Update: The Steam Deck's release has been delayed until February 2022.

In case it wasn’t sounding Switchy enough for you yet, there’s also a dock available as a separate purchase which can hook the Steam Deck up to displays, USB peripherals, wired networking, and a power supply. You’ll be able to install Windows and more on the device too. The Steam Deck will allow access to your full library of Steam games and, according to Valve, its SteamOS operating system isn’t a closed system. You’ll find the full specs a little further down the page.

It has a 7-inch touchpad screen (that’s the same size as the new Switch OLED), and uses a custom Zen 2 AMD processor which Valve promises is powerful enough to “run the latest AAA games.”Īlong with the usual analog sticks, D-pad, buttons, and triggers, the Steam Deck also includes two haptic feedback trackpads, 6-axis gyro controls, and four bumper back panel buttons. The Steam Deck is effectively a handheld PC. We’ve rounded up everything we know about the Steam Deck below so you can weigh up your interest ahead of the machine’s December release.

This handheld PC promises the hefty power required to run your Steam gaming library in the palm of your hand. Though it might look a bit like Nintendo’s hybrid device, the newly revealed Steam Deck from Valve is a very different beast.

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