We NEED To Talk About The NEW Steam Deck...

The handheld renaissance is at an all time high! Today, we get into the newest revision of the Steam Deck and see if it's truly all the rave.
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[@paulspoetry8158]

Giving your friend your old steam deck is definitely nice gesture. Please do that.

[@demidivine68]

Oled has so many little improvements that it makes it a no brainer, especially with the oled and hdr. Time to buy more games

[@gh0uli3e]

Lmfao bro that damn sale and every other sale the hardest boss is my backlog

[@DARTHSKATER7]

I did an unboxing for the limited edition and I am so impressed with the OLED vs my OG deck

[@DARTHSKATER7]

​@@gh0uli3eI FELT YOUR COMMENT 😂

[@matthewmontgomery7764]

Oled the way! Switch to c2 last year and it changed me TVs that I thought were fire suddenly became unacceptable

[@spike178]

Oled or don't bother screen so good text so sharp, glad never bought the LCD had on order over a year ago.

[@Stacio88]

I'm a first-time steam deck user and I waited specifically for the OLED version. I knew there would be one sooner or later

[@dragonball3166]

Expected it happen with new release they make not this soon

[@synysterpain]

I'm still wondering if I should jump in here or wait if they make a second ine in the next year or 2 lol but the battery being better is pushing me to get it cause the battery was the main reason I wanted to wait lol

[@mycelium1456]

​@@synysterpain battery really aint much of an issue on og unless your playing 247 jus get a portable power brick got a 30000mah 65watt charges it twice while still playing at same time

[@synysterpain]

@@mycelium1456 hmm true, I kinda forgot about portable batts..hmm that's Luke the main reason u was thinking kf getting the upgrade but I could just get the OG for pretty cheap now too then.

[@mycelium1456]

@@synysterpain ye it jus depends on what you want and your budget tbh I got the 512 4 months ago but jus ordered the 1tb OLED also lol but I love HDR and quality and such so that was the selling point to me

[@lucasguimaraes3029]

I got mine on Tuesday and all my free time has been spent on it. Currently playing Octopath 2 and Yakuza Like a Dragon and both games look incredible on it

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

Can you send me your old lcd model I know it's old news but I'll make it work even if it makes my eyes hurt....😢

[@ethanL245]

Octopath 2 is soooo good! 😍

[@s20_]

​@@allhandsonsteamdeck1440the old lcd is still a banger

[@WackoWambo]

Those are both the games I want to play on it!

[@allhandsonsteamdeck1440]

I SAID SEND ME YOUR OLD ONE BUTT WIPE!!

[@JoesGeekShow]

Just picked up the Steam Deck Oled on my way through Haneda Airport last week since they had a small pop up shop. After just a few minutes of playing it I thought to myself where have you been all my life. Having it on the plane was amazing. This was worth the cost no doubt.

[@MissBubbles]

I got a Steam Deck literally a week before the OLED was aanounced. The way I RUSHED to refund that and get the OLED 😅 the Steam Deck is def a game changer moving forward especially for people who already are around their desk all day for work and just want to bed game instead

[@simonrockstream]

​@@danhalo1405A Steam deck is like 3000% smaller than any 'gaming laptop'. You really cant see the benefit of that? It has also has way better specs, thermals and noise compared to ANY laptop. And its 10x cheaper. You sir, are delusional.

[@MissBubbles]

@@simonrockstream hahah 100% I have a gaming laptop. I need something small to just relax and play a game

[@digitalhub492]

@@danhalo1405 this man is a computer salesman lol

[@SarkkiKarkki]

@@simonrockstream "way better specs compared to any laptop" is a bit disingenuous. Well, a lot disingenuous.

[@J.Wick.]

​@@danhalo1405I also find that to be the better buy personally. There's a time/place for both. But I normally much prefer the laptop/tablet experience much more as well. Especially with something like xCloud or GeForce Now.

