Steam Deck

It’s funny, I hadn’t read this perspective anywhere online but as a life long Apple fan, using MacBooks, iPhones, iPads, etc for many years, one thing that makes me happy is smooth UI / UX from the software+hardware combination.

I’ve been in two minds for so long; Ally or Deck. I even had the Ally on order for two weeks (cancelled).

My first minute with the Deck reminded me why I’d made the right decision for ME and my needs.

User experience.

Quite simply, the setup process is VERY similar to what you get on a new iPhone. It’s gorgeous and easy.

You can clearly tell that Valve have control over software and hardware in the way Apple do with their devices.

There’s no ‘Hey do you want to activate MS 365?’ or ‘Here’s your free McAfee anti virus’ or ‘Please sign into your Microsoft account’.

This is Steam. You simply sign into Steam (after your iPhone-like initial setup and welcome).

There’s no desktop to fiddle with. It’s a glorious UI and experience.

Valve clearly put UX front and centre without forcing or tricking you to sign up/in to all sorts of rubbish for revenue reasons.