Valvehandheld gaming PCLast featured Feb 2025
Steam Deck
Worth it if…Worth it, with caveats.
Lumped in with the ROG Ally as a handheld PC that doesn't match the dream, though he pre-ordered it.
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- Price when I covered it
- £400–900
- Featured in
- 2 videos · 2023–2025
- Category
- Gaming · Handhelds
What I liked
- Very successful
- Proton lets Windows games run smoothly
- feels like magic when everything works
What I didn't
- PC games are built for one player
- not the polish of a Switch
In my words
Straight from the video. Tap a timestamp to hear me say it.
“a pretty successful steam deck probably the most mainstream handheld gaming computer ever”
“I pre-ordered a steam deck”
Every time I covered it
Most recent first, so you can see if my view has changed.
4:2713 Tragic Tech Fails that need to DIECalled probably the most mainstream handheld gaming computer ever, helped by lessons from the Steam Machines.
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5:42My WORST Tech PurchasesLumped in with the ROG Ally as a handheld PC that doesn't match the dream, though he pre-ordered it.
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