Revision to Steam Deck
| == Background and Identification == | |
| - | The Steam Deck is a handheld, portable gaming console made by Valve. It’s very reminiscent of the [[Topic:Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]], with its 7-inch display bookended by two non-removable controllers that feature thumbsticks and |
| + | The Steam Deck is a handheld, portable gaming console made by Valve. It’s very reminiscent of the [[Topic:Nintendo Switch Lite|Nintendo Switch Lite]], AYA Neo, or OneXPlayer, with its 7-inch display bookended by two non-removable controllers that feature thumbsticks and haptic trackpads on both sides, with a full suite of triggers, bumpers, back buttons, and menu buttons—plus the standard ABXY and D-pad. |
| - | The Steam Deck runs |
| + | The Steam Deck runs a custom AMD APU on the 64-bit x86 CPU architecture and is designed to play your entire Steam library of games. The console runs SteamOS v3.0, which is a modified version of Arch Linux that supports Proton, allowing most Windows games to be played on SteamOS. The console also supports multi-boot with a user-accessible BIOS menu. |
| - | Valve revealed the Steam Deck gaming console in July 2021 after several months of rumors and announced that the device would begin shipping in December 2021. The Steam Deck was succumbed to chip shortage delays, however, with the release date pushed to February 2022. |
| + | Valve revealed the Steam Deck gaming console in July 2021 after several months of rumors and announced that the device would begin shipping in December 2021. The Steam Deck was succumbed to chip shortage delays, however, with the release date pushed to late February 2022. |
| == Specifications == | |
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| - | ***Model***: Steam Deck |
| ***Release Date***: February 25, 2022 | |
| ***Dimensions and Weight***: 298 × 117 × 49 mm (11.7 × 4.6 × 1.9 in), 669 g (23.6 oz) | |
| - | ***Display*** |
| + | ***Display***: 7-inch multi-touch IPS LCD (1280 × 800 px, 60 Hz) |
| ***Operating System***: Steam OS 3.0 (based off Arch Linux) | |
| - | ***Processor***: AMD |
| + | ***Processor***: Custom AMD APU: 4-core, 8-thread Zen 2 |
| ***Graphics***: 8 AMD RDNA 2 CUs | |
| - | ***RAM |
| + | ***RAM***: 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM, |
| - | ***Battery***: 5200 mAh (40.04 Wh) |
| + | ***Storage:*** 64 GB eMMC (configurable to 256 or 512 GB NVMe) M.2 2230 |
| + | |
| + | ***Battery***: 5200 mAh (40 Wh) |
| ***Sensors***: Gyro, Ambient light sensor, Finger detection (thumbstick) | |
| * 3.5mm headphone jack | |
| - | * Left and right |
| - | * |
| + | * Left and right speakers |
| + | * Dual microphone array |
| ***Expansion***: microSD: UHS-I supports SD, SDXC, and SDHC | |
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