Valve's handheld game PC - Steam Deck is about to be officially released, and a number of media have taken the lead in getting the evaluation machine, testing the endurance of this PC player's long-awaited handheld device. Judging from the test, it seems that the results are not as ideal as Valve officially said.
According to GamersNexus' battery life test on steam Deck, the handheld gaming PC's battery life is less than valve's previously advertised 2-8 hours. Specific to the game, they tested it using Devil May Cry 5, which had no frame rate limit, turned on VSY, and used 50% screen brightness, and eventually the Steam Deck ran out of battery at the 87th minute. However, if you lower the game setting to 60 frames and turn off VSY, Devil May Cry 5 can be played for up to 2 hours.
While the Steam Deck may not last long enough for games with higher graphics requirements, it is enough for some indie games.
According to another test from The Phawx, although the battery life of playing Control is only 80-90 minutes, he uses Dead Cells, and with the vertical sync setting turned on, the Steam Deck can last up to 6 hours, but it is still a long way from the 8 hours advertised by Valve.
Still, the Steam Deck is still more durable than the Nintendo Switch. For example, When Playing Forza Motorsport: Horizon 5, The Phawx can reach about 4 hours of play time with a 30-frame setting, and most importantly, tests show that the Steam Deck is charging very fast: GamersNexus' charging test shows that the device can charge from 0% to 80% in 100 minutes, although the last 20% battery trickle time takes an additional 80 minutes.
The Steam Deck will be officially available on February 25.