Why I still chose the steam deck OLED | Cup 127

When it comes to gaming we find ourselves trying to get the right tools for the job. The problem ends up being what tools do it best?
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[@LegionzGG]

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[@KairosTemporalis]

Some of the points in this video are so critical especially about PORTABILITY. I have owned a ROG Ally for a few months. I love the power it provides to play any game. However, I found that about a month or so in I began to not engage with it as often because of the inflexibility of the device. I travel a lot I also have a family. So when I game there are many occasions where I have to put the device down and tend to things. I would love to be able to come back to the game and know that 1) The battery hasn't been chewed up on stand-by 2) The game will resume right where I left off 3) I won't encounter some weird glitch that requires the system to restart. The ROG offers none of these. At first I thought "I'll be playing this mostly plugged in". I learned very quickly that I need a device that I can travel with, that gets great battery life, and that is more flexible. I was on a flight with my ROG and it couldn't last more than 45 minutes. That's when I knew I needed a change. I just ordered a steam deck yesterday. My kids all have one, so I am looking forward to joining the deck daddy crowd.

[@johnmurphy5106]

I actually was in the same situation however the reality is that neither a Rog or Steam deck is something that is "portable" in that sense. Meaning portability within the house then sure. Portability when you are traveling then getting a smaller emulation device or the switch is just a better way to go. The biggest factor is A) size, B) cost of the device (do you really want a rog or steam deck around), and C) types of games you will realistically play outside of your home, during a work trip, and vacation trip. The Deck and ROG for me are home devices that have portability. Everything else i use for trips outside of the house i.e. miyoo mini+ or a switch.

[@spm3096]

Totally disagree with other reply - Steam Deck OLED’s battery is really nice and as someone who has to travel a lot for work it has been a godsend

[@cameronphelps6740]

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[@jdxcoffee]

I do my best. I figure if I have a cup every day why not share that with all of you

[@superturborose]

@@jdxcoffee As a single Dad with busy schedule and a almost non existent friend group, I appreciate these daily vids, Its like catching up with a friend for a couple minutes and keep going about my day.

[@paulkendrick4153]

@@jdxcoffee What’s the best Xbox controller for a docked steam deck OLED? Advice please? Really want a good controller to play Halo on

[@MatthewPridding]

Good luck staying awake mate, im a dad of 2 young kids and i once fell asleep on the floor watching bluey only to be woken by a toddler jumping of the couch onto me lol.

[@StefanHirano]

I have really enjoyed watching your videos every morning as I am having my morning coffee.

[@GhostBishop]

Love the videos ! Found your channel last week and have been enjoying the a lot. But I’m going to soon be a new portal papa. I’m glad for the steam deck and it’s going to be a life saver when my son comes in November to allow me to still play some games.

[@MK_1Ultra]

Steam Deck reigns supreme

[@JM-pm1yb]

Bro! I’m up at 2:35 every work day 😢 I feel for you

[@jdxcoffee]

Tell me about it

[@raymondnieves3710]

I like this type of content! Very informative not loud! Got a sub!

[@StephonRKell]

Don't know what you just made in this science experiment..but it was visually stimulating 😂

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

For the past few days, I surprisingly haven’t used my Deck all that much. I used it a little bit last night having another failed attempt putting Sega Model 2 and 3 arcade games. I can’t have Daytona USA and Scud Race working on my Deck for the life of me. And no Saturn games on it either. Tried Shantae: 1/2 Genie Hero for Vita and that didn’t work. That last one is fine as I can always play it on my Vita. The handheld I’ve been using more lately has been my turquoise Switch Lite. Trying to get three stars for every cup on those Booster courses in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. I have no problems with the graphics. Booster courses looks fine. Did not understand all the negativity about them last year. I’m actually amazed with the level of power that the Switch Lite has while being that small. Think how big the PS3 phat is and the Switch is more powerful than it, Xbox 360, and Wii U. I will eventually go back using my Steam Deck the most. It’s my all-time favorite handheld. Taking a short break from it. It has most of my favorite retro consoles I want to play and it still acts like a handheld PC that I can use beyond gaming. I just have so many gadgets, I want to spread the usage for all of them. I only brought three gadgets with me today: iPhone SE, Galaxy Z Flip 3, & Switch Lite. Maybe tomorrow, I swap Flip 3 and Switch Lite for my Razr 5G and Steam Deck. Steam Deck isn’t perfect and it does have outdated hardware that’s not comparable the Windows PC handhelds with Z1 Extreme. But it’s fairly comfortable to game on, Valve is a more reputable brand than Asus and Lenovo, has great support, and it caters to most of my gaming needs. 1. Valve Steam Deck 2. Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 3. Motorola Razr 5G 4. Sony PS Vita 5. Google Pixel 3 6. Apple iPhone SE ‘22 (my daily driver) 7. Nintendo Switch Lite 8. Essential PH-1 ^ All 8 are great. But it’s tough to give them a fair amount of daily or weekly usage. I also have a modded PSP I didn’t list. It’s tough juggling between 8 different devices. At least 5 or 6 of them will barely be used. My foldable flips are my favorite phones ever and they were barely turned on 3 days ago. My Flip 3 played all of The Last Dance (2020) and now I’m listening to Air (2023) being a big Jordan fan. I’m thinking like Julien. I love my gadgets but I want to use the least amount of them. But it’s great to have options if you do get bored with them. Perhaps those options can also be a detriment? Having too many games and we don’t have any time to play them. It’s not like the 90s where we had 5-6 games and we would play all of them for months. Now we have every game we ever wanted and we still can’t find the time to play them.

