Valve Steam Deck: Price, Models, Games and Features

Valve Steam Deck: Price, Models, Games and Features

Valve doesn’t usually release too many products at the hardware level, but when it does, it gets as much attention as possible. It is true that sometimes it does not end with a happy ending (see the Steam Controller), but this time, it seems that we are facing an incredible product that could give a lot to talk about.

Steam Deck, the most powerful portable console

Valve Steam Deck

At first, we might think that we are facing the most direct competition of the Nintendo Switch, and the truth is that seeing everything it offers, it is possible that some users are tempted to bet on this platform instead of Nintendo‘s. But let’s not forget that Nintendo has a very peculiar vision and that the Switch has a chameleon ability to transform itself into a desktop console and a portable console, something that the Steam Deck does not offer. But let’s get to the interesting thing.

Valve’s proposal is a console that hides inside an AMD processor designed between both brands and based on the Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architecture , which comes accompanied by 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM . The console will be available in versions of 64, 256 and 512 GB of storage, so depending on the model we can install more or less games.

Valve Steam Deck

The device had been rumored for quite some time, and today we can finally put a face to it with the official images that the manufacturer has shared. We can see how it has a style similar to the Switch, although the dimensions are higher, basically because it has more voluminous grips where it places large triggers and several lower buttons with which to have more shortcuts at hand.

It is striking the presence of two front trackpads that will allow greater precision when playing shooters, although it will be necessary to see exactly how comfortable the control is in this regard.

With Steam as a library

Valve Steam Deck

The idea of this console is that it is capable of running triple AAA games in the same way that a gamer laptop could do, something that will perform quite well if we take into account that the maximum resolution of the 7-inch screen is 1,280 x 800 pixels. This resolution will help the rendering and processing of the graphics to be lighter than it could be if we play in 4K, of course. Of course, the screen will be LCD type, so the new OLED model Switch will be superior in this regard.

All games will be installed from the Steam store, so you can have a very large library if you previously played from PC.

How much does the Steam Deck cost?

Valve Steam Deck

The price that Valve has set for its Steam Deck is 419 euros, and it will officially go on sale next December, so it will arrive just in time for the Christmas period. The prices of the different models are as follows:

  • 64GB: 419 euros
  • 256GB: 549 euros
  • 512GB: 679 euros

The console can be reserved from tomorrow, July 16 at 7:00 p.m. (in Spain) and shipments will begin to occur in the month of December (exact date yet to be confirmed). Unfortunately, its launch will be limited to the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and the European Union, and it will not be until 2022 when the regions are expanded.