The Steam Deck Is The Only Console Worth Buying

After the announcement of the Playstation 5 Pro, it really hit me how bad this generation of consoles has been. Playstation 5 has had absolutely no competition, so it's done nothing interesting. The Xbox Series X put up no fight, and the Nintendo Switch is a 2017 console...
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[@PlantMan5823]

The only thing the Switch has over the Deck is physical games

[@Hmanpc]

And even then you still technically can have physical games on the steam deck by just buying a SD card and putting some games on it technically it is physical (yes I know this is stupid you can stop now)

[@jorgeserna8411]

Ahhh yeah, like that Mario 3d collection that was just a bunch of partially enhanced PC roms thrown together in a memory card. You can do the same with a steam deck.... For free.

[@swarthybullxxx]

@Hmanpc the catch is that some games still require active internet connection to validate licenses for your game. This postmodern industry sucks so bad.

[@SSukram_]

@@Hmanpc well the SSD in my pc is a real thing so technically I buy physical games

[@lennardreinel564]

And all gams the on it Work

[@Valoric]

As much as I despise Xbox for introducing paid online multiplayer gaming… I think the blame rests at Sonys feet for adopting it in the 8th gen. Could’ve been such a good competitive factor if they kept it free. But noooo…

[@tristman8413]

Sony make it more than worth it with 3 free monthly games I have over 200 games in my ps plus collection basically gamepass

[@Valoric]

@@tristman8413 THEY’RE NOT FREE. THEY WERE NEVER FREE. 12 months of using the word free in their early marketing destroyed the smooth brains of gamers… the whole point of plus WAS the games. It was never about the online. THAT was added on top. Christ almighty give me strength!

[@tristman8413]

@@Valoric the games are free with your ps plus subscription... you pay to play online not for the games.. Funny though because I've heard many bots saying 'ill play it for free on gamepass' or 'playstation pay we play'

[@Schwanzedad]

Back in the day it kinda made sense with more expensive servers and less monetisation. But nowadays there is no excuse for that

[@slamdunk6739]

​@Valoric wdym the subscription is all about the games sure ya thats definitely true now But before the ps5 the subscription was all about the online gaming and cloud

[@vladimirbondzic5850]

you can hear the ptsd in the intro

[@blacklanton]

I had Vietnam flashbacks when he went over the history of the console wars

[@thev3432]

This video sounds exactly like one of those anti-PS videos from the likes of Colt Eastwood. The only difference is that he was pushing Xbox instead of PC. You guys have zero respect for people’s personal preferences. I DON’T care about PC.

[@ragingmonk6080]

"With a USB-C to HDMI adapter, you can connect your Steam Deck to a TV or monitor, just as you would any other console."

[@jimmymac2292]

@ragingmonk6080 yeah, I recommend investing in a docking station for easy plug and play with other peripherals like keyboard/mouse, hdd, etc

[@Crashpad14]

@@jimmymac2292 💯, I've saved so much money buying steam games and playing them on the deck docked compared to my Xbox

[@jrecio325]

@@ragingmonk6080 until you find out it doesn't have an HDMI color range option and it looks washed out. I have to increase brightness. You have to have a TV with a built in HDMI range changer

[@cantgameright]

They really need to create the Steam DOCK which should have an "eGPU" system integrated to it specifically for this purpose.

[@ragingmonk6080]

@@cantgameright There are external GPU docks on the market.

[@conradsmith9441]

My parents bought a GameCube and Xbox 360 for the family when I was a kid. I played them a little but I was very busy and my parents had a lot of control over how much we gamed. Now that I am an adult I never really ended up buying a console cause I was poor and busy trying to get a bachelors degree in biochemistry. Now that I got an ok job and saved up my money, I realized I didn’t have anything to do and had few friends. One friend I met at work pulled out his steam deck and it was the first time I’d seen the thing. My mind was blown. Im not typically an impulsive person, but a week or so later I had my own steam deck OLED. Now I’m playing all the games that were exclusive on all the other platforms that I always wanted to play. I’m emulating my old games from my GameCube. It’s 10000% the best entertainment buy of my entire life.

[@crushbeast29]

Agreed. My friend has a steam deck and has emulators for EVERYTHING on there, PS1, gamecube, Xbox, Dreamcast, Nintendo DS, Gameboy, you name it. Really fun, you can basically play any game at any time. A lot of them can be played co-op too, just link a playstation, xbox or switch controller up to the deck and you're good. I say this as a lifelong playstation supporter, too. Great video bro!

[@wyattbarnett3877]

hell yea bro

[@Sairiui]

Why stop there? There's Waydroid for Android content. Dual-booting into Windows and other OS. Run PCem for older content. This list can go on, and I'm sure I'm missing many things I hope to find.

[@mravg79]

Steam Deck is PC handheld. So as long as you know how to do the thing you want to do you can do it. Community creates a lot of tutorials or answers questions. There is more than one way to do things, choose one that suits you best. I’m happy with mine.

[@arandomguyontheinternet3111]

the only thing holding it back is certain games refuse to make their game linux compatable.

