
That last point is huge, with most competitors being twice the price of the Steam Deck's most expensive option and not even getting close with battery life figures.Īll that said, I reserved a preorder and fully intend to get that puppy the second I can. A $400 starting price point (with the higher cost options more-or-less only costing the amount that the larger storage drives cost).Constantly-updated and very extensive compatibility layer that allows you to run a vast amount of games that don't have native support for Linux.

What sets the Steam Deck apart is a short set of very compelling features On paper, the hardware itself is cool but not anything too exotic - we already have handheld PCs that can run Windows, and they have pretty decent specs usually. I'm pretty excited for Valve's upcoming Steam Deck hardware.įor those not in-the-know, the Steam Deck is a handheld PC designed and (soon) sold by Valve/Steam.