[@tazmanceltic]

Guys love of gaming makes me literally happier

[@eltadashi1]

11:40 I literally just did that. Have sold my LCD SD for a bit over 300 bucks and bought the OLED SD. Was totally worth it. 🥰

[@WelshDag]

Would absolutely LOVE to see a handheld guide style video from you - been watching lots of Retro Game Corps and getting into those style of videos

[@JoeBaileyWeddingSinger]

Great to hear about all the new improvements they’ve made! Can’t wait to get mine ❤️

[@steveb6598]

Glad to see your review of this! I've been waiting for this

[@fmjacket6390]

Good to see footage of Lies of P on handheld. I play it on ROG Ally and was amazed at the detail!

[@miguelangelramos7709]

I finished on it too, great game and rog a gratis system

[@ItsRayGun]

Thanks for covering this!

[@rjejames28]

Im blown away with it ao far, just amazed handhelds can be this good.

[@GerryBolanos]

Mine gets here tomorrow and I’m pretty stoked. I can finally catch up with my jrpg backlog without having to sit at my desk after work

[@SuperSikarlo]

I instantly pre-ordered it. There has never been a mid generation refresh as good as this. It's not even close. If you upgrade be sure to make some money off of your old one.

[@phantompainss]

Spent today playing Peace Walker through RPCS3 and I managed to finally get MGS4 running decent on the OLED after several guides. Also got chiaki which in my opinion runs better than the Portal!

[@mravg79]

Can you or someone explain the RPCS3, from what I heard this one was very resource greedy emulator and require a decent PC to run and even though it might run with some issues. How a handheld PC like Deck with limited power run it? While I never got to handheld gaming, I hope that lessons learned from Deck will allow valve to try again with more of custom build PC which can be used as console in the future (like steam machines v2.0)

[@phantompainss]

@@mravg79 I don't think i'm the right person to get into the technical specifics but you're right it's not an easy emulator to run. But there's a big community behind it with guides for almost every game to try and maximize performance and patches to increase performance. Like I mentioned i've only tried the two games but I intend on testing more. Hope that sorta helps!

[@_n8thagr8_63]

@@mravg79 it's not too terribly greedy nowadays. If you have a 7700k and a pascal series or higher (or AMD eqiuv) you'll be able to play anything, not at the bleeding edge, but you shouldn't have too many issues. So this is like 7 years old hardware at this point. The barrier to entry to good emulation isn't too terrible.

[@kennypowers1945]

LIQUIDDDDD

[@phantompainss]

LET THE BOY WATCH@@kennypowers1945

[@MightyP]

I bought one this week and am looking foward to getting my hands on it! The battery Life made me bite!

[@NeXLvl]

I really like the way you broke this down, You gained a new sub. Thank You!

[@DARTHSKATER7]

I did an unboxing for the limited edition on my channel and I am so impressed with the OLED vs my OG deck. I absolutely love it for it's great emulation and balance of power and pc gaming.

[@MakimasGoodBoy]

Heyyy good review Matty! Just got mine yesterday. Had the 64gb original with a 512 sd card. Sold it for 300, and bought the 1tb oled for literally the same price! And I have to say: screen is sooo much better. Battery while not playing anything drains MUCH slower. Fans are MUCH quieter. Mannnn I’m soo happy with it

[@michalandrejmolnar3715]

I tried to sell mine for 300, still haven't sold it after selling for 250

[@officertenpenny1167]

I must say i got my 1tb steam oled and as soon as i did i put my switch oled in its case still powered on and buried it alive in my desk R.I.P to the Nintendo Oled

[@Thefly-vh8tv]

Greenlight works great for remote play for my Xbox. But yes, I would definitely prefer a native Xbox or GamePass App on the Steam Deck

[@fugehdehyou]

Its the perfect balance of everything. Battery life, power, performance and all ontop of being a portable computer.

[@onedays104]

When I have the funds available I will definitely sell my LCD model and upgrade to this one. Mine has really bad lightbleed. Maybe after my tax return and/or some Christmas money.

