Steam Deck Review: Is It Worth It?

[@JediMasterBinkz]

for anyone coming here - I totally understand my mic sounds hella off and I appreciate anyone who calls me out ahah I didn't notice that in post but watching back I can def hear it ill make an effort to make it sound better for y'all moving forward AND I appreciate all the love and support on the vid - y'all are awesome

[@Dracossaint]

Cool, I was actually going to comment about that. It just sounds like a vocal pattern from you moving around while you talk, which i get. I do it, what I ended up doing was switching to a wider pickup pattern with my microphone and tune the noise gating for it as i moved around and talked. Introduces some more chances for background interference though

[@hjuuh]

Don't worry bro, its fine

[@alicekoopa2518]

When i bought my steam deck back in late april it was the best purchase decision ive ever made for any electronic device ever. Especially for gaming. Playing amazing PC games in handheld is a dream and it's also a huge emulator powerhouse. one the main reasons i bought it was because of emulation. It hasn't disappointed at all

[@JediMasterBinkz]

LOVE to hear that my friend !! Glad you picked it up

[@carlosmelendez8317]

Spoiler...it's worth every penny!

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Amen brother

[@leechanyessonghe7442]

Everyone of em😊

[@leechanyessonghe7442]

​I'm getting mine next week the LCD one half a terra I'm hyped

[@jabur81]

I got my Steam Deck OLED about a month and half ago, and it pretty much replaced my Switch. I’ve been playing the crap out of Horizon Zero Dawn, Outer Worlds, and the Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters. I’m definitely going to have to get Sea of Stars when it’s on sale at some point, since Chrono Trigger is one of my favorite RPGs of all time. Thanks!

[@JediMasterBinkz]

How’s horizon been on the steam deck!? If you love chrono trigger I PROMISE you you’ll love sea of stars 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@Salimji26]

Rog ally was ok, performs really well as long as you understand windows, I still sold mine and got the legion go and have it dual booted with steamos and its amazing. I also just ordered a steamdeck to play some simple story games on, can't wait for it, I got a good deal and plan to dual boot that with windows, I kind of want to just play around with one for the fun of it

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Sounds like a wicked setup

[@leron.dawkins]

Awesome video! Loved hearing your take on the Deck considering I'm an Ally user. Good job!

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I appreciate you and the journey you’ve taken me on in MHW 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 🫂

[@Mastrrkrackshawt]

I’m not sure if anyone pointed it out yet, but your audio.. IS AMAZING I LOVE YOUR CONTENT!!!!!!!!!

[@mooshrooom6853]

I watch this after I bought the steam deck OLED lol, but I agree with what you said.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼 🔥

[@JDabz96]

Make sure you try those unsupported games, 90% of the time they work no problems, just about any game on steam will work on the deck, especially with proton ge😊

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I’m definitely going to have to try my entire library and really do a deep dive on it

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Thank you for the heads up about that as well 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼

[@JDabz96]

@anndre_wilson no problem! I've had my steam deck since q2 of launch

[@Glocktopus03]

I just got my Oled last week couldn't be happier as a husband/dad don't get to sit and play on my pc or ps5 as much as id like. But i been able to sneak my steam deck on the couch while hanging out or before bed backlog and even though it don't run great space marines 2 with some buddies been fun little device.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

love that for you - its the perfect little handheld for those "on the couch moments"

[@TheFatalT]

Get GeForce Now. Runs Space Marine 2 on my OLED at 60fps, looks and plays great.

[@davidvega1978]

and the white rog ally before the x it was the best windows hand held pc

[@2400dimension]

I have both and both are great. It really depends on what you personally think you'll use more. I used the ROG more as a desktop substitute for beefier games and the stram deck is my casual, low power carry around.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

do you lean towards both equally or more or less one of them

[@Nickbaldeagle02]

Yes

[@brandonstojanovic5086]

solid content from a solid dude. Nice review!.. I think ima stick with my modded switch for now though ;P

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I appreciate you my friend!! Modded switch is definitely something I’ve heard is a wonderful little toy

[@hujoshuafan3168]

Have got my hands on both LCD and OLED, have to say OLED is totally worth it. Beautiful screen, way better temp and fan noise, noticeable performance improvement and last but not least, the battery life.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

The screen is one of my favourite things - the rich contrast of the colours and such are very nice

[@catchthisfire]

its fucken worth it. if u want a more powerful ateamdeck get an ally x and put bazzite on it...itll feel like a steamdeck pro

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I’ll have to eventually check out the ally x

[@markcoupland3916]

Loving mine

[@JediMasterBinkz]

LOVE that!! Which version do you have?