[@amit_patel654]

Yup, I've got the same thing on mine. Hell, I even have Windows 98 SE emulated on mine so I could play games I played 30 years ago. 😂

[@joopvanhedel1372]

The Switch 2 will probably be backwards compatible with the Switch 1 which is basically 99% confirmed, so if you don't have a Switch yet I would buy the Switch 2 and buy a Steam deck and then you can basically play every game there is, especially if you use emulators on the Steam deck

[@Sly2Cooper]

It's the reason not to restrain yourself with Nintendo handhelds at all. Steam games are playable not only on Steamdeck.

[@joopvanhedel1372]

@@Sly2Cooper There is indeed no reason to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series or S consoles now that the Steam deck is here, but the Switch 2 will certainly have reasons to buy it because not only does Nintendo have great games, all Switch 1 games will be backwards compatible. but nintendo is never going to go cross platform because they don't have to, the Switch Generation was more profitable than every other nintendo console generations combined.

[@WarBrokenSP9]

Why buy a steam deck tho when the Ally X, Legion Go and claw are all more powerful than it and aren't limited to certain games not being compatible with it?

[@DavidJosephBoth]

@@joopvanhedel1372 the steam deck doesn't compare to a xbox or ps5. To pretend it does is dumb. (the ratchet references he used to infer steam deck was on par..... "ps5 showed it to show off it's power".. dude the steam deck is not playing ratchet at half the resolution of the ps5, or quality lol. I'm not even a ps5 owner, but that was shady. It's a totally different type of device (handheld pc gaming) vs a console (budget minded gaming only device that beats any pc at the "same" price without the os you don't need for gaming!! Oh and nintendo games suck, almost all of them are trash.

[@johnweak6788]

@@joopvanhedel1372 you will get old until they release switch 2,go for switch 1 if you haven't one already

[@Enan63.]

Nintendo Switch and Steam are the only 2 I need that's it.

[@DrAOblivian]

Well, you can technically play switch games on the steam deck. It's not legal or recommended but they run better on the deck.

[@marksapollo]

Yeap, although nice been emulating Switch on my Deck fine, but that also because I only have a Switch Lite and its screen is too small, not worth getting another with Switch 2 round the corner.

[@albertfanmingo]

@@DrAOblivian It is legal if you dump them yourself, it's only illegal if you pirate.

[@Christo_glenn]

The fact that the Deck’s OS is Linux gives everyone the added benefit of more and better capability. I uninstalled windows on my PC and never looked back.

[@the_icon_of_sin_94]

What distro are you on?

[@FromPlsNerf]

I will also switch to Linux, as soon as there is widespread and reliable HDR support. There is nearly no HDR support on linux besides the steam deck. especially with nvidia gpus

[@Christo_glenn]

@@the_icon_of_sin_94 Pop_Os, at the moment! Haven't tried out many others, but it has been great so far!

[@HaydenWYG]

I exclusively use Windows on my deck, and it works great. It's also nice not having to perform 80 steps to install a 3rd party launcher for games that aren't on steam. Or jump through a thousand folders to install mods on a game. If those issues can be solved and they can figure a way to get past the anticheat system on some games then I will go back to steam os but until then it's way too much hassle and with all I've done right now on windows it runs just as good.

[@Christo_glenn]

@@HaydenWYG Fair enough! I’ll admit that it’s by no means perfect and certainly not for everyone. For me, I just got tired of the ads and other BS that came with Windows 11. For most people Windows 10 is absolutely fine. If you can get games running, they run really well and I’ve had some serious performance improvements to many games.

[@Parz03]

The Wii won the 7th generation what are you talking about

[@lightingthief4482]

Clearly some PC Masterrace dude who doesn't know what he is talking about

[@kaizel2264]

@@lightingthief4482 the Wii only won in Consoles sold But PS3 Got more In terms Of Money through software.

[@tomaszstarzZz]

@@kaizel2264 the same with PS4 ($1.7B) and Switch ($1B).

[@bh4vvy33t]

Wii was in a different league

[@jankrnac3535]

Problem of Nintendo is that their consoles on paper have big number of sold but less sold games and also their consoles selling at spikes. Switch is first their console that outselling Playstation longterm, WiiU, DS and DS3 had even worse selling than Xbox.

[@RulerX.]

The switch and the steam deck are the consoles I use the most. The ps5 barely has any exclusives and I prefer having the mobility of the switch and steam decks. Nintendo also has so many ips, it’s insane.

[@rafaelf.9246]

Specially if you buy the Switch Lite. Its actually portable unlike the Steam Deck that is a giant brick. As much as i understand the points and where they come from, i cant help but shake the feeling that people still dont give the love that the Switch deserves. Funnily enough, it´s very popular in japan, the bastion of gaming.

[@Dopteros]

Overall I prefer my switch lite over the deck just because its not as big and heavy. Also the xbox series x is really nice due to it being backwards compatible with all previes xbox consoles. I know backwards compatibility isn't a selling point for most but xbox emulation barely works on pc so i enjoy the console for that.

[@JohnAsuncion666]

@@rafaelf.9246 a nintendroid in the wild!

[@scottcaramel]

@@rafaelf.9246 I really don’t get this “it’s more portable” discussion. Like it’s still big and fragile enough that you’re not gonna be putting it in your pocket, you’re gonna carry it around in a bag. At that point who cares how big it is? It’s on your back or at your hip, it doesn’t make a difference.

