Valve's Microsoft Move! Steam Deck Update!

[@EmergencyChannel]

If Microsoft brought native gamepass support to SteamOS, I'd be really happy.

[@ElisBuenas82]

May them listen to you. I'd love it as well!

[@digitalg00dtimes58]

At what price point though?

[@MrTcmartins]

I don't know, there are a few technological blockers Ior that. I mean, yes, Microsoft could do it if they really wanted, but there's quite a lot of software infrastructure to build.

[@serhii_himself_98]

I mean, they better off just bringing gamepass to steam...

[@gum739]

nice pfp

[@Fina1Ragnarok]

It feels strange that Microsoft and Valve would collaborate tbh. SteamOS exists specifically to not use Windows after all.

[@nayflowem6652]

The enemy of my enemy has many enemies

[@CaptnYestrday]

​@@nayflowem6652definitely wrinkled my brain. I think something broke

[@nicholaspoleto9445]

I kind of agree. I don’t think the announcement is going to be all about the two handhelds running different OS, I think it’s gonna be MS announcing native support for Game Pass on Steam OS. MS is all about Play on Anything right now. I think that’s gonna be the big reveal.

[@nayflowem6652]

@@nicholaspoleto9445 the future of gaming does not seem so bleek all so sudden and we have the steam deck and mostly all the independent unnamed programers to thank. Man, I just love my steam deck oled, my main pc has the 2080s and the laptop 3070, and I hadn't gamed on them since last month... 60fps on 1440p spiderman miles morales on high no fsr naaaah, but 33fpt(locked) at 800p all low but textures high and TAA FSR balanced, yes please . And I used to be a fps snoob, this is how much the steam deck changed my vision on gaming.

[@nicholaspoleto9445]

@ completely agree. I have a tower with a 7900XTX with 24gb of RAM and over the last two months all I’ve been playing is Persona 4 Golden on my Steam Deck and having THE BEST time.

[@LittlePencils]

Ubisoft needs to get rid of their horrible launcher! I avoid Ubisoft games because of their god awful launcher!

[@danielwilson1419]

valve needs to just block all publishers that want to shoestring a third party launcher into games.

[@PanPeri]

Yeah me 2

[@vonbrendt01]

I thought it was confirmed that the Legion Go S is going to use the least powerful chip in the Z2 line up.

[@lynnjr457]

The launcher is the least of my issues. I stopped buying Ubisoft games because they rip offgamers. Don't support games studios that obviously hate you..

[@chadwolf3840]

I stopped ubisoft games when they decided to add paid $ xp boosters to their single player games.

[@prdsatx4467]

Lenovo giving users 2 options is a study on Lenovo's part to see which OS folks prefer. I'm going to assume they will use the numbers of returns to determine which OS they will use going moving forward. I honestly hope SteamOS wins. Windows 11 needs to crash and burn already.

[@NicholasKoeppel]

These devices are getting powerful enough: that plugging it into a USB hub with a monitor and input device, essentially makes working on them in windows 11 like a standard system… and there is now some decent 3rd party software, that brings most handhelds up to a SteamOS level of experience. I think frame generation to 100+fps with a native 60fps on a 8” screen; is such an incredible experience on resolutions of 1080p and above… I think we’re a generation or two away from this being “The” experience.

[@joshh_889]

With the steam winter sale, I would have bought multiple AC games if I did not have to use the Ubisoft launcher.

[@ahhcmon9604]

If valve wants to get serious with steam deck it needs to be in retail stores

[@J3tBl4ck87]

In more regions….

[@Viennas_Sausages]

prolly down to theft imo

[@synical_gaming3863]

Just order it. We order damn near everything today so it's pretty easy to do and you get it in less than a week

[@FilipeAguiarCarvalho]

​@@synical_gaming3863Yeah, but we're a niche that KNOWS it exists. Many people thinks that the switch is the only thing in that form factor because it's all they see on stores. I have a deck and it isn't even sold here officially so there's a lot of people that se mine and doesn't even know what it is.

