Get $100 in 60-day credit on your new account at https://www.linode.com/linus Pick up a dbrand screen protector for your Steam Deck at https://dbrand.com/killswitch We finally get to talk about the software experience of Valve's soon-to-be-released Steam Deck, and uhh, it's unfinished... but that doesn't mean you shouldn't buy one. Here's why. Discuss on the forum: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1414419-the-steam-deck-is-incomplete/ Check out the Valve Steam Deck: https://lmg.gg/0jVR9 Purchases made through some store links may provide some compensation to Linus Media Group. ► GET MERCH: null ► AFFILIATES, SPONSORS & REFERRALS: https://lmg.gg/sponsors ► PODCAST GEAR: https://lmg.gg/podcastgear ► SUPPORT US ON FLOATPLANE: https://www.floatplane.com/ FOLLOW US ELSEWHERE --------------------------------------------------- Twitter: https://twitter.com/linustech Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LinusTech Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linustech TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linustech Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/linustech MUSIC CREDIT --------------------------------------------------- Intro: Laszlo - Supernova Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKfxmFU3lWY iTunes Download Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/supernova/id936805712 Artist Link: https://soundcloud.com/laszlomusic Outro: Approaching Nirvana - Sugar High Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngsGBSCDwcI Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/UxWkUw Artist Link: null Intro animation by MBarek Abdelwassaa https://www.instagram.com/mbarek_abdel/ Monitor And Keyboard by vadimmihalkevich / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/PgGWp Mechanical RGB Keyboard by BigBrotherECE / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/mj6pHk4 Mouse Gamer free Model By Oscar Creativo / CC BY 4.0 https://geni.us/Ps3XfE CHAPTERS --------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Intro 2:18 Login & home experience 3:12 The Steam button, navigation, and growing pains 3:35 The store experience & finding compatible games 7:01 Library & download speeds 7:40 Game compatibility experience 8:10 Steam Deck vs. Windows equivalents 9:40 The quick access menu 10:54 Valve is making other console makers look bad: an Xbox story 12:42 Offline mode and dynamic cloud saves... ish 13:57 Things that still need fixing 14:37 The elephant in the room: incompatible games 15:41 A temporary fix for game incompatibility 16:03 Valve agrees that it's unfinished 16:41 Linus is switching to the Deck