This review tests the SteamOS, Steam Deck user experience, and Deck software on Linux, following our earlier piece benchmarking the Steam Deck hardware, thermals, noise, and FPS.
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We even took the Steam Deck on a plane for this review, fitting one of the key use cases in for analysis! The Steam Deck is now officially launched, although the roll-out will be over the next several months. This testing looks more at the subjective side of the controls, comfort, and button layout, plus the mixed subjective & objective software review. SteamOS and the Arch Linux base form a different foundation than Windows users are used to, so it's an interesting mix of the freedom of a PC on a device that looks like (but really isn't) a console.

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TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Steam Deck Software Review
01:53 - Key Points & Troubleshooting
04:21 - Managing Expectations
06:30 - Comfort & Controls
08:47 - Size & Other Physical Features
13:06 - SteamOS UI is Clumsy
18:16 - Desktop Mode
20:04 - Performance Options & Misleading Headlines
25:20 - Display & Controller Support
30:27 - Conclusion
& Big Problems

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Host, Testing, Writing: Steve Burke
Testing, Writing: Patrick Lathan
Additional Testing: Patrick Stone, Mike Gaglione
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman