Steam Deck Beta! Valve FIGHTS BACK!

[@proxyhx2075]

My Steam Deck is the only way I'm able to play PC games with friends. Killing off GTA for Linux users was probably the worst decision Rockstar has made in the recent years.

[@gooaygar]

worst decision so far. just wait till rock star ask for dna samples when you try to play

[@Acidicus23]

"I'm bit older, I'm 31" ... I laughed so hard watching this being 47 😆

[@kiokayx]

Same lol

[@jondr]

31 still a baby

[@rexwilliams7643]

He's not even half my age 😂

[@RafaelDutra]

37 here haha

[@lillpoetboy]

I'm 43, been gaming since I was 10

[@Apochalypze]

Sony and Microsoft cant compete on price and gaming flexibility, which is the biggest reason they are losing me as a customer.

[@TheDragonfriday]

Pc is more freedom then anything as long your willing to understand pc technology, work around whenever game not running etc

[@tacothunder2298]

Have you noticed that pricing has gone up right when consoles moved to PC architecture x86? now they have to cater to PC graphics/framerate fanboys while console users are paying the price. I hope this plan crashes and burn so SOny can go back to being a console exclusive platform with decent pricing.

[@MichaelMineCraftings]

PC= better pricing and overall experience, plus you to learn troubleshooting when needed 😂

[@thefallenferret]

@@tacothunder2298So your mad that technology is… Progressing? Obviously innovation and inflation cost money. That’s just how things work. Of course consoles moved from 32bit, as 32bit is heavily limited in comparion to x64

[@Gobama_prismG]

​@tacothunder2298 Any close ecosystem does the same Sony, Nintendo, Apple, etc This is the reason I go to pc and android More flexibility and overall reasonable prices and options for better value for money

[@grouchygamer2404]

I would turn my windows pc into a steam os pc, I really dislike windows and I have it just to play games.

[@JacobFrodsham]

Same with my MacBook. I want SteamOS on there so bad.

[@RandySloan]

Working on it rn with bazzite

[@colederusha]

Try Bazzite! Honestly, I like it more than SteamOS.

[@darkemperor418]

I’m 36 and you still look older than me how

[@X-101]

Think what people are missing is running games with proton on linux isn't the same as doing it on ARM, the Steam Deck is still an x86 machine all proton does is convert windows Direct X calls to something that works in linux, On ARM not only do you have to do that but you also need to emulate the x86 chip on top of that, that's fine for games that are 10+ years old but expecting a ARM chip to emulate a x86 game that has come out in the past 5/10 years or future games is crazy

[@Jacek1787]

Apple is already doing something similar with their Game Porting Toolkit for their ARM systems. It works surpisingly well, even latest Wukong can be run throught these tools on MacBooks. It can be done and I imagine Valve has more interest here than Apple...

[@jondr]

Who will buy an Xbox or Sony handheld and be stuck in either's walled garden? The steamdeck or even a Rog Ally would always be a better choice.

[@Gobama_prismG]

I still see steamdeck to be a better option for the support valve dose, but yeah, better than close ecosystems 🤮

[@killscreen7519]

Normies just want Madden/FIFA/NBA 2K and CoD

[@Sooiiiiiiiiiiscribe]

What is gta 6 launches in sony handheld ?

[@Nick-pc9tf]

Xbox Play Anywhere - Buy once to play on Console, Cloud, PC, Handheld, Mobile

[@BendySendy]

I love how microsoft tries to expand their business but limiting technology, while valve actually innovates

[@tekronyn]

6:54 The highest Xbox Game Pass tier is Ultimate for $19.99, not $29.00 per month...

[@richardodonoghue2178]

I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes $29.00 soon...

[@ScottBaker_]

​@@richardodonoghue2178 Makes sense. Theyve also started pulling back on games available. For example, Diablo 4 went from being the full game to a limited time trial.

