It's important to take a holistic view of the Steam Deck if you're planning to pick one up ( when (Opens in a new tab) you can pick one up (Opens in a new tab), of course). But it's nonetheless correctly pitched as a best-in-class compromise between performance and affordability. The up-front menus and features need work and the battery life makes me feel sad things. Valve Corporation has a fix for that in the form of the Steam Deck (starting at $399), though it isn't exactly its ideal self as it launches. Switch-like gaming PCs, such as the GPD Win 3 (Opens in a new tab) or Aya Neo Pro (Opens in a new tab), can handle a wider array of blockbuster games than Nintendo's more modest hardware specs, but you're spending $1,000 minimum to get either one. Nintendo's own Switch console has been a level-up moment for mobile gaming, but its brand-burnishing hits like Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild don't go toe-to-technical-toe with the visual splendor (Opens in a new tab) of something like Sony's Horizon Zero Dawn. High-end PC gaming, but make it portable? That's been the dream since I haunted my local bodega for the latest Nintendo Power drop. Playing video games on a Steam Deck feels strangely illicit, like you're sneaking a peek at a future of gaming that hasn't really arrived yet.
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