The Steam Deck Podcast

Pete and Steve discuss their first few days with the Steam Deck OLED and answer the question on everyone's mind: should you upgrade?

Pete, Steve, and Max discuss the trials and tribulations of purchasing an OLED Steam Deck after the Steam store MELTED down. PLUS Max has been streaming games to his Deck with Moonlight and it is changing the way he games.

Pete and Steve discuss the MASSIVE reveal of the OLED Steam Deck and detail the dozens of improvements the refresh brings to the table including increased performance and battery life!

Steve and Max pose the question: will the 2023 GOTY be playable on Steam Deck?

Pete, Steve, and Max discuss the future of AAA gaming on Steamd Deck and how you can undervolt your Steam Deck to improve performance and battery life!

Pete, Steve, and Kevin Wammer of overkill.wtf discuss the results of the 2nd annual State of the Steam Deck survey!

Pete and Steve discuss the best games they played at Steam Next Fest, Emulation on SteamOS 3.5, and the news that after 80+ weeks the Steam Deck has finally dropped from the top 10 global sellers on Steam!

Pete and Steve discuss rumors of a revised Steam Deck model with a new Wi-Fi card capable of the 6E (6Ghz) spectrum, the most-played Steam Deck games for September and answer YOUR questions on this week's Steam Deck Podcast!

Everyone seems to be power hungry and ready for a Steam Deck 2 already, but it seems like we shouldn't expect one until 2025 or 2026 at the earliest. In an interview with CNBC and an email to The Verge, Valve's Pierre-Loup Griffais confirmed that they're waiting for a jump in power that wouldn't be for a "couple of years" Steve and Max discuss the news, what other revision we could get in the meantime and more! Source: https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884863/valve-steam-deck-2-refresh-upgrade-cpu-2025

Pete and Steve discuss Steam OS 3.5's rocky Beta release!

This week on the Steam Deck Podcast - Pete and Steve discuss rumors that Valve is making a new console-like PC to power their next VR headset. IS THIS THE STEAM MACHINE WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR?

This week on the Steam Deck Podcast - Pete and friend of the show Chris Brandrick of Overkill and Switch Weekly discuss Overkill's second annual State of Steam Deck survey AND in our main topic - Linux 6.6 Confirms that a new Valve hardware device is coming...but what is it? Follow Chris and complete the STATE OF STEAM DECK SURVEY: https://overkill.wtf/ https://twitter.com/chrisbrandrick https://overkill.wtf/steam-deck-survey-2023/ https://overkill.wtf/baldurs-gate-3-best-settings-steam-deck/

This week on the Steam Deck Podcast - Steve has changed his FAN, FSR 3 is coming and Steve thinks it could be a game changer for Steam Deck, AND AYANEO has unveiled their latest high-end handheld PC: the $1000+ AYANEO KUN - and it is IMPRESSIVE, to say the least, but can it compete at such a high price?

Pete and Steve discuss the MAJOR issue with Deck HD's 1200p Replacement Screen for Steam Deck, dive into Pete's time with Baldur's Gate III, and MORE on this week's Steam Deck Podcast!

Pete, Steve, and Max discuss the leaked images of Lenovo's Steam Deck Competitor, the Legion Go! PLUS, the boys celebrate one year of the Steam Deck Podcast by answering your questions and putting Steve's Steam Deck knowledge to the ultimate test!

Pete and Steve discuss the news that Valve is selling their own refurbished Steam Decks with the SAME warranty you'd get on a brand-new unit! Is this officially the best deal on a Steam Deck?

PLUS: a modder has expanded the Steam Deck's RAM all the way up to 32 GB, Overwatch 2 has launched on Steam AND Baldur's Gate 3 is taking the world by storm - but does it run on Steam Deck?

Over the last few months we've seen the Steam Deck Verified program come under fire as releases like The Last of Us are marked as Verified but fail to run to an adequate standard on the Deck. But what does Steam Deck Verified actually mean and is there a way it can be fixed?

Pete and Max discuss the FULL story behind why Dolphin isn't coming to Steam, the first games they ever played on Steam, and Blizzard games coming to Steam on this week's episode of the Steam Deck Podcast!

Used Steam Decks are coming to GameStop! Pete and Steve discuss the pros and cons of buying a used unit, the most comfortable way to play Steam Deck, and debate the perfect Steam Deck Companion on this week's episode of the Steam Deck Podcast!

This week Steve and Max head down the accessories rabbit hole and build the ULTIMATE Steam Deck that is money no object.

