“But was pretty clearly a critical aspect to it. It’s all fast.’ And then price point was secondary and painful,” Newell said. “I want to pick up and say, ‘Oh, it all works. Valve chief executive officer Gabe Newell confirmed as much in an interview with IGN. So, what happened here? Did Valve just discover some secret to lower its price? While I’m sure the engineers at the company did find some key ways to save cash, the reality is that they are almost certainly losing money on this hardware. Register Here Valve went with a ‘painful’ price Based on these specs alone, it’s likely that the Steam Deck runs as well as a launch Xbox One or PlayStation 4. For comparison, the Xbox Series S has 20 RDNA2 CUs at only 1.565GHz. The key specs for the Steam Deck are the four-core 3.5GHz Zen 2 processor, which should be quite efficient, and the incredible eight RDNA2 compute units. This includes the following list of specs for the Steam Deck, which runs the Arch Linux-based SteamOS 3.0: Operating System And that price gets you the 64GB model and a Nintendo Switch-like handheld running modern AMD hardware. The Steam Deck is launching this December starting at $400. Valve has a new handheld, and I’m shocked by its price more than anything else. Connect with top gaming leaders in Los Angeles at GamesBeat Summit 2023 this May 22-23.

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