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Description: 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. Sponsor: Lian Li O11D Evo on Amazon geni.us/Nl9W Watch our IN-DEPTH Steam Deck hardware review: youtube.com/watch?v=NeQH__XVa64 Watch our IN-DEPTH Steam Deck tear-down & VRM analysis: youtube.com/watch?v=dlsJB3narnk Buy a GN Coaster Pack, Modmat for PC building & tear-downs, toolkit for GPU disassembly, and more over here: store.gamersnexus.net (it supports us at the same time and funds our testing!) 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. Like our content? Please consider becoming our Patron to support us: patreon.com/gamersnexus 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 ** Please like, comment, and subscribe for more! ** Links to Amazon and Newegg are typically monetized on our channel (affiliate links) and may return a commission of sales to us from the retailer. This is unrelated to the product manufacturer. Any advertisements or sponsorships are disclosed within the video ("this video is brought to you by") and above the fold in the description. We do not ever produce paid content or "sponsored content" (meaning that the content is our idea and is not funded externally aside from whatever ad placement is in the beginning) and we do not ever charge manufacturers for coverage. Follow us in these locations for more gaming and hardware updates: t: twitter.com/gamersnexus f: facebook.com/gamersnexus w: gamersnexus.net Host, Testing, Writing: Steve Burke Testing, Writing: Patrick Lathan Additional Testing: Patrick Stone, Mike Gaglione Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman