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Today is the day when the Steam Deck handheld officially ships, and every player is waiting for the most authentic evaluation of it by the public.
After all, this handheld machine took less than a year under our eyes, and it seems to have gone from being full of controversy to the king of cost performance that countless game media say is "enough to shake the status of NS".
In mid-July 2021, Valve announced for the first time the long-discussed STEAM Deck of the PC handheld. According to official publicity, Steam Deck runs the latest current AAA games smoothly, can be played for a long time, provides high-fidelity audio, and fast storage.
Valve, which owns Steam, one of the world's largest game libraries, finally took a creative step towards the PC handheld market, which sparked a lot of buzz on the Internet at the time.
The players who heard the news were divided into two factions, one faction believed that with the support of Steam's huge and cheap game library, the Steam Deck with a minimum of 2576 yuan and a maximum of 4099 yuan would definitely become the king of the future handheld market.
And some other netizens believe that in order to achieve the excellent performance officially described, the weight and volume of this handheld machine will not be too small, and considering the heat and battery life, then it is likely to "die" not portable enough.
That pushed the time to 7 months after the release of the present, netizens are most concerned about the two advantages and disadvantages, at home and abroad in various evaluation media have made corresponding answers.
Some time ago Valve released a test page, players only need to log in to their account to see very clearly how compatible Steam Deck is for the games in the library.
The game's Steam Deck compatibility is divided into 4 categories: it works perfectly without any processing, it can be played after the user manually adjusts the settings, it cannot be run, and it has not been tested.
store.steampowered.com/steamdeck/mygames
According to Polygon, more than 150 games were officially "Verified" by Valve in a week, bringing the total to 426.
And that number is still increasing, and this morning IGN released a live demonstration of playing Eldon's Ring of Law on steam Deck.
According to IGN, this time it is run offline, using the default settings of the handheld, Steam Deck runs "Eldon's Ring of Law" most of the time the frame number is around 45 frames, but occasionally it will drop frames and fall below 30 frames (but this is a problem that PCs play the old ring have).
However, while Steam Deck is compatible with or "tweaked" to run most of the popular Steam stock games, is it okay to stay away from other games outside of the library when it comes to steam-exclusive OS?
The answer is no. As early as last August, V said it was working with AMD to ensure that the Steam Deck handheld was compatible with Win11.
At present, if you want to play games on other platforms, players can choose to install windows on Steam Deck or import them to other game stores, but the specific performance is unknown.
Next is the second question that players worry about, can it be called a "handheld"?
Youtube owner Cary Golomb tweeted earlier this month that caused panic among players with tenosynovitis, showing that the Steam Deck is likely to be the largest handheld ever.
This size seems to be a bit dissuaded some players with smaller hands, and in the official data, the weight of the machine has reached 669 grams, compared to the 398 grams of NS, it is indeed a "fitness artifact".
However, its endurance is very good, in the test video of the main Pawax of the Tubing, the Frame Count of steam Deck running "Forza Horizon 5" far exceeds that of similar PC handhelds, and the actual battery life of Devil May Cry 5 can reach 2 hours.
In this comparison, although steam Deck does lose portability, it is not a loss in exchange for high frame rate and high endurance compared with similar products.
But is it really worth buying? I still think it depends on individual needs. If you want to carry it with you, considering its weight and size, it is really not suitable for commuting for workers who can only stand in the subway with huge traffic.
But if you want to play most games lying down? Then it seems like the perfect fit.
Then there is the last question that needs to be solved, how can I buy it?
It's actually very simple, just search for "Steam Deck official website" in the browser and pay a booking fee. However, currently only players located in the United States, Canada, the European Union and the United Kingdom can book.
If domestic players want to book, they must either find a substitute purchase, or have a Steam U.S. area account that has been spent before June 30 this year, and then pay a deposit of $5 on the line, and one account is limited to one.
Once you receive the official confirmation email, you will have 3 days to make your purchase, and if you do not make a purchase during this period, the reservation will be issued to the next person in the waiting queue.
At present, the Steam Deck store page shows that the expected shipment batch has been scheduled for the second quarter of this year.
When you finish all this, you also need to find a transfer platform to transport it back to China, and it may be almost the end of the year when you get it, it is recommended that friends who really want to start booking one immediately.
But I believe that in terms of the complexity of this booking and the length of the wait, most domestic players still have enough time to wait and see.
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