[@ElrondKaresh]

Wish da veilguard would have stayed true for OG fans, it's cool that it'll be steam deck verified but I wont be buying it. lol

[@LearningToThrive]

I dont only see what you invision for proton, but imagine also if people with horrible game performance on a snapdragon windows laptop can install steam and play games with near perfect performance via proton? it'd be amazing! or if the next steamdeck was a snapdragon based chip.

[@omar-senpaiii]

If Xbox could get away with forcing game publishers to have their games published on the potato (series S), then I think the best PC gaming launcher (steam valve) can force game publishers to have their game playable on the deck in order to have their game published in the store.

[@RedMageGaming]

I feel you on the gaming laptop. I used nothing but laptops for the longest time. And even after getting a decent desktop setup, I still couldn't live without having a gaming laptop, though handheld gaming PCs have now kind of made my gaming laptop redundant lol. I don't think Proton for ARM has anything to do with what microsoft/xbox is doing. I think it is more related to ARM processors being more common in actual full desktop computing devices. With Apple's M series, and now the Snapdragon X processors, it's getting ready for keeping games running on alternate hardware, and making a path for developers to keep targeting x86/x64 based CPUs, and consumers can keep buying games and play them on more devices.

[@frostbyte11]

Space marine 2 wasn't working for me yesterday. Wonder if its back up yet. The update they had 2 day ago messed it up.

[@Acidicus23]

When did Sony or Xbox release open source hardware? It's a pipe dream thinking they would allow other platforms to run games on their handheld. I can imagine that they try to lure people in with few years of xbox pass, but to allow us to run steam games on it? Doubt it.

[@CasualGamingCorner]

November will be the best month to build your Gaming Desktop.

[@ROARROARROAR-w7x]

JIMMY WE FUCKIN LOVE YOU! 💙💯

[@The_Drumple]

People exaggerate the performance between nvidia and amd. I have been using an amd gpu after the last 10 years using nvidia and it isn't much different. TBH the ai on nvidia is better but raw performance on amd has been flawless.

[@marekkedzierski8237]

Even assuming that this ARM version of Proton actually works with games, what makes you believe it will work on Xbox? Consoles have locked OSes, why would Microsoft allow this Proton version to run on their console?

[@igorgiuseppe1862]

7:32 that is not how consoles work... consoles only run games that the vendor allow, so unless valve make an partnership with micorosoft to bring steam games to xbox, that wont happen. its the same reason why you cant play steam games on a playstation. maybe if the xbox handheld is an open platform that you can install games from any pc store that might happen, but there is no guarantee that an xbox handheld will use arm... especially if AMD is doing the socs.

[@igorgiuseppe1862]

7:01 i hate when people say that... its like 100 games? 1000 maximum? i know it looks like its endless but, come on...

[@thomasparker7305]

The companys want their own hand helds so they can make people only able to use their system. Valve makes it friendly to do what you want with the system you own.

[@xmontesx]

You're 31? Bro, you look significantly older than my 33 year old ass

[@igorgiuseppe1862]

9:36 an more likely scenario... valve make steam games work on android devices. at least with indies and old games this should be possible.

[@theman0864]

I remember hearing something about 7 or 8 months ago that Valve was working with Nvidia. They didn't say what the project was but I was kinda assuming it was driver support. I've been thinking the public release of Steam OS might be Valve waiting to launch with official Nvidia support.

[@js24345]

FWIW,,Bazzite OS w/ the proprietary Nvidia driver and KDE selections has worked almost flawlessly for me on my slightly older dedicated GPU gaming laptop. Super easy to install and just worked “out of the box” Everything runs near max settings, decent frames, and smooth as silk. YMMV, but I couldn’t be happier.

[@igorgiuseppe1862]

5:56 kinda off... proton is based on wine that as the name suggest, wine is not an emulator, the architecture is the same so its just an translation layer. unlike runing x86 apps on arm that you do need an emulator. anyway, you probably already know that so this , and for simplification purposes to make the video smaller and easier to understand that explanation is valid, im just poiting it for the subscribers. the challenge of emulation tend to be much bigger than an translation layer when it comes to performance or accuracy.