[@JalapenoPrime]

I love that you keep bringing up your kids because that's where the point I am in my life to, as much as I love playing Max settings at 4K in my living room, Even with a baby monitor I game more comfortably when laying next to my 1-year-old with my Steam Deck, knowing they won't roll off the bed 😂

[@eatereater6312]

Monster Hunter world is PEAK, I spent over 700hrs on that game

[@jesusmetal92107]

Loved hearing the story about you and your daughter when she was sick. The sadness I have when my little one is ill is real. Especially when its something that makes you feel like you can do nothing more than love on them.

[@hollis1223]

When my kids are sick, it is the worst. Just seeing them feel ill breaks your heart knowing there's little you can do. Though I appreciate the snuggles that come out of it

[@ExcideSC]

i see your using the same grip case as me on your steam deck and was wondering what would be the best dock to buy that will have enough space while the grip case is still on?

[@CandyChannel1966]

You are a great father

[@yarg2015]

Nice video and good points

[@jayarcee7847]

Switch+Retroflag plus Anbernic RG35XX combo is my go to portable setup and will probably my main gaming setup for at least 3 more years before i get the new switch successor or a pc handheld.

[@JM-pm1yb]

Steam Deck is definitely the best all around balance. Life for me is mostly career and sleep. I’m not very social, and that’s by choice lol

[@solomonkane408]

Steam deck is my best spent money in awhile but I’ll be real I still play my rg405m a lot for emulation even though the SD can emulate also . The 405m is just smaller and more portable if I wanna shove it in my pocket .

[@eatereater6312]

The 405m is a solid handheld, quality is great too

[@weichiang89]

For more than anything I hope your kids are feeling better. Both of mine have been under the weather, one moreso than the other. Thank God they're feeling better.

[@abdelc9761]

Great video, as a dad I understand you and what you share with us !!! Thanks your videos makes me feel confortable playing Steam Deck in front of my children. For the 4 pilars, I would replace portability by games catalogue (or games available yo play) because all for consoles are portable 😊 what do you think? ;)

[@alexharvey5122]

Subscribed in the first 2 minutes of the video. I have always lived by this ideology and a main reason i got my steam deck. Even tho ive got a ps5, pc etc the portability and flexibility of the steam deck lets me combine a couple of these sometimes. The daughter story relates to me and my princess whos now 15. Real vid 1 love

[@rabidrivas]

The deck is great, and I love it. But have you tried a ROG ally or a Legion GO with bazzite, nobara or chimera?

[@luissandovaljr]

Portability and Price Point for me. I'm a gaming dad also and I don't always need to play the latest and greatest games while I'm out. I find myself playing more retro style or indie games while I'm out. So my itch is scratched pretty easily. Great video and great analogy comparing gaming to life. Can't have it all right?

[@ProducedbyPDot]

I’m a new portable Pappa , it’s deffinately way better option and more convenient as a father , but now I’m learning that even though a lot of games can be portable , not all are good in a portable situation … either when it comes to battery life , or as simple as having a game that can be paused is kind of huge now for me because I can’t really sit down for a hour or so and grind out , at times yeah but I can’t plan on it , and it’s now something new to me where now I think about what games I should even have on my system , will I even be able to enjoy according to my circumstance? Know what I mean

[@KdeeKdee-jk4ki]

All these handhelds and tablets etc reminds me of pennys computer book on inspector gadget

[@marioherrerajr5293]

I would love to get a steam deck or one of the portable gaming computers but I'm more of a physical game collector... I wanna be able to play my games long into the future and not be at the mercy of the companies keeping the servers up and running...

[@morkanz6998]

What dock do you have? Heard the official valve dock has many problems and a 3rd psrty like jsaux is better. True?

