Emulation on Steam Deck OLED (is Fantastic)

Let's take a look at how the OLED Steam Deck performs when it comes to emulation.
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00:00 introduction
01:17 my emulation setup
04:21 battery and video settings
06:13 NES, SNES, Genesis
07:36 GBA and arcade
08:35 PS1, Saturn, N64
10:11 PSP, 3DS, PS Vita
12:36 DC, GameCube, Wii, PS2
14:30 Xbox and Wii U
17:07 PS3 and Xbox 360
20:10 Switch
22:42 local multiplayer
25:25 summary and conclusion
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[@VicodinElmo]

I like how you put the cases of the Switch games in shot. Don’t blame you! Notoriously litigious!

[@TheWMGTest]

yeah that was a great touch

[@isaboll1]

You can play Super Mario Wonder on the Deck without stutters on Deck by using a Yuzu mod. The issue with the game was that, due to the vsync implementation, it would constantly stutter trying to go between 30 and 60 fps. A Yuzu mod fixes that (to the point where you can play in Docked fps a full speed).

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

I need to do this because playing it standard on yuzu, stutters and all, is fantastic. Playing it smoothly would just be 😍

[@isaboll1]

If you look for a project named " switch-ptchtxt-mods", you can find the fps mod for the game named "Stabilize FPS". The mod only supports version 1.0.0 of the game however, so fair warning there.

[@Begohan1234]

Where can I find this mod?

[@BeHempy]

Thanks for this. Just applied the mod and it works great!

[@ghostsauce3109]

​@@BeHempywhich is it

[@kr8zkrb]

Really great video Russ. Especially that little bit about multiplayer at the end because that's something that can be touch and go depending on which emulator you're using. Keep up the great work, love the content!

[@JCEEJUNIOR]

Great video! Watched it several times already! I didn’t know you could theme the emulation station Interface more than the options provided in Emudeck! Keep up the great content 👍🏾

[@NoradNoxtus]

Was waiting for your version of this! Thanks. Can't wait for the deck to arrive :D

[@XenoSeid]

You should be a Valve representative, because you fully sold me on this device.

[@kazuhirala]

GB Advance truly is king on any device it’s played on.

[@christianr.5868]

Love playing gba on my steam deck. Looks nice on the larger screen. I'm sure it'll look a lot nicer on the OLED when I pick that up

[@trueroman6775]

@@christianr.5868every game looks much better, playing something like Metroid or super Metroid with the blacks is drastically better IMO

[@christianr.5868]

@@trueroman6775 I can't wait man. Pokemon rom hacks are gonna look so good!

[@MrBruceSpy]

Thanks a bunch Rus! My Steam Deck Oled is on the way, it will be my first handheld ever! You are big reason for this, keep it going. Love your content!

[@ninjason57]

Ive been loving my OLED deck. I just used the Emudeck transfer tool and it was fairly simple but I wish I had waited for your video!

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

Me too.. And I can't wait for the Deck 2 in a couple of years. Imagine a 100% performance increase, that would be amazing and allow for true PS3/Switch performance in emulation to be hit.

[@user-if4nx2jn8r]

Thanks for continuing to be thorough with questions like these, I hope to pick up something like this for emulating old systems and playing my PC games at some point but there's now so many options. I'm still not 100% sure what I'll buy, but the Steam Deck does seem like a top contender, particularly the Oled version.

[@eternalfaeri1415]

So what did you end up getting, if anything? I’m really torn between the Deck and the Legion Go right now myself.

[@WackoWambo]

Russ I’m so grateful for you, thank you for all these videos. I wish you success and good health!

[@djisgod9904]

I started my retro handheld journey after seeing your retroid pocket 2s review. I got one and absolutely loved it. I just got a steam deck oled 1tb and iam blown away by the things it can do. Currently playing super mario wonder and the experience is amazing!

