@Gallina said in Valve presents the Steam Deck:
Steam has just killed the fight between console and PC gamers! If you can connect it to a screen, a keyboard, and a mouse, this is the ultimate console.
That's very debatable. It's true that it's a PC with the advantages of a console, but it doesn't have the advantages of a PC. Even a low-end laptop has more upgrade possibilities than this.
@palotes said in Valve presents the Steam Deck:
A quick look and I think it's at a more than reasonable price.
Yes, it's true that it has a very attractive price. We'll have to see what the final performance is. In the same interview you linked (by the way, I'm editing your message to put the address as a link) they say that although you can put external screens, the games might not perform as well as expected at resolutions higher than 720p.
I think Valve is going to become a kind of printer manufacturer but with consoles: they sell you the hardware at cost price because what they're interested in is selling you the cartridges (in their case, the games).
I find it a very interesting gadget and honestly, Valve already has a finger in my wallet, but I would wait a bit to see the weak points. With that size and with that battery life, I think the hardware is going to be more limited than it seems at first glance. By the way, if it's true that it doesn't have a headphone jack, that's a big flaw.