Patience is a virtue, because somehow the PlayStation 5 is still hard to find almost two years after its release. But luckily, if you’re on the hunt for a Steam Deck, there’s no need to chase a large-scale pre-order – Valve now ships it right after purchase. No waiting, no queuing, no $ 5 to book. In addition, it now also sells an official docking station.
Valve announces ease of ordering and availability of new docking station accessories via Twitter And Steam. Additionally, Valve announced “Lots of software updates for SteamOS, which they believe will greatly improve the docking experience. The keyboard is also updated, as in offline mode. (The latter should help alleviate a common sore spot for Steam Deck users, as many Steam games require an online connection for authentication.)
You can check out the news in Valve’s announcement video here:
The official Steam Deck docking station will set you back $ 89. And while there are some third-party docks and some are cheaper, hopefully Valve’s Docking Station will set a new standard for connectivity. For example, the affordable JSAUX dock comes with USB 2.0 ports, while all USB-A ports in the Valve dock are version 3.1. It also offers a Gigabit Ethernet connection, which will be of great help in downloading great games. There are DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0 ports, which will allow the Steam Deck to stream to multiple monitors with a choice of 4K 60Hz or 1440p 120Hz along with the usual FreeSync support.
While I’d be curious to see if the official docking station fits peripherals like go-to decimalThe upcoming keyboard improvements are very welcome. I found the keyboard a little tricky, so it’s great to see Valve make the typing experience on the touch screen or touchpad more reliable. The keyboard is also expected to get additional language support, with Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean on the way.
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However, Valve has been clear on the details when it comes to offline improvements. This mode basically does what you’d expect, but it wasn’t the best feature of the deck. As pointed out by many users, the Unreliable offline mode Kinda kills the portability of something like a deck. These problems don’t just affect multiplayer games; Many users have encountered problems with Even single player gamesHeaven helps you if the game has it Denovo. As if we needed another reason to be bothered by the infamous DRM software.
But the offline hard mode is just a bump in the otherwise fun way Steam Deck has experienced so far. It’s good to see Valve taking out the production nodes.
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