Steam's Summer Sale 2023 is in full swing and it's a big one! Not only are the majority of the top 100 games played on Steam Deck on sale but the Deck itself is also up to 20% off, coming in at around £300! Max and Steve share some of their hot picks from the sale, what they'll be buying, and also answer listener questions about The Last of Us performance and more.

Pete and Max discuss the best games they played during Steam Next Fest 2023!

Pete and Max discuss the latest update to Steam which brings a ton of updates big and small, including in-game overlay, notifications, and a fresh coat of paint!

Pete and Steve discuss the new accessories for Steam Deck from eXtemerate, JSAUX, and GuiliKit before diving into a listener question about what a new generation of Steam Machines could look like in the era of the Steam Deck.

Pete and Steve discuss the reveal of Sony's Project Q handheld and debate if and how it could carve a niche for itself in the increasingly crowded handheld gaming market.

Pete and Steve discuss Deck HD's upcoming 1200p screen mod for Steam Deck, whether it's worth the upgrade and more on this week's Steam Deck Podcast! Make sure to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a single episode of the Steam Deck Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBCUho-tlL5IDx6YSd49rQ?sub_confirmation=1

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The ROG Ally is finally in reviewer's hands and we're getting some clear comparisons with the Steam Deck. While the hardware seems impressive, Asus seems to be missing some of Valve's "special sauce" in the software department and Windows seems to let the side down. Steve is also back and shares some more of his experiences with Windows on the Deck over the last couple of weeks. Spoiler: it's not been great — which may explain the ROG Ally's issues too. Make sure to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a single episode of the Steam Deck Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBCUho-tlL5IDx6YSd49rQ?sub_confirmation=1

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Max discuss the new features coming to Steam Deck with SteamOS 3.5, April's Top 20 Games on Steam Deck & More!

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Steve and Max discuss the ROG Ally's leaked price, rumors of HDR + Colour Management coming in SteamOS 3.5 & Steve's experience booting Windows on Steam Deck!

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Patches submitted to Freedesktop: https://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/amd-gfx/2023-April/092215.html

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete, Steve, and Max discuss rumors of a Steam Deck Thermal Revision, the release of Proton 8.0 and answer your questions!

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Sources

https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamDeck/comments/12oit67/pictures_of_new_steam_deck_motherboardthermal/

https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-8.0-1c

Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:02:56 - Steam Deck Thermal Revision on the Way?
• 00:25:15 - Plugs
• 00:25:58 - Ads
• 00:27:31 - Proton 8.0 Release brings new games to Steam Deck
• 00:35:29 - Question Block: Follow-up to last week’s question about how we hold controllers
• 00:40:19 - Question Block: Have you tried flick aiming with gyro?

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Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code STEAMDECK at MANSCAPED.com! #ad #manscapedpod On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Steve discuss the ASUS ROG Ally - a handheld PC that some claim will have twice the power of the Steam Deck. But, can ASUS create the same buzz around their device? PLUS - Steam Deck is looking to sell 3.5 Million units by end of 2023, TLOU is getting updates on PC but Steam Deck isn't a priority AND The Master Chief Collection is finally fully playable on Deck!

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Possibly the most hotly anticipated PC port of all time — The Last of Us Part 1 — finally got its release this week but with shader compilation issues, poor performance, textures not loading, and more you really should avoid it. But why did it release in this state and are the issues just on the Steam Deck?

Max and Steve also discuss the exciting prospect of the Dolphin GameCube and Wii emulator coming to Steam complete with CLOUD SAVES! Will this be a trend moving forward?

Then we close out the show with some fantastic listener questions and Max shares some of his thoughts on the hot new game you should be playing instead of The Last of Us, Dredge.

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete, Steve, and Max talk about Steve's time with Diablo IV on Steam Deck and how to get the best performance out of the game. PLUS, the boys discuss the news that Counter-Strike 2 is coming, but only to Windows...at least for now, and MUCH more. Make sure to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a single episode of the Steam Deck Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBCUho-tlL5IDx6YSd49rQ?sub_confirmation=1

Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:15 - How to Get Diablo IV on Steam Deck
• 00:18:30 - Plugs
• 00:20:15 - Counter-Strike 2 is Real and a limited test run is ONLY coming to Windows
• 00:35:37 - PSA: Latest stable Steam client breaks a lot of Decky plugins
• 00:36:31 - Steam Deck Refresh Rate Unlocker

Links

• CryoUtilities 2.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9EjXYZUqUs
• Diablo IV on Lutris: https://lutris.net/games/diablo-iv/
• Boilr: https://github.com/PhilipK/BoilR
• Counter-Strike 2: https://www.counter-strike.net/cs2
• Steam Deck Refresh Rate Unlocker: https://github.com/ryanrudolfoba/SteamDeck-RefreshRateUnlocker

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Max discuss Valve's claims that an OLED Steam Deck isn’t as easy as it sounds, the Steam Deck's first discount, and Steam Deck is coming to stores in Asia this month!  

