as the other things that might fall short. I wouldn't necessarily call them flaws, just things to be aware of.

Glad to see you're excited about it too, and thanks again for the review!

[myztklkv]

this is basically the kind of review i've been looking for, I've seen so many super technical reviews, I understand what I should expect from the hardware, but nobody has really reviewed how it functions like this.

[rustler]

The best part about the Steam Deck is how it completely changes the market, which is currently filled with devices that are offered at absolutely laughable prices. All these ridiculous Windows handheld units offered near or at premium gaming laptop prices is just hysterical; this will ensure that these companies will have to actually compete with devices available at sub-$1, 000 price.

[maxuuell]

First off, I don’t know if I just haven’t noticed it before, but this 60fps looks great.

Second, thank you for pointing out the battery life. Don’t know why people came at this thing with pitchforks over the battery life.

[ShnCS]

this is amazing! the fact that you can use this as a normal pc with keyboard and mouse is really the cherry on top for me i will definitely be getting one

[vaibhavsandhir]

Man what amazes me is that AMD can pretty much pack so much power in small devices I am so excited what will be they able to do 5 years from now

[sololay]

Haven’t seen Dave this excited about a product for a while.