![]() ![]() Since its initial release in February last year, the Steam Deck has upgraded or added functionality including better overall performance, smarter cooling and fan speed options, increased compatibility with a massive number of Steam games, better control and sorting of your game library, numerous UI improvements, midgame suspension for quick shutdowns, big improvements to control customization, and better support for expanded microSD storage.īoth Valve and other companies have expanded the Steam Deck's capabilities through accessories, including docking stations for connecting the system to a TV or monitor and numerous skins, cases and kickstands. Read more: Steam Deck Review: This Handheld Gaming PC Surprised Me, in Ways Both Good and Bad I'd say it's good enough now that even gamers used to the plug-and-play ease of a Nintendo Switch could probably swing it. Now, after a year of steady feature updates to its SteamOS software, a series of accessories that fill in some of the hardware gaps and widely increased out-of-the-box support for major game releases, the Steam Deck is a much different animal. Originally, I said it was best for serious PC gamers who were used to the trial-and-error process of getting games to run on different types of computer hardware. And especially during its initial months, getting games to play on it sometimes required wrestling the system into submission, using updates, tweaks and hacks to get software running passably.Īnd yet, after my initial review, I came back to this handheld gaming PC from Valve, time and time again. The button layout isn't especially ergonomic. The screen has an oversized bezel that makes it feel small within the hulky body. It's a little awkward and clunky, sometimes even creaky. Almost everything about the Steam Deck screams first-generation hardware. ![]()
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