[@BeanieKing]

It's also fantastic on the LCD model, my friend, thanks for the EmuStation guide!!! I thought I was done for once talk of BIOSies entered the conversation, but it all turned out to be relatively straight forward.

[@samsoto4941]

Always love your videos. Super relaxing to watch and very informative. Thank you.

[@lucuador1992]

Waiting for mine to come! This looks awesome! Definitely going to give this video a revisit

[@Nucleosynthese]

Don't forget that the Steam Deck also has acces to the Steam library, the biggest games library of all time. It even has pracitcally all new Xbox exclusives and a nice selection of PS4/PS5 games

[@aaaaaaxaaaaaa]

With chaki4deck you have access to every single ps4 and ps5 game ever made with 10 hour battery life

[@hectorgomez401]

@@aaaaaaxaaaaaaAnd now it suports HDR

[@ChalcoAPRN]

Thank you for updating this for the OLED model. Definitely considering upgrading my Deck

[@Sarge92]

idk why other than the new screen the performance will be 1:1 the same nothing else got changed the only maybe for performance is a super tiny slim chance that the cooling means it thermal throttles a teensy bit less but that was never a issue in the first place

[@counterstrike2isdead]

ROG ally is better

[@Tonno7]

@@counterstrike2isdead battery on the Ally sucks big time, it's not OLED and the screen is small. And it costs more. I would add also that having the OS just made for the device gives a much better user experience

[@Sarge92]

​@@counterstrike2isdead terrible battery life terrible low wattage performance no real manufacturer support terrible parts availability over priced horrible controlls id rather buy the legion go than a ally especially given the shite reputation of asus and the numbers speak to this valve moved 850k units month 1 rog moved 500 1 year later valve offered a refurb program 1 year later rog slashed the price hard to try and compete

[@iamghostwitagun3800]

In Canada the rog ally is the same price as the 512gb oled steam deck.

[@mickeyblue7733]

Thank you so much for your dedication to the community. Love your videos and know that you have helped 1000s of people! Big respect dude from the UK ☀️

[@Gatsu563]

Thanks! That's the video I wanted. I can finally see how each system fill the screen of the steam deck and as a nice bonus the excellent commentary of what to expect with each of them. Being able to use anti-aliasing is really needed for certain Switch games. Fire Emblem three houses on my Switch looked so bad, I just gave up on it.

[@bgildersleeve]

Thank you for making this video. I just received my steam deck OLED yesterday and was having some buyer's remorse after trying some PC games from my Steam library and getting underwhelming results. But this video really made me see the potential for emulation. I already have an anbernic RG405M that I love, but it doesn't have the horsepower to emulate all the systems that the steam deck can, so your vieeo really helps me figure out how and when I want to use this steam deck for my gaming. Great job on this channel!

[@TheSeattleGamer]

What games were giving you issues? I've been running the SD for a couple months now without too many issues.

[@maweinzap]

Merry Christmas, RUSS!!! You're the best in the biz!! Me and the boyz are gonna have the best time!

[@MatheusFaustino]

Nice that you covered multiplayer, because this is something that I struggled a lot to make it work sometimes.

[@scootermcgoot]

This is a great video, i would love a big list of your fav steam deck emulator games

[@rayvenj12]

Between this, the Odin 2, and the Ayaneo Geek 1S, I think I am set for a few of years. Hear for all your vids though. Keep up the great vids

[@Playerdrew10]

I appreciate you showcasing the “vanilla” experience. I’m def a plug-n-play kinda gamer. 😊

[@drivillain4967]

I'm getting a Steam Deck OLED for Christmas and can't wait! Haven't had a Steam Deck yet, and I really can't wait to get to the emulation side of it, and play some PC games as well on it.