[@ArcadeDemonFGC]

Makes no sense

[@ReviewThisTestThat]

I want a steam deck without a screen and just put a bigger battery and cooling system and I'll use my Xreal one glasses for my screen. The device can be just a controller computer

[@frank7131989]

this 10000000%

[@frank7131989]

or even just a steam controller that has all the features that the steam deck does.

[@malcolmar]

Another great video. I love my Steam Deck as well. Steam OS just works. I used to think I wanted a Windows portable to access my "full library" but I actually have so many games I can actually play on my Steam Deck already, even with 2 TB of storage I have to pick and choose what I download. At a point I realized rather than speeding time and money looking for new hardware I just need to set time aside and enjoy the games I have and can play already. Thanks for the recommendations. Keep up the great work and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

[@nepaliprayasgurung2594]

Same I love my Steam Deck OLED but now I want to buy Rog Ally X just to play Windows game that require anti-cheat. Such as Call of Duty and Battlefield 3/4!

[@A1trizzy]

Agree. I need to calm down with buying tho I spend too much time deciding what to play because of so many choices 😂 and if I want windows I just dual boot but I prefer steam os it's just comfortable

[@A1trizzy]

​@@nepaliprayasgurung2594dude i have all of those games on steam deck i just dual boot windows. Get a separate sd card and install windows on it and thats where u have cod and those anti cheat games. There's plenty of youtubes on it and it's easy to do.

[@malcolmar]

@@A1trizzy Nice. What a time to be a gamer!

[@malcolmar]

@@nepaliprayasgurung2594 I hear you.

[@NicholasKoeppel]

Steam OS is so far ahead of windows for gaming optimization; I just don’t see Microsoft ever overcoming the difference… that said, there’s probably no downside to this all happening; unless, Microsoft intents to buy any portion of Valve as part of the partnership…

[@GtheMVP]

M$ can't help but be M$. I'd love to be able to dual boot windows on my Deck, but I'm sticking with Steam OS and any Valve Steam Deck. The track pads are too good.

[@ahhcmon9604]

You can dual boot, you can put windows in it but it's supposed to suck on it

[@gmorb666]

I dualboot mine. Its possible. Theres even a launcher menu that pops up during boot so you can pick which OS you want to use.

[@GtheMVP]

@@gmorb666 I thought there weren't proper drivers for windows support yet? I love that there's a launcher menu like that. How do you find windows on it?

[@Stu2be2]

Windows 10 runs better than 11 in my experience I’m running it off my sd card And downloaded the drivers from valve’s website

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

​@@GtheMVPThere are Drivers already.

[@MichaelSaamone]

I still use my Steamdeak to play Indy games . I'm sorry I wanna see what is being done about the anticheat issues .

[@o0junglist0o93]

Don't praise Ubisoft, they're only doing something because they're panicking, they're still scumbags😂

[@allenfrisch]

Jimmy, why in the world haven't you installed Bazzite on your Ally X?? Bazzite turns the Ally X into a Super Steam Deck in many ways!

[@hobo_warrior7777]

Because maybe he wants to play various live service games with anticheat. I started with an OLED moved to an Ally X and Windows has been a bonus for me and not a hinderence besides a 3 hour setup and optimization

[@SosumiInc]

Your insight and understanding of the Video Game industry in general, from the (correct) perspective of a Steam Deck owner, earned you a follow.

[@ghkmoqz]

you are the most likeable youtuber I have ever seen. i just bought my steam deck oled today.

[@DamagedDingo]

Does the windows versions not just open in steam big picture mode which I thought was what the steam deck launches into?

[@iamarawn]

Can you do me a favor? Can you put the names of t he games on the screen when showing them? I have no idea how that race game is supposed to spell out when searching for it.

[@shawnlacey7038]

15:48 Super Woden 2

[@iamarawn]

@shawnlacey7038 ahhh ok cool thanks. Just bought it

[@michaelburnhamdidnothingwr7785]

Whoa! Homie thinning out! Looking good, man. That's had to do over the holidays.

