… The Steam Deck has been out of stock for months as Valve deals with the same problem the entire industry has: vanishing supplies of RAM and storage, and the resulting insane price tags. It's the same problem that's delayed the Steam Machine and Steam Frame VR headset. …
The most exciting hardware for PC gamers this decade is the Steam Deck, a portable handheld gaming PC that's almost singlehandedly created a product category. Valve's console-ish follow-up, the revived Steam Machine, was almost as exciting when it was announced last year. …
The Steam Deck didn't invent the handheld gaming form factor, or even debut it for PC hardware, but it's certainly the iPhone equivalent for this particular moment. And the vast, vast majority of the Steam Deck-inspired market has been underpinned by AMD's integrated chips. …
… It's also worth pointing out that this patch doesn't really apply to integrated GPUs, even AMD's very good ones, including those on the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go series. …
… I own a 1TB Steam Deck OLED, and while the higher-end OLED model features "premium anti-glare etched glass" that produces fewer reflections and less glare, the image on the standard OLED model without the etching looks a tad more vivid. …
… That won't help anyone who really needs those high-capacity cards to put in DSLR cameras, Steam Decks, et cetera. …
… Opinion Don't pay scalper prices for a Steam Controller The Steam Deck is out of stock and the Steam Machine is MIA. But the Steam Controller doesn't suffer the same issues. …
… And while the Switch 2’s popularity is undeniable, it’s not really in the same league as modern handheld gaming PCs, nearly all of which -- from the Asus ROG Ally X to the Lenovo Legion Go to the Steam Deck -- are powered by an AMD Ryzen SoC. …