This week we are welcoming long time friend of the show Jason McIntosh (aka Jmac, aka Halstrick) who’s joining us to talk about the Valve Steam Deck. It’s been about three years since the Steam Deck launched, and it’s had a profound effect on the way all of us play games. Also, Laura just got one! We had a long chat about the how we’ve used the Deck and what it’s meant in our gaming lives for these last few years.
Jason has a great short-form podcast/audio-zine all about the Steam Deck called Venthuffer. Check it out! New episodes coming in 2025!
- (00:00) - 430: Steam Deck Chat
- (03:17) - Valve Hardware
- (05:50) - What do you play on your Steam Deck?
- (09:00) - Suspend & Resume
- (12:57) - Playing Docked
- (15:36) - Touch Pads: Using Them ?
- (20:34) - Do The Normies Know?
- (21:40) - Traveling with the Steam Deck
- (26:10) - Doing Computer-y Stuff
- (44:23) - The Steam Deck's Effect on PC Gaming
- (52:59) - Hail Corporate!
- (58:20) - What's Making Us Happy This Week?
- (58:31) - Jason: Notebooks & Stickers
- (01:01:52) - Laura: Lord of the Rings Marathon Party
- (01:06:52) - Raygan: Travel Tech
- (01:11:59) - Shane: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
- (01:15:47) - Outro
