Steam Deck OLED Unboxing! + Gaming Test (New & Improved)

Unboxing and gameplay test of new and improved Steam Deck OLED handheld gaming PC. Cyberpunk 2077, Grand Theft Auto V, Red Dead Redemption 2, Hogwarts Legacy, The Last of Us Part 1, Counter-Strike 2 and Sonic Superstars. Review sample unit was sent by Valve for review purposes.
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00:00 Intro
00:08 Blade
00:24 Unboxing
01:28 Power adapter
01:45 Steam Deck OLED
03:43 Comparison
04:09 Power [ON]
04:32 Switch comparison
04:36 Display
04:58 GTA5
07:05 Red Dead Redemption 2
08:44 Counter-Strike 2
09:24 Forza Horizon 5
10:51 Call of Duty
11:01 Cyberpunk 2077
11:45 The Last of Us Part 1
12:58 GTA San Andreas
13:13 Resident Evil Village
13:46 Hogwarts Legacy
15:03 Hogwarts on Switch!
16:13 Sonic Superstars
16:58 Call of Duty Black Ops 2
17:35 Rise of Kong
17:48 Outro
#steamdeck #steamdeckoled #therelaxingend

[@TheRelaxingEnd]

Handheld gamers here? Please note: you can get very decent FPS (around 45-60FPS) on Spider-Man Miles Morales on this device with 1280x800, low preset, FSR upscaling and Dynamic Resolution Scaling set to 60. Slightly lower FPS with XESS. It runs way smoother now than at first. Probably due to Steam not pausing game downloads when in-game which apparently can cause a dramatic hit in performance. Make sure to manually pause any background downloads when playing on this device!

[@chazallen7959]

Yes Sir ❤

[@bigpapa1050]

Always love your videos man keep it up

[@CrazyGamerzZ3829]

im here

[@EightBucksTwenty]

Yes sir love my steamdeck!

[@kyle_mk17]

Honestly, I prefer my laptop to my switch

[@SmashBrosmike85]

As a kind of old gamer, it’s amazing how far we’ve come since the GBA, which was my first handheld.

[@kenduwilliamson5436]

My first handheld was Tiger Electronics Spider Man. I miss those days

[@chipsandcase-o5738]

Aging myself here, but my first game boy was the "oops" import of the huge brick one from Japan. Then pocket, color, etc.

[@snufftherooster93]

GBC for me, back in 2003. I was 10.

[@christianr.5868]

My god, dont say your kinda old and then say gba was your first console please!

[@ETG-Review]

Mine was the Sega Game Gear. Fantastic machine

[@blbprime11]

Probably the best video showcasing the OLED. No long-winded speeches. Just unboxing and letting the console speak for itself. Thank you!

[@ChudDin]

its a handheld pc

[@nerd26373]

That Steamdeck looks absolutely insane. My PSP would've just been crying on the corner.

[@Aethelbeorn]

My psp died last year 😢 My vita OLED still going strong. 💪

[@Aethelbeorn]

Limited Edition is in the mail.

[@StevenP727]

Gameboy - 🥹

[@Thatsme1ogan]

​@Aethelbeorn well you guys speaking of which I'm in Australia so we can only use psp/vita or any other hand-held console because there are no steam decks here

[@Aethelbeorn]

@@Thatsme1ogan i see a few listing for 1200$aus

[@brixzusjaeger3385]

Awesome video. Your camera is excellent it really shows off how good the new oled SD looks. I just ordered mine today and can’t wait!

[@animeadict17]

this was such a good video!!! i loved how you played a bunch of games ranging in age and how demanding they are! love your videos man keep them up!

[@robottaway]

Incredible that a game like RDR2 can play so smoothly on a portable. When this game came out it was killing consoles and PCs. New tech like FSR surely helps but also a testament to long term improvements by the developers and also the state of silicon improving after just 3-4 years.

