Steam Deck OLED - Before You Buy

Valve updated the portable gaming Steam Deck machine with an OLED screen, WiFi 6e, bigger battery, and more.

[awmclin]

The intro is not annoying, I love it. It let's me know it's a "before you buy" if I'm not looking at my phone when it starts.

[Atrus]

I love the clips of Jake using the Steam Deck in extremely random places. 🤣

[nostalgically_nope]

Things to note: Upgraded speakers, faster ram (he forgot to mention this is the reason for the higher framerates) & more storage. Up to 1tb.

[cappachino]

As someone who didn't buy the original, I'm definitely buying this one. And honestly not even to play a bunch of my pc games, but to use it as a emulation machine that i can bring to bed with me/on vacation. Excited to get my hands on it

[Somatisandro]

I'll be the first to say that the intro is not annoying at all. In fact, we love the before you buy intro. It's a phonetic cue to know that we are in our happy place.

[justingodde]

Just my two cents, but the Before You Buy intro is great, just like everything else you guys do! The consistency and reliability of gameranx takes this channel beyond entertainment and into the category of comfort food and a genuinely enjoyable part of every fans day. Thanks from all of us!

[joshhendershott]

Personally I snagged a refurbished OG model from valve. Was able to get the 512gb for $350. I main my pc but being a parent means I can’t always sit in front of my pc. Now I can ignore my children on the go

[landondahmes]

The before you buy intro is NOT annoying. I love it and it's a perfect intro.

[Erok]

Imagine the absolute unit that will be the Steamdeck 2.

[lbdupree]

The “Before you buy” videos you guys put out are ALWAYS great! And the intro is a HUGE part of the experience to me and probably lots of other folks as well! Don’t change anything but your t-shirt Jake!

[McLovinMods]

What people should be mentioning about the OLED is how much more important contrast and saturation are then resolution, especially at smaller sizes. The human eye can't really pick out resolution differences very easily at those sizes but contrast and saturation markedly improve visual quality to the human eye

[noobsbrother_]

I think the best decision I made with the Steam Deck was to hold off on buying it because this definitely seems like something I might pick up later on. Love that they just gave us more Steam Deck

[InitialDL]

I'm good with my Steam Deck, don't feel like going through the hassle of trying to sell it and I don't play mine enough to even warrant a purchase. It does have me excited, and happy that Valve did such a revision. Its even releasing on my bday!

[RedBarDragon]

Also I may have mentioned this before. But I need to repeat:I had VERY serious health issues last year. I spent almost 8 months in bed. And thats when I started watching this channel. It helped me so much to deal with my issues. It was an escape and also an uplifting influence on me. THANK YOU!

[adriangraven]

I dont know if it's only for me but there's a blackout at 3:43 although it's totally fine, keep the good work! (And the intro) Love it.

[shadia]

I bought mine today- SO EXCITED for my very first Steam Deck!!!

[squishyushi]

I don’t watch Gameranx all the time anymore but I still really trust your guys’ reviews because you’ve always listed everything very openly and without bias.

My pc broke a couple months back and I’m saving for a new motherboard, along with literally every other part eventually, and seeing this video in my feed makes me wonder if I should just pick up a steam deck so I can game with most of my library and then pick up a pc next year

[Houston]

I love my Steam Deck and have zero regrets about my purchase. After researching the updates to the newest version, I'm good sticking with my old system. I'm just waiting to see what the Steam Deck 2 will be like. If it's a major improvement, I'll consider getting one. Till then, I'll stick with my much loved original model.

[JimSamable]

Honestly the steam deck hasn't been on my radar until this video, as someone without a computer now it's something I may consider looking into.

Thanks gameranx ❤️

[indigomizumi]

While I already have an original model Deck and I'm not in a rush to upgrade, this will be nice for people just looking to get one now.