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Carsten Frauenheim

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[title|Steam Deck]
[summary]A handheld gaming console made by Valve, released on February 25, 2022.[/summary]
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== News ==
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 late 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 succumbed to chip shortage delays, however, with the release date pushed to late February 2022.
== Specifications ==
***RAM***: 16 GB LPDDR5 RAM
-***Storage:*** 64 GB eMMC (configurable to 256 or 512 GB NVMe) M.2 2230
+***Storage:*** 64 GB eMMC (configurable to a 256 or 512 GB NVMe) M.2 2230 SSD
***Battery***: 5200 mAh (40 Wh)
-***Sensors***: Gyro, Ambient light sensor, Finger detection (thumbstick)
+***Sensors***: Gyro, Ambient light sensor, Capacitive finger detection (thumbsticks)
***Controls and Input***
-* A B X Y buttons, D-pad, L/R analog triggers, L/R bumpers, 4 assignable grip buttons
+* A B X Y buttons, D-pad, L/R analog triggers, L/R bumpers, 4 assignable rear grip buttons
* 2 analog sticks with capacitive touch
* Two 32.5 mm square trackpads with haptic feedback

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