[@nbain66]

My personal best settings for RDR2 on the steam deck didn't include FSR and I got away with ultra textures. It stays locked to 30fps while looking good or 40fps with low graphics.

[@mrgamerwatch100]

⁠@@nbain66 that doesn’t make any sense, it’s only a 10 fps difference between ultra and low? If your getting 30 on ultra you should get 60 on low

[@nbain66]

@@mrgamerwatch100 Ultra textures only. Most of the other settings are medium for the 30fps setup. To hold 40 FPS you're looking at low settings with Ultra textures as well. The 16GB of shared memory is plenty to keep textures that high.

[@lolofafsafsa]

Thank you for including Rise of Kong! Such a great game to play on the go. A truly immersive experience!

[@giygas_9577]

Really showcasing the games we all care most about. 👍

[@holySinner787]

Bought the Oled Limited Edition today ! Can’t wait for it to arrive to do my unboxing vid right away ⚡️

[@HouseOfTuff]

So far im loving my steam deck LED~ I actually was thinking about buying one off a friend of mine but i saw this one and fell in love right away!

[@youreyesarebleeding1368]

As someone who pre-ordered the regular Steam Deck the day it was announced, i'm glad to see that Valve has been successful and is releasing new iterations of it.

[@eternalbeing3339]

Same. And they kept the pricing. Could have easily bumped the cost by $100 and got away with it.

[@morrisculpepper]

no, not with the internals. Too many better competitors are out now. The only thing making them remotely sellable is valves name, and the slightly lower pricing. @@eternalbeing3339

[@elusivelectron]

Me too, but they missed an opportunity to give it a 1080p screen and give the case a pass through for charging.

[@shabploffies]

@@eternalbeing3339don't let them know though, I'm not trying to pay more lol

[@shabploffies]

@@elusivelectronI'm not sure but I think they did that cause the drop in pixels was worth the extra battery life without really noticing the difference

[@bigpapa1050]

Always love your videos man keep it up

[@brianporter9979]

I think the reason performance was so low in a few games (Miles Morales, TLOU Part 1) is because you are downloading games in the background. Game downloads use a good portion of the CPU! Performance should be quite a bit higher once downloads are completed

[@xdzombiezz4163]

prob right but this day and age you should be able to download and play the games imo

[@HenryThe12]

@@xdzombiezz4163You can, it’s just the nature of this device. It’s a computer powered by an APU in a thermally limiting chassis. Running intense games utilizing 90%+ of its resources leaves little room for Steam to download and write games to the disk without some compromise (in this case, gaming performance).

[@user-jv9xb5wz5c]

​@@xdzombiezz4163Its a Portable Pc Handheld not a Console. The Consoles have the luxury of tailored Games.

[@JayColor]

I was so confused why his Miles Morales performance was so terrible. I played through the whole game at a near locked 30.

[@LaymanGamin]

I heard tlou is horrible on the deck regardless

[@Wakamoleee]

Who'd have guessed you'd be juggling knives and gadgets in fancy white gloves for the whole world to witness? You've officially unlocked the next level in the grand game of life. Bravo, good sir! 🎉🎉🎉

[@MarcoR6]

I had a gaming laptop from around 7 years ago that struggled a lot to play GTA V and now we are able to play it in a handheld... This is amazing. I'll buy one of these beauties as soon as I can.

[@zeroy]

Wasn't so interested in the first gen but this looks excellent 👍

[@hamzabelfakih-kh5be]

A beautiful return to the valve company. Thank you

[@PlacingRed]

25 years ago we couldn't even imagine a game like RDR2 let alone playing something like that on a handheld. We would have laughed at the idea. & now here we are!

[@Malyt538]

Crazy man the future really is now.