[@jdxcoffee]

I use steams. The only issues I run into is with my streaming setup

[@morkanz6998]

@@jdxcoffee hm nice, seen a lot of reddit threads about it, maybe people using it wrong

[@cme9241]

Julian your a good man

[@Nealtendo64]

Parenting isn't easy. Praying for good health and rest over your family in Jesus' name. Thanks for the chill channel you've created to come talk about video games. Been a real joy listening to you talk about your history with video games. Very similar to my own👍 God bless🙏

[@RETR0_P0CKET]

The #1 solution is build an in home gaming server. Then have client devices like Android Handhelds or Android TV boxes. I used a Shield TV for the TV and a Retroid Pocket 3+ for my handheld. Not the cheapest solution but it is the best mix of experience and convenience. I never use my GPD Win Mini as a handheld. I only ever game at home so I don’t care I need WiFi to play like this.

[@warriorrob1]

Yeah …90% of people are not building a home gaming server .

[@RETR0_P0CKET]

@@warriorrob1 If you have a gaming PC that you can leave on and logged into Steam you have a gaming server. It’s still a much more expensive solution than a Steam Deck but it is a solution that is often overlooked by people who already have a nice rig and a nice home network.

[@Cpt.CoffinNails]

Here's what Im saying: people bring up the Ally for its performance...which is wild....because if that performance only lasts an hour, what is the point? Id rather go with the steam deck that can handle most things, all be it with some limited draw backs (im a switch guy, Drawbacks for platform performance has been my biggest concession with that system) so I do not mind at all. Steam Deck OLED is hands down the best system I have owned within the past decade. I haven't touched my other consoles in months.

[@johnmurphy5106]

Well for one the form factor and the actual ability to play is the point vs it not being playable at all which is what you get with the Steamdeck. If you are playing a high performant game you are plugged in vs not having that option AT ALL with the steam deck. The other point is all the games you do play perform better as well. The other point is on the low performance games i get 4 hours. I have both the steamdeck and rog ....and i pick up the ROG most all the time simply because the software got better over the last 6 months and it plays everything that steam does better and it plays everything the steam doesn't. With the Rog Ally "X" coming out with battery life that is more than double ....sorry it will be the best handheld PC system.

[@RFNY315]

@@johnmurphy5106wrong

[@Mr.Chimpazee]

@@johnmurphy5106 Nahhh…i rather play AAA games on my high-end pc and use my steam deck Oled as pc portable 😂

[@joshl3868]

Have you done a coffee setup video? If not I would love to see all your gear you use during these cups! Keep it up man

[@gogoarcade]

I chose the steam deck lcd model because of price and I have decent amount of games

[@monsterlegacyproductions.612]

for a split second i thought this was the kingdom hearts video again

[@monoxzide1073]

Subscribed, due to real talk of gaming and life, while making coffee

[@tonpere9331]

No inverted method for your aeropress?

[@jdxcoffee]

Not today

[@tonpere9331]

@@jdxcoffee that’s fair.. pretty sexy in transparent purple 👍

[@parallax8207]

Legion go plus steam OS is the way to go

[@christopher9320]

Love my Legion Go. I literally got rid of my Xbox and now use my legion go as primary gaming device. Best choice ever

[@erniegutierrez410]

Thank God I'm not a parent 😎

[@sosahaus5999]

dude doesnt get sleep

[@jdxcoffee]

hahah. one day

[@CandyChannel1966]

Not when you are a parent!

[@BargoTheBandit]

💥

[@paladin8669]

Hope you have fun with Monster Hunter. Some hunts are nice for pick up and play. Especially in Rise.

[@EmbracedDestiny]

I think this video made me really think about that statement of “pick 2” and I went in a similar thought to what you mentioned at the end with your life, being able to balance things so it’s more than just picking two. I think that’s what I think of the steam deck, it’s a balance, just like a balance in life you may have responsibilities but you find time for things maybe your not getting as much sleep as you could but your not neglecting your sleep, or maybe some days you do need to neglect your sleep especially as a parent. But it’s about being flexible and tending to your family and your personal needs. And so I see the steam deck as something that is not the best at anything, not as good as the dock/undock as the switch, not as powerful as other handhelds, and maybe it also doesn’t have as good of battery as some emulator handheld devices, but it’s the flexibility to do everything. Not the best at everything, but does everything well enough that you’re not losing out completely on any one thing. And I think that’s a good metaphor for how we need to live life, find that balance so you can do all the things you want to

[@robcastvr70]

This is setting the internet on fire 🔥

[@Haddley333]

you'd have more time for gaming if you just got a regular coffee maker instead of spending 2 hours making coffee with that trendy hippy stuff lol

[@jdxcoffee]

Hahaha kids these days. 4 minutes fella. I’d beat any coffee maker in a dual and it would taste 10x better.

[@robcastvr70]

Rumors have it that Microsoft is interested in buying steam 😮wtf

[@beastlybeast2716]

Not the first time that rumor has popped up. Good thing is Steam is private and isn’t interested in selling going by their track record

[@robcastvr70]

That makes me feel a bit better then. I know it’s not a publicly traded company