[@redcrimson1028]

Damn! U sound broke ASF! LOL I'm on my second oled model. Got the 512 model on Wednesday and I have the LE Model coming to me today

[@sonicandroxas]

Please Ignore that guy wtf lol

[@faviangarcia6403]

I’ve had the SD OLED for about 3 weeks now and I can honestly say it’s my favorite handheld of all time. Fantastic job at Valve for crafting this masterpiece.

[@OilersHD97]

I absolutely love my OLED. Sold my LCD and spent about 200 to upgrade

[@erraddict]

Where'd you sell your LCD? I keep getting flakes

[@realkingz3050]

its insane i bought mine for mainly stardewvalley and its been great

[@kimberlyfoster2264]

Love Stardew Valley on my deck. The only issue is the runaway cursor.

[@kennypowers1945]

Since I only play Xbox and have no interest in buying a PlayStation or PC, I’ll probably pick this up. Catch up on my old steam back log and good sales

[@shableep]

One thing I’ve experienced is faster standby and resume. I have the OG Deck and OLED. Standby and wake into a running game struggles on OG. But on OLED it’s faster and more stable.

[@Peavey311]

The screen is really excellent but the fact that it’s lighter might be a greater improvement imo. Also the buttons feel a lot more solid and satisfying

[@AvalineSky]

Just got my oled limited edition in and love it

[@volvoplz9209]

Got OLED limited. It's great and Autumn Sale is perfect timing.

[@spoiler9112]

Game Pass isn't native but absolutely possible through Steam OS. Once set up you start it as you would any other game. I've been playing Starfield or any other Game Pass game!

[@alexcharneski7597]

Glad you're enjoying the Steam Deck. I ended up geting the Lenovo Legion Go. It's ideal for me.

[@redcrimson1028]

The legion is way better! I just hate the hall effect joystick deadzones. The deck is more portable and has a way battery though

[@undyingsonars]

​@@redcrimson1028the battery is the same. Their efficiency/optimization is miles apart though but can you blame Lenovo? It's been three weeks lol.

[@redcrimson1028]

@undyingsonars Lenovo 49-watt and steam deck 50 watts. Who makes a 49-watt battery? Why not just go for the 50-watt or higher? Especially with a screan that big? They definitely dropped the ball. The battery on it dies fast, too. As for the 3 weeks comment? Well, they had enough time to watch the rog and steam deck on the market for a while now to not make the same mistakes and to add improvements. Nintendo is the only company that always gets it right out the box. You are correct though about the efficiency, it is miles apart. The argument should've stopped there because, it's all about efficiency. Efficiency always wins.

[@PongbyAtari]

Did you get the Etched Glass model if so whats your thoughts on that display.

[@danielwilliams3161]

The gameboy advanced screen was so good

[@pjy68]

Omg the OLED screen isnt even my favorite part! They gave the damn thing a 90hz display and ITS AMAZING 😭 Great video btw! Handhelds are my comfort

[@Boss_Fight_Wiki_muki_twitch]

My big concern with getting a steam deck is how long before the requirement floor of new releases exceed the performance ceiling of the steam deck to keep a steady 30fps.

[@dienekesn9312]

It’s a non-issue for me since I have a ton of backlogs and a bunch of games I wanna play over and over again lol, for more demanding games I have the ROG ally for that

[@wolokowoh0]

That's only if you plan to play every new AAA game. Some are already not possible and some work. Its just who isn't trying to make the most demanding game while being the most poorly optimized. That's always going to happen if you buy a low end computer though. It took only two years after the GTX 960 came out before they started using it as the minimum requirement for games. By five years in it was the 1060 and a 960 wouldn't cut it on any AAA game. Now we are moving toward a 2060 minimum for most games so the 1060 has been mostly useless if AAA is all you care about. When the Steam Deck released there were already some games that wouldn't run. That is slowly growing but some devs are optimizing with it in mind and others are not. In a couple years, we will have a Deck 2. It just depends on whether or not you want to get another device in 2-4 years or wait it out and get a Deck 2 at launch.

