Those with an eye on the news have certainly seen that Valve announced, this Thursday (15), the launch of the Steam Deck. The device will be available in three variations at different prices (with the most entry-level model costing $399, about R$2,000 without fees or taxes), and in the words of Gabe Newell, founder of Valve, this was a tough decision.
“I wanted to play [no Steam Deck] and saying ‘look, it works, it’s fast and everything…’ and then the price came in second place, and it was difficult. But it was clearly a decisive aspect. But the main thing was performance and experience, [que] they were the biggest and fundamental limitations that drove its development”, declared Newell in an interview with the IGN website.
“We knew the price range would be very important, so […] from the beginning we kept this in mind and worked really, really hard to achieve a coherent value,” said Shreya Liu, director of hardware at Valve.
Introducing Steam Deck: powerful, portable PC gaming starting at $399. Designed by Valve, powered by Steam. Shipping December 2021.
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— Steam (@Steam) July 15, 2021
Technical specifications
According to the official Steam Deck page, it will bring 16 GB of RAM, plus a 2.4-3.5 GHz Zen 2 4c/8t processor, 1.0-1.6 GHz 8 RDNA 2 Cus graphics card, and Bluetooth 5.0. The expected resolution is 1280 x 800 px in a 16:10 ratio, in addition to bringing a 7-inch screen and controls attached to the device.
Added to this, it also has a new version of Steam OS with Proton support, RDNA 2 architecture with support for Ray Tracing, Variable Rate Shader and other technologies.
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