[@leimornyx4811]

I really hope that 3.0 makes modding itself way easier. Navigating files and making the attempt with vortex realizing some game files within other mod utility programs just can't be path located sucks i just bought my deck last month for a "modded games to go" sorta system but it has not been panning out how i was expecting sadly. Hopefully valve makes things easier for modders so fingers crossed

[@PhillipJackson-rl5ty]

Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays 👍😎

[@naturestheticz]

Brooo i jus want them to sort the anti cheat situation out

[@ZidaneSteiner]

I like this move. I've always wondered why we couldn't see a Playstation made by Alienware or something like that. It would be nice for the publisher (Xbox) to set the spec standards, and give us the freedom to move up every few years without sacrificing the library of games. I've been a console gamer forever. But one of the coolest things to me about Steam is that they're still around. I have Half Life 2 in my library from when I bought it 20 freaking years ago! And I don't have to dig out some crusty old hardware to play it.

[@denvera1g1]

2:19 on my legion GO i have steam set to launch at login in big picture mode, i never have to touch windows, sometimes there will be a popup about applying an update that was downloaded and i'll schedule it for later. One thing i do hate is that i cant easily add Microsoft/Xbox games to the steam interface, or at least not when i first set it up when the GO launched. One annoyance is logging in, i would much prefer the steam controller login method over needing to use the touch screen to enter my 9 digit pin. Oh, and most of the games i try work perfectly fine with hibernate so i have similar functionality to steam deck's instant resume(takes longer because it is hibernate, do not use sleep with windows, sleep has been broken fro 20 years and they do not have plans to fix it)

[@wargex]

I don't follow the device. But it sounds like you're using steam and windows? You can launch other programs through steam. I've launched Overwatch through steam years before it was on platform so I could use their controller settings because I was using hybrid joystick mouse controls. So you should be able to do it, but you might have to leave big picture mode. I don't remember the process to add a program. But it's possible.

[@amjefri]

I hope valve can get over the number 3 complex

[@ethanplayzz1870]

Im always excited for more PC handhelds. Still gonna stick with my steam deck as the track pads are just too good to give up

[@dylangirard4670]

the legion go has a trackpad though, and i imagine the next one coming out will as well.

[@ethanplayzz1870]

@dylangirard4670 I actually did not know that! That's probably the only hand held I'll consider to replace my deck then. Definitely gonna wait a few years for a generational uplift in performance as I can play so many games on the deck.

[@dylangirard4670]

@@ethanplayzz1870 ya the steam deck is really a phenomenal piece of hardware. I could never buy a gaming device again and be content with the steam deck. I am looking at the legion go 2 with steam os. I have an ROG ally with bazzite but the battery sucks on it and the X I don’t think is worth it if you have the original. Plus no trackpads. I only really use them for civilization but a pc handheld feels incomplete without trackpads.

[@ADMONIUS]

​@@dylangirard4670Literally any RTS game or any game that has a cursor in game is a nightmare without a track pad. Trying to play Hotline Miami with sticks is a nightmare. The Legion GO is the only non-Steam Deck handheld I'd consider, but that's a huge price jump for me. 😅

[@dylangirard4670]

@@ADMONIUSya I see the leaked price is supposedly $900. That’s pretty steep. For that much I could upgrade the gpu in my pc but the price could turn out lower who knows. If it is priced more competitively I would consider it

[@napynap]

Super Woden GP2 reminds me of RC ProAm for today's hardware! Thanks, will buy!

[@Deboo-oz2rb]

Feel sorry for the devs of that prince of persia game. The game was great, one of the best games I've played this year a solid 8/10 👍🏻

[@Maedhrossss]

As a owner of a Rog Ally X, I can easily say that these complaints about using controls for navigation are a bunch of over exageration. Yes, it's better to navigate in Big Picture mode than windows, but it's nowhere as bad as these creators make it to be. If you want to buy one and think this is something that turn you off, don't let these make you not buy it. There are plenty of better reasons to not get an Ally, like Asus RMA.