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

You’re in for a treat dude. This thing is wicked 😳 and so easy to get going

[@CreativityNull]

Love emudeck. I set up a game of Dokkapon Kingdom with a friend recently on the wii emulator on my steam deck. The steam deck itself made hooking up to the TV (with a dock/hub) and getting two wireless controllers connected SUPER easy. The only difficult part was configuring dolphin itself to map the controllers since its interface doesn't really mesh with the controller first approach of the steam deck. Wireless keyboard with a touchpad fixed that problem. Got everything setup in about 10 minutes (with emudeck and the rom already installed and setup before we started trying to play)

[@aaaaaaxaaaaaa]

Just set this up today with my steam deck OLED thanks to you!

[@Neolith_]

Best purchase in awhile. Great work, as usual.

[@LudoArcadeGames]

Thanks, I'm also a fan of Steam deck emulation! There are many emulation possibilities including the addition of HD textures, decompilations, hacks, mods and cheats. Enough to spend a lot of time there and fully enjoy retrogaming! Small note regarding Xenia and the Xbox 360, I tried Xenia Canary with success on some big games like Forza Horizon, Project Gotham Racing 4, Fable 2. Also, there are many XBLA games that run very well and can be launched from EmulationStation like GoldenEye remaster, Banjo Kazooie remaster or Rez HD.

[@dirkgruber9065]

Really like your Videos. They are very helpful and you make it easy even for Noobs like me. Thank you!

[@Chummy8]

I'd like to see a video featuring Retrodeck and various graphical tweaks that Russ prefers to get the most out of emulation on the Deck. In a previous video, he mentioned that he uses 4x resolution and geometry correction for PSX emulation. The problem is that you have to sift through his videos to find the one that mentions it. Or how he is able to get good 3Ds and Switch performance. I feel this is a blind spot in his Steam Deck videos.

[@ghostsauce3109]

He typically has a guide for setup on his website anything that is missed" is typically covered there

[@Chummy8]

@@ghostsauce3109 I've looked and didn't find much. I could create my own guide or video but I don't have the reach that Russ has. His retroarch video is essential btw.

[@flare0152]

It was around October of last year that I got the original steam deck and I loved it! I mainly used it for steam games and have yet to set it up for emulation. The two models don’t seem that different from each other as least as far as emulation performance is concerned, but ps3 and xbox and 360 games are probably better off on other devices with ps vita taking forever to make significant improvements. Still a great device for WiiU and even Switch games. It’s also good to know how to connect multiple controllers when I ever wanna play with the homies.

[@MannyHaarp]

Possible future video idea: a dedicated multi-player guide for the Steamdeck. Ideas that come to mind include what to do, what not to do, tweaks that can help with the experience, controller profiles in emulators, troubleshooting, recommended controllers and MOST importantly! That sweet list of multiple-player games you have! ❤️

[@xOldpuffer991x]

Magequit is epic, and so is James bond night fire on the ps2!

[@akmalamni]

Your video always makes me wanna go ahead with the Dbrand Killswitch case and its skin, pondering about it more and more 😂

[@Sebbz]

Awesome video! You should have included footage of Red Dead Redemption 1 on Switch with Reality Redemption mod, looks amazing!

[@retrold8]

The Steam Deck is amazing. I am currently playing Legend of Zelda Wind Waker HD with the SD LCD version set at 5W TDP. It gives me around 6 hours and that is actually insane. Edit: it is actually 4 hours. Mistakes were made while writing this comment.

[@luigicaravelli3083]

Is it the wiiU version? Does it play 30fps locked even with 5 watt tdp cap?

[@retrold8]

@@luigicaravelli3083 yes, really amazing. I keep the framerate display on at all times, but also there did not notice any visible changes. Really amazing.

[@lemonscampi]

@@luigicaravelli3083 for certain emulators like switch, wii u and ps3 the automatic power settings take way more power than needed, if you manualy set the tdp and gpu clocks you can save alot of power, for example you can save 3-6 watts on the tdp with the switch depending on what game you are running without losing peformance, you can get anywhere from 45 mins to over an hour extra battery life doing this. This even happens with certain pc games on the deck.