[@hass556]

@@JohnAsuncion666 and you’re a steam D rider. Slopping on gabes rod so it evens out

[@kryonight2869]

Personally I've always believed theres only two game systems you should invest in. Nintendo for Nintendo games and PC for everything else.

[@scottcaramel]

@@PollenSniffer101 I think supporting companies who freely (and illegally) abuse the copyright system is a bad thing, actually

[@PollenSniffer101]

@@scottcaramel I'm talking about pirating in general. And if Nintendo sues it's a 50/50 situation if it's for a good reason.

[@LilSnownut]

PC for everything with Yuzu 😅 (you can still get it thru Wayback machine I'm pretty sure)

[@darkzeroprojects4245]

The Nintendo games aren't worth it putting up with their companies bs.

[@stracciatella2782]

@@LilSnownut Ryujinx is a good replacement, in fact I like it even better than Yuzu now that I've tried it.

[@Comet9000.]

I'm convinced proxidst will spontaniously combust if he goes an hour without playing or hearing a ps2 R&C soundtrack

[@Proxidist]

Peak game OST! The songs work do well as bg music for videos

[@Ghost-510-z2z]

I don't blame him, the songs from those games are bangers

[@Snooopy28]

R&C as a series is goated too tbh

[@potatodadave]

If only valve started selling in latin America

[@comradejux]

@@potatodadave theres always ebay

[@zaadbaad541]

@@potatodadave sorry no latinX allowed.

[@potatodadave]

@@zaadbaad541 te voy a dar un examen de geografía

[@saidbrizzo2187]

@@zaadbaad541 bruhhh

[@RulerX.]

⁠@@zaadbaad541 what the fuck did you just called me??? Do you now know basic geography??

[@Kinos141]

Proxidist found the Steam Deck. Welcome to the community, brother!! You're going to love it!! BTW, God of War Ragnarok drops on PC tomorrow. lol.

[@ejp794]

Proxidist’s top 10 steam deck games NEEDED

[@Apollo-71]

4:27 also if you only use a tv for video gaming and don't watch 'live' television you don't need a licence. My experience with living in the UK with a tv for just gaming. Now I live in Australia where TV licence doesn't exist.

[@vogonp4287]

The Steam Deck will actually run older games that my Windows PC won't.

[@KatelynTea]

Yep that's a positive side effect of it running Linux, lotta old stuff can run under wine that can't run under windows

[@DctrBread]

@@KatelynTea oh worm? ive been really struggling with compatibility on early windows games lately.

[@KatelynTea]

@@DctrBread since wine has options to behave like legacy versions of windows they're able to run. Linus torvalds the creator of Linux pretty much said "We do not break userspace, if a kernel update breaks userspace then it is a bug in the kernel and will be fixed" Windows allows backwards compatibility to a point, eventually they decide it's not worth it or not practical to support really old software which makes sense but there are ways to drop support without breaking userspace

[@JLMilano]

$1k is insane for a console. Not a sony guy, so I genuinely thought it was just about $700 (around £500) but £700 Is actually ridiculous, and insane...

[@drunkenskunkproductionsdsp8094]

The Steam Deck is one of those consoles that actually surprised me that its sales weren't much higher.

[@Colorandom]

@@drunkenskunkproductionsdsp8094 well some people just don’t have a need for it. The switch has switch exclusives, the Xbox/ps5 has a lot of power (and game pass ultimate), while the steam deck just comes with portability. All games you can play on there you can play on other devices

[@Icybubba]

That's because it's only sold on Steam. It would have much higher sales, should they sell it in brick and mortar stores

[@eli2955]

@@IcybubbaThey sell it in GameStop. I wonder why no BestBuy or Target

[@marsinvader9078]

I think it was kind of a proof of concept, give it another generation, every console will be doing something similar to compete with pc

[@kennypowers1945]

@@Icybubbanah brick and mortar stores don’t make up many sales for much of anything now days. Online is where it’s at

[@chrisbond1655]

The problem with this is anti cheat system stops games working a lot on the device (steam deck)

[@mementocity]

those are multiplayer only games

[@The8bitbeard]

Those companies will eventually come around as PC handhelds and PC gaming in general continues to grow. The bigger the Linux player base gets, the harder it is to ignore.

[@NiSE_Rafter]

I heard mention on the WAN show that microsoft was looking at moving the security layer where the anti-cheats usually are out of the kernal. Cant say how accurate the claim is but it'd improve compatability if it happens.

[@continental_consumer]

only multiplayer games devs arent assed to optimise, aka games that are pretty shit.

[@ChristianDuncan]

2:37 ok that was pretty fire ngl

[@lordz19]

@@ChristianDuncan you know this is a pretty common joke right

[@VirtuaCop2enjoyer]

I wouldn't call Steam Deck a game console. It's more like a handheld PC. Essentially bringing the PC gaming experience on the go.

[@ahmedhasan4966]

@@VirtuaCop2enjoyer I agree.

[@NedVedSed]

He refers to it as a console for the ease of use and physical shape. But he called it "Basically a handheld PC"

[@continental_consumer]

Its pretty much a console in gaming mode and a pc in desktop mode. A hybrid if you must.