[@JacobFrodsham]

Oh boy, I hope I can put steamOS on my M1 MacBook Pro. Especially now that Valve released that they were working proton for ARM chips.

[@dominickeverest6471]

I'd like to adjust the amount of magnification int he magnifier tool. let me set the zoom!

[@tankprohp]

I made the jump 15 years ago and it's been the best switch I've ever made, get about second to third tear down from best you still get great gameplay great graphics great frame rates and you get a super powerful PC for the same price as your laptop maybe less spent about $2,000 on my computer and I won't have to upgrade for 10 years just don't get sucked into buying graphics cards

[@ZaberfangX]

Don't know behind close doors with valve, if a dev say no valve can't do anything, just not sure valve is going to throw devs or companies under bus to just trying get them working on the steam deck. I think is up to us to install Linux more even if people don't use it all the time to grow the market share.

[@gsprings43]

I wonder if they will do anything more for windows 11 users?

[@Pharren88]

There was a 1998 WH40k Chaos Gate game.

[@RandySloan]

You from Michigan?? 😮😮 please do a meet and greet one day!❤

[@VoyeurOfMisfortune]

"It doesn't make any GOD DAMNED sense."

[@Akpinaratakan]

this guy thinks valve can comunicate Dumass

[@technodrone313]

the weeds cheaper in michigan too :)

[@Soulburn82]

Fashionably late, third!

[@dariuszkielis7129]

I'm 40 you look like 50🤣

[@kiokayx]

Cool update :3

[@grouchygamer2404]

🥉 third 🎉

[@nullnull-zk5eq]

second :(

[@GraphicalRanger]

3rd ;)

[@natejohnson7621]

First !

[@74amazing]

"Gaming" Laptop... cough. I will never understand people, buying a laptop for gaming, when mobility is not your undisputed priority 1. Nevertheless: Great vid! i really appreciate your ongoing effort to focus on bs developer decisions and to call out for valve's help for the steam/steam deck community.

[@kazesh9148]

I used to own a gaming laptop. An Asus TUF A15. Though it had some problems with hardware so it was my first and last gaming laptop. It's a hit or miss when it comes to reliability. I can say though that they are quite convenient if you're far away from home. Nowadays I use a desktop and it's lasting me almost 3 years now. More than my broken laptop. I've contemplated on getting another gaming laptop here and there, but I've blocked those thoughts everytime cause I don't really need one.

[@7MBoosted]

Dollar for dollar AMD actually performs better than Nvidia, especially when running in a linux environment. Caveats here being native resolution and rasterization. If you want to throw RT and upscaling into it, some would argue for Nvidia.

[@richardodonoghue2178]

Nvidia drivers still suck ass under linux.

[@7MBoosted]

@@richardodonoghue2178 that is exactly in line with what I'm saying.

[@zyblurish206]

yeah especially when you build a pc in the low to mid range you will get better rasterization performance with AMD with of course the disadvantages that you mentioned which are RT and DLSS but to be fair AMD also has some advantaged like afmf 2 which is still missing on Nvidia. I think Nvidia has just become so big that most people will just assume Nvidia is always the better choice but i think when you look into it it's not as obvious despite the market dominance.. when you have Linux i think it becomes very hard to recommend Nvidia but at least it's good to see that they seem to slowly put a little bit more effort into Linux.

[@Gobama_prismG]

Nvidia gpus are better on windows and overall for creative apps and gaming I still go with nvidia cause of that

[@PropaneWP]

@@7MBoosted Why do you say it though? What's the reasoning behind it? CUDA works on Linux. DLSS works. As far as I know, RT works too. Nvidia drivers are stable on GNOME. Mostly stable on Wayland. I've only seen the occasional bug on KDE Plasma. So what am I missing? Why does it suck? Also, I'd say that AMD is performing better than Nvidia is only a half-truth. When it's a fact that software features can increase fps by over 50%, it needs to be taken into consideration. And frankly speaking, Nvidia DLSS performs better than FSR.