Weird how this wasn't clickbait and was actually useful information. Not used to this, especially in the Deck space.

But, but, but Alex, you didn't suggest I should get an SD card or a screen protector. WTF AM I GOING TO DO!!

Here is another pro tip I haven't seen anyone mention: If you run out of space on your internet storage, you can move a folder to your sd card and create a link(/shortcut) from the original path. The system will continue to act like that the folder was on the original path but physically it's no longer there using your storage.

BRAVO ON GIVING ACTUAL TIPS PEOPLE CAN USE THAT ARE INTERESTING AND USEFUL MOST IMPORTANT 👍😊

Great tips video! I like seeing people making tips and tricks videos for advanced users as well as new users of the steam deck! I've been making content on the steam deck for a little while now and even I learned something new from this video. Great work!

Thank you so much!! I'm getting my Steam Deck tomorrow so I NEED to know some of these tips ahead of time!

Just ordered mine, I'm a console noob so all your videos will help me immensely.

Excellent video Alex! Thanks for educating us plebs! Linux (in general) and Steam OS are truly hidden gems.

Thank you 🙏 I just got a steam deck and have watched so many videos of top 10 tips. Yours is the best one

Wow this is the kind of tips video I have been looking for. Thank you.

I'm gonna be ordering my steam deck sometime this week. I've been watching a ton of videos to get amped up and get prepared. Your video is by far the best one I've seen. VicariousNick did a pretty good one too but yours definitely goes a lot more in depth. All the other videos are just "Buy a case, buy a screen protector, you gotta get an SD CARD!" Two thumbs up, and a sub.

This was a great video, thanks for your hard work and great tips.

Great video, Alex. I find it very helpful!

Got the steam deck a few months ago for an introduction to pc Gaming. I have a feeling I will be coming back to this channel often. Great video dude

Seriously amazing video. I’m really liking your content. Keep it up! 👍🏻

Such a good video and actually different than all the others! Thanks man

Bro thank you so much! Your right every other video claiming tips and tricks all say the same stuff. This video by far has been the most helpful for me! Thank you my dude

I've been binging steam deck videos since I got one this week, your content is top tier- thank you

I think some basic terminal tool tutorials could be a good idea for steam deck users. Things like symlinks can be so useful and very versatile. Eg a symlink for your boot animations in your home documents folder could be very valuable, or a symlink for a highly moddable game in your documents folder

Thank you for this video! Keep them coming! Can you do a tips and tricks for offline play, as I will be traveling with my steam deck soon and would love to get that figured out before getting on the plane!

This is exactly what i needed thank you for this bro very helpful.

I watched one of your videos when I 1st got my steam deck. Totally oblivious to PC and steam or any of that kind of stuff. I just always used consoles other than I played starcraft on the family computer as a kid. I appreciate you explaining stuff, without your videos I would just be playing great on steam deck games. I still have very little idea what the hell I'm doing but I'm having alot of fun learning and it feels awesome getting these games running. Thanks man!

Def earned my sub, with this video. I look forward to checking out the rest of your content.

i don't have a Steam deck but whenever I do ... this is a really good go to video ... thnx Alex

Best new steam deck tip list video I've seen so far, got me to sub... Thanks and keep it up... Will be deep diving into your emulation videos...

Outstanding tips - thank you.

amazing video! I’m waiting for my steam deck to arrive tomorrow and this was by far the best Video of all the „first things to to“ vids

Thanks for this clutch ass video Alex! Finally decided to order a steam deck thanks to your awesome info!

Refreshing to see a content creator that is actually helpful. That's gained a like and a sub 🤙

Great video, super helpful. Didn't know about Steam Grid DB, thanks :) Please add chapter markers though.

as a big time linux user i know learning the steam deck can be scary for some. desktop mode will be new to people im glad you covered the file system. knowing where steam hides stuff can be useful.

Def the best tips video out there, thank you!

This was awesome thank you!

liked and subbed for the great info , to be honest your content adds to the other content creator's basic info on steamdeck for newbies.. so you all should be thanked for all your effort making guides , whether it is beginner guide or intermediate guide like your's

its crazy typing in a topic and seeing an OG PSP member on the front page love to see it!! but yea they def show basic stuff

Thanks! This was actually helpful

I got some useful tips from those other video, but these have really given me a better idea of what's possible on this little gaming portal. Thank you

by far one of the best tips videos I have seen!

I love finding a tips video that is actually useful. Thanks

Awesome video. A few things I wasn’t aware of. 👍

Aloha thank you so much for the video. I am definitely a newbie and I don’t know anything about this. I’m going for the big ride. I ordered my last night and I can’t wait to get it. Please keep on showing us video so we can learn. Thank you again keep up the good work.👍🏼

Def a great video! I’ve been looking into a steam deck but im not a pc guy nor know anything of it. This is def informative! 🤟🏽

Great video some really good tips I will definitely check these out 👍👌

For the formatting of SD cards, any Windows game you want to run on Linux should be formatted for the Deck. This is due to the way Wine and Proton works. Linux native games do work fine on Windows (NTFS or exFAT) formatted cards, unless they rely on filesystem specific features. The Steam Client does, so that will need the Deck (EXT4) formatting.

Let's go. I really appreciate it, man thank you for your time Alex.

Good vidéo as always bro.Keep up the good work man !

Phenomenal video. You are my go to guy for steam deck 🔥🔥

Nice vid. Def subbing after this. Just got my Deck Saturday so still getting used to it.