[@sevenvasco]

Persona 5 Royal runs SUPER well on the Steam Deck. I've been playing it since I've got my Steam Deck 2 weeks ago, and it's absolutely amazing. The only down side, is that this game consumes a lot of battery. Be sure to have your charger close to you when you play this game.

[@emilteodossiev5455]

I love my deck, i love my legion go😂 both are exceptional Devices!

[@blueeyednick]

Valve needs to win and Microsoft needs to sober up

[@TuPapi2014]

If valve wants to be serious with the steam deck they need to begin selling them out here in Puerto Rico in retail stores.

[@unclefranko2680]

I have a Steam Deck, but I don’t see the issue with Windows on a handheld. I enjoy my Ally as much as my Deck.

[@Gordy-g9z]

Optimized Steam OS would be awesome to throw on older and lowered powered machines

[@FullPayGaming]

He seems many people just regurgitate what others say, to ride the band wagon. I just purchased my Rog Ally X, operating windows on a handheld is no where as difficult, buggy or glitchy as you guys like to claim. This super simple. Right triggers for mouse buttons and in desktop mode, analogy stick controls mouse. Nothing difficult or a hassle about it😂

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

Its about comparsion of the amount of work compared to Steam OS. I barely needed to do anything with settings in some Games.

[@FullPayGaming]

@DavidBerger-g2h I would understand that if their statements were to the comparisons of SteamOS vs Windows OS on a handheld but typically it's not. Yes everyone are doing "comparison" videos on the 2, and some touch on the fact that SteamOS is just more seamless than windows but when it comes to addressing windows on a handheld, their statements are usually standalone. Just basically saying its a hassle to navigate windows on a handheld and thats its trash on a handheld, when in facts its so simple, lol. All the videos actually had me leary. On my way to Best Buy Im like "damn, Im probably going to hate nagivating windows but I'll try to get over it". Get device home and cleary discovered that majority of ppl are just hopping on the band wagon, that's what most do, like to take the stance of the majority. Its not difficult or a real hassle. Yes, its subjective, opinion based obviously, but still, people are exaggerating.

[@Meday354]

I have no issues using windows on my Rog Ally, Steam UI is what makes it good nothing else in big picture mode, I'm using the Xbox gaming app on my Rog Ally and it's working flawlessly the UI is simple clean and easy to navigate unlike Stem.

[@FlaviusAspra]

Were you just trying to convince me that your name is Champagne? Sounded more like you're trying to convince yourself. CES: you want to go there, you don't want to go there for work.

[@movingsocks579]

2:10 .....bro the Ally X blows the steam deck out of the water in every way. Windows is fine, you can just use armory crate... or if you really want to have it be a steamdeck just have it boot into Steam Big Picture Mode.

[@SkynetGPTLevel2]

Really? How long can you play mobile without recharging?

[@deckdemidgard]

Hey dude in your opinion ff7 rebirth its playbe in release at steam deck?

[@DieHardEddieEdwards]

Your assumption is that Microsoft and Valve are showing up on stage together…to compete with each other?

[@toobiasj]

Good episode, my guy. I’m almost ready to resub. You may not be the best but you try the hardest.

[@toobiasj]

I’m excited that I just took your advice and bought Rogue Trader. I’m telling you, if this is even half as good as you sold it. I’m bank. I picked it up on CDKeys for $16. Now I just need a Christmas miracle discount on Indiana Jones.

[@TheNielsAlmelo]

Does the steamdeck also support Discord? I am a truck driver and it would be cool to just easily play games with friends on breaks

[@PhillipJackson-rl5ty]

Is that racing game on Switch?...

[@t.c.b4722]

MMW before it's over SteamOS will be shipping on everything, including smart TVs. Valve is doing it right this time.

