The first development kits of Steam Deck are being sent by Valve to different video game developers of all the world. The Washington-based company authorized the shipment of hardware units to different creators of playable titles. A fact that has been confirmed with their recent activity on the Twitter social network. Which is a breakthrough for users who have purchased the console in presale, and that will be released between late 2021 and early 2022.
Mike rose, the developer of No More Robots and editor of Descenders, explained in his personal account of the bluebird with a video how the real hardware would run. This first contact according to Rose «works perfectly!», The title to analyze is the own Descenders, That comfortably runs between 50 and 60 fps in ultra settings.
Valve sent over a Steam Deck (thanks lovelies !!) so I’ve been going through our games and checking whether they work without any additional dev on our part
Descenders: Works flawlessly!
In fact it runs * incredibly * well. With full Ultra gfx on, I get around 50-60fps pic.twitter.com/RjT3Q233lX
– Mike Rose (@RaveofRavendale) September 21, 2021
In addition to the developer of No More Robots, they also have in their hands the Steam Deck the company X-Plane and the CEO of NEKOPARA, thus verifying that the different games are executed in the correct way in this new generation of Steam. In principle, the impressions seem favorable and meet the expectations of the members of the companies in question. Even so the console could be shaping up to be one of Valve’s best hardware producer, even though you have had problems with extensions like Steam Machines and Steam Controller.
The @Steam Deck expands your horizons … pic.twitter.com/KiqQ6i6Ss2
– X-Plane (@XPlaneOfficial) September 21, 2021
Steam Deck で ネ コ ぱ ら 動 い て る! 😺 #NEKOPARA pic.twitter.com/iVSTA0srvg
– 𝐀𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐮🍄😸 (@ ank0u1) September 22, 2021
Steam Deck will go on sale in late 2021, though some shipments will end early next year. Valve is in no rush to launch the device, we know that they are capable of delaying the launch to ensure that the quality of their product is as optimal as possible. Therefore, the cheapest model, 64GB, and the most expensive, 512GB, were delayed for the first quarter of 2022, strengthening its commitment to the brand. Actually, you could consider a laptop that behaves like a console Steam. Its main features are the 1280x800p resolution screen, an AMD Zen 2 CPU with an 8 RDNA 2 CUs GPU, 1-1.6 GHz and 16 GB of RAM.
Available Steam Deck Models
64GB eMMC Steam Deck: € 419 with carrying case.
256GB NVMe SSD Steam Deck: € 549 with faster storage, carrying case, and exclusive Steam Community Profile Bundle.
512GB NVMe SSD Steam Deck: € 679 with Faster Storage, Premium Anti-Glare Screen, Exclusive Carrying Case, Exclusive Steam Community Profile Bundle, Exclusive Theme Virtual Keyboard.
▪ Release date: 02/09/2018