Great content, new to the steam deck community, and these tips are exactly what I was looking for! 👍🏼

Bro, thank you to actually show things to DO instead of things to buy. No no seriously, thank you !! 👌🏻

This was a great video! Very helpful. If you do more of those there are some more complicated things, which nonetheless would be very useful, like mapping the right back buttons on the deck to act like mouse buttons valve themselves made that stuff available on the deck, but getting there and understanding how and what to configure can be a pain in the ass. Other than that, I just got my deck yesterday and am still in the process of setting emulation up and getting the hang of how to use it. It's been a lot of fun as of now!

Good stuff, subbed.

Just purchased a Steam deck today, hopefully arriving tomorrow so while waiting decided to look up some tips. This dudes legit! Have subbed. Thanks for the info

I've watched so may tip videos on steam deck today since I've just got one. Things by far the best. You didn't repeat the same 10 things everyone else does and you went so much more indepth with why you reccomend things. Earned a new subscriber and I'll be turning to you for a lot.

Subscribed just bc of this video. Thank you so much. I’ll try this!

Thanks. This is great!

Thank you this was very helpful deserves a subscribe

Lutris also supports the use of AMD FSR on all games, you will have to use proton ge, or lutris-wine to enable it's support and you have a toggle switch in your lutris game settings

5:01 There's an equivalent of disk analyser that runs on native KDE called 'Filelight', which also integrates well with KDE and Dolphin. When you click on the space left on the bottom right of Dolphin window, it shows the option for Filelight too.

Just in time bout to throw in my 512gb SSD in the Deck , upgrading from a 64gb drive. Can't want, awesome videos as always Alex.

Wow, an actual must watch video about the Steam Deck. Subbed.

I was always thinking Verified meant they just didn't try the game out yet 10s of thousands of games, I can't imagine they've gotten to a fraction of the games yet.

The Steam Deck is not for the faint hearted and I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who doesn’t understand computer hardware and technical specifications. That being said, if you can overcome and handle this beast, then this device would be right up your street and you would be in for a real treat to know how powerful this device is! The steam deck is a portable handheld gaming PC and it is so powerful, it’s even backwards compatible and plays almost all of those classic retro games across many platforms through software emulation. The Nintendo Switch has serious competition on its hands and with the new arrival of the Steam Deck & judging by its amazing success so far this year, I can safely say that the Steam Deck blows away all of its competitors!

Nice one, very useful indeed.

Disc Analyser was a first when i got mine. Good shout.

Great video Alex😎👊🏼!!!

Extremely useful video!

Impeccable knowledge!

Love the steam deck tutorials keep up the good work! In the future could you make a video on how to install mods

That first step is the one I needed the most

Would like to add "steam deck repo" you can find it in discover apps. It lets you change your boot intro video for others made by the community directly from steam deck repo, it's as easy as just choosing whatever intro you like, hit donwload and voila it'll display after reboot. You are also given the option to revert back to the original intro if anything

This video has been the single most helpful “beginners guide” for the SD.

Alex doing gods work 😎👊

Thanks Alex ;) great Tips , got mine 3 days ago 🥰

Great vid and tips s

Some lutris love! Great thing. Most people suggest heroic and while it is good, some games don't run with it, while they run with lutris

Great tips, only thing I want to highlight it no one has already is that you'll want to close out the steam client before installing or changing compat packs. Otherwise, you won't be able to see them once you're in gaming mode. Other than that, great video! :)

Excellent video :)

Alexx is one of my favorite Linux Gaming Content Creators.

thank u bro love u man. u massively help my decision oxoxo xxo

Great video. The only thing I was really missing was some UEFI stuff like changing VRAM/UMA Fram buffer size. And some other tweaks that could optimize performance in more demanding games.

Holy shit finally no bullshit straight up fire content! Subscribed.

Aye, I appreciate you Alex. 🙏🏻

Finally!!! Actual tips

From protondb Sniper Elite 5 Gold status, runs perfectly after tweaks

Mr Guy, I have my steam deck about as long as so I have also seen my share of top 10s. At your intro I was like BS That's what they all say. But you made good on your word. Great video thank you!

Going into bios and changing the alias to 4gb changed everything ✊

14:52 Another easy was to do this is to use any usb stick/external drive etc to put your roms from computer --> usb drive. Then plug that drive in and transfer usb drive --> Steam deck. Works like a charm

Great video Alex! Will save it for when my steamdeck arrives. Completely unrelated but, has anyone tell you that you look (and sound) like ben affleck? Must be the beard haha.

Yeah the best tips stream for sure 👍

What is a Flatpack?

dudes stoked, now I am too

Thank you, not enough OS/gamer KZfaqrs talk about ProtonUp and Luxtorpeda, with steamdeck

I like how the opening ad for this was the Nintendo Switch 🤣

Just ordered a 1TB OLED. Until watching this I had no idea this thing ran KDE! I will be right at home.

For artwork, the Boilr app is awesome. It really streamlines the whole process.

Btw if you want to emulate dos games (arena, doom, etc) you can use Boxtron

Other creators be like Tip #1- use my link to get all my accessories. Tip #2 - this video is brought you to by… RAAAAAIIIDDD SHAA…. *click* 😂

I do need to save this video but plug in maybe? Most people have done pretty basic stuff with the plug-ins. It seems that you really know what you’re doing and you go the extra mile to make your steam deck, work better and plug-ins I heard can help with battery life make the screen look better and etc.

I wish I could sit with you with my Steam Deck and have you help me lol.