Valve enters the handhold gaming market with the Steam Deck.

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

Steam Deck Is Valve's Answer To The Switch, Out In December

Steam Deck is a new portable gaming device from Valve that basically looks and functions exactly like a Nintendo Switch. Models start at $400 and will release December 2021, Valve announced today over on Steam.

“We partnered with AMD to create Steam Deck’s custom APU, optimized for handheld gaming. It is a Zen 2 + RDNA 2 powerhouse, delivering more than enough performance to run the latest AAA games in a very efficient power envelope,” the company writes. The Steam Deck thumbsticks are designed for “extended play sessions,” and the owner’s entire Steam library will be available when they log on. There’s even a dock (sold separately) to connect to TVs and computer monitors.

The device will sport a 7" screen, which puts it on par with Nintendo’s recently announced OLED Switch, and just ahead of the existing Switch and Switch Lite in terms of size. The controllers don’t appear to be detachable like the Joy-Cons, but maybe that means they won’t have any drift either.

Is it weird that I want one?

[romana]

1. No

I have a Switch and I want one, lol.

[Ohio Joe]

2. So... This is really interesting...

There is a lot that my initial look at this device I like very much but... There are a few things I'm not sure about yet and will want to wait until it is available and some reviews come out. My biggest concern is that it looks like a pain to hold... I don't like either the size or the layout you would control it by. My other concern is I just don't do a lot of gaming on the go... Sheesh, all it would do is replace my phone use when I'm sitting down in the bathroom. My lady would not appreciate me gaming from the toilet