[@Xionnara]

fellow michigander, no wonder i stick to your channel for steam news 🤝

[@brainimp]

why pick between which OS you want on you Lenovo handheld when you can just duel boot and have both, it will be days before people are rocking with both official images on one device

[@sithcdw]

Dual boot ftw. Windows runs great. It would be even better if the official geforcenow and xcloud apps ran natively on both OS

[@ryanc2360]

On the Legion Go S The Steam button won't launch an entirely new OS / Boot. It will run Windows and have Steam (windows x64) as a shortcut on the button. I'm excited to see the mod community put proton/steam OS on it...

[@optimalbonkerz]

Ubisoft launcher has prevented me from buying certain games and even downloading them on my deck. I cant think of anything in gaming i hate more than Ubisoft dog crap launcher, maybe denovo and drm but its pretty close to a tie.

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

Denuvo is truly despicable but it at least works with the Steam Deck without needing to create a Account or something else. EA and Ubisoft really ruin their Games with these Choices the only way is to get the Older Version.

[@RogerClotet]

Super Woden GP 2 is a safe bet for any racing enjoyer, your opinions are completely validated.

[@ehenningsen]

Several years back, i heard that MS wanted to have a Linux kernal for base windows. I was hearing a lot of chatter, and then it went quiet. I'm not sure what to make of it now.

[@rebeccasam3434]

I think Windows can run Linux apps, maybe that’s what you were hearing about? For a while there it could run Android stuff but I think they pulled or are pulling Android app support

[@fernandolopez4895]

Buying Kingdom Come right now.

[@nexagon-original]

Whale hello, Deckers!

[@Mickymouse56755]

It be a game changer if steam gets in with Microsoft

[@PatrickRambles]

Bro just go rediscover CES on your own. Make new memories 💪

[@DeckHeadGaming]

"Good job on having bare minimum basic features." Brilliant😂

[@fromthesnow]

honestly i think it's going to have pretty weak sales. People who want SteamOS are going to get a Steam Deck, and people who want Windows are going to get anything else. I can't see there being a market for people who want SteamOS, but don't want to get a Steam Deck.

[@fnfcudder9128]

Hey has anyone been having issues with hltb plugin on the steamdeck?

[@rationallyright4626]

I'm also a Michigander.

[@frank7131989]

If we could just find a way to make steamos work with anticheat steamos would be unstoppable...

[@yuriventura5601]

I’m just convinced that anyone who says windows and Linux are annoying to deal with may not actually like one or the other and haven’t tried much.

[@code-teamX]

Cyberpunk 2077 is great on steamdeck

[@oplkfdhgk]

i don't really care about the hardware but i think we might get steam os realease soon and i think that would be great.

[@Wolfnrun]

I would appreciate A steam OS cube to plugin and get stuff done with

[@MagnitudePerson]

Screw Steamdeck and mobile gaming, I want SteamOS on a premade PC called the Fremont. more Steammachines with an rtx 5080, and less mobile

[@Simsonlover222]

i find it interesting to test games with my monitor docked... it made me realize that "low end gaming" doesnt mean bad picture quality at all + the input lag is so much superior vs consoles... even with series x and stuff you have so much input lag the vrr commercial argument by microsoft is a joke... it doesnt help the massive console input lag... in the last days i tested fallout 4, fallout london and enderal... and all of them look feel and run PERFECTLY FINE.... im comming from a 6950 xt and yes it has a crystal clear image but with my playing distance and seeing how the games look with lower resolutions and settings makes me think that its crazy that a handheld can output huge open world pc games just like that... today i tested the ascent on my monitor and wow... full hd 90 percent res scal ingame (think its fsr2), does an amazing job, settings a mix of ultra (textures), medium and high... and OH MY GOD it looks so good its an UE4 game... would love to test atomic heart but this device also makes you see bad optimized games, but these are rare... 7 days to die for example, its just not a steamdeck game because its the game that has its problems... a processor and gpu 5 times stronger just doesnt care but a steamdeck... too weak for that (desktop performance is also really underrated, it matches my i7 6740HQ, i know old mobile processor, but its a handheld... plus this processor wasnt slow and isnt slow by today standards... most people would say its snappy and it is...

[@PatLund]

3:30 I hope nobody wins. Choice and options are good for consumers. I want Microsoft and Valve to succeed.