[@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina]

​@@Malyt538nah the future is 5 years from now. The Steam Deck 3 will be unreal

[@counterstrike2isdead]

​@@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatinabut valve can't count to 3😂

[@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina]

@@counterstrike2isdead bro just watch Valve is fr making a Steam 2 only 1 year after the Steam Deck OLED watch it will happen Steam Deck 2 December 2024 let's gooooo

[@kaizel2264]

​@@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina the Steam deck 3 will Release in 2033 as the the Steam Deck 2 will Release Q4 2026.

[@OVO9000]

I love the random knives he pulls out to unbox the package I’m waiting for him to just open the package with his hands

[@zask7979]

Perfect unboxing channel i've ever seen ❤

[@Spaceman_U]

Picking up the steam deck was definitely the best choice when working long hour shifts 👍

[@AlanVickers1992]

took me half an hour to get through to the checkout earlier, but managed to get one eventually. been playing my managers one for some time, nice little bits of kit. will install windows and use it as a computer as well.

[@tacoedits6947]

I bought a 1TB as soon as it went up for sale, cant wait for it to arrive in the mail!!

[@SuperSchaps]

Same. Having second thoughts about the etched glass though after some reading.

[@sanstheelumbu]

How is it now? Tell me, for a custom setting how much hours would it last for playing an average AAA game?

[@dreamingboi2427]

the best part about this review is the rise of kong gameplay. amazing!

[@coreyricks]

Never thought I would see some of these games be able to play hand held

[@MdAnan8536]

Sick gaming rig. 💯

[@jimmymoore2758]

I got mine ordered! I’m so excited!

[@akashsnair2283]

that bubble wrap popping was satisfying af

[@MrQuaazga]

Yes! I have the first Steam Deck and I am enjoying it. I thank you for showing us the new Oled Steam Deck. It looks good. If Valve releases a more powerful Deck, I will wait to get that one.

[@loveArtnotFood]

What games do you play and how is the performance for you?

[@iamddttju6500]

@@loveArtnotFoodvery good and I have the 64gb playing off sd card, cyberpunk medium to high settings 30fps, gta v max settings 45fps, battlefield V medium 50+FPS, back 4 blood max settings 45-55fps, watch dogs 2 high settings 40fps, Far cry 5 max settings 40-50fps, insurgancy Sandstorm medium 50fps, also played cyberpunk and battlefield v on monitor 1080p: Battlefield v medium 40-50fps, cyberpunk medium 28-32 FPS, cyberpunk is a demanding game and it handled it in 1080p off sd card. Performance is great don’t let others fool you.

[@iamddttju6500]

@@loveArtnotFoodI love my steam deck and if you’re planning on getting one you won’t regret it

[@trollerstrom]

@@IPowder4105 buy Rog Ally which is even more expensive than a new Steam Deck OLED with 1TB, using Windows OS, full of bloatware, even knowing ASUS' terrible customer service? No thanks and I doubt even Rog Ally is worth it in price/performance. The ROG Ally would only be worth it for GamePass players, and there's also the Lenovo Legion Go.

[@TioBru.]

30fps performance is great don't let anyone unfool you@@iamddttju6500

[@musicbyshadofox]

The Test Chamber symbols on the packaging is a really nice touch

[@jessiegrissom9751]

Looks amazing love watching your videos I've watch every one of them I really wish I could get a steam deck love this console

[@blackcllaw526]

You never disappoint us with these vids ❤ keep up the good work 😊

[@manceirvin7068]

A moment of silence to all those who bought a regular steam deck recently.

[@MrEditsCinema]

Sold mine for £320 and got the new one for £479 Not bad ? I'd imagine some people had a massive loss

[@TrixterCharizard]

I sold mine back in july for $500. Im very happy right now.

[@manceirvin7068]

Nice@@TrixterCharizard 🔥🔥🔥

[@LaymanGamin]

@@MrEditsCinemagot the new one for 479?

[@lelouchabrilvelda1794]

Asian. Sorry but i dont buy useless products. PS4,5 PC and SWITCH only Nothing else.

[@yvesloba]

Its my objective too , ride next to the see , so relaxing 😊

[@nabilyar]

Best reviewer ever. No talking and no annoying.

