

The screen is 7 inches, sandwiched by thumbsticks, a D-pad, and buttons. Basically, Steam Deck is described as a portable PC, with a bigger footprint than the Nintendo Switch - at least slightly.

The Nintendo Switch-like device will be available in December starting at $399. Valve announced the handheld device on Thursday. Don’t actually want to play Steam games on your Steam Deck? That’s OK: Valve’s new handheld device isn’t a closed system - players can download other operating systems and game stores on the device.Įpic Games Store, uPlay, and Origin? All of those will work on the Steam Deck, if you wanted to play there, according to IGN.