[@joshsturgill9725]

Power plus all of my monthly subscription are available are why I got an ally and got rid of my stem deck.

[@chariothe9013]

While it's good for customer it sucks that we can barely count any real Valve competitors.

[@RetroArcadeGuy]

People keeps forgetting that Bill Gates isn't Microsoft's chairman anymore.

[@selfaware7617]

I avoid R* and Ubi games like the plague on the Steam specials page. I can excuse CDPR because the --skiplauncher option is available

[@Eagles4Life140]

Woo!🎉

[@chadwolf3840]

Microsoft can’t even get their pc app in good shape. No way they’re going to be able to create an OS that’s remotely competitive with steam os

[@__Jah__]

Microsoft and Xbox’s have been going all in on cloud gaming for years now. I think it’s only a matter of time before Microsoft comes crawling to Valve to have Game Pass natively on SteamOS/Steam Deck. Microsoft: “everything is an Xbox” Valve: “Steambox*”

[@denvera1g1]

Legion Go S will likely not have the Z2 Extreme if the rumors about it being Zen3+ and RDNA2 are true(6800HS/7735HS) Thats not to say it cant have the Z2X I am leaning towards it being 7735HS based this would mean native SteamOS should work without issue right out of the box where as Zen4 and RDNA3 based APUs take extra work. This also means you get 8 cores and 12 of the same GPU cores in the steamdeck while being price competitive with the Steamdeck. I could see a 24GB VRAM 512GB SSD coming in at $550. I do hope they put a 1600P screen with better support for freesync and integer scaling. The idea of being able to play old games at the beautiful 1600p144hz but scale down to 800p for newer games was a great idea, just too bad integer scaling just does not work on the Legion GO's screen, also freesync AFIK doesnt actually work as i see tearing alot, its not quite as bad because its vertical so much smaller but when its right on the crosshair its very noticeable. The Legion GO2 might have the Z2 Extreme which i assume will be an HX370 but with way outdated drivers (FYI i just got the latest drivers for the Z1X today, they're from 5 months ago and are something like 7 versions behind what a 7840HS would be able to install) I would personally prefer AMD either completely drop the Z series of processors(because of the driver issues) OR allow end users to grab drivers from AMD rather than rely on manufactures who may abandon the device.(yes i have manually installed AMD drivers, it breaks things on the Z1X)

[@denvera1g1]

What i really want from a Legion GO S with 7735HS is the ability to drop it down to 4-6 cores and dedicate 8 of hopefully 24GB total RAM to VRAM With Zen3 you double the L3 per core, and also have a unified CCX, now the unified CCX doesnt make a difference on the steamdeck because it is only one CCX, but the Steamdeck does only have 1MB of L3 per core, where a 7735HS with 4 cores disabled, would have 4MB of L3 per core depending on the game this can greatly improve efficiency, and free up RAM pressure allowing the GPU to suck up more bandwidth this latter part about segmenting VRAM shouldnt be required on SteamOS but on Windows most games will try to stay within the virtual VRAM, my Legion GO is set to the minimum... 488MB(its a weird number not a full 512 , 384, or 256 is all i remember) but this is only because windows just needs a minimum of 16GB of system RAM and i'd take the bad frame pacing of 488MB over the freezing and crashing of only 12GB of CPU RAM

[@Justsomedude1776]

Id really like anyone in the comments to chime in on wether i should get the steam deck oled 1tb, asus rog ally x, or the legion go. Ive been having a super hard time deciding. Im leaning towards the deck and game 99% on steam, the only non steam game i play is fortnite and i kinda wanted to try black ops 6 i havent played cod since black ops 2 but thats not a deal-breaker. Ive been agonzong over this choice for weeks and just want to decide. Is the performance really drastix between the deck and the others? Or is a marginal difference like 5-8 fps? Which one will i be happiest with to play during my hour lunch and hour carpool? Which is the best for unplugged performance? I could be plugged in at home but it would be like 70% - 80g unplugged. I do plan to get a dock too for home. Whats the best controller? Im afraid ill make the wrong choice and there will be a huge performance loss or something if i get the deck. I'm ok if its like 35 fps on deck vs 43 on ally x/legion go, but if its like 35 on deck and 65 on ally x/legion then it seems the choice is clear...but i cant find many direct comparisons like you see for new pc gpus showing all the fps comparison charts... I really need someone to help me make this decision. The most important thing to me is just that my games run well and i dont regret it because this is basically the only time ive ever had the funds to get something like this so whatever i get I'm going to have to stay with i can't get both. Which device is best? 😅