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

Some games already do that, things like Starfield for example you could argue are unplayable. I guess that's where the Deck 2 comes in a couple of years from now.

[@B_Machine]

Yeah... If it's too demanding, I just stream it from my Xbox. It's good at that with 5g wifi. The new deck has 6g, so even better. Now if we can just get game pass on it natively, that would be fantastic! In the handheld space, there's always going to be that performance trade off. The closer you get to that current gen quality, the higher the price. Perhaps before this generation ends, there will be a Steam Deck 2 out with near PS5 capabilities. Who knows what that'll cost though.

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

@@B_Machine I'll be honest, I don't see anything other than a browser version. Microsoft won't want to develop anything for Linux.

[@h.b.2847]

Ordered mine on launch . Still waiting until Monday's delivery . 3 more days ... days .. days .

[@styromaniac6967]

I too believe that this would get me playing more games.

[@travisstapleton8793]

Just bought the limited edition, Glad was able to wait for the OLED

[@lollandgibbons878]

I only got my steam deck afew months ago and still love it as much as I would want the new one I’m Very much happy with my old steam deck to be honest still blows my mind

[@leorelic]

Sony : PS5 Slim is a refresh ... Valve : HOLD MY ORANGE SCREWS

[@fresco_dinero5155]

Didn’t know it was competition for that

[@leorelic]

@@fresco_dinero5155 they are in competition for having the best refresh for the same generation of their devices. what? did you think just because they aren't directly competing that means people can't suddenly consider Steam Deck OLED to be the best mid-gen refresh out of the two when it actually does deliver?

[@badmoose01]

The limited edition transparent version was enough to convince me to upgrade from my 512gb lcd launch Steam Deck.

[@eleven9286]

Ok

[@BenRiley83]

I got my Steam Deck OLED early yesterday and been loving it since!!

[@CodingAbroad]

Bit of a noob question: can the steam deck play any game on steam?

[@BenRiley83]

You can play most games for the most part. But there are some that aren’t supported. And some that aren’t from Steam could potentially work, but might require some stuff to make them run and might encounter issues

[@CodingAbroad]

@@BenRiley83 cool thanks for the info

[@CompleteProducer84]

Just got mine today, SO much better than the OG. Battery life is considerably better, screen is obviously far better, noticeably lighter in weight, the sticks feel more premium, and the TOUCH SCREEN IS WAYYY BETTER. I must say I don't love the new case - the velcro gets in the way and the "double case" feature is weird. But a small gripe!

[@johnstewart2981]

What’s the song he’s using in the background? I’ve heard it so many times but I can’t remember where it’s from! It’s prolly KOTOR right? Ebon Hawk theme?

[@fpvpilot7713]

Mine came today. Faster, quieter, more accurate screen when comparing to my pc screen, better stick shape, less heat, longer battery life, better case, the limited edition looks better, better buttons and dpad, longer charge cord, larger screen, less glare, and well worth it. I got the limited edition so it should have better value when I upgrade to the next steam deck. Keep the old one and you want get much for it by the time steam deck 2 is released.

[@Gulmanzo69]

I am going to buy one Sametime next year

[@rwiley71483]

I do like it, but, I am feeling the Legion Go, so, trying to figure out if I want to keep both or just send the SD OLED back….

[@Demo13923]

Got it last Friday it's amazing it's like a pc that plays like a switch

[@robertbrunello]

Even if I manage to get the money for it, I wish I had more time to play it.

[@tyrellmcnary1703]

Does Trails in The Sky series work on steam deck? Thinking about getting 1

[@Dracossaint]

I enjoy my new oled deck but a hardware Complaint. Ok they used double sided tape to hold the ribbon cable against the heat shield. The one connecting the controler daughter boatd to the main board. That same strip also catches the cable for the speakers plug into the main board. So you have to unplug the ribon cable and the speaker cable then gently flip the shield to the side. Which the ribbon cable is fine. The speaker cable is like fighting a bermuse tiger. Ughhh, you will need tweezers full stop

[@dilir2572]

As someone who doesn't have any gaming rig and looking to get one as their primary gaming rig which should I get? SD OLED, rog ally, legion go?

