Jill 26,669 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Valve just announced the Steam Deck, its long-rumored Switch-like handheld gaming device. It will begin shipping in December and reservations open July 16th at 1PM ET. It starts at $399, and you can buy it in $529 and $649 models as well. The device has an AMD APU containing a quad-core Zen 2 CPU with eight threads and eight compute units’ worth of AMD RDNA 2 graphics, alongside 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. There are three different storage tiers: 64GB eMMC storage for $399, 256GB NVMe SSD storage for $529, and 512GB of high-speed NVME SSD storage for $649, according to Valve. You can also expand the available storage using the high-speed microSD card slot. Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/22578783/valve-steam-deck-gaming-handheld-pc This was an official message from the Office of the First Lady. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 104,708 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 and meh, there's nothing else I can say It looks like a break and the sticks belongs to the 90s.. it's horrible. but nice attempt to kill the switch. I could play the moderator, I can ban you, die sis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weed 70,889 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 very ugly but I like that they're ambitious Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 74,291 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Wait so that can play any Steam game in handheld???? chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 91,772 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 It looks like a cheap attempt at mimicking the Switch but with Steam games instead. And at a ridiculous price when 1. it's not worth it 2. it looks tacky 3. it runs games that can be run on a PC (which is a much better investment than a handheld console). It's a cool concept I guess but I wouldn't buy this at all. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 26,669 Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, littlepotter said: Wait so that can play any Steam game in handheld???? No, but better: you can experience the Industrial Revolution in your hand. Steam Deck™ is the first handheld console able to autonomously produce steam™. Power your Steam Locomotive™ and Steam Machine™ (sold separately) starting at only $399! This was an official message from the Office of the First Lady. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argentum 1,593 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 13 minutes ago, alsemanche said: It looks like a cheap attempt at mimicking the Switch but with Steam games instead. And at a ridiculous price when 1. it's not worth it 2. it looks tacky 3. it runs games that can be run on a PC (which is a much better investment than a handheld console). It's a cool concept I guess but I wouldn't buy this at all. Well actually it apparently is a fully functioning computer. You can even install windows in it. Meaning you can even install a switch emulator and play switch games or do your math homework lol. I may or may have not fully played Pokemon Sword on a pc switch emulator before "Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Δεν είσαι αγάπη. Είσαι οφθαλμαπάτη. Η τέλεια οφθαλμαπάτη" - Λαίδη Γκάγκα, 2016 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RahrahWitch 6,948 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 On one hand it's probably going to have a massive library of games to choose from compared to something like the switch but on the other hand all those games will already be available on PC unlike switch exclusives. If it performs well I think it might be worth it if you play games on the go a lot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 91,772 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 5 minutes ago, Argentum said: Well actually it apparently is a fully functioning computer. You can even install windows in it. Meaning you can even install a switch emulator and play switch games or do your math homework lol. I may or may have not fully played Pokemon Sword on a pc switch emulator before That's cool actually. But I still wouldn't pay for it tbh. the screen is just too small to pay at least 400$ when I can add some money and get a decent PC that would do the job + more. Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustTea 4,116 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 2 hours ago, alsemanche said: It looks like a cheap attempt at mimicking the Switch but with Steam games instead. And at a ridiculous price when 1. it's not worth it 2. it looks tacky 3. it runs games that can be run on a PC (which is a much better investment than a handheld console). It's a cool concept I guess but I wouldn't buy this at all. Not worth it? It's like a PS5 squeezed into that specs wise(PS4 actually, but 4 times more powerful than Switch anyway), so it's obviously more expensive than Switch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsemanche 91,772 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 Just now, JustTea said: Not worth it? It's like a PS5 squeezed into that specs wise, so it's obviously more expensive than Switch. Well I think the PS5 is also not worth it so My problem with this is that it's a small screen for that price + the storage space isn't ideal imo. I would much rather spend that money on a PC Soft, soothing, and succulent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
River 104,708 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 it's only running in 720p and with unknown fps but not 60 I could play the moderator, I can ban you, die sis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 74,291 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Argentum said: Well actually it apparently is a fully functioning computer. You can even install windows in it. that sounds so cool actually. I kinda want one. chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GagaSine 7,464 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Argentum said: Well actually it apparently is a fully functioning computer. You can even install windows in it. Meaning you can even install a switch emulator and play switch games or do your math homework lol. I may or may have not fully played Pokemon Sword on a pc switch emulator before I didn't know there were well functioning switch emulators! I need to look into this (Nintendo already has my coin I just want to play pokemon with out paying another $80 ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustTea 4,116 Posted July 15, 2021 Share Posted July 15, 2021 58 minutes ago, River said: it's only running in 720p and with unknown fps but not 60 Definitely able to play 60fps with those specs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.c9bfea985b79a5e2821a7d63d793a339.jpg)
Featured Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.