Valve announced its own handheld on July 15th. The Steam Deck basically works like a portable PC on which you will be able to play all of the contents of your entire Steam library. There should also be a docking station with which you can connect the handheld to your television.
You can also read all information about the Steam Deck price, the various models and the technical details in our large overview:
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All information about the Steam Deck
This means that the device is in direct competition with the popular Switch console from Nintendo. They had recently announced a Switch OLED model, what according to GamePro survey but meets with rather little interest.
Are you going to buy a Steam Deck?
The main question that we are now asking ourselves is whether you are thinking about buying a Steam Deck or whether Valve’s handheld version leaves you completely cold. We have set up a small survey for this purpose:
A look at the previous comments under our Steam Deck articles shows a very mixed picture. For some commentators, the resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels is too low, while others finally see the Steam Deck as an opportunity to play their favorite PC games on the go.
For this reason, we look forward to your detailed opinion in the comments.
So far there is next to one first impression of IGN only official marketing images that you can see in our gallery:
Steam Deck – View first pictures of Valve’s console
More information about the Steam Deck
The announcement of the new handheld caused a lot of waves, especially in the social media, and similar to the comment column on GameStar.de, there were many different opinions about Valve’s new hardware. But it is particularly exciting that Epic CEO Tim Sweeny also spoke up and praised the Steam Deck.
Colleague Alex has already worked out for you how the Steam Deck fares in comparison to the hardware of the other current consoles. We have also already collected our expert opinions on the new handheld.
But enough of our assessments and opinions. Tell us how you like the Steam Deck and if you’d like to buy it.