[@HeyJes]

@@retrold8 Huh. I have the OLED and I only get 6 hours with the same TDP lock. You sure it’s the LCD xD maybe we have different settings.

[@HeyJes]

But yeah, Russ needs to learn to fiddle with TDP and GPU Clock pinning. Battery life is nowhere as bad as he claims. I’m getting a more than stable 40+ fps lock with Breath of the Wild running at 7 watts 1100Ghz. Gets me around 5 hours vs his 2 to 2.5.

[@dallinclark607]

This is a fantastic overview. Thanks

[@MattAkiyama1]

This is exactly what I was looking for! I'm currently having a steam deck OLED 1 TB being shipped so I'm very excited to see how amazing the performance and the power draw is with emulation! This is literally the greatest handheld I've ever owned. With combination of my gaming PC, I can run most PC games and emulation on the steam deck and then whatever can't run well I can use my PC. So it's all very win win! Best investment of a life time. The steam deck may not be able to play everything, but it sure feels like it plays everything.

[@40Sec]

The Deck OLED is nearly my dream emulation device at this point. I feel like the only thing missing is black frame insertion to make those fast side-scrolling games less blurry, but even with that caveat it's such a beautiful experience. I'd definitely raise the colour temperature in display settings though, as the default setting adds a heavy yellow tint to whites.

[@NoSmoke1]

What value do you recommend?

[@40Sec]

@@NoSmoke1 - I've switched to 7500k. I based this on the PS1 startup logo, as it's the lowest value where the logo turns its proper white. Overall it seems to be the most colour accurate setting for the OLED, but there's also always personal preference and some people will prefer a warmer display regardless.

[@Rspsand07]

Oled is as close as we can get to matching a CRT. All these years later and CRT is still goated. Only disappeared because it was so damn heavy

[@dr4104]

Awesome content as usual! Cheers \m/

[@JoshF848]

For Xbox 360 I found much more success switching from Vulkan to D3D12, you need to edit a line in the config file. After that a lot of games booted, performance wasn’t great in the few games I tested but I could imagine more lightweight titles running well.

[@shrike3602]

You also need to force Proton compatibility, which is why none of his games booted. A few games play surprisingly well, considering how little development that emulator has.

[@RetroGameCorps]

Thanks for the tips, i'll try this!

[@johnnymcgregor]

Vulkan is fixed in the latest Xenia canary build actually. Now both Vulkan and d3d12 work great.

[@MagikarpPower]

have any luck? I can never get Xenia to boot. forcing proton makes it crash faster lol. just wanna play ace combat 6. will try the latest canary build, I've seen people get it working and I've edited the vulkan line to no avail.

[@ekinteko]

These are the reasons the ASUS ROG Ally is everso slightly inches out the Valve SteamDeck OLED in terms of value. You just get a smoother and consistent experience playing systems like Xbox, PS Vita, 360, PS3, WiiU, and even NSwitch. Not to mention the Indie and AAA-Titles from Windows PC Gaming. But we're in a good spot in the market right now. Compared to 2019 or earlier, when there were very few options outside of GPD.

[@jinx20001]

emulation is what makes these handhelds viable for... well, forever. when the steam deck is wheezing its way through modern games in a year or 2 it will always keep the last 40 years of gaming alive. Now i just need to figure out how to do it, im quite lazy and like the idea of buying a device and everything is just on there ready to go so i purchased a miyoo mini for that reason but yeh, i really gotta get it all going on the deck, its obviously just a different experience entirely.

[@_Majoras]

i'd say you still made the better choice for old school gaming. the miyoo is actually compact so it can easily be taken to anywhere. plus for a lower power device another thing that keeps me going back are the excellent custom retroarch shaders

[@jinx20001]

@@_Majoras yeh the miyoo is fantastic, i just like the allure of playing on the deck Oled screen and the comfort aswell. i know there are preloaded SD cards with batocera installed but im just not sure what happens when i plug it into the deck so im cautious about buying one, i really should look at the guide he has already done but it just seems a bit above me.