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

If you have 1 Hour Break than Battery Life does not seem to be that Important for you. If you want to tweak then go with Windows Handheld bit every Game works not out of the Box sometimes. If you want Plug and Play choose Steam OS on Steam Deck or the new Lenovo Handheld with Steam OS but not every Game works. I personallly habe the Steam Deck Gamer Nexus has a great comparsion how much FPS diffence there is on Low Power Mode the Steam Decl is better but normal power consumption the other Handhelds win with lkke 20 fps more. In you case if you dpnt scare away from tweaking with Wkndows choose the New Lenovo Handheld thats gonna come out because if you dont like Windows you can put Steam OS on it or Dual Bpot both Windows and SteamOS :D If you have Questions just ask.

[@GOFury]

I want Valve to win too. SteamOS is Linux based and Windows is turning/turned shit for my wallet and my privacy.

[@rml695]

If Steam OS is going to take off for everybody, then we really need to upgrade the game in accessibility. My memory is a bit fuzzy so if I’m repeating myself, I apologize, but I’m giving my steam deck to a friend because as somebody with a visual impairment, while the steam deck is OK, it doesn’t fully meet my needs as somebody who needs assistive technology. That is one of the big advantages Microsoft Windows has. Linux as a hole needs to up their game quite a bit. Recently, I ran into a problem where I was in desktop mode, and I had mapped some of the controller key functions to the magnifier inside of KDE. Unfortunately, even those team started, those keen bindings failed to work. So we definitely need to work on that. :-)

[@julieb157]

Default magnifier shortcut is Steam button + L1. No need to remap anything.

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

There is a Magnifier in Steam Deck Steam Button +L1. But thats totally not enough ! I hope they adress that.

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

There is a Magnifier in Steam Deck Steam Button +L1. But thats totally not enough ! I hope they adress that.

[@owentheoutlaw_]

Microsoft planning on buying Steam 😭

[@owentheoutlaw_]

i made you google it!

[@candybar121]

Wouldn't happen in a million years. Are you new here?

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

Valve is a Private Company not on the Market. Valve as a Company thinks longterm gains rather than shorttime with going Public on Stock Market they dont need it.

[@fujieyes6]

Witcher 4 will work on the steam deck Oled? Or maybe the lenovo legion go s maybe fix their d pad buggy and could be better?

[@EggEnjoyer]

Why are you hoping that valve wins? The two are planning on working together. They clearly believe that the market is big enough for the both of them. Xbox wants steam on their devices and the steam deck would be aided by having gamepass. They’re not competing. They’re literally working together

[@TJUntame]

I am only interested if I can use gamepass ON steamOS, not windows. I downloaded windows on my deck (yes I know I should've dual1booted, but I didn't) and it kinda made me hate using it until I reinstalled SteamOS.

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

I have a Steam Deck, but even knowing the channel has a bias, I think it is unfair to say the Ally is just "worse". Yeah, Windows is not ideal, but for many people not having Windows is a deal breaker, also you can install Bazzite, which almost turns it into a fully fledged Steam Deck.

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

Also Steam OS is not perfect, there are still some games that plainly don't run, and I dont mean games with kernel anti-cheat.

[@albertfrancissimons7907]

Some how windows being clunky isn't as bad as Steam os just straight up not being able to play games

[@mikearisbrocken8507]

@@albertfrancissimons7907 to be honest, it is SUPER RARE to find games not being able to run on Steam OS. But Skater XL is not only an exception, it is a Steam OS verified game and yet. It shows an error I have not been able to fix, even by switching Proton versions, reinstalling the game or even reinstalling Steam OS.

