The first clues surfaced two months ago. Gabe Newell had started to hint that his company would reveal their plans for game consoles, then the SteamPal rumor surfaced. On this Thursday, July 15, 2021, everything was finally revealed.
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Valve announced the Steam Deck, a portable gaming PC slated for later this year. With its cool console interface, the device gives you access to your Steam library, with the peace of mind that you can play the latest AAA games where you want, when you want. Condition to transport enough 669 grams, spread over a width of 29.8 cm, a height of 11.7 cm and a thickness of 49 mm
Because we’re talking about finding a very familiar environment and great titles in portable mode; and that we are agitating with a new operating system that makes navigation and research easier and enables, for example, a game to be interrupted at any time and that we are promised a comfortable grip, ideal for long sessions.
A real pc
Like the Switch, with which it will surely be compared, the “Console” will have its docking station, which is available separately, with complete connections: DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.1, USB 2.0 x2 and Ethernet.
The Steam Deck can be viewed as a full-fledged PC. It’s not content with just using your PC programs and letting you surf and use your usual applications, but happily connects your TV and offers compatibility with your accessories.
AMD Inside
The heart of the Steam Deck is an APU processor from AMD specially optimized for handheld gaming Zen 2 4 cores / 8 threads clocking between 2.4 and 3.5 GHz and RDNA 2 8 UC between 1 and 1.6 GHz
The LCD touchscreen offers a resolution of 1280×800 60Hz, in 16:10 format on a panel of 7 inches diagonal. Around him, a lot of things. First the ABXY buttons, the directional cross, the two analog sticks R3 and L3, the display, options, steam and quick access buttons as well as two microphones. There are also two square shapes above the speakers. These are trackpads with haptic feedback, the latency of which has been improved by 55% compared to the Steam controller.
Also on the back are the R4, R5 and L4, L5 buttons (for all the women in your life) and a slot for a microSD card just to add more storage space. Compatible with Bluetooth 5.0 and Wi-Fi, equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack on the top, the Steam Deck also has a 6-axis gyroscope to make it complete. It is charged via a USB-C socket and the autonomy is between 2 and 8 hours.
Three tariffs
The moment to know the note has arrived. Note that there will be three different offers that will have a direct impact on the loading speed and the finish of the screen:
To the 419 dollars, you will have :
- a model with 64 GB eMM storage
- a transport tube
To the 549 dollars:
- 256 GB NVMe SSD storage
- a transport tube
- an exclusive profile package from the Steam community
For 679 dollars:
- 512 GB NVMe SSD storage
- a glass with excellent anti-reflective treatment
- an exclusive carrier bag
- an exclusive profile package from the Steam community
- an exclusive virtual keyboard theme
Latest information and last but not least: Wants to start reservations on this page this Friday, July 16 at 7:00 p.m. The first copies will be delivered in December 2021. Good luck.
