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Valve's Steam Deck – First Impressions
Valve’s hand-held Steam Deck has been announced with plans for a December 2021 release. Tune in as Jan from Giantbomb.com discusses his hands-on impressions with Tamoor and talks about everything from the portable console’s look and feel, to its functions and features.
Valve’s portable PC…
You didnt take an atari lynx?!
Can't wait to play XCOM on this thing
00:58 a bit early to reach any conclusions about comfort. Of the 2 hours that Valve expended with media, not all that time was hands on time with the device. So saying the Switch hurts your hands & this does not when play times differ so vastly, is not a wise comparison.
I want to see steamdeck run mhworld
I want one
Its not that much bigger than the Switch, but its a LOT more powerful.
I am surprised to hear that you felt it was "light". The gamedeck is supposed to weigh 1.5 lb which is almost like 2 nintendo switch consoles with controllers attached
Unrelated but that dude's beard is epic status.
they shouldve removed the touchpad and just made a portable pc console. we already have a console like experience on the pc so idk if that was such a great idea to target specifically the audience that undocks consoles.
Chief, been trying to ask 1 question
Can this play next gen AAA titles????????
Could I run photoshop reasonably well on this? Use a Wacom tablet?
64GB can't even play red dead online
So,uh, can we MOST DEFINITELY NOT INSTALL cemu on this and NOT play Zelda BOTW?
Sounds good I'll be ready.
This looks like 2 broke ass people in a bunker talking about a keyboard sized handheld. "Surprisingly light". I'll stick to my switch. You can have the beefy steamdeck.
Can'r wait playing Total war on these. Totally nothing can go wrong right
Thank you for playing with gaben's deck and telling us all about it. Several times you mentioned that it's a big unit, but then go on to say it felt light in the hand. Hopefully more manufacturers hop on board this train and you can get your hands on many other decks and then get to rank and tell us which is your favorite deck and what grip style gives you the most comfort.
i'm using pc only for competitive online games and working so big pass from me
but goodluck to people who wanted stemdek againts scalpers
This is going to be my first gaming PC.
But can you play GForce streaming service on it and easily? It’s not worth it to me to just be limited to just Steam. Otherwise I’m all about it because I don’t have a computer. Also I love how you can hook up a TV to it like the Switch.
Haha "big unit". Its better that way
This is gonna be a cool device
how about the gameplay display of the game itself, the fps, sharpness? pixelated or not? just curious because there is no long video reviewing about that? sorry for my bad english..
But can it play Star Citizen?
I was hoping for a bit more info tbh – I had to go and watch someone else's impressions to get a proper review of the device
Does it can play dota2 ???
"we got to use the steam deck so here is a webcam of our fucking face" – Every youtuber. So frustrating.
Go check out Linus Tech Tips for a real review of the Steam Deck.
I cant wait to play toontown on this thing
Oh Switch, wath a ugly trible B exklusives Console with 720p at 30fps target.
I cant wait to play all the games i've had for years but on a smaller screen and sat on my bed instead of a chair! Seriously, what is everyone on with this gimmick….Am I missing something ?
so usa army afraid some savages… wow. great army you have)))
It's not that big… 😕 I mean judging from the og switch I'm sure this would feel 10 times more comfortable to hold in hand then the switch. its flat compared to the gripped edge of the dect.
no thunderbolt 😩
I'm getting rid of my phone and laptop. Steam deck all the way.
Well no, you're probably not gonna be able to use any adobe software as adobe actively seems to despise Linux and refuse to allow their software to work on it even through wine. It technically will just barely run, but is extremely broken and requires many workarounds to even get started with it. And a lot of that falls squarely on Adobe. If you want video editing on linux, black magic's divinchi resolve or kdenlive are likely your two best bets. For photoshop you're likely looking at gimp or krita depending on your specific usecase.
Game Gear was my console back in the day. All the kids had game boys with their monochrome screen's at school.
I'd wip out my Game Gear and have the whole class swarm my desk. XD
Steam Deck is the answer to that nostalgia for me.
If the sticks were any lower you would have all that weight leveraged on your wrist.
I think they made the right call there.
please somebody tell me, willl I be able to play old pc games on this thing too? (Coming from a stupid console player).
Thats what she said.
I wonder if u can install battle net on it
Thanks valve for giving us 4 back buttons, I preordered the Deck and hope for a steam controller 2 with a similar layout!
Valve doesnt care with customers interests! Beware that you will deal with bad waranty system and low support by valve.