[@anneritchie8264]

7:24 for once, Jimmy, we agree on something. Ubisoft is horrible!

[@tdog6558]

What was your steam replay like?

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

Serious Sam. Only Online Playtime got considered sadly so it did not shpw my actual games :(

[@tdog6558]

@DavidBerger-g2h lol it doesn't show non steam games so I had much lower numbers than what I could've

[@velvetvideo]

Refurbs have been out of stock for weeks :/

[@SireDragonChester]

Anything ms touches. They ruin. Look at bloated windows 11 as example. Look at Xbox how it’s tuned to shit. They Bully all OS companies out of business or they no longer a threat. Now ms have choke hold on pc market. = Zero innovation from ms, due to lack of other os competition. There is only Os left is, Mac OS (not a threat to windows) and Linux. Can’t wait for steam os comes to desktop PCs. And hopefully we see steam box with proper dedicate GDDR6 Vram with (at least) a 256bit bus or better.

[@dfj232]

I just wanna play COD without the run around

[@geoffreyjohnstone5465]

Instead of making consoles that have a Windows button or a Steam button....why not make 1 handheld that has a Steam button and a Windows button? Make it dual boot out of the box.

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

Interesting but neither Valbe or Microsoft probably want that. But as a EndUser you could create that with Dual Booting.

[@geoffreyjohnstone5465]

@DavidBerger-g2h I wasnt really thinking about Valve or Microsoft to be honest...I was thinking of Lenovo and the customers. Valve make their money predominantly on software so they wouldnt lose out at all as Steam is readily available on Windows, and more works out of the box. Microsoft also would benefit from a dual boot system as every unit has a Windows license rather than half being SteamOS. Yes, you can get one and put the other OS on it but not everyone has the knowhow nor the willingness to tinker. However, out of the box pre set up and ready to go might appeal. Some people actually use their Lenovo Legion Go and Rog Ally machines as a main computer. Not hard to dock them and attack a monitor. Probably never happen as might be worried about market share. Still I would prefer to be second with 10 million sales than first with 7m sales

[@jeffrodrequez]

Love my Steam Deck but would actually consider (also) getting something like Lenova's device IF it was running Steam OS. I use Linux as my daily driver for work and every time I have to jump into windows for something....ugh. So running it on a handheld? No thanks.

[@ElrondKaresh]

I just want to be able to play the games that don't support Linux based operating systems. Really bums me out. If that changes Ill never complain again lol I swear...

[@austinbundy5534]

I'd look more towards windows, solely for more access to games with anticheat..but I would rather have steam osi

[@DavidBerger-g2h]

You could Dual Boot :D

[@coldvaper]

I’ve been ready to ditch windows for a long time but Linux support for games isn’t as good. I hope steamos will be the answer with a large corporation backing it maybe finally I can switch. Don’t know how they are going to get around that Kernal level anticheat crap though.

[@LegacyRap7777]

You won what bro

[@Lali_pop_music]

As much as gamepass is a good thing for the consumer I want it to fail. Like every streaming service, its horrible for every industry its a part of. Game creators are artists and they are consistently abused and taken for granted, and I don't want to live in a world where those people cant afford to live.

[@FensTheRedCharizard]

I want to play Fortnite native on my Steam Deck without needing cloud or installing Windows

[@fail4lot]

Ubisoft has microtransactions in their singleplayer games. I would rather drink bleach than play one of their games again.

[@Gordy-g9z]

Steam OS Lenovo all the way👏🔥

[@Harlock2day]

Microsoft could easily buy Valve and end the conversation. Doesn't Steam run on Windows ? I can't imagine Apple being so democratic on Ios. But maybe Microsoft prefers it this way. Microsoft has always being a software company and hardware came by necessity.

[@fernandolopez4895]

Would of been cooler to collab with Apple. I sold my xbox, it sucks.