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Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:15 -  Valve Says OLED Steam Deck isn’t as easy as it sounds
• 00:14:03 - Plugs
• 00:14:54 - Valve is Celebrating Steam Deck’s (Belated) Birthday with its first discount
• 00:18:13 - GAME: Max Tries to guess the Top 10 Games Played on Steam Deck
• 00:28:31 - Official Steam Deck startup movies are live
• 00:39:15 - Steam Deck is coming to stores in Asia this month

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• https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-likes-the-idea-of-an-oled-steam-deck-too-but-says-it-isnt-as-simple-as-it-sounds/
• https://www.gamespress.com/en-US/STEAM-DECK-COMING-TO-ACER-RETAIL-STORES-IN-HONG-KONG-AND-TAIWAN

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Steve celebrate The Steam Deck's first birthday, discuss ray tracing coming to Steam Deck, and February's top titles.

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Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:02:00 - Yang and Plagman Talk about the future of Steam Deck with Rock, Paper, Shotgun 
• 00:36:34 - Plugs
• 00:37:28 - Question Block: If you were purchasing a gaming machine for a kid, do you think the SteamDeck would be a good option?

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• https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-community-continues-to-blow-our-minds-valve-talk-the-steam-deck-one-year-on

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On this week's Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Steve celebrate The Steam Deck's first birthday, discuss ray tracing coming to Steam Deck, and February's top titles.

Make sure to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a single episode of the Steam Deck Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBCUho-tlL5IDx6YSd49rQ?sub_confirmation=1

Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:23 - Ray Tracing Comes to Steam Deck
• 00:08:20 - February’s Top Steam Deck Titles
• 00:11:40 - Plugs
• 00:12:27 - Happy 1st Birthday Steam Deck!

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On this week's episode of the Steam Deck Podcast - Pete, Steve, and Max discuss 2TB SSDs for Steam Deck, SMT Toggle coming to Steam Deck and answer YOUR questions!

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On this week's episode of the Steam Deck Podcast - Pete and Steve discuss what Valve can do to push SteamOS 3 as a true alternative to Windows for PC gamers and highlight some of their most anticipated games from Steam's February Next Fest!

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On this week's episode of the Steam Deck Podcast - Pete and Steve discuss the latest MAJOR update to the Steam Deck client, why LittleBigPlanet isn’t coming to PC, the BEST way to play Goldeneye and MORE!

Steam Deck Tools: https://steam-deck-tools.ayufan.dev

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This week we answer more of YOUR questions including whether a Steam Deck is worth buying when you already have a Switch and if Game Pass on Steam is inevitable.

We also put together a bit of a shopping list if you have $100 / £100 to spend on games for your new Deck with some of our favorite picks or games from our wishlists.

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On this week's episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, Pete, Steve and Max answer YOUR Steam Deck questions and more!

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On this week's episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Steve discuss their hopes for The Steam Deck in 2023 and Beyond!

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On the first episode of The Steam Deck Podcast for 2023, Pete and Steve discuss The Steam Awards for 2022, Steam Replay and more!

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On the last episode of The Steam Deck Podcast for 2023, Pete and Steve discuss how they feel about their favorite new handheld at the end of the console's first year on the market, SteamOS 3.4's release and their favorite games from The Steam Winter Sale!

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On this week's episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, Pete and Steve discuss Valve's Lawrence Yang and Pierre-Loup Griffais' (Plagman) interview with Sean Hollister at The Verge about the future of Steam Deck and beyond.

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On this week's episode of the Steam Deck Podcast Pete, Steve and Max discuss Valve's presence at The Game Awards, updates to SteamOS and Proton, and MORE!

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Pete, Steve and Max discuss Valve's plans to give away one Steam Deck for EVERY MINUTE of The Game Awards and more on this week's Steam Deck Podcast.

Sign-up for Valve's giveaway here: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/thegameawardssteamdeckdrop2022

Steam TV: https://steam.tv

Chapters

• 00:00:00 - Intro
• 00:01:00 - Insane Steam Deck Giveaway
• 00:16:19 - Most Popular Games in November
• 00:22:55 - Steam Deck Updates
• 00:29:30 - Steam Deck Launches in Asia
• 00:36:40 - Should Valve Make More Games?
• 00:43:46 - Steam Controller 2 Wishes

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