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[.Pennywise]

So it has a SteamOS that supports ALL my Steam games, but it also it's just a PC. So I can install whatever the heck I like?

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME I HAVE THE ULTIMATE EMULATOR HANHELD WHERE I CAN PLAY ANY SEGA GENESIS, SNES, NINTENDO 64, PSX, SEGA DREAMCAST, GAMECUBE, PS2, XBOX, PS3, XBOX 360, WII, ETC ETC ETC. GAMES!?

ALSO, ALL MY GAME PASS GAMES!

 

[rofif]

Does not look like a valve product.
The logo is weird
The buttons are right on the edge which seems uncomfortable.
who want to buy my never opened steam controller for 500 dollars

 

[JCK75]

I want this.

 

[jshackles]

Gonna get some use

 

[Spukc]

Possible suggestion for peripherals post launch

pretty sure are the overweight neckbeard target audience already own this

 

[Dr.brain64]

I'm happy this exists. Now nintendo might "gulp" to this

 

[cromofo]

Plays more nintendo games than a switch lmao

good shit

 

[FunkMiller]

Yep. Definitely reserving this.

Will play all emulated games handheld.
Will play GamePass handheld
Will play streaming next gen games handheld.
Will allow VR PC games to be portable.

Sold, sold, fucking SOLD.

 

[Pantz]

hope it's easy to open up or controller drift will not be fun

 

[The Cartographer]

I want this.

Me, too.
I don't know what's got into me but I'm pretty damn excited about this new Valvie thingie.

 

[MrMephistoX]

I kind of want one.

I kind of want one too if it can emulate Dolphin that would certainly make things interesting.

 

[hemo memo]

So it has a SteamOS that supports all my Steam games, but it also it's just a PC. So I can install whatever the heck I like?

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME I HAVE THE ULTIMATE EMULATOR HANHELD WHERE I CAN PLAY ANY SEGA GENESIS, SNES, NINTENDO 64, PSX, SEGA DREAMCAST, GAMECUBE, PS2, XBOX, PS3, XBOX 360, WII, ETC ETC ETC. GAMES!?

And with both Sony and Microsoft games on PC you don’t really need more than this and a Switch if you like Nintendo games.

 

[Mr Moose]

Not really a fan of those button and stick placements but... Yeah I might bite. Time to make a Steam account.

 

[DustQueen]

Zen2....
How long it can work portably? 3 minutes?

 

[spons]

I kind of want one too if it can emulate Dolphin that would certainly make things interesting.

It's a PC with more than enough power to emulate Dolphin, yes.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

pretty sure are the overweight neckbeard target audience already own this

 

[isoRhythm]

Steam Deck

Available now.

www.steamdeck.com

Starting at $399 with a dock.

I love you Valve but that looks uncomfortable as hell to me.

Holy fuck.. just make a vita with R2/L2 already.

 

[Topher]

Not cool man......where did you get that picture? I thought I tracked them all down.

 

[OverHeat]

Day 0!!!!!!! I need it now.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Not cool man......where did you get that picture?

Just a random google image.

 

[FunkMiller]

And with both Sony and Microsoft games on PC you don’t really need more than this and a Switch if you like Nintendo games.

*cough*

yuzu

*cough*

 

[jshackles]

I wonder how many of my over 4,000 Steam games will be playable on this thing out of the box

 

[ShadowNate]

Looks great. I'll wait for some proper reviews.

Can we add "third party" games on it, like we can do with the desktop Steam client?

I'd like to put all my favorite DRM-free games on it.

 

[Dream-Knife]

Actually looks pretty sweet.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I'm going for the $529 model for the NVMe and case. Man I hope these things don't sale out right away. Not sure how I feel about that little $5 reserve cost. I am ready to pay for it all now

I guarantee this will sell out instantly. Scalpers have steam accounts too.

 

[Ezquimacore]

And with both Sony and Microsoft games on PC you don’t really need more than this and a Switch if you like Nintendo games.

Yuzu emulator now fully supports vulkan so this will be more than enough to play switch games too

 

[spons]

I guarantee this will sell out instantly. Scalpers have steam accounts too.

You need to have purchased something before June this year to be able to reserve early though.

 

[Fbh]

Aside from the awkward button placing this looks pretty nice to be honest. Shame it's AMD and not NVIDIA, SSL would have been amazing on this.
Love how open they are about people being able to use this however they want. The library of games should be massive and it will probably also be an amazing emulator machine.

Will definitely wait for reviews and hands on impressions from people around here before considering it. But if it's good I might sell my 1050ti laptop and just go with one of these and a cheaper, lighter work laptop

Nintendo looking at their brilliant OLED Switch idea:

I mean. Switch will still destroy this in sales, while making way more money per unit too.

It's not that Nintendo can't make a system with those specs. But with their profit focused mentality the base 64gb model would probably be $599

 

[j0hnnix]

Found something I can use my Xmas gift card on finally.

But that placement is a total wtf. Might take some getting use to.

 

[Rikku-X]

I guarantee this will sell out instantly. Scalpers have steam accounts too.

"Your Steam account must be in a valid country. Additionally for the first 48 hours of reservation availability your account must be in good standing, and have made a purchase on Steam prior to June 2021." Maybe this will help some.