[@BadAssBlackOverlord]

@@jinx20001 If your lazy save your money. Getting 3DS emu fully working took me about 3 days and should take a month transferring everything over. I'm hesitant to try the Vita based on this video review.

[@jinx20001]

@@BadAssBlackOverlord thats a fair comment. maybe my better bet would be to purchase a bigger handheld pre loaded and ready to go, no shortage of options is there lets be honest.

[@BadAssBlackOverlord]

@@jinx20001 For sure but the thing is if you are a super die hard fan of Nintendo systems it would be hard to resist. Playing the 3DS and Switch games flawlessly gave me motivation to go through the motions and I'm lazy about setting up these things too.

[@pamela-jayne]

Just bought a steam deck. Very excited to put on some old games I haven’t played in years!

[@SimRacingEvolution]

To get Forza Motorsport (shown at 15:23) working correctly in Xemu, you need to use a previous version. The latest release has a severe rendering regression which causes textures to not load as per this video 🙂

[@zZiL341yRj736]

The only channel on KZbin with in depth guide.

[@edtcempr245]

Amazing, blow my mind that multiplayer option !

[@Ryan-xn3mt]

Recently I've gotten into emulation on SD and it's amazing, been playing PS2 and some Switch games.

[@DrKrFfXx000000000000]

Regarding the screen filters, the resolution on the SD allows for nice integer scaling on most mainstream systems, with minimal or no screen area loss, compared to stretched. Shaders do a much better job than bilinear.

[@theMeshtar]

Started putting some dough on the side for one of these bad boys 😊 Thanks for persuading me to get one

[@knivesron]

what an awsome video. you really went the extra mile.

[@Superbad22]

Probably just gonna use it for ps2 and GameCube maybe a few older systems as well but thx for the great showcase. Hyped to get mine soon

[@AladdinPop]

Great content man keep it up

[@chungkinsen6044]

great video, keep it up

[@nohr]

One of the annoying emulation issues I recently had was getting controllers to show up in Dolphin when I had the deck docked to my TV. I wanted to play SMB2 easily and I did get it working, but surely there's a quick config setup they can append somewhere.

[@richieb9675]

Hey mate, there are a lot of great mods to get for almost every Switch game! Mario Wonder runs butter smooth at 60fps with the fps stabilazor . Zelda BotW and TotK both run smooth at 60fps (some tiny dips but overall great) Links awakening also 100% smooth. Beside perfomance mods there are also cheat mods to find. Thanks for your video, Steam Deck rules 👌💪

[@leamccoy8602]

Hey there! You’re running Totk at 60? Would you mind providing the mod(s)? Thanks!

[@benjaminbenjamin8392]

links awakening doesn't run smooth on switch so it actually works just like the switch.

[@MrQuay03]

​@@leamccoy8602he's mistaken. TotK can't be run at 60. You'll be having dips to 25fps often too

[@JohanFire]

This video gave me another big reason to get a Steam Deck, thanks !

[@ConsecDesign]

so cool that all these channels making steam deck content get to redo all the content they made last year because of this refresh.

[@ErnestJay88]

Basically the same as original Steamdeck but longer battery life and better screen, Steamdeck is the best handheld by price/performance and basically it can emulate everything perfectly from Atari 2600 towards PS2, GameCube era, it still capable to emulate most PS3, WiiU, Switch, and Xbox 360 games.

[@JeskidoYT]

thank you for the guide!

[@TheAffroShowGameplay]

To see the emulation on Steam Deck is a testament to how well managed the limited power of the device is used 😁 Although I only have the LCD model, it's still fantastic and easily has enough battery life & power to handle the vast majority of the games I want to play! I cannot wait to see what Valve do with a true Steam Deck successor 😊

[@Pallerim]

When playing Mario Kart 8 on the TV, if you have trouble defaulting to an external controller instead of the Steam Deck built-in controller, make sure to set your external controller as "Controller 3", for some reason that is the primary one for MK8.

