Valve has announced its portable gaming console, which should compete with the Nintendo Switch.
What is known
The new product was called Steam Deck.The gadget was equipped with a 7-inch display with a resolution of 1200×800p, a brightness of 400 nits and a refresh rate of 60 Hz. The screen is surrounded on both sides by different control buttons, joysticks and touchpads.
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Under the hood of the device there is an AMD processorwith Zen 2 architecture, RDNA 2 graphics accelerator and a maximum clock speed of 3.5 GHz. The GPU, in turn, operates at a frequency of 1.0-1.6 GHz. The console was also equipped with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and three storage options: 64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2), 256 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3) and 512 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3). All three support a microSD card slot.
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The Steam Deck also received Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band Wi-Fi, USB-C port with support for outputting images to an external screen with a resolution of 8K at 60 Hz and 4K at 120 Hz. To do this, you need to use a proprietary docking station. It has two USB-A 2.0 ports, as well as one USB-A 3.1, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, USB-C with Power Delivery and Ethernet. The console is powered by a 40 Wh battery. Depending on the game, the battery will last for 2-8 hours of device operation. The gadget will be charged using a 45-watt power supply.
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As for software, the device received a special version of SteamOS 3.0 with a branded game store. If desired, you can install Windows or another third-party OS on the gadget.
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Price and when to wait
Valve will begin selling Steam Deck this December with the following prices:
- Steam Deck 64 GB - $399
- Steam Deck 256 GB - $529
- Steam Deck 512 GB - $649
Source: Steam Deck
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