Steamdeck

[VNVObit]

Anyone else interested in Valves new portable device?

https://www.steamdeck.com/en/

Tech specs are interesting

Compute

Processor
AMD APU
CPU: Zen 2 4c/8t, 2.4-3.5GHz (up to 448 GFlops FP32)
GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUs, 1.0-1.6GHz (up to 1.6 TFlops FP32)
APU power: 4-15W
RAM
16 GB LPDDR5 RAM (5500 MT/s)
Storage
64 GB eMMC (PCIe Gen 2 x1)
256 GB NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4)
512 GB high-speed NVMe SSD (PCIe Gen 3 x4)
All models include high-speed microSD card slot

looks like the portable Ryzen chipset, albeit customised. very tempted to reserve one

[Rhythm]

Was going to post this exact thread. A little handheld on which I can play indie stuff really appeals, and even the asking price isn't that bad considering it plays them natively rather than just streaming

I don't think I'll go in at pre-order stage - happy to way to see reviews and proper hands-ons first.

[WiteWulf]

How's it stack up specs/price wise against that Aya Neo thing? This obviously has the benefit of the Steam store behind it...

[Misfit]

How's it stack up specs/price wise against that Aya Neo thing? This obviously has the benefit of the Steam store behind it...

Would have posted about this when I found out last night, but had to be out and just came on to start a Handheld gaming PCs thread, but this has trumped it.

According to Taki on youtube the AMD process in here is about 1.7x the processor in the Aya. So, this will be awesome and it's a lot cheaper! (So run at 10 watt TDP and get extra battery life that you'd need to run the Aya at 17 watts)

So Steam may have killed the small company niche market that was appearing as they can support it and make it a loss leader if necessary...

I feel the Aya is the best all-round of the 3 recent devices (GPD Win3, OneXplayer being the other two), but this has the form factor, touchpads, big budget behind it and much cheaper.

[Rhythm]

How's it stack up specs/price wise against that Aya Neo thing? This obviously has the benefit of the Steam store behind it...

Honestly not sure, although cursory glances look like this would at least be equivalent. Having the Steam controller trackpads built-in is a huge pull for me though regardless of the other specs. (and of course it's backed by a pretty major firm rather than a somewhat anonymous Chinese manufacturer)

[Misfit]

£349 for the 64GB
£459 for the 256GB
£569 for the 512GB

Great starting price, but 64GB isn't ideal and it's eMCC rather than NVMe.

You really need at least the 256 version if you want to consider putting Windows on it (they aren't locking it down)

6PM today to pre-order in the UK:

https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck

And they are stopping scammers by making it one per account and if you've never purchased off Steam before June 2021 then you have to wait 48 hours to order.

Nice way to give everyone a chance.

And yes, of course I'm in

[Rhythm]

Great starting price, but 64GB isn't ideal and it's eMCC rather than NVMe.

You really need at least the 256 version if you want to consider putting Windows on it (they aren't locking it down)

Yeah, I'd already eyed up the 256 as the ideal middle-ground. :-)

So unbelievably chuffed they haven't gone OLED on this. The only real concern is that 800p might look a little rough these days but I know that will be one of the reasons they can claim that it'll run modern games well

[VNVObit]

looking at the 512 version (assuming I can reserve it) as screen is supposed to be better and ssd faster (and I tend to fill them)

The Aya Neo looks lovely but price point is just too far. the pricing is in line with some of the Ryzen mini pcs I've seen which I have been tempted by.

I've seen some of the IGN videos on it and all looked really good. Believe their aim was to make it playable on medium/high settings for 720p which based on the video I saw they had managed (it was Control).
the touchpads are certainly interesting as meant to be more accurate than mouse (remains to be seen)

[Misfit]

looking at the 512 version (assuming I can reserve it) as the screen is supposed to be better and ssd faster (and I tend to fill them)

The Aya Neo looks lovely but price point is just too far. the pricing is in line with some of the Ryzen mini pcs I've seen which I have been tempted by.

I've seen some of the IGN videos on it and all looked really good. Believe their aim was to make it playable on medium/high settings for 720p which based on the video I saw they had managed (it was Control).
the touchpads are certainly interesting as meant to be more accurate than mouse (remains to be seen)

880p on the Neo certainly hasn't troubled me with image quality in games, so this will be fine and lowering the res gives performance. It's not ideal for Windows on a 7", but you don't care when using it for games/media.

The Aya (and the others) are quite expensive (although if you take the dock I ordered off what I paid it's not much more than the 512GB. version) but the might of Valve will make the difference when it comes to the software and out of the box working with your Steam library.

[Misfit]

Well the Steam store can't cope.

Think I've got one, although in my purchase history it says pending and trying to get the payment from paypal.

[VNVObit]

Sadly work meeting overran and completely forgot and now can't in to reserve one

[Rhythm]

the touchpads are certainly interesting as meant to be more accurate than mouse (remains to be seen)

The trackpads on the Steam controller are bloody brilliant. Not only accurate/sensitive, but the haptics that they use to give feedback to the user are seriously top notch

[VNVObit]

finally got in though likely delivery not until middle of next year (I can be patient)
Their servers really couldn't cope.

[Whiteball]

Hmm, so could this be used almost like a laptop.

Games on the go and docked for some desktop work?

[VNVObit]

Hmm, so could this be used almost like a laptop.

Games on the go and docked for some desktop work?

Believe so. Understand you’re not limited to steamos and can install windows if you want