
The features alone tower high above the Switch’s capabilities (which only recently got Bluetooth and folders).
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The form factor is relatively the same if you reduce it to a screen with joysticks and buttons, but the Steam Deck is a full-blown portable PC. Who is it made for? Is it worth waiting on a virtual line to get? Is the performance suitable? Let’s find out!īefore I dive into the Steam Deck, we first need to discuss the elephant in the room: the inevitable comparison to the Nintendo Switch. Despite that, I would advise to not jump the gun just yet as there is much to discuss with this nifty new piece of hardware. After many, and I am talking many hours, I can say wholeheartedly: Valve delivered above and beyond my expectations. Decent specs, reasonable price point, and utility to boot! It seemed almost perfect from the outside.
While in the past I measured up the Steam Deck and compared it to other devices within the relative market, I felt like this device could be too good to be true. While the Steam Deck is big enough to be wielded as a weapon, it’s polished design and potential made me wonder if this device would stand as the true “chosen one” of mobile PCs. “An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age,” I thought, recalling Obi Wan Kenobi’s description of a lightsaber to Luke Skywalker. The echo of Alec Guinness’ voice reverberated in my consciousness when I opened my Steam Deck and gazed upon the sleek, new Valve handheld device.