 

[amigastar]

I wonder how many of my over 4,000 Steam games will be playable on this thing out of the box

Considering the hardware, all of it. Considering the controller, most of it.

 

[tkscz]

It's about time Nintendo gets their teeth kicked in

Just like the Game Gear did to the Gameboy... wait.

This isn't going to reach Switch's levels of success, HOWEVER, I do hope it reaches some sort of success. I really want the handheld gaming device to catch on more.

I mean, the machine is fugly as all get out. Valve can't seem to design controls that well, but the pricing is smart for the power it provides.

Battery is one thing I didn't see mention and that's very important to handhelds.

 

[SoraNoKuni]

I am actually really interested, it can be a great indie and emulation machine, + an htpc on the dock.

Good stuff.

 

[FranXico]

And with both Sony and Microsoft games on PC you don’t really need more than this and a Switch if you like Nintendo games.

You won't even need a Switch FFS

 

[Ribi]

already more games than the switch :3

but that battery life... surely they could have fit something bigger in there and knowing amd it would have easily gotten 5+ hours as a minimum

 

[Interfectum]

Just like the Game Gear did to the Gameboy... wait.

This isn't going to reach Switch's levels of success, HOWEVER, I do hope it reaches some sort of success. I really want the handheld gaming device to catch on more.

I mean, the machine is fugly as all get out. Valve can't seem to design controls that well, but the pricing is smart for the power it provides.

Battery is one thing I didn't see mention and that's very important to handhelds.

2-8 hours

Portal 2 can be played for "4 hours"

 

[Pejo]

I'm going for the $529 model for the NVMe and case. Man I hope these things don't sale out right away. Not sure how I feel about that little $5 reserve cost. I am ready to pay for it all now

which site are you using to get this reminder? or is this just a screenshot from someone else?

 

[Astral Dog]

This rather shits all over the Switch.

I was tempted to buy the OLED Switch, but will get this big bitch instead now.



Exactamundo.

im not buying either, patiently waiting Switch 2 reveal while there are cool games on the horizon, all Nintendo portables so far have their Seal of Quality ;^)

But this Valve big boy looks interesting,gamers should have fun with it, i wonder how its gonna handle next gen only games :O

Edit:read more on Valve Boy, its awesome, alot of potential with this thing, will watch how this evolves

 

[Fredrik]

Hands-on, IGN played it:

Steam Deck: The First Hands-On With Valve’s Handheld Gaming PC - IGN

Our impressions of the Steam Deck, Valve's new handheld PC gaming device.

www.ign.com

Can IGN be trusted these days?
In this article this sounds… great. They even commented on the odd button layout and said it worked great.
I especially liked that you can install whatever you want on this thing, even another OS. And dock it and connect a screen and use mouse and keyboard. It’s a PC. A portable PC. Interesting.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I am actually really interested, it can be a great indie and emulation machine, + an htpc on the dock.

Good stuff.

Man I hadn’t even considered this. This will be amazing as an HTPC to hook up to the TV in my bedroom for streaming sports etc.

 

[spons]

which site are you using to get this reminder? or is this just a screenshot from someone else?

Steam Deck™

Steam Deck™ is the most powerful, full-featured gaming handheld in the world.

store.steampowered.com

 

[SoggyBiscuit]

Ah finally, the Switch Pro.

 

[Kokoloko85]

Good idea. Controls Look a bit iffy but its a good idea.

XBox and Playstation can both jump into the handheld market too.

Xbox with cloud+ gamepass and there library.

Playstation by offering there entire PS4/PS5 library off the get go. No more Dedicated studios making portable games.

The tech is catching up so you just need to have a downgraded version of every game for your portable Playstation or Xbox. Sd cards are great too

 

[Elbow Identity Shallow]

Woohoo, Bloodborne on the go.

Spoiler

Maybe

 

[Fredrik]

This also means Gamepass is portable now.

 

[BadBurger]

which site are you using to get this reminder? or is this just a screenshot from someone else?

I used the reminder feature there, within the Steam client, to create a reminder for my Steam App on my phone, and scheduled an appointment in Google Calendar. Just remember to allow notifications from your Steam app on your phone.

 

[Dr Bass]

It's about time Nintendo gets their teeth kicked in

First off, this is not going to do it. I think it looks interesting, but yeah, not gonna happen.

Secondly, why? If you don't like Nintendo, just don't buy their stuff. Why would you wish active harm on them. Kinda bizarre.

 

[ZywyPL]

There's your Switch Pro. I like the specs and price a lot, but the proportions are so bad, why is it so damn wide (and ugly)? I'll keep my eye on this thing, but I cannot fight the feeling this will end up exactly like Steam Machines, for the exact same reasons (closed specs and no optimization, a.k.a. worst of both worlds).

 

[Sean Mirrsen]

I wonder how many of my over 4,000 Steam games will be playable on this thing out of the box

According to ProtonDB, of the top 1000 games currently on Steam, 76% have a rating of Gold or higher (or are native Linux), which means they can be played fully with either minor problems or slight performance loss. And Valve are saying they plan to push for anti-cheat compatibility to be achieved ahead of the thing's launch, so I'd expect a full 80-85% of your games to work well.

 

[jshackles]

Woohoo, Bloodborne on the go.

I wonder how well Horizon: Zero Dawn or Days Gone runs on this thing, and how much more the Sony fans are gonna be triggered by their precious exclusives being portable.