[@thatzaliasguy]

The Xenia build that EmuDeck sets up is incorrectly configured and broken. It's recommended to use the latest Xenia Canary build, and run this through Proton. You also need to edit the config file to change line 209 from "any" to "vulkan". With this, I've been playing through *Red Dead Redemption 1* without issue.

[@DrMario_666]

“Ah yes, the video I’ve been waiting for!” - me (who already has an OLED deck loaded with emulators)

[@chiarosuburekeni9325]

Same. I know this thing like the back of my hand at this point. I still love these videos for some reason lol

[@mattb6522]

Good review! I already have the original Steam Deck, so I probably won't be upgrading to the OLED any time soon. I also play 99% of the time docked, so the nicer screen is kind of moot for me. I can only imagine what's next with Valve and the future Steam Deck models, though. This looks perfect for anyone who hasn't already jumped into the Steam Deck pool.

[@PaRaLiiZzeD]

Are the emulations exclusive to oled steam deck?

[@eternalfaeri1415]

No, not at all. All of these are available on the original non-OLED Deck.

[@ChrisFariasMusic]

In my case I use my PS Vita for retro, and the Steam Deck only for steam games and PS2. I think I'll be adding NDS games soon enough. Thank you for your helpful videos. I love them!

[@universegaming1353]

@RetroGameCorps Russ, great video as always. Ever thought of doing another Steam Deck Emulation video to showcase what changed within one year of Emulation on the Steam Deck OLED? At least, through your video, we could see the progress of Xenia(Canary Build) and Vita3K, two emulators in which you have problems in this video? Hope you consider this for any of your future videos. Keep up the good work!!

[@SaudadeSunday]

You use "and" so much it impedes your clarity. I appreciate the video, thank you!

[@Ryac1]

Great video 👍

[@joeykeilholz925]

🎉🎉🎉🎉Appreciated work

[@alhaddad1998]

Great work.. thanks man

[@drmountainman2749]

Just heard there is a new update coming to emudeck to include model 2/3! Getting excited.

[@HUYI1]

i really love my OLED, it's great to play retro games before you are off to bed which is where i use my deck most of the time 👍 i just recently started original xbox emulation as i want to try it, your report on how things work shows some promise, i want to try other games to see if they work well also, the OLED has enough space to play xbox

[@inDN]

I just received my LE SD and I am still new to using it, but I'm already in love with the ease of throwing in my old games and playing them!

[@diegoe.4639]

Great video. I hope it stays on the internet forever

[@the_flushjackson]

Well, that was an easy sub. Thanks!

[@gio4rmlawood]

I was looking to get a retro handheld that can handle gamecube and up but I think a oled Steam deck would be more useful. Great vid thank you!

[@user-cl1rq1sg8m]

For Breath of the Wild in WiiU: setting GPU frequency in PowerTools to 1400MHz improves FPS a lot

[@frankcastlefan]

Hey Rus! I am NOT joking when I tell you, you have no idea how helpful the exact advice you gave would have been yesterday, with Dolphin. I couldn't get my DK bongos to appear. :/ Also, ON THE OLED! That was where I was trying to make multiplayer work.

[@TheMalioman]

Idk if it's like this for anyone else, but Yuzu and Ryujinx always run better in docked mode on Steam Deck in my performance tests. Handheld mode always makes async shader compilation take longer and causes slow down more often than docked on the Deck

[@randomcommenterurl]

The new update 3.5.17 on Steam Deck finally adds the ability to dim the status LED. I think it’s a huge deal for those of us with a translucent shell. One thing to note; on my OLED LE, if I go below 10 notches on the dial, none on the LEDs work. If I keep it at 10, only white LED works. Anything higher & color LEDs activate as well (when they’re supposed to)

[@tommy140173]

Great as always. With your tutorials i was able to use every emulator SD...THANKS! One question: Where can I buy this nice light blue " faceplate"??