[@MarkT-wo8vg]

Matty is that a Christmas tree in November. 😮

[@ruudga1028]

Surprised this didnt turn into a 1 year into the logitche g cloud video

[@deathdecorvid9926]

Don't forget the Legion GO brotha !

[@Harvey2Tall]

100% worth the upgrade

[@curtisf2266]

What was the dragon ball game you were playing on the GBA?

[@sekirotelcoin3336]

I just bought 4tb ssd for ps5, I also have the standard steam deck, I have only used it like 10 times and when I do use I Dock and link to 47inch tv

[@benoftheyear]

I just placed my order for one

[@feyrrari]

4:46 yey I have u 😂😂😂

[@Just_a_Jape]

I thought I was going crazy when I started hearing dantooine music

[@AlexKaduk]

I love this KotOR soundtrack

[@CFWhitman]

I think that a lot of the reason that Microsoft hasn't done anything to make Game Pass fully usable on Steam Deck is because they want you to buy a Windows based handheld instead. It's still possible that if it seems like Steam Deck is too big of a market to ignore that they will eventually make it work, but they would rather you bought an ROG Ally or a Legion Go.

[@joeivo911]

Matty as a developer how do you think making a game for it will be?

[@dockerb3159]

Has Matty ever showed off his PC/desk setup? It'd be great to see it again either way, I know Matty plays PC games so it'd be interesting to see his PC.

[@gothichellokitty]

he plays them sometimes. hes a console player thru and thru, and id be surprised if hes got a sick setup lol

[@dockerb3159]

@@gothichellokitty Its maybe not insane but matty makes a shitton of videos and edits them himself so it's probably a little something. Would be cool to see desk setup either way

[@gothichellokitty]

@@dockerb3159 tru enough! i just know that because of how many podcasts and the such i listen to him on. he says he doesnt prefer pc gaming bc he spends most of his day at his pc as it is, so its mostly console gaming and handhelds. but cheers man have a nice day!

[@dockerb3159]

@@gothichellokitty Yeah you too thanks for the info

[@thingsiplay]

It also depends what previous model you have and how long you have it. If you started day 1 with the 64gb model, then you probably used it a lot. Therefore its not upgrading a brand new hardware for you, but one that you have used a lot and besides the screen and all other upgrades, now you can go and get the 1tb builtin ssd oled model in example. As for the competition, one of the biggest flaws (besides using Windows) is they don't have trackpads. I don't want to use a handheld pc without trackpads ever again.

[@mikeryan1043]

Lenovo Legion Go has 1 trackpad at least

[@toreidigital491]

I just bought a ally Rog and the fan isn't loud. Maybe your unit isn't updated.

[@Caba-Rojo]

GPD Win 4 with an e GPU dock. Holy crap the results are amazing.

[@Naption]

Do I need a steam deck oled ?

[@Isengardtom]

Love mine. One of the better tech buys of the last few years for me

[@mikeryan1043]

What is the background music?

[@luisridez9219]

I want one but I don't know much about pc gaming. What do I need to know?

[@itsdtxjd]

The glossy oled looks so sexy! ❤

[@sir59]

Been playing Starfield on my steam deck since early release. No bugs, glitches, crashes. I’ve been so fn lucky

[@technodrone313]

i never used the old one but the new one is fucking awesome. the screen is just amazing. battery life is never good enough lol but it feels great and even shooters feel pretty good.

[@kimberlyfoster2264]

This is the only device I wanted to upgrade. I spend at least 6 hours on my deck daily.

