6 important things that you should know about Valves Steam Deck

We introduce you to 6 important things and facts that you should know about the Steam Deck. This could play a role, for example, if you want to buy such a console.

Valve has presented a handheld console with the Steam Deck. Many users want to know, for whom the console is suitable and which games you can play.

In our article we introduce you to 6 important things that you should know about the Steam Console.

There are 3 different models from the Steam Deck

What is there for versions? Currently Valve has introduced three different versions of the Steam Deck. All three costs different and offer you another features:

• The first version offers you 64 GB internal memory (EMMC) and the known hardware. Here is the price at 419,00 Euro.
• The second version offers 256 GB internal memory (NVME-SSD), which is much faster than first version. Here is the price at 549,00 Euro.
• The third version offers 512 GB internal memory (NVME SSD) and additionally a high-quality anti-reflective glass than display. Here is the price at 679,00 Euro.

Incidentally, you can expand the internal memory with a memory card for all three versions if the storage space should go out.

The device relies on Steamos

What is Steamos? The console relies on the SteamOS operating system, which is based on Arch Linux. You have therefore installed a Linux on your console at the beginning.

The advantage of it is that next to Steam can also use the DESTKOP mode to surf the Internet or to make other things.

To be able to gamble games, Steamos uses Proton. Proton is a so-called compatibility layer that brings Windows programs to Linux.

Which games work with Steam Deck? Valve had explained in an interview that you have not found a game so far, which do not work on the steam deck.

It is clear that the games have to work with proton, because the games are putting on Steamos. From our own experience, we can report so far that games with third-party software (origin, uplay and CO) on proton only functional.

You can do everything you want with the steam deck

Steam deck is customizable and allows you to make it pretty much everything you want.

Because the device is not limited to the use of steam games. You can also install other operating systems or software on the device and use the device in a completely different way.

What can you do with Steam Deck? You can install Windows on the console, for example. In this way, you can then play about your favorite games of Gog or Battle.net on the console or can try various Launcher. The Steam Deck is more similar in this regard to a mini-PC as a console such as the PS5, Xbox or Nintendo Switch.

Theoretically, you can also use the device instead of games for multimedia or office activities. However, it makes sense to tap a text on the small screen is still on a different sheet.

In an interview with IGN, Valves Chef declared Newell now once again that this openness is the advantage of the Steam Deck:

The battery life is between 2 and 8 hours

According to Valve, the battery should hold 2 to 8 hours. But here it depends entirely what game you want to gamble on the console. With titles that cause your hardware, such as Terraria or Stardewvalley, you should certainly approach close to the 8 hours mentioned.

For very demanding titles, the battery life is likely to decline accordingly.

The IGN editors could already play on the Steam Deck Portal 2 with full details. Here the colleagues came to about 4 hours of battery life.

Steam deck supports mouse and keyboard

The Steam Deck officially supports mouse and keyboard and other periphery devices such as Gamepads and Co.

With a USB 3.1 port and two USB 2.0 ports, you have the ability to connect multiple USB devices such as keyboards, mice or gamepads to the Steam Deck.

In the future, there should also be a docking station for the steam deck. There is not much known yet. The docking station should also give you the opportunity to connect other devices to your Steam Deck.

It is questionable if everyone really gets a steam deck to release

Anyone who also interested in the approach for gaming hardware knows that it is currently difficult to get to potent hardware.

Both graphics cards, as well as Next-Gen consoles like Xbox and PS5 are currently hard to get or only available at a high extra charge. And some users fear that it could be bad at Steam Deck.

Because even after the Steam Deck there is a great demand. This shows about eBay and other trading platforms. Because here Scalper already try the pre-orders from the Steam Deck expensive to sell. The Scalper now hopes for their successes in graphics cards and Next-Gen consoles now on a new, lucrative business with the Valve consoles.