On July 15, Valve announced its own handheld console Steam Deck… The device is running a special version SteamOS 3.0, which is essentially an adapted Linux…
Best of all, the Steam Deck is a true laptop where you can install Windows and play the latest AAA games on a 7-inch screen.
“The Steam Deck is a personal computer that you can install third-party software and operating systems on,” Valve says.
This means the Steam Deck could be the perfect portable Xbox, given Microsoft’s investment in its future PC projects.
With support for Xbox Game Studios on powerful AMD-developed hardware, the future is bright for gamers. The Steam Deck GPU based on RDNA 2 architecture delivers up to 1.6 teraflops of performance, placing the new handheld console between the Xbox One S (1.4 TF) and the PS4 (1.8 TF).
Potential downsides to installing Windows may include missing drivers and problems with a desktop user interface that is not optimized for portable devices.
Valve also confirmedthat you can connect a keyboard and mouse to the Steam Deck. It is possible to install third-party stores selling games and other common PC applications on the console.
The Steam Deck will go on sale in the US, Canada, EU and UK in December 2023.
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