Valve says to expect six to eight hours of battery life, but let’s see how it holds up with some of the more visually demanding titles.įull featured? … the forthcoming handheld is positioned as a capable productivity machine, as well as a games console.
The two touchpads on the front are there to mimic mouse controls, but you can also plug a mouse in if you like, and the dock will allow an ethernet internet connection. It’ll even let you access rival digital stores, so you’re not locked into the Steam library. Valve is pushing Steam Deck as a fully capable handheld PC, with web browsing, streaming video and access to all your favourite productivity programs as well as games. Through titles such as Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Monster Hunter, it has sold us all on the idea of playing epic console games on the small screen.īut the Switch is a tightly controlled walled garden, with limited online functionality – and it would never run Microsoft Office. The Switch has effectively cornered the handheld gaming market, with its clever combination of portable and home gaming possibilities, its library of excellent first-party games and its own digital store. But the real competitor Valve must be eyeing up is Nintendo’s Switch.
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