[@DrAOblivian]

I think of the steam deck as just a handheld console with its sole purpose being to play games you have on steam. I wouldn't really call it a PC since steam is the only thing on there you can use unless you download the other stuff and emulation and all that.

[@sleepwalker29]

Can dock a Steam Deck to connect to a TV and play with a wireless controller. Just like Switch.

[@PixelShade]

I think console players are only looking at cost of a PC short term. Because that's what consoles are; a short term generational purchase from companies that tend to exploit them in other ways. PC on the other hand is a long term investment. Its open and modular design allow for a platform to evolve and be upgraded organically. The thing is, you don't spend money on subscription, you don't spend money on getting online, you never spend extra money on games with marked-up prices (Sony-/Microsoft- or Nintendo- tax), You don't need to buy HD remasters of your favorite games (because there are no "generations" and you can always bump up resolution & settings in older games or download visual mods for them). If you don't play the latest games they often come on sale extremely cheap. And ultimately, you keep your games for A VERY LONG TIME (I have games from 20 years ago on Steam... and emulation covers my gaming childhood in the 80's and 90's). The Steam Deck is THE best entry-point into PC gaming, it's a simple and cheap console-like purchase, and it will probably spark interest of getting into PC gaming in the future. And people should go that route, I have done some calculations and PC has actually been A LOT cheaper than consoles over time. (also keep in mind that 2000-4000$ PCs are premium PCs with often 200% or even 300% of console performance, you can generally build a console-like PC for around 900-1200$)

[@NiSE_Rafter]

Straight facts my man. Plus having a capable computer opens the door to doing more taxing non-gaming tasks and just improving computer related productivity in general.

[@Rico24337]

A console is relevant throughout its whole generation (6-7 years). In other words, what are you talking about?

[@Zvxers7]

He is talking about how a 5000$ pc is a better longer term investment compared to a ps5 Something everyone knows about already @@Rico24337

[@Zvxers7]

A console like pc for 900 to 1200$ that will be obselete in 5 years because game devs KEEP making shitty unoptimized game that requires dlssx 6.7 to run at 30 fps(144p upscaled to 720p), yes i understand that's not the PCs fault, but it's still a truth you have to accept when buying a pc nowadays And steamdeck which is pretty powerful for it's size i must admit, but it's not an international product and it will cost a crazy amount in many countries Compare that to a console that will last it's full 7 years easily without needing upgrades(sadly consoles have the issue where every game dev seems to care only about graphics and forget the frames, resulting in a beautiful game that runs at 30/60 fps) I myself have a ps5 because i already had a tv and i wanted something to use with my brother without needing to worry whether my brother will mess it up, so a ps5 seemed like a great option I am saving up for a pc currently, but that's months away, especially with how a fucking 4060 costs like 500$ in my country

[@Zvxers7]

​@@NiSE_Rafteri myself only have my phone and console, never needed a pc so for anything

[@ciyborg]

Can confirm. I went the lenovo legion go route to play windows 11 games and absolutely no regrets. I wholeheartedly agree with the video when you state "why you fell in love with games in the first place'. This was it. Now, my pc, ps5 and xbox collect dust :)

[@LilSnownut]

@@ciyborg I did the same, honestly a great device, I'm surprised more people don't talk about it

[@Dantetheoneatpinnacle]

@@ciyborg I'm thinking of buying it but many people said there are this and that issues

[@theangrycynic4389]

PCs are not expensive compared to consoles. For one, there's no subscription just to play online, or a fee to change your username, stuff like that. Games are also massively cheaper, with blowout deals all the time. And you can easily get a capable gaming PC for $700-800 that will not only rival the PS5 pro, but be better anyway. PCs also just have way more features, and you can mod your games with ease and get more replayability from your entire library. Genuinely, consoles have no reason to exist. Steam Deck is awesome though, but that is just a handheld PC after all.

[@Lestibournes]

@@theangrycynic4389 Consoles are designed to offer a simple, hassle-free, gaming-focused experience. That's the appeal.

[@DrundeFPS]

And gaming PC actually last longer for years, take a look at the RX 5700 XT + Ryzen 3600x combo, runs every modern game at 1440p smoothly. I rather pay 600$ on a gaming PC where it take years to update my specs, has freedom, ultrawide, K&M with low input lag and has mods or good exclusives.

[@bellissimo4520]

@@Lestibournes How some people are too dumb do understand this simple fact is beyond me.

[@overdrivedrinker8284]

@@Lestibournes Just because consoles are simpler than PCs doesn't mean PCs are complicated. They're still pretty simple, basically everyone knows how to use one. If you don't know how to navigate Windows, you likely won't know how to navigate a console's dashboard.

[@3asak1]

@@Lestibournes if you want a simple, hassle-free, gaming-focused experience buy a pre built from jawa

[@PlayingUnfairly]

Just saying, if you want to record on the steam deck, install Decky Loader & install the plug-in Decky Recorder

[@jw6588]

Nintendo Switch won this generation. Steam Deck is a close second.

