Valve is making a Switch for your Steam Library. It might be available this Winter?!
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Steam! Now on your Couch! The Steamdeck Coming this Winter!
It's big slab isn't? You thought the WiiU Pad was big.
That intro price isn't bad but you won't be able to play any AAA games with that little storage you'd def need the $529 version at least for playing those.
IGN has a hands on video!
Wonder if this was what all the Switch Pro rumors were actually referring to?
Its an actual PC. No streaming that I can find.
I don't understand the desire to play a AAA game on a screen you can hold in your hands
I just want to play every game laying down in my bed.
I don't either, but this is being positioned as a Switch type device that you also connect to TVs or monitors for a big screen experience.
I feel the same way. I'm very interested in this, but I want to see how it does in the real world first. Being able to play on my TV might be the kick in the pants I need to get through more of my backlog.
This is... intriguing. The storage is a bit of a problem; with the $299 model you'll need to add on an SD card if you want to install beefy AAAs, so factor that in cost-wise when appraising it.
I'm trying to picture if I'd ever actually use this, though. Firing up Control in bed sounds cool, but I really ought to be doing something chill like reading in that circumstance or I'll never sleep...
I'm trying to picture if I'd ever actually use this, though. Firing up Control in bed sounds cool, but I really ought to be doing something chill like reading in that circumstance or I'll never sleep...
This is literally everything I've wanted - Just getting to experience all my PC games as a console game without a big wire or streaming set up is one thing, but I also can play them handheld?
A+
You probably can't upgrade the RAM, but it has a micro SD slot for additional storage. According to the IGN video, you can run games off of SD cards as well.
Oh yeah it doesn't sound like it's future proofed at all and will need updated models if its successful/Steam goes that route but it also sounds like it's out of the box hackable, being essentially a Linux based PC. So even if its defunct in a couple of years it'll be a great device for modding, so I'm not super worried about it either way.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
There are several PC handhelds out there already, but this is the first subsidized by a big company with a store ecosystem for games to help get the costs down. One thing to keep in mind with these is they’ve all make big claims on what games they can run, but getting big modern AAA games running usually require a LOT of tinkering with graphics settings in the games and the TDP settings in the BIOS for each one. If you’re just looking for something comparable to the Switch that can run all those PC games that never made it to the Switch though, this sounds pretty good.
That’s what I’m worried the most about honestly. After the Steam controller, I’m not sure I trust Valve with ergonomics, especially looking at those mock ups…
Edit: Spec wise, it sounds like it using roughly the same guts as the Aya Neo if you want to see real world examples of what it will be capable of.
That’s what I’m worried the most about honestly. After the Steam controller, I’m not sure I trust Valve with ergonomics, especially looking at those mock ups…
Edit: Spec wise, it sounds like it using roughly the same guts as the Aya Neo if you want to see real world examples of what it will be capable of.
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I do love handhelds, and my current macbook air plays even fewer games than my previous macbook air. The idea of playing a bunch of old Steam games portably is appealing. I'm not looking to buy new hardware anytime soon though. This looks like something I might pick up after a new model comes out and the price drops on the old model (if that happens).
Hi yes this is me also. Absolutely gonna try reserving one tomorrow morning.
My god, this thing looks humongous. I heard it weighs twice as much as a Switch, anyone know if that's true? If so, then promises of being able to play your Steam library portably seem more hypothetical to me, because no way would my hands want to hold that thing for a long period of time.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
Yeah, I just read the weight/dimensions, and it’s a chonky boy. That’s par for course for these of course, but that make me more worried about ergonomics…
It's big slab isn't? You thought the WiiU Pad was big.
Sarge
hardcore retro gamin'
I'm not sure what this says about me, but my most intriguing use case for this would be portable PS2. Seriously. PC games would be a great bonus. I'm very, very, very interested in this.
Speaking to ergonomics, yeah, it's chunky, but at the same time, I don't like how thin the Switch is at all. I find it fairly uncomfortable in handheld mode. With extra thickness, I expect this to be better for me, anyway, although the weight may be some concern.
Speaking to ergonomics, yeah, it's chunky, but at the same time, I don't like how thin the Switch is at all. I find it fairly uncomfortable in handheld mode. With extra thickness, I expect this to be better for me, anyway, although the weight may be some concern.
Becksworth
Aging Hipster Dragon Dad
This will be running a new version of Steam OS that is Arch based instead of Debian. Someone on the internet Linux fans are having an argument about this.