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LTT's commentary makes it difficult to trust they are objective (even if they are). I loved seeing how giddy Linus got while testing Valve's Steamdeck, but whe

LTT's commentary makes it difficult to trust they are objective (even if they are). I loved seeing how giddy Linus got while testing Valve's Steamdeck, but when it comes to actual benchmarks and testing, I would appreciate if they dropped the entertainment aspect.

KennyBlanken 5y ago
GamersNexus seems to really be trying to work on improving and expanding their testing methodology as much as possible. I feel like they've successfully developed enough clout/trust that they have escaped the hell of having to pull punches in order to assure they get review samples. They eviscerated AMD for the 6500xt. They called out NZXT repeatedly for a case that was a fire hazard (!). Most recently they've been kicking Newegg in the teeth for trying to scam them over a damaged CPU. They've called out some really overpriced CPU coolers that underperform compared to $25-30 coolers. Etc. I bet they'd go for testing this sort of thing, if they haven't already started working on it already. They'd test it and then describe for what use cases it would be unlikely to be a problem vs what cases would be fine. For example, a game-file-only drive where if there's an error you can just verify the game files via the store application. Or a laptop that's not overclocked and only is used by someone to surf the web and maybe check their email.
- nezgar 5y ago
  already already
- throwaway2037 5y ago
  This is a good idea. You should send a suggestion to them!
cheschire 5y ago
The forums contain more of the actual stuff. Not necessarily for the steamdeck, but you'll tend to find less entertainment type stuff. https://linustechtips.com/topic/1410081-valve-left-me-unsupervised-steam-deck-hardware-review/page/3/#comment-15257031 https://linustechtips.com/topic/1410081-valve-left-me-unsupe...
judge2020 5y ago
From the most recent WAN show at 2:22:52[0]: > for starters i think the lab is going to focus on written for its own content and then supporting our other content [mainly their unboxing videos]... or we will create a lab channel that we just don't even worry about any kind of upload frequency optimization and we just have way more basic, less opinionated videos, that are just 'here is everything you need to know about it' in video form if, for whatever reason, you prefer to watch a video compared to reading an article 0: https://youtu.be/rXHSbIS2lLs?t=8572 https://youtu.be/rXHSbIS2lLs?t=8572
yokoprime 5y ago
AFAIK they are under embargo still as far as software and performance, remember the steam deck doesnt launch until the 25th
- balls187 5y ago
  Ah, I see how my comment was misleading--it really meant to highlight that at times I do appreciate LTT's entertainment aspect, not that I expected there to be a technical review of the steamdeck.

KennyBlanken 5y ago

GamersNexus seems to really be trying to work on improving and expanding their testing methodology as much as possible. I feel like they've successfully developed enough clout/trust that they have escaped the hell of having to pull punches in order to assure they get review samples. They eviscerated AMD for the 6500xt. They called out NZXT repeatedly for a case that was a fire hazard (!). Most recently they've been kicking Newegg in the teeth for trying to scam them over a damaged CPU. They've called out some really overpriced CPU coolers that underperform compared to $25-30 coolers. Etc. I bet they'd go for testing this sort of thing, if they haven't already started working on it already. They'd test it and then describe for what use cases it would be unlikely to be a problem vs what cases would be fine. For example, a game-file-only drive where if there's an error you can just verify the game files via the store application. Or a laptop that's not overclocked and only is used by someone to surf the web and maybe check their email.

nezgar 5y ago
already already
throwaway2037 5y ago
This is a good idea. You should send a suggestion to them!

cheschire 5y ago

The forums contain more of the actual stuff. Not necessarily for the steamdeck, but you'll tend to find less entertainment type stuff. https://linustechtips.com/topic/1410081-valve-left-me-unsupervised-steam-deck-hardware-review/page/3/#comment-15257031 https://linustechtips.com/topic/1410081-valve-left-me-unsupe...

judge2020 5y ago

From the most recent WAN show at 2:22:52[0]: > for starters i think the lab is going to focus on written for its own content and then supporting our other content [mainly their unboxing videos]... or we will create a lab channel that we just don't even worry about any kind of upload frequency optimization and we just have way more basic, less opinionated videos, that are just 'here is everything you need to know about it' in video form if, for whatever reason, you prefer to watch a video compared to reading an article 0: https://youtu.be/rXHSbIS2lLs?t=8572 https://youtu.be/rXHSbIS2lLs?t=8572

yokoprime 5y ago

AFAIK they are under embargo still as far as software and performance, remember the steam deck doesnt launch until the 25th

balls187 5y ago
Ah, I see how my comment was misleading--it really meant to highlight that at times I do appreciate LTT's entertainment aspect, not that I expected there to be a technical review of the steamdeck.