[@SeriousSashka]

This is a bit unrelated, but damn your videos are so good!! You definitely deserve more subscribers than you have rn Also even tho imma crazy Microsoft fan id say Steam Deck had won this console war.. i still want a Series X tho

[@bappointhemorning]

most sane proxidist intro

[@tchomsdaguy]

What about the switch? It's not like it isn't part of the console wars.

[@Flamgos.1]

It was very successful but I only use it for Nintendo games and it runs third party games that aren’t rpgs awfully

[@n7x]

The switch is on its last breath right now, the only reason you would want a switch is to play Pokémon or animal crossing

[@adrianbesos465]

You know why is the only console worth buying?... You know the secret?.... Cause it's not a console, it's a PC.

[@paperhat_boi]

i just hope that valve wont be scummy at the near future, wow cool service then bye bye free online multiplayer

[@paperhat_boi]

i won't buy a steamdeck _yet_ until portable gaming PC becomes really good and on par to the ps5, and valve still support it's customers and not turn into apple

[@paperhat_boi]

@JJBthedude god i hope so

[@GoHardOrGoHome85]

@@paperhat_boiWell when i play spiderman and god of war on my legion go i cant tell the difference

[@johnweak6788]

I open you a secret, all consoles are PCs, even PlayStation

[@knoblauchhusten]

PC, Switch and the Steam Deck is all you could rely need.

[@continental_consumer]

Honestly with a steam deck you can just ditch a pc altogether and get a switch or ps5 (it DOES have some decent exclusives nowadays)

[@lyure8939]

@@continental_consumer To be honest you don't need switch when you already have a steam deck

[@pentacosttb2565]

As a guy that has owned every Playstation, and most redesigns, I find myself with zero reason to own a PS5. The Steam Deck is awesome though.

[@sketchpen777]

I love the way u describe Steam sales as disgusting. Cuz ur right *cries as i buy 10 games for $60*

[@butlazgazempropan-butan11k87]

It is literally better to use a controller on steam rather than to buy a console

[@pierrefitch]

You mean use laptop with controller with steam ?

[@Tlads21]

Man every time I hear people complain about “ps5 has no games” then bring pc ports into the reasons is just sad man. Can people just stop being so pathetic that games being more accessible is somehow a issue now

[@Tougebeat]

No because if every game is available on every platform we will have no competition. Competition between companies brings us great games. We got Forza because Sony had Gran Turismo. We got killzone and Resistance because Microsoft had halo etc etc.

[@Tlads21]

@@Tougebeat My guy consoles exclusives being on PC has no impact on the other consoles. How would gran turismo being on PC impact forza series? If anything we will see improvement since Forza is coasting as the only good racing series on pc right now, gran turismo might actually improve the games

[@foshe]

@@Tlads21 ._.

[@toaster-dude_]

I had a steam deck, but the performance wasnt really there for me, so i sold it and bought an rog ally, such a good decision fr

[@DogginsFroggins]

I completely agree with you, but I'm in South Africa. So PCs are even MORE expensive and Steam Decks are overpriced as hell and were only available recently, so a PS5 just met every use case I had, besides like you said, nothing is exclusive really so its not like I've been hurting for games. I'd totally get one if I had the disposable income, but I always think why not just buy the game on PS5/Switch instead. There are rumors of Microsoft creating a handheld, maybe they can actually compete on that front.

[@salsamancer]

My fight was in the sixth gen 👴 Do teens now still care enough about video games to argue which PS/Xbox is better? Looking from the outside in i find it hard to believe, since every game people play now is multiplatform

[@MarzMindset]

Good times

[@TechnicalSpecter]

The deck is the only computer worth buying as a gamer. Everything is just insanely clean. I can go from playing Black Myth Wukong on steam to going in to desktop and adding the .exe file for the obscure Slendytubbies 3 as a custom game. I can dock it on a $40 dock made by the king of chargers, Anker and use it as a full arch Linux desktop. I can also bring that dock down to my living room and hook up 2 $15 wireless anbernic P01 controllers to it because I can use any controller I want on it.

[@kahvikone]

Way to ignore WIi that stomped the absolute shit out of both consoles with their casual appeal. I hated that time in gaming because people were so rabid about their favorite console causing even bigger divide in gaming. Now Epic Games Store is buying up exclusives trying to fan the flames again to fight a console war on the PC market. Also Rockstar being the biggest douchenozzle with their launcher as well. Gaming is better than it has ever been but some companies are trying to crab drag us back to the bullshit era. Steam Deck is amazing and if Valve really does allow ROG Ally (and other handhelds) to SteamOS, the gamers are the winners. Imagine the functionality of the Deck with better hardware. PC gamers are eating so well right now and the cooking is getting better.

[@Blastermaster113]

And what do you do if you collect games and want to sell them?

[@bertgreen8070]

You don’t need a TV licence if you don’t watch BBC channels. Regardless of whether you have a TV or not

[@ConnorMcCartney95]

Such a dumb moment in the video and crazy reason for not owning a TV.

[@GraphicalRanger]

Not true... technically in the UK if you watch any live TV on any device you need a license... Yes... Yes it annoying and Stupid.

