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Steam Deck: the latest in portable consoles
The video game era has been on the market for more than 50 years. In February 2022 a new portable console will be released: Steam Deck.
Console that had its launch scheduled for December 2021, but had to be postponed due to lack of material.
Steam Deck will be a handheld designed by Valve Corporation, who already has experience in the field. However, despite the fact that he did not achieve adequate success in his old project, he wants another opportunity.
It is important to mention that Steam Deck will be a computer, unlike other consoles like Nintendo, Playstation or Xbox. Even so, it was shown that during the 2021 presale, the system collapsed due to its high demand.
A new era of video games
Technology advances at giant steps; and it is impressive to see how technology expands and covers every corner of life making everything easier.
Exactly the same thing happens with video games, they are becoming more real in their playability, trying to give a unique experience to the consumer.
From the first console called Odyssey in 1972, which sold more than 350,000 units, to the Game Boy Advance, which was a resounding success for 10 consecutive years. In addition, it gave joy to millions of people in the world as the first laptop of many to come.
This is how the years went by where new prospects appeared such as the Playstation, Xbox or Nintendo. Being Sony the one who, for the moment, wears the crown.
The new era of video games and their platforms seem to far exceed the expectations of some demanding users, they have even remastered old games.
This in order to please that audience that grew up with the first consoles like Playstation 1 or Nintendo 64, little advanced in comparison.
What will the Steam Deck Hardware be like?
Steam Deck will feature similar CPU and GPU performance, implementing 4 CPU cores plus 8 processing units.
In terms of frequency, it varies between 2.4 and 3.5 GHz (CPU) and 1 GHz (GPU) plus 16 GB of RAM with LPDDR5 characteristics.
The console will be available in 3 models, having, the basic one, a simple storage of 64 GB: intermediate of 256 GB; and high of 512 GB.
Steve Dalton, designer of the project, confessed that all will assume the ability to expand through a MicroSD memory slot.
It will be an indisputable quality, since its internal storage cannot be modified. In this way, it provides support to those who wish to experience a greater overall experience of the device.
Its design has been made to be 100% portable, with a 7-inch LCD screen with HD resolution and a frequency of 60 GHz. At the same time, it will integrate a battery that will last between 7 to 8 hours, but in prolonged use it will oscillate with autonomy between 5 to 6 hours.
Its original color will be black, but Valve Corporation has already mentioned that they will only be for the initial models, in the future they will add more colors. The console will be born with 2 joysticks, ABXY buttons, 4 buttons on the back and 2 on the corners.
It will have the ability to connect Wi-Fi and bluetooth together with stereo sound with a built-in microphone. It is worth emphasizing your option to connect headphones through a specialized connector.
As if that were not enough , it will be able to connect to 4K or 8K smart displays via an HDMI or DisplayPort cable independently.
And what about the Steam Deck software?
It will be characterized by a free system such as Arch Linux under the peculiarities of SteamOs, an edition similar to the one of Steam Machine from 2015.
With the difference that Windows games and/or applications can be installed. Even so, if the user wishes, they can dispense with the operating system for another.
The Arch Linux platform will now support Proton, although currently not all games are supported due to original rights management.
Steve Dalton, together with Valve Corporation, are coordinating and negotiating this field, in order to have more variety of video games in their digital palenque.
Will Steam Deck have the expected success?
Although many experts have compared this portable console with the Nintendo Switch, it is worth mentioning that there seems to be more enthusiasm for the creation of Valve Corporation.
Even part of the Xbox Game Studio team congratulated Steve Dalton and his company for such an original hybrid console, being able to play anywhere.
It is necessary to insist that both Steam Deck and Nintendo Switch are not the same. In fact, it describes more resemblances towards the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One according to The Verge.
Likewise, it will not be aimed at all audiences, since its objective is towards a more adult audience, with a more mature mentality.
For all the above, making a brief review, it is expected to be a success in the new era. However, for now we will have to wait for the first consoles to appear on the market and witness both, their playability and their functionality.