[@markcoupland3916]

@@JediMasterBinkz oled 512gb

[@DieFoe]

Mad Max is great on DECK!

[@JediMasterBinkz]

ill have to check that out

[@gimbatul9761]

I was in the market for an ally. But i saw it on sale. £290 for the 512 version, i had to grab it quick. And good thing i did because it went oos immediately after. I managed to use the credit i had paid for the preorder. I opted against it, but ive been away from gaming for so long. I hope this can bring me back. Building a pc a few years ago didnt, but my main issue is sitting on a desk after working a deskjob

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I RESONATE with this so much in the sense of not wanting to continue sitting at the desk after hours Handheld is perfect for that

[@valentinbarinov]

If I can make a suggestion, you mic was a little off in this video, it kept getting quiet and then back to normal, sounded like you were moving far away from the mic, but great video. Just ordered my deck yesterday

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I appreciate the suggestion! I didn't really notice it in post but now I def do - ill keep that noted tho also super excited for you to get your deck !!

[@duckshepherd]

It's pumping due to bad compressor settings. Not sure if it's pre or post processing. If it's post, it's something he can play with after the fact.

[@nicholasgarofalo7710]

just got mine so i can play games not on xbox. so far everything ive tried runs good.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

nice !! what games you playing

[@DirtmckurtGrowsNStuff]

when did you order ? how many days did it take to receive

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Ordered august 15th and showed up on the 20th

[@TheyCallMeReo420]

had mine 3 days and i might have to rma it cause the fans acting crazy other than that genuinely my favorite device just really angry im gonna have to go without it until its fixed

[@JediMasterBinkz]

that sucks ! hopefully it gets resolved sooner then later

[@yourtubeccount]

nice that KZbin is recommending this 300 subs video but fix audio. my ears and brain hurt from that coming and going audio

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Will do

[@Ali01007]

Do the games already come with it

[@JediMasterBinkz]

No they don’t BUT all you gotta do is sign into your steam account and in your library they’ll all be there

[@Chieftplay]

Do you think dragon ball sparking zero will work on steam deck ?

[@JediMasterBinkz]

I don’t see why not! It would be nice if it did

[@RunningCordoroy]

Throw on AFMF2

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Is that another plugin?

[@casualgamer177]

I have both and the ally is better than the steam deck in every way

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Nice! If I ever get the chance to I’ll snag both

[@Nick-pc9tf]

Have to fix the mic gate. The vocals is fluctuating in and out. Hard to listen to.

[@Filthyanimal9]

Thx for sharing- I’m weighing my options but def leaning toward SD OLED!

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Good choice! If you’d do I’d love to hear what you think!

[@Shark-fj2sz]

Ally X way better I am not giving up this thing. When steamdeck is gonna get more competitive in terms of hardware, maybe I will buy one and install an OS that won't hold me into one ecosystem only. We want 1080p OLED + VRR and yeah better performance, same or better as AllyX and people will buy it. There is no excuse to have the same perf as ally X since new apu is out btw.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Nice!! Love that for you my dude

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

i was about to flame you for just getting a deck but you got it a year ago so ill just flame you to take a year for a review but ill let that slide for the quality of the video 😅😅😅

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

😮😮 I think 🤔🤔🤔 I'm your 300th subscriber🎉🎉🎉 😊

[@Endndjdhdjhdhrbdbbxhdhdhdn]

fix ur mic please bro

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Definitely gonna do that!! 😄

[@edwardlashley3572]

It’s worth it if you don’t have a lot of money. You are losing out on features & horsepower but in a you get what you pay for world it’s fine. just don’t buy the 64 GB steam deck. You will end up with that entire SSD filled with junk files even if you never install a game on it. It doesn’t matter if you try to use sd cards. The 64 GB steam deck cannot function & should be taken off the market.

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Yeah 64 GB’s is wild because you can’t do much

[@cincyryda]

My Rog gives me 100-120 fps on cod and Apex

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Nice! Love that for you 😄 Do those run pretty smooth?

[@cincyryda]

@@JediMasterBinkz real smooth if it's in 900p I also got the z1 extreme for 380 after taxes in best buy.

[@blissurzu7216]

Not all your games being compatible is a con.

[@HandyMojo]

constructive criticism - dude your audio is terrible. My right ear got shivers. Use your mic on the side to avoid the noise dips

[@JediMasterBinkz]

Thank you for another audio comment, I’ll add it to the list