[@darklegendd149]

Hell yes another unboxing

[@Dirtnose]

Getting Hogwarts Legacy working on a Switch without forcing cloud gaming is a pretty crazy accomplishment.

[@dazter89]

Thats 1 damn powerfull piece of technology !!!

[@elyisus7665]

BEST CHANNEL for unboxings without commentary

[@rtara11]

This looks amazing! Just wondering if with the Oled display, if people are noticing improved frame rates and clearer image? :)

[@gzull90]

capcom deserves big applause for optimalization in their games…

[@xaviergarza5763]

PHWEW! What a relief it plays Rise of Kong. Subscribed and Liked

[@k1rb0i]

STEAM DECK BABY !!! it’s a good piece of kit.

[@JetBurke]

best steam deck OLED testing I've seen so far, played games I would actually like to try. Can't wait to see the screen in person. Thanks.

[@DonnDonn799]

Everyone was playing games a raspberry pi could run at 100 fps. I literally was so confused why no one was testing the triple A games

[@henri1195]

He did play while downloading games on the background, which hurt the performance of some games, so not the best testing.

[@philippeorsini5584]

Me to😊

[@MrEditsCinema]

Can't wait until I get mine, huge fan of the original

[@Blackpanther-cr2vr]

the most important thing for me is the cooling its not so loud anymore i maybe buy the limited edition on black friday

[@starlord1177]

my man pulls out the arisaka type 30 bayonet , NICE!!!

[@Terreos]

Hogwarts looks like it runs very smoothly on the OLED steam deck. That's exciting.

[@6989uwu]

bought the 512gb version for when i want to just relax and not sit at my desk. its hardware is no where as good as my desktop but im still excited.

[@1sm0Laitela]

Me too, and if some day there's a game that doesn't run on the Deck that I'd really like to play on it, I could just stream it from my desktop and lie on the couch. All the updates make the Deck Oled such a great remote play machine that I don’t think it will ever be obsolete. Valve is goated.

[@6989uwu]

@@1sm0Laitela damn I didn’t even know you could stream for your desktop that’s pretty cool

[@trueroman6775]

People don’t realize, yes you’re not gonna run triple A new releases that great… it’s a godly emulation device though. Probably the best.

[@6989uwu]

@@trueroman6775 is it easy to setup?

[@DonnDonn799]

Finally what I was looking for

[@bartoszswiatek957]

I played through the entire Spider-Man: Miles Morales on my Steam Deck at around medium settings and with locked 30 FPS. Either something was downloading in the background, or there's some other issue. I'd try again after restarting the Steam Deck and maybe redownloading the game.

[@RicardoEsteves]

The fact this runs GTA 5 on 90fps is unreal! I played through the whole game on PS3 back in 2013 and just the thought of having it even playable (let alone at 90fps) on a portable handheld is just insane!

[@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina]

The original Steam Deck couldn't consistently hit over 50fps, do you know how this one is able to hit 90fps? I thought it only had 5-8% more performance than the LCD???!

[@rtara11]

I noticed that 90 FPS! That’s amazing! I also had read that the increase in performance would be small for the Oled edition but this is amazing!!

[@dylandetaeye]

@@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina i've hit 60fps easy on the steam deck on GTA 5... and that's with 60fps cap on

[@HandledToaster2]

​@@dylandetaeyeis it consistent? Doesn't dip even in lots of action?

[@Manic_Panic]

@@AsAWhiteManMarriedToALatina Steamdeck's performance is through software optimization. Under normal circustances, the machine would struggle to run a lot of these games but Valve has been incredible with support and this is the result. This is kind of what consoles makers do... how do you think RDR2 runs on that crappy jaguar PS4 CPU? Sometimes it even beats the ROG Ally which is supposed to be more powerful.

