The Steam Deck is Incomplete

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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.

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MUSIC CREDIT
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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: http://www.youtube.com/approachingnirvana

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
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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