Nothing, in particular, blew me away regarding performance, gameplay or graphics, everything just looked. Playing shooting games like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive proved a little difficult given the lower frame rates and refresh rate, however, this didn't make them unplayable in any form and just meant it took some getting used to. Playing less intensive games like Calcio was a treat, with great graphics and colours all while I was sitting in bed. This didn’t impact the gameplay in any way but if you’re hoping to play Cyberpunk 2077 for some of the character and scene aesthetics then you won't find that when playing on your Steam Deck.Īside from this behemoth of a game, all of the other titles I tested ran perfectly fine with no freezing and decent graphics. They weren’t bad, but that's about as positive as I can be. They look significantly worse, transporting me back to GTA 4 for lack of a better comparison. Nothing, in particular, blew me away regarding performance, gameplay or graphics, everything just looked.okay. However, these graphics were definitely not the same Medium graphics I get on my PC, laptop or even the Asus ROG Ally. The graphics were set to a custom ‘Steam Deck’ setting which had the majority of graphic options set to around Medium. The game did run but at some moments during cutscenes, it would freeze briefly, which didn’t make it completely unplayable but was obviously an issue. One of the first games I played on the Steam Deck was Cyberpunk 2077, which can be a challenge for some desktop PCs to run so this was a bit of a bold move. You also have multiple storage options for the device which impact the cost, which one you get can affect your performance as an SSD is going to ensure games load faster than an alternative built-in storage chip.ĪMD APU: CPU: Zen 2 4c/8t | GPU: 8 RDNA 2 CUsĦ4 GB eMMC or 256 GB NVMe SSD or 512 GB high-speed NVMe SSD The specifications on the Steam Deck are pretty beefy, however, the APU within the device doesn’t bring as much power to the table as the Asus ROG Ally’s AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme chip, which was made especially for the latter. However, one thing of note is that at one point, the left speaker on the unit I tested just stopped working for a while - restarting the game didn’t work and I had to restart the device for it to work again which was a bit frustrating. One thing worthy of note is that for practically my entire testing experience, the touch screen on my unit didn’t work, I consistently had to reset the system to get it to work and then it would stop working again.įeaturing stereo speakers on the front of the device, the Steam Deck brings a great level of volume. There is a great depth of colour which really brings the gameplay to life, especially in scenic games. The display was beautiful, despite being just only 720p, it's hard to notice the difference between this and the Asus ROG Ally which is 1080p for the most part on such a small screen. If you’re someone with bigger hands though, it might suit you better. However, a couple of downsides of the Steam Deck include that it is ever so slightly too big for my hands and it felt like I really had to reach to use the touchscreen or some of the buttons. The Steam Deck is a pretty sleek piece of kit, coming in an all-black casing. All Australian prices are rough conversions as the device isn’t available in said region and there are no plans to bring the Steam Deck to Aussie fans any time soon. It's then £459 / $529 / AU$795 for the 256GB NVMe SSD edition and £569 / $649 / AU$975 for the 512GB NVMe SSD version. The Steam Deck comes in at £349 / $399 / AU$599 for the 64GB edition, which doesn't contain an SSD. We gave the Asus ROG Ally five stars in our review, so can the Steam Deck match it? Recently the Asus ROG Ally, another handheld gaming PC, has hit the scene, and despite this not being an actual Steam Deck vs Asus ROG Ally piece, it's difficult not to draw some comparisons between the two. It allows you to play games both on the go and also when you’re too lazy to get up from your bed and walk to your desk – we’ve all been there. The Steam Deck runs SteamOS, which means you can access most of your Steam Library, with further games being optimised over time. Valve's Steam Deck was one of the first mainstream handheld gaming PCs to hit the market, and at an affordable price point.
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