[@CHEIF_L97]

i don’t even play my PS5 anymore honestly worst investment made. I love my steam deck I’ve modified it and done so much internal customization, emulation , ran native Nintendo pc ports, and there’s ways to make games run with some thorough research and modifications.

[@Hefaistos95]

Almost every single game? i have got 82 games on steam and 32 are incompatible on steam deck... so no you are not right in that!

[@KatelynTea]

Is it that with it without Proton enabled?

[@GraphicalRanger]

Erm i have 497... im old... anyway 73% officially run and more besides

[@programmer3138]

this guy does not know Proton-GE. seriously, most of the games that are not working are those games with kernel level anti-cheat.

[@JTSonorous]

I just got an oled, and i gotta say, its pretty amazing so far, but i can definitely hear those fans

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

Already preloaded god of war Ragnarok for my steamdeck 🎉🎉🎉 just 3 hours until it unlocks 😅😅

[@pauIaaaa]

steamos is so good that i've installed it on my main pc and now I have the most powerful console in the world

[@Graveyard_666]

3 minutes to get to the point.

[@sleepwalker29]

Playstation Portable is a joke. They had a app for PS3 and PS4 so you could miracast from the console to a phone to play in another room about 10 feet away. They also had PS4 cellphone apps for games like Metal Gear Phantom Pain that was supposed to upload data to servers to work with the game.

[@sir_christmas_leopold_duckson]

I've bought more games for my Switch since it came out than I have for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Series X combined. The only other games left to come out this year that I'm interested in are Switch games too... 🤷‍♂

[@dillonfasuan5836]

I wanna say same but I'm so hyped for dragon ball sparking zero,hopefully it'll be okay on deck

[@lokie4961]

steamdeck or literally any moddable handheld rn is definitely the best choice

[@miraclecookie16]

I want a steam console

[@kitsune-chan6897]

@@miraclecookie16 I built one myself some time ago, but unfortunately the motherboard decided that It'd rather cause kernel panics than play games. Rip project Dingus.

[@miraclecookie16]

@@kitsune-chan6897 Hope valve has something in the works

[@SuperM00b]

Build one

[@LeFacteurK]

The steam deck... IS A STEAM CONSOLE FFS

[@miraclecookie16]

@@LeFacteurK A bigger one, not the current handheld one

[@wolfknightlord]

Bro!!!!! You got the comment, subscribe, and like because this is pure comedy. Great vid man. My boy a Sony fanboy too.

[@youtubeisgarbage900]

No, I couldn't hear any fan noise because you wouldn't ever shut up.

[@MajorGingex]

Controversial I know but the Deck might be my most favorite console of all time. I’ve also got a PS5 but barely use it, I’ve been having so much fun with the Deck revisiting older games as well as enjoying newer titles. The OLED screen is amazing, desktop mode to tinker with things, Steam sales are far superior to the console sales, it feels great to play in your hands. I can’t say I’ve been impressed so far this current gen, recently released Astro Bot was superb but the lack of decent exclusive titles from both Microsoft and Sony has been disappointing. The Steam Deck for me has been a revelation, especially since I seem to have so little chill time these days.

[@franciscoantonio5306]

It took this dude 1/3 of the video to get to the point. When he mentioned the steam deck I realized I'd forgotten why I clicked the video.

[@Proxidist]

Yet you kept watching :D

[@kartikeygupta3958]

My laptop cost me 900 dollars which also got a freaking screen and is better than both consoles and I can eventually play all console games on PC and mod them all. I find consoles pretty expensive compared to total pros of PC.

[@RaziOrSomething]

In response to the Switch footage of Mortal Kombat, there's 100% better looking games on Switch (no, I'm not saying the Switch has graphical masterpieces, this is just a case of poor optimization) Also you weren't using the PS5 vertical stand on right.

[@AlphaZeroX96]

It's as if the guy hates Nintendo.

[@RaziOrSomething]

@@AlphaZeroX96 quite possibly

[@stefanyt2043]

@@AlphaZeroX96 I mean he just ignored Nintendo winning both of the console wars that he talked about

[@AlphaZeroX96]

@@stefanyt2043 Yeah.

[@isaiahjackson1211]

The REAL ANSWER is the ROG ally because its windows based and is way more compatible then the steam deck

[@KatelynTea]

With proton the majority of steam runs fine. Plus the better steamdeck gets the better Linux gaming gets which is always a plus

[@S-420]

The steam deck is not a console they don't make games specifically for it it is a linux-based PC

[@The8bitbeard]

Many developers do take it specifically into account though. All those "Steam Deck Verified" games have Steam Deck specific settings so it's plug and play like on a console.

[@TomboyCinder]

Was a console girl a long time so when prices really went whack. I did research and decided to get a steamdeck and honestly I haven't gone back. It's makes me feel like a kid with a overpowered gameboy I love it!! I feel bad my ps4 and xbox are just somewhere. what a waste of resources.

[@wobb_]

Why do people say pcs are expensive? A pc can cost as little as £100 to as high as £10 000

[@sawdust8691]

PC is quite a bit more expensive for its hardware value compared to console hardware value. That's why. It's all in comparison. A $1000(give or take a couple hundred) PC is approximately equivalent to a $500 console for similar performance. PCs can be as cheap and crappy or as expensive and powerful as you want, but when it comes to value vs. a console for gaming, it's quite expensive. This is all just hardware value, by the way. There's arguments about software and subscription prices as well, which are cheaper on PC.

