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Steam Deck

  • Izuno
  • July 15, 2021 at 6:24 PM
  • Izuno
    • July 15, 2021 at 6:24 PM
    • #1

    https://www.steamdeck.com/en/

    https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/15/2257…ing-handheld-pc

    Quote

    Quote 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 8 compute units’ worth of AMD RDNA 2 graphics, alongside 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM. There are three different types of storage: 64GB eMMC storage, 256GB NVMe SSD storage, and 512GB of high-speed NVME SSD storage, according to Valve. You can also expand the available storage using the available high-speed microSD card slot.

    [Blocked Image: https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/dkpEmLFvpmXpnG7gNSnhdwd9eZ4=/0x0:1831x1373/1200x800/filters:focal(770x541:1062x833)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/69586300/Image_from_iOS.0.jpg]

  • FMPONE
    • July 15, 2021 at 7:26 PM
    • #2

    I’m a little skeptical about the size of it and— whoops, already attempted to reserve a copy of the highest end model

  • Evert
    • July 15, 2021 at 8:26 PM
    • #3

    Ill buy this and plug in my steam controller. Nice to not have to rely on a the breath of the wild or Mario odyssey.

    Always wanted a game gear 2.

    edit:

    forgot about my steam machine, sorry, I use it all the time

  • blackdog
    • July 15, 2021 at 8:48 PM
    • #4

    This is what I always wanted, might be the only way to get through my steam library of games I’ve never installed.

    I wish it was coming out imminently, I’m gonna have to start commuting and have a 4h each way ?

  • Rick_D
    • July 15, 2021 at 9:06 PM
    • #5

    STEAM

  • FMPONE
    • July 15, 2021 at 10:03 PM
    • #6
    Quote from Evert

    1 hour ago, Evert said: Always wanted a game gear 2.

    Bruh the resemblance is uncanny

  • blackdog
    • July 16, 2021 at 3:06 PM
    • #7

    Listened to a video earlier and says it’s a 600gr boy ?

    maybe one of the reasons of how the controls are laid out, I dunno, so you can rest it on your lap.

    Do you think it could run VR games? I wonder if this could be the first step towards a wireless experience, since you wouldn’t be tied to a PC.

  • Radu
    • July 16, 2021 at 3:33 PM
    • #8

    If you go for the 64GB version, you're gonna have to buy additional memory like immediately. The latest triple A releases take up 50+ gb easily.

  • blackdog
    • July 16, 2021 at 4:27 PM
    • #9
    Quote from ThunderKeil

    14 minutes ago, ThunderKeil said: Any mention of battery life?

    I think battery life is given between 2-8 hours, depending if you’re playing AAA or lightweight stuff.

    Cooling I’m expecting passive solution. Haven’t noticed vents but haven’t looked closely.

    @Radu yeah but the cards are very cheap, and maybe you’d go for that if you mainly play indie and lightweight.

    ~

    Does the wish list work like a preorder? Haven’t had the chance to look into it. I’d go for the middle (of course) but the anti-glare screen sounds gooood and wondering if it’s worth. I care more about that than the storage.

  • Radu
    • July 16, 2021 at 4:55 PM
    • #10
    Quote from blackdog

    27 minutes ago, blackdog said: Does the wish list work like a preorder?

    Reserving has just been opened.

  • blackdog
    • July 16, 2021 at 5:10 PM
    • #11
    Quote from ThunderKeil

    43 minutes ago, ThunderKeil said: Passive!?

    Well I guess battery life's not a concern if it catches fire in less than 10 minutes

    These look like cooling openings, so I’m probably wrong ?

    Quote from Radu

    23 minutes ago, Radu said: Reserving has just been opened.

    Looks like I missed it, by the time I managed to login on the work computer, the buttons are disabled ☹️ the steam desktop app breaks when trying to open the page

  • Radu
    • July 16, 2021 at 5:34 PM
    • #12

    @blackdog ah nope, still 30 mins to go until it opens :D

  • FMPONE
    • July 16, 2021 at 6:16 PM
    • #13

    Sick website. Not

    Honestly surprised I managed to get it


  • Radu
    • July 16, 2021 at 6:28 PM
    • #14
    Quote from FMPONE

    10 minutes ago, FMPONE said: Sick website. Not

    Honestly surprised I managed to get it

    I'm not even planning to reserve it, but

    If this is too new, how far into the future do new-new people get to reserve? :D

  • FMPONE
    • July 16, 2021 at 6:37 PM
    • #15
    Quote from Radu

    8 minutes ago, Radu said: I'm not even planning to reserve it, but

    If this is too new, how far into the future do new-new people get to reserve? :D

    Owned, newbie

  • Izuno
    • July 16, 2021 at 7:23 PM
    • #16

    For $5 I decided to hedge in case I end up getting pumped for this.

  • blackdog
    • July 17, 2021 at 11:27 AM
    • #17
    Quote from Radu

    17 hours ago, Radu said: @blackdog ah nope, still 30 mins to go until it opens :D

    I saw the reserve button active, and the time conversion was saying I was like 15 min past the opening (time to recover login and get past all security on a new computer and was disabled)

  • dux
    • July 17, 2021 at 4:20 PM
    • #18

    Reserved myself one as well. Probably use it once and forget about it like everything else I seem to buy that's computer or game related

  • FMPONE
    • July 17, 2021 at 6:18 PM
    • #19

    They don't ship out until 2022. In the case of the 512, not until Q3 2022. le sad face

  • blackdog
    • July 17, 2021 at 9:34 PM
    • #20

    That’s almost Musk level bullshit ?

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