[@jinx20001]

I own the oled deck, OG deck and rog ally myself. I think the oled is amazing but it’s not perfect, the display does so much right but yet still to my eyes it’s letting me down in some games compared to the Ally, to the point I don’t want to play some games on the deck and it’s all down to the 800p resolution. For example playing cult of the lamb on deck is a horrible visual experience Because all the grass shimmers and looks nasty, compare that to the ally and it’s night and day better on ally. On the other hand playing a game like hollow knight on the deck oled in a dark room is a game changing experience, in a dark room you cant even see where the display begins and ends and the game image is floating in the air in front of you, it’s next level immersion. But yeh… that damn resolution in some games drags it back. The oled deck in every other way is amazing, battery life is on the verge of amazing. The hardware is excellent, efficiency great, software experience is above and beyond anything else in every way. It’s just such a good handheld experience man. But that damn resolution, I’m so sensitive to it.

[@markyonline1]

I didn't try it with the Cult, but you can force some games to work in res higher than 800p. I played some older games in 1080p for that reason, I assume you're talking about pronounced aliasing.

[@jinx20001]

@@markyonline1 yeh it’s aliasing,I’m aware of supersampling etc but it’s just inherent to a 800p display I find, you can’t really fight against the pixel density, higher res will often look sharper. But I’ve adjusted well to the display, I’m playing happily.

[@cary4867]

What gba game is that at start of video??

[@anthonytitone]

Microsoft doesn’t wanna support a Linux based system, it’s a direct competitor, I still wish they did it tho

[@bruceadkins9147]

Need one

[@jadamane]

So the 1tb will have slower download times than the 500gb?

[@The_Supreme_Savage]

🤦No and where the fuck you got that from

[@emanuelarriaza3710]

Use the new fan controller to lessing the noise

[@connorpoultney4400]

Tempting upgrade from the OG but I'll stick it out for the full fledged 2.0 model

[@itsdeonlol]

Matty, I use my Steam Deck in docked mode, so I don't need to upgrade to the OLED.

[@Morden97]

Sold my steam deck for a little less than $400.. getting ready for the oled

[@DUBDUB511]

HWAT BOUT LENOVO LEGION GO

[@TheRIkkyP]

One major issue with the OLED is that it’s locked behind a price wall that really shouldn’t be there. They should have done a 256gb OLED that was £50 more than the LCD version. As much as I would like an OLED I just can’t justify the £140 difference over the LCD. Just doesn’t seem great value

[@eleven9286]

I think FOMO is really driving the sales up..

[@bisquiteentrisket3518]

Would you recommend this to a non-PC gamer? All the glowing Deck reviews make me want to see what Steam has to offer.

[@gamerzwithjobs330]

If the PlayStation portable showed us anything, it’s that console players want this as well. Microsoft has to, not needs to, but has to imo, make their verison of PlayStation portable but having everything the portable didn’t have. Have Bluetooth, have internet access, let me link my Microsoft account to it so I can download my digital games that are on my account, have gamepass on it, let me download apps. This would be a home run for Microsoft because you can sell it as a gamepass portable if you don’t have an Xbox or Microsoft account.

[@Choteron3]

You are lucky to live in a country that steam deck can be shipped

[@Artee023]

Why Background music so ominous....?

[@xellaz]

Those that bought the new Steam Deck OLED is in for a treat. Even those that already owns the LCD version won't feel as guilty upgrading to the OLED version once they see, hear, and feel all the improvements for themselves. For someone who own the previous 512GB flagship Steam Deck LCD... yea, this new Steam Deck OLED is that good! It is lighter, better controls, quieter, less heat, smoother gameplay, and of course... a much better screen thanks to it being OLED! 👍

[@Lethal_Venom]

I like how Matty implies that everyone who is not him is just a poor pleb and $500 is a lot of money

[@liamharrington6672]

I would LOVE to see a review follow-up with a Windows 11 install on that device. Most people who buy a Steam Deck are interested in Game Pass as well, and there's no way to get that on Linux. I personally would never use the Steam Deck without my Epic Games and Game Pass launchers as well. People will complain about battery life but the difference is negligible.

[@nickviews]

PSP was a G❤

[@Thundah_Dome]

Gave my fiance my OG steam deck when i got my OLED. We play stardew valley when im not doing stuff myself. :D If steam deck snags native gamepass support, its done.