Valve announces the SteamDeck

unwashed potato! · 18 Jul 2021 at 16:21

Cavallino said:
Yep that was me.

Putting aside playing playing FPS using a combination of trackpad/joycon.
Or controlling mouse via trackpad.
The biggest bug bear for me will be the size of the screen and how the text would appear.

In my heart, I know buying this would be just to satisfy the inner child.

Its such a great time for younger generations to experience the video games world I have to say...

Agreed. Kids are lucky to have this available. As are parents who are looking for ways to shut their kids up on long journeys.

hyperseven · 18 Jul 2021 at 16:32

Wonder why there isn't a 5G variant? Tethering from the phone isn't ideal.

Kreeeee · 18 Jul 2021 at 16:55

hyperseven said:
Wonder why there isn't a 5G variant? Tethering from the phone isn't ideal.

The idea is that it’s powerful enough locally and not stream games.

hyperseven · 18 Jul 2021 at 17:05

Kreeeee said:
The idea is that it’s powerful enough locally and not stream games.

Was thinking about multiplayer :confused:

Kreeeee · 18 Jul 2021 at 17:33

hyperseven said:
Was thinking about multiplayer

Then you definitely want to be avoiding cellular networks.

The minimum latency is fine, but the jitter and general connection stability and consistency is horrendous.

carrot1401 · 18 Jul 2021 at 22:04

hyperseven said:
Wonder why there isn't a 5G variant? Tethering from the phone isn't ideal.

Likely cost I imagine. It's one less thing for valve and to have to consider too...

Deleted member 77746 · 18 Jul 2021 at 22:22

Glorified game gear with downloadable games. No thanks. Screens far too small at that resolution. Going to be hard to see the text as already mentioned.

Aegis · 18 Jul 2021 at 22:57

Valve has updated the tech specs to state that the NVME drive is socketed - they say it's not meant for user modification but I reckon that'll mean that if you want to open it up, you can put a multi-terabyte one in there...

delta0 · 18 Jul 2021 at 23:25

Aegis said:
Valve has updated the tech specs to state that the NVME drive is socketed - they say it's not meant for user modification but I reckon that'll mean that if you want to open it up, you can put a multi-terabyte one in there...

I wonder if the base spec one has an empty socket so it can be upgraded

Aegis · 18 Jul 2021 at 23:34

Valve said:
All models use socketed 2230 m.2 modules (not intended for end-user replacement)
All models include high-speed microSD card slot

That's from the Steam Deck site - although it does beg the question, how is the eMMC implemented? Is that gonna be a spot on the board that's left unpopulated on the other models? Presumably Valve want to make the guts of the Steam Deck identical across SKUs..?

dave28 · 18 Jul 2021 at 23:43

looks good but i will wait for it to release and have lots of user reviews.

Woden · 19 Jul 2021 at 00:34

delta0 said:
I wonder if the base spec one has an empty socket so it can be upgraded

I’m betting the emmc is where the m2 slot would be

Defy Belief · 19 Jul 2021 at 07:17

I've been playing pc/xbox games on my phone through gfn and gp with a razer kishi for a couple of months now and there's no issue with text etc, and my pixel 4 screen is smaller than this.

Don't get the fuss on people really wanting Stadia on it with dual boot etc, whole reason I've pre ordered one is to run games locally so I can use on the go away from home without worrying about data/latency issues. And you can do that already if you buy something like a Kishi.

TNA · 19 Jul 2021 at 07:45

Defy Belief said:
I've been playing pc/xbox games on my phone through gfn and gp with a razer kishi for a couple of months now and there's no issue with text etc, and my pixel 4 screen is smaller than this.

Don't get the fuss on people really wanting Stadia on it with dual boot etc, whole reason I've pre ordered one is to run games locally so I can use on the go away from home without worrying about data/latency issues. And you can do that already if you buy something like a Kishi.

+1

Who gives a crap about Stadia anyways.

grudas · 19 Jul 2021 at 08:31

delta0 said:
I wonder if the base spec one has an empty socket so it can be upgraded

I think Gabe mentioned in one of the interviews that the boards are exactly the same on all models

Kill_Phil · 19 Jul 2021 at 08:33

Pre-ordered the 256gb model. Only concern for me is battery life, kind of defeats the purpose if it maxes out at 2 hours game play on the more demanding titles

Deleted member 77746 · 19 Jul 2021 at 08:41

Kill_Phil said:
Pre-ordered the 256gb model. Only concern for me is battery life, kind of defeats the purpose if it maxes out at 2 hours game play on the more demanding titles

The Steam Deck comes with a 40Whr battery that can support two to eight hours of gameplay.

While the battery life of the Steam Deck appears to have a huge range, this isn’t too different from comparable devices like the Nintendo Switch.

The exact battery life of your Steam Deck will depend largely on how you use it. Some games and activities will drain your battery faster than others.

ggidd · 19 Jul 2021 at 08:42

Kill_Phil said:
Pre-ordered the 256gb model. Only concern for me is battery life, kind of defeats the purpose if it maxes out at 2 hours game play on the more demanding titles

2 hours gets me half way to my in-laws (if it last longer because I'm playing older games then that's ace), I also have an hour train ride to work if I don't drive. So for me it's a win

Deleted member 77746 · 19 Jul 2021 at 08:49

battery life on hand held devices is shockingly bad. It's 2021 and something that can only last a possibility of a couple hours.

:mad:

Not bothered how good the game is, devices should be lasting a lot longer than that.

unwashed potato! · 19 Jul 2021 at 08:58

The trouble is, as battery tech gets better, so does the rest of the hardware get more powerful and power hungry. And as there becomes more power available, more games use this power to the max. This results in the big better battery still end up being used up just as fast as 20 years ago