[@CNTconnoisseur]

​@sawdust8691 Yeah, but it's not like you have to build a completely new PC every few years. You can even buy used parts if you want to. I built my PC in 2017 and upgraded here and there. Much cheaper than buying a PS4 Pro, then a PS5, and then a PS5 Pro.

[@LilT2o00]

@@sawdust8691 assuming you play online, over the course of the lifetime of the ps5, the costs will be higher overall

[@jackykwan2580]

Have you included your electricity bill? Those RTX 4090 burn 500w it aint be cheap right

[@LilT2o00]

@@jackykwan2580 electric is included in my rent. I rent i'm not a home owner

[@OscarVelascoReviewsESP]

Just received mine this week taking advantage of the ongoing sale. I travel a lot due to work so I can't lay my ps5 often, so this is the most excited I been about gaming in a while, been having a blast playing on emulators and a fee games I had on my steam account!! Nice video, you earned a sub mate.

[@hgmd3284]

i hate that people dog on the switch for its power (stop using MK1 as a example! Doom eternal and wolfenstien 2 are amazing examples!). its just annoying to me for some reason.

[@Sly2Cooper]

So Switch Doom runs at 1080p 60 fps? Because on other systems it does. For the same price. Switch games look worse, run worse, but somehow cost the same.

[@hgmd3284]

@@Sly2Cooper i never said that. why would you think i said that?

[@Wylie288]

@@Sly2Cooper It runs RT at 60fps. Tiny Glade is proving that everyone is just dogshit at optimization.

[@programmer3138]

because its hardware was already outdated when it came out? how are people fine with that?

[@hgmd3284]

@@programmer3138 because the games are good. its not always about power.

[@amiel1239]

Yeah the steam deck is what got pc portable so popular it started it all and it runs so well I had mine since the first year it released and I’ve never had a single problem with it with steam os or emulators every game that I’ve played runs flawlessly every god of war ragnarok that just got released is already verified on deck

[@ColbieGuidry]

Not the console wars is 2024

[@lostinthesauce2008]

These are facts. I own a PS5, a series x, a gaming computer, and a switch. These have all been permanently off since I bought my deck.

[@xdragoonzero0]

The Ps5 having no games is wild, because that's all I remember the fanboys saying about the series X. Been real glad I built a PC a few years ago.

[@kelitas]

To be fair, xbox has less games then a ps5. But 1 isnt a whole lot less then 2

[@tristman8413]

Pc got no games though other than indies trash and console handouts

[@dudemydude4969]

​@@tristman8413 bruh you are just straight up wrong. And I'm saying this as a Sony fanboy. My PS Vita is like my most used device. PC has the most games. Even if a good portion of it is "indie trash". Even "console handouts" are better experienced on pc than on ps5 (which I own and love) And you don't have to pay to play online.

[@toxicturkeyy]

@@tristman8413 pc literally has more games than the ps5, xbox sx and switch combined. Add mods to that and you've got so much content.

[@tristman8413]

@@toxicturkeyy 90% indie games nobody will play...

[@thedembot]

Yep. I got shot of my ps5 last year to get a deck and never looked back. Between that and a Switch I’m sorted - mind you Deck has been amazing for emulation! Wish I could afford an OLED deck but the LCD gets the job done

[@wolfondrugs4961]

fanboyism is cringe

[@itsmatt517]

Ratchet and Clank is currently £50 on Steam, I picked up a physical copy new for £35 for my PS5 over two years ago

[@koopalibrary]

Been a nintendo fan since the game boy. And aside from snes we lost just about every battle. However there is no doubt Nintendo is winning the war. Nintendo games and their characters are iconic.

[@MattWood-xv7hv]

Unfortunately, the Steamdeck OS is a buggy mess. 50% of your play sessions will turn into 3 hour trouble shooting sessions trying to get your steamdeck to do something it did fine a day earlier.

[@LeonteProd]

Good edited video, it was kinda funny in the beginning doe with a PlayStation and Xbox army battle 😅😅

[@lumeronswift]

As much as I love the Deck, it still requires an internet connection. That leaves the Switch slightly ahead.

[@Drewbacca7789]

An Internet connection for what exactly? I play offline all the time.

[@epzo]

Who isnt online to download???

[@epzo]

@ScottG-h4o Lie

[@shutup1037]

If you play online games obviously a lie ​@@epzo

[@continental_consumer]

No it doesnt? You can play offline jist fine, just cant downlkad games which you dont even do often.

[@buckyoufaltimore]

Rockstar: i don’t even know who you are

[@inamorta47-playertwist]

The Steam Deck wasnt even a console... goodness

[@Michel-r6m]

The Steam Deck has its own flaws like not having clear information on what will and will not run on it propperly (like intended). Got a Switch and it is fine with its library of games. For the delta in price I can buy 15 to 30 games before spending as much as the SD costs.

[@Mojaveknight17]

If only the battery was better

[@Emorejets]

Are you referring to the OLED one?