[@property_chan9848]

So Glad you did black ops 2 zombies I am a huge fan of your zombies videos and its good to know I can play zombies on my steamdeck this Christmas 🎄 ❤

[@type2red]

AMAZING VIDEO LOVE YOUR CHANNEL THANK YOU. 🙏🏽

[@Cryptic0III]

now we need Steam Deck 2 with RDNA 4/ZEN 5

[@DeterminedTorres]

Then we must wait for two to three more years.

[@deadwaste1]

lol 2/3 years from now

[@TheTenth100]

Late 2025 - Early 2026 is when you should be expecting it

[@bigseek00]

​@TheThrid right, also let them cook, I'd say 900p 8.0inch 120fps oled vrr hdr screen, with battery thst can do 6 to 15hrs would be my dream.. with color waves... or they keep the same shell but max it out

[@fightnight14]

Most likely next year. There’s no way that by 2025 that Steam is still flexing their 2021 hardware lol. Wait a year from now

[@josenavarro140]

What the hell. I thought the steam deck could not play these games well. Looks amazing

[@blackhelmet5315]

I love that one of the places you can use the steamdeck is "in a test chamber"

[@sulblazer]

Bought mine today on release...I hope I don't have to wait too long for it to get here.

[@StevenP727]

If a psp could read adult magazines this would be it 😅😊

[@sirajkhan-bx5zl]

Real PSP successor here.

[@adriellopezyt1597]

PS Vita*

[@keanufredrick4632]

Nice I'm so gonna get one next year on January so I can play Winter Memories

[@juanmelendez7495]

I can't wait to have this!

[@CurtisG2000]

I noticed you are downloading lots of games while doing the game performance tests, which really hinders the Steam Decks game performance.

[@kekesuarez6751]

;O 😮

[@zethicc7557]

it uses rams, not rom. it will not affect anything.

[@laplthelullemann]

It runs GTAV on a stable 90 FPS? That's truly amazing, I ordered mine today and can't wait to try it out!

[@chuck25]

everything on the lowest settings for a 2015's game. ofc it will run at 90

[@laplthelullemann]

@@chuck25 if you wanna sound like a smart ass, at least get your facts straight, GTA V is a 2013 game, not 2015

[@CricetoFunni]

@@laplthelullemann It's also a game that ran at only 30fps on 7th and 8th gen consoles, so triple that while maintaining decent graphical quality is pretty damn good. And the device doesn't seem like it's getting stressed to the max (around 85% GPU usage and like 60% CPU usage) so you could likely bump up the graphics settings.

[@LRZephyr]

​@@laplthelullemannThe pc port released in 2015 with updated graphics so he's not wrong in a way

[@trisfaleel]

The game was 2013 the port was 2015 so technically he's wrong@@LRZephyr

[@Limes_not_Lemons]

buying mine in 3 days, can't wait till I'm payed, literally going on a late break at work to buy it to ensure I get it asap. Will be sooooo worth having to wait all day for, then I'll have it by this time next week hopefully

[@Industrialman96]

Valve are amazing when Valve time is not on and they do things!

[@sameerislam1328]

Wut bout the ps5 steam deck

[@TomsTech94]

Looks cool but you can notice the lack of power give it a few years and they'll release a substantial upgrade with more power

[@manueldiegoalexander3879]

OMG,i feel back in 2000s game.

[@midnightjay]

I really want this model for the improvements but I think I'm going to wait out for SD2. It's a steep price and I feel like they are gonna announce the next one not too long after this one. Consoles love to do that, have a midway upgrade then drop a full upgrade like 2-6 months later.

[@deadhardy]

they already said they don't plan on releasing SD2 until late 2025 at the earliest if not 2026. So you'll be waiting 2 years at a minimum.

[@h3ctor272]

"Steep price" It's cheaper than the old SD. 64gb version has been replaced with 256gb for the same price with better specs. 1TB version is the same as the 512gb. All the old version decks have had a price reduction.

