According to GamesRadar, Valve plans to make a second version of the Steam Deck compact gaming console. It will be more powerful than the current one and will probably be able to outperform desktop PCs and laptops. Valve CEO Gabe Newell made this statement right before the start of the sale of the Steam Deck console. The first buyers have already bought it.
Newell clarified that most of the pre-orders were for the most expensive model of the console. The company realized that the next version should be made more powerful and not save on performance, as buyers already understood that this is a very good device anyway.
On February 25, as part of the start of sales, Valve published a video about how versatile Steam Deck is - you can play it everywhere, literally on the street, in space and many other conditions.
Bloggers have already started posting their reviews on Steam Deck. They talk about the controls, show how the menus and settings of the device work, as well as how it can be played in different titles from Steam.
Steam Deck testing online
Running Emulators on Steam Deck
Today, Valve began sending out the first batch of emails to customers who booked a set-top box with the option to purchase the set-top box. Valve will begin shipping the Steam Deck to early adopters on February 28th.
According to SteamDB, there are currently 425 games on Steam that are fully optimized to run on the Steam Deck, including Portal 2, God of War, Death Stranding, and Hades. This list of games grows every day as the developers refine them for Steam Deck. Valve also added a section to Steam that allows you to check the compatibility of your library with the Steam Deck.
On July 15, 2021, Valve introduced the compact Steam Deck game console with an AMD bbabo.netU based on Zen 2 (4c/8t) and RDNA 2 (8 RDNA with two compute units) microarchitectures. The console runs on a specially adapted version of SteamOS 3.0, which is based on Arch Linux with a KDE Plasma desktop. The console is also specifically designed to display all of the games in the Steam library at 800p at 30 frames per second. Three versions of the Steam Deck with 64/256/512GB drives will be priced at $399/$529/$649, respectively. All versions of the Steam Deck console have an M.2 2230 SSD slot, but Valve advises against upgrading.
Steam Deck dimensions (width, height, thickness) - 298x117x49 mm, weight about 669 grams, it has a 7" capacitive multi-touch screen with a resolution of 1280x800 (16:10 aspect ratio) and a built-in 40 Wh battery (up to 2 hours in 3D games offline or up to 8 hours when running 2D games or browsing in the browser).
Steam Deck is available for booking in some countries, Russia is not listed there yet.
In early September, Valve opened the call for applications for Steam Deck devkits and said that it had created the Steam Deck bbabo.netI for developers to quickly optimize games.
On October 6, Valve published a Steam Deck breakdown. There you can change the control keys (sticks) and the internal drive.
In November, Valve warned of a delay in the release process of its Steam Deck gaming console to the market by at least another two months. The manufacturer cited problems with the supply of device components due to a shortage of the necessary materials and semiconductors as reasons. Valve also spoke about the AMD chip in Steam Deck and the speed of the console on different drives.
In early December, Valve showed the packaging of Steam Deck: it says that the console can be played in the subway, in the country, on a tree and in the toilet.
On December 11, Valve unveiled the look of an exclusive cover for the top version of the Steam Deck with 512 GB NVMe internal storage. The 64 GB eMMC and 256 GB NVMe versions come with the same case, but simpler and without additional bonuses inside.
On January 14, 2022, Valve showed a photo of the testing process of the newly assembled Steam Deck.
On January 22, a tester showed that 10 peripheral devices can be connected to the Steam Deck devkit - six Bluetooth controllers, a Bluetooth speaker, a wired gamepad, a wired keyboard and mouse via a USB hub.
The first tests of Steam Deck showed its good performance and average battery life.
On February 12, Valve released CAD files of the topological surface of the Steam Deck case to the public. Now crafters, modifiers and accessory makers can 3D print the Steam Deck and evaluate it in their hands.
On February 15, Valve announced a partnership with iFixit to sell parts and accessories for the Steam Deck and Valve Index. As part of this event, iFixit did a full Steam Deck teardown and showed how well this compact gaming console is built and arranged. iFixit says it's an impressive repairability device.
On February 18, Valve showed 117 Steam Deck prototype fragments, some versions were with removable handles, like the Nintendo Switch
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