[@Mojaveknight17]

@@Emorejets All of them, the big games drain battery quickly

[@harmster03]

What's the average battery time for a big game?

[@Mojaveknight17]

@harmster03 depends but it drains quickly

[@monsterjj9917]

@@harmster03 From my experience if I were playing something like an emulated Gamecube game around 3-4 ish hours. If its something like God Of War 2019 at max brightness and no tweaking the display hz maybe around an hour 45

[@VskutkuTrigen]

this video works soo well because of the intro xd its like ps fanboy talking about deserting while in reality its just Someone who opened their eyes and took few steps away from a cult xd

[@FNZ-wx2nz]

It's not a console, it's a laptop with Linux OS and xbox buttons

[@MartinTedder]

I hear you there brother. I snagged a second hand deck and I just played "journey" again...remember "journey"? That was when games could still suprise you. I never thought I'd turn my back on PlayStation...but they turned their back on me first!

[@benito_plays]

skip to 6:45

[@evgeni9246]

I also have one and it is the best buy I ever made! You can install windows and have 2 systems at the same time - windows and steam os - and just select which one to load and there you go. Full PC, full console, megafun. And can take it anywhere with you

[@jawessome]

Can’t agree more friend. I have gamed all my life (my first machine was an Atari 2600.. ancient) and getting a Steam Deck was the single best gaming purchase I have made in my life. So grateful this thing exists.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

I never understand this console war thing. Anywhere outside US/Europe, you bought what was cheap or available.

[@SamG-h7l]

Someone call in Chester Bennington from the heavens to sing with this guy

[@aquamarine3612]

Gabe literally can't stop winning, another Valve W

[@alargefarva4274]

4:52 I feel ya on this point. Playing Hades on the couch hits harder than at a desk

[@vaishnavraj4657]

You can also stream games from steam or third party applications ( sunshine and moonlight) over the wifi, making your PC do all the hard work and easily getting 60+ frames on your steam deck cause you can lighten the load on the pc making it run at 720 or 900p or not to mention the 5 to 6+ hours runtime on the deck. It's a nice way to game if you are in the house and you don't need to install the massive games into the steam deck as well

[@georgearm1253]

2:16 A PC port got leaked a while ago and pirates have made it a mostly playable experience

[@comradewave5170]

Btw they added steam recording on the (i think?) beta channel, so if you want to seamlessly record footage, you can!

[@Firey8172]

Lbp 2 was fire cmm bro

[@leorelic]

while i agree that Series X did not put up a good fight (unless you wanna use your old backwards compatible discs on it) , i still believe at 299 USD a Series S as a Gamepass Machine or a Machine where you buy Digital XBOX Play Anywhere games on (which means you can then play them on PC) is still very much worth it. i grew up a PlayStation fan and had everything up to PS4 (still use my PS4 Slim for family) but ultimately Series S will be the final modernized console i'll ever own. after this it will be me going to Gaming PC/SteamDeck and Retro consoles (up to 7th gen) Edit - also to people who say a Gaming PC is more expensive : 1. we don't have to pay to play games online. so that's a huge yearly savings for us. 2. we don't have to deal with 1 company's ecosystem , we can use Steam Sales , GoG Sales , Epic Store sales , etc etc you get the idea. 3. we don't have stupid censorship on PC 4. we get far more value in our investment as not only with a PC you can do anything you want that isn't even Gaming. but even with Gaming you are NOT locked to a generation , wanna play a 6th gen game that also has a PC port? YOU CAN. wanna play an MS-DOS game? you can. wanna play 7th gen games like original Assassins Creed or FF13 without waiting for remasters or ports or even emulation? you can. wanna play the latest games? you also can. so just with that alone we're getting the value of like 8 different consoles on top of each other , so stop with the "PC is expensive" b-s. i haven't even touched up on the fact that there's a LOT of emulation going on with PC. the only "con" you can find on a PC is trouble shooting in case you (or Windows) destroy something. but even then there's a plethora of information and knowledge and even KZbin videos available to you to fix said problems. if one part fails 9 times out of 10 it won't kill anything else and you can replace that one part instead of buying a whole system again. and you won't even need repair shops for this. in USA i see Microcenters everywhere on internet where they give you the ultimate deals on hardware too. use that.

[@marsinvader9078]

I started with ps2, then xbox 360, then ps4, now both current gen consoles without much impressing me. So as someone with no brand loyalty heres the thing. Either the next xbox is basically a high powered steam deck or I'm switching to pc for the rest of my years. Microsoft being the company that they are, are uniquely capable of pulling that off, and it might be their only option because of the digital library people built on ps4 beating xbox down this gen. I'd love to see the comeback, and steam deck type consoles are maybe the only viable future of consoles at these prices.

[@TerenceCole]

I've had a Steam Deck since launch and it is my favorite system of ALL time.

[@jaigray5422]

Had my steam deck since launch i still love it, especially when playing older games like space marine which i finished before the 2nd game launched. Steam deck though brilliant at least for me isnt my main machine for gaming its more like a substitute i can use when not on my main rig, even the saves cross over from deck to pc and vice versa.

[@kennypowers1945]

Yup it’s the only way I play games right now. I have it docked to a monitor with a micro sd card for storage and I’m good.