[@socialistprofessor3206]

Thank you for the walkthroughs! They have enhanced the value I derive from my Deck immensely.

[@whatthesike]

Hey there! Great video! Which case are you using and what skin? Thank you!

[@user-kl3xs8is1b]

As always, amazing video, Russ! Just one suggestion: if you want to be accurate, Wii is a 7th gen console, so maybe it shouldn't appear before PS2 and Xbox? I know you have to make a choice between showing the emulated consoles in chronological or "playability" order, but with Vita before DC and Wii U before PS3, we have neither 😅 And thanks for always providing us with great content!

[@Swanzu]

Hey Russ! Thanks for your videos, they've been invaluable to helping me set up my Steam Deck for emulation, one question though, I've seen you mention the touchpad quick controls on both the videos I've watched, however when trying to use it in mGBA it doesn't seem to work aside from the "pause" button - do you have any information on this or any additional steps to getting it to work? Thanks again, looking forward to further videos!

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

It would be interesting to see how much of an impact Steam Deck's release had on the spread of Emulation in the mainstream. A big boost and a comfortable opportunity for many who didn't have it before? Or just fulfilling a need for those who were already emulating elsewhere...

[@Greatscott24]

I can only soak for myself, but I had little interest in emulation prior to the Steam Deck. It’s the portability and ease of use that make it so worth it to me. The platform is built for emulation. If Emudeck didn’t make it so easy, I would have given up on it.

[@GeorgeNoiseless]

Folks behind EmuDeck (DragoonDorise and Livedeht I think) are providing an invaluable service to the community, for sure @@Greatscott24

[@kaii456]

Nice video! What dock do you use for your steam deck??

[@Zaguer]

I am surprised you haven't done a Steam Deck Batocera video yet!

[@bluedunn]

Hey Russ, love all your reviews, thank you! So have been on the fence in getting a Steam Deck but now I know I want to get one. I still am not sold on the crazy prices for a brand new one. I was wondering your take on picking up a used 512GB LCD that I found priced for $300, it looks and plays like it is brand new. Would you recommend picking one of this up for the price or should I wait and save up for the new OLED model? Thank you sir! Oh, and thank you for your service!

[@Pkbucket]

Its kind of exciting that I can play games like wind walker and Okami on a hand held device now defiantly gonna be saving some money for this.

[@ZeroDawnGaming91]

I love your channel so much!! But please consider posting your content in 4k

[@shlokshah5379]

Russ you should make a video comparing emulation on windows/X86 devices vs arm devices.

[@fredericmanson441]

The more I see Steam Deck video tests, the more I want this console. It's enough powerful for a lot of games, the screen is perfect for the size of the console (and these colours on the Oled panel... WOW!!). The most imortant for me are the console ergonomy, the UI interface AND the battery life. The Steam Deck checks all these major points for me. Will I go for a brand new Oled one or for a refurbished/brand new Classic one... hmm... that's the question!! =p

[@WelshDag]

Awesome video, makes me want to get a Steam Deck - torn between that and an Odin 2 Anyone know when/if Russ is gonna do a deep dive review of the RG35XX Plus? I know he did a first impressions one

[@sigames6700]

great effort

[@mehdimlahfi6473]

Great video ! I'm just wondering how WII U multiplayer would work if we took the game Nintendo Land for example.

[@bamikuola5141]

Finally we got the video

[@b__tier]

For xbox 360 on steam deck I have Star Trek Legacy, Gears of War 1(also 2/3 but haven't tested), Skate 3, and Too Human all running fine

[@ryanhead2004]

Awesome video as always, however I can’t for the life of me figure out how to get Dreamcast working. I’ve loaded the bios in the proper folders and it still crashes upon initial load. Any references you can suggest other than Emudeck wiki?