Basically the bug equivalent of a shrug emoji.Īfter reading early feedback, I was especially surprised by just how slick everything feels. The most memorable of which certainly wasn’t dramatic with a game losing audio after the console being asleep for a while, prompting a restart. ![]() Updates from Valve are regular and I can count on one hand any bugs I’ve encountered. The good news is that almost five months on and the Steam Deck is very much ready now. On release, reviews for the Steam Deck were mixed with many reviewers citing slews of bugs and pronouncing that the console just wasn’t ready for release. For the purpose of this review, I’ve spent a month with the mid-range model. It’s worth saying that if you’re looking to buy one, Steam is currently citing a wait time of at least until October 2023. A 64GB model with eMMC storage for £349, 256GB model with a faster NVMe SSD for £459, and then the 512GB model with what Valve calls the ‘fastest’ NVMe SSD with a bonus anti-glare glass screen for £569.Īll models come with a handy – not to mention surprisingly solid – carry case with handle and the top two come with an exclusive Steam Community profile bundle. Valve’s Steam Deck, effectively a handheld Linux gaming PC designed for portable access to your Steam library, was first released back in February 2022. ![]() The versatility of the Steam Deck can’t be underestimated.īut, let’s rewind for a minute. Or realised I could play Itch.io games and suddenly was experiencing the monochrome delights of Kids using just the touch screen. Or perhaps when I paired a new set of Bluetooth noise-cancelling headphones within seconds. Or maybe it was noticing I was playing Doom Eternalat 60fps without a hiccup. READ MORE: ‘Cuphead’ and ‘The Delicious Last Course’: How Fantasia and Final Fantasy collide in this stupendous OST. ![]() The first might have been when I was sitting on the sofa watching a stream announce a demo for a game, downloading it from the store, and seamlessly playing it 5 minutes later without having to change a single setting or move a muscle. The giddy new tech squees that feels like maybe, just maybe you might be touching the overgrown GameGear-shaped future. Idon’t remember my first Steam Deck ‘I can’t believe it can do this’ moment and that’s probably because there have been so many of them.
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