[@PantsaBear]

Steam Deck 2 isnt coming until at earliest 2025. Also not sure what youre talking about with consoles, I cant remember a single one that got an "upgrade" and then the full upgrade 2-6 months later If youre not the type to use the Deck that much then wait, but theres always something "better" 2+ years away. Just seems pointless if youll know youre going to like it now and you can afford it (like the other person said, this costs the same as the original Deck was costing 2 weeks ago but with more storage, really not too nuts in price)

[@jorgenarez9166]

you wait at least 2 more years ill be enjoying my new OLED steam deck

[@midnightjay]

@@deadhardy Thanks for the info, I didn't know that. I don't mind the wait tbh I know this one is better but if it fails between those two years I'll bite but the old model is fine for me atm

[@FamilyFailsOfficial]

I realy want a steam deck OLED , but i don't have enought money!!!! 😭😭😭

[@theradioactivetoothpastesh4441]

While me I have the money to buy 20 pieces of steam deck OLED 1 TB right now (yeah no kidding) but I'm really holding back the temptation to buy even just 1 🥹🤣

[@dio8070]

Suggestion: show us the total power draw ( it’s right next to the batt % or it should be ) This shows how much the system is actually drawing sense tdp doesn’t meant much. Overall powerdraw is much more important. A game like gta 5 could get 4 hours sense it’s a older title. ( retro games Corp did a good video showcasing battery life )

[@DeezNutzHot]

The VERY best in reviews.

[@zokozzgk6484]

Deck >> PlayStation portail

[@gracekanagaraj1826]

The PSP can’t do anything without a PS5

[@gracekanagaraj1826]

Plus, anyone know how to hide the fps thing on the corner

[@TurntUp20]

I’m sold definitely getting me one fo sho can’t wait

[@thickhuntressthighs_4675]

I love how you play King Kong at the end 😂❤

[@voiduality5185]

Can’t wait to buy one of this

[@MyurrDurr]

What proton did you use for Forza?? When I ran it on my Deck, it just gives me a black screen but I can hear the game launch into the main menu behind it ;-;

[@509g1]

Sonic superstars is perfect on there

[@Bagration421]

Nice Arisaka rifle bayonet ! Made by the Tokyo factory it seem.

[@kiritosama2287]

Nice I really wanted it

[@tristesskartoffel8677]

The thing is real good work👍

[@Blue_Sky2077]

Man this guy never relax

[@matthewflashyt6644]

Finally new video!

[@yamuiemata]

Bruh I'm impressed with the smooth GTA V driving skills...managed not to crash 😂

[@jaredmacintyre6970]

This looks awesome. How are peoples experience playing first person shooters? like cod or counter strike?

[@ufcfan3940]

Just played at 90hz it’s so nice looks incredible on oled

[@Fendiixx]

I have js one question when your playing games on the steam deck are you able to like go in settings and turn of the information it says at the top when you play a game? Like the FPS and stuff

[@Finger112]

I didn't come here for your Steam Deck unboxing, I came here for your knife collection.

[@bardaksuper]

He went medieval for this unboxing. Using that old sword

[@archie7288]

Oh My God steam deck Oled here 🤩🤩🤩

[@jensonzai]

he use SD play CS2 in smoothly! Amazing!!

[@beaniemac83]

Hi I noticed EA Sports FC24 displayed as recent game you’ve played, does this work on the deck without compatibility issues? Thanks!

[@youshimul]

Was waiting for your Review.... Bro... Take

[@fulcrumvanitas5078]

Question????? What type of blade did you show in the beginning and where may I be able to buy one?!?!?

[@ralph4lyf]

I just ordered mines (512g no etched screen ) and now we wait the 3-5 business days

[@yansnuar]

still playing with SD old and happy with it

[@Rex.92]

Alright I'm sold. I'm gonna buy this just for rise of kong.

[@royal2.071]

please make an unboxing video of the ps5 slim

[@yuwanagalihnugrahatama9319]

I'm gonna buy this 🎉