Volvo, A PC Gaming Giant, Recently Introduced Its $ 400 Base Video Game Gaming Console, The Steam Deck. Following This Introduction, Some Video Game Reporters Related To The IGN And The Verge Websites Were Able To Access This New Product Without Any Intermediaries. 

Steam Deck Volvo, sometime after this incident, their review of this product has been published.

That way, we can have a fair and basic comparison between the Steam Deck and the Nintendo Switch. It should note that Steam Deck is not officially available at the moment, and these reviews and comparisons can be precious. 

In the continuation of this study, from the point of view of The Verge reporter, the meaning of “I” refers to the mentioned person. Be with Takfars with this attractive initial look.

Of course, before dealing with this experience, it is better to look at the specifications of the Steam Deck because it will not discuss much later.

The console is based on AMD’s APU, and even though it has decided to use a quad-core processor, or in other words, eight Zen 2 strings and an AMD RDNA 2 graphics card with eight computing units. With 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, the hardware forms the heart of the Steam deck and its beating heart.

According to the announcement, three different models, including a 64GB version of eMMC memory priced at $ 399, 256GB of NVMe SSD memory priced at $ 529, and 512GB of high-speed NVMe SSD memory priced at $ 649, will be available this holiday season.

Took. Although the model with eMMC memory can cause problems in installing games and loading them, it promises no difference in frame rate or graphics quality between the three different models.

An accurate and possibly fair comparison is when we predict the approximate output power of the Steam Deck concerning the latest generation of consoles: Output 1.6 teraflops Steam deck approximately close to the Xbox One S with 1.4 teraflops of raw power and the PlayStation 4 with Crude power is 1.8 teraflops.

It should also note that the Steam Deck uses the newer RDNA 2 architecture, which makes direct comparison of specifications and powers separately more difficult than before.

A brand new product

I first logged in with my Steam account and decided to continue playing The Witcher 3 and Control exactly where I left off my gaming PC a few weeks to a few months ago. I also decided to grate some demon monsters from Doom Eternal in the meantime, thanks to the Steam Deck touch screen, and take advantage of the gyroscope-based targeting of this product.

Although I can not currently comment on some of the most intriguing questions for users, such as how to install personal games, use slower eMMC memory, or experience the experience outside of enclosed spaces, I can already say how comfortable the gaming experience this PC is. It is also powerful.

We also believed that this product would offer a stronger performance than the Nintendo Switch, but we are not looking at a completely next-generation product. The Steam deck already offers nearly half the raw hardware power of the weakest ninth-generation console, the Xbox S-Series.

However, since Steam Deck will offer the best gaming experience at 720p instead of 1440p or even 1080p, you will surely be amazed at how such an output can achieve for a few hundred dollars.

The graphics level of this device is higher than Aya Neo (another gaming handheld popular these days). 

In that product, we had to experience games with lower graphics settings, and again, we did not have a pleasant experience.

However, what he did not personally imagine when entering the office was the significant difference in the dimensions of this product with the Nintendo Switch and the ease of holding it. Although this device can hardly fit in the largest pants pockets, you can imagine, but exactly as it claims, it is designed to play for a long time.

The first time I held the Steam Deck, my fingers melted easily into the grooves and all parts of the device. That way, all the buttons I needed were right under my fingers. However, I’m not sure if I’m a fan of soft, flat joysticks either. Targeting in games can be done without the need for a joystick.

The device’s gyroscope sensor and even the touch screen allow the user to aim well without a joystick.

Although I quickly noticed a significant difference in the weight of this device compared to the Nintendo Switch, this was not very impressive during my experience with the Steam Deck.

The Steam Deck is probably a heavy product, but these prototypes look quite light compared to their dimensions. Possible improvements are not known at this time. It is possible even to manage the device’s weight, upgrade the display and improve the body material.

Personally, during my experience, I saw some heat as well as excessive battery consumption. In fact, one of the devices that initially connect to the charger during our experience turned off completely after about an hour and a half of play.

This game was not logical and normal, even though it promised to experience work like Portal 2 for up to 4 hours and low-power games for up to 8 hours.

(Even after the initial publication of this article, The Verge reported that other reporters had already used the unit provided to the media reporter for 1.5 hours. The media reporter also confirmed that your work experience with the device had not been 100% charged.)

What will change?

Although it is not yet possible to say what will change between the current version (the version called EV2) and the final units, it is certainly experiencing a fundamental change in build quality. In addition, he promised to work on software problems. These problems include defects such as the screen freezing or the mouse pointer appearing during the Prey experience, which the author has observed.

There were so many things in between that I could not even trust them during my one-and-a-half-hour experience in the office. Seeing the Steam OS is one of them. It would definitely be much better if I could figure out how easy it is to access games on memory and SD card.

Experience any online or multiplayer games, connecting the device to an external monitor, and… among other things that I did not have the opportunity to do.

Also, despite my request to open the device and perform an autopsy, the team did not allow us to do so!

However, according to the conversation, I made sure that some important questions will answer before the device’s release. Also, this will not be our last experience working with Steam Deck.

For example, he explained that he was planning to make his own personal videos to explain exactly how to open the device and access its internal hardware; Because even though it will provide this possibility for users.

We’ve heard that users can use their own SSDs, but the ability to repair the device is one of the concerns that the company is currently thinking about. 

Greg Coomer of the Volvo team says the company has convincing answers to all users’ intriguing questions.

You may remember that he planned to release a separate dock to connect the Steam deck to the TV easily. The by-product is currently under development and, according to the team, they hope to make it available to users when the device launches. Although nothing is certain now, users may be able to order the dock separately while purchasing the Steam Deck.

Answers to frequently asked questions by Volvo

We will answer some of these questions now. You can browse websites and the Internet with Steam Deck. Adding Your Favorite Icons to the Steam Library Just as possible on a native Windows application, it will also be possible on the Steam Deck.

On the other hand, although he does not promise anything, he is talking and working with the creators of anti-fraud programs to ensure compatibility with Proton.

This way, games like Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Fortnite, PUBG, and. Can run without the need for anti-cheat software. Erik Peterson, another employee, had previously said that this feature might be available to users when it launches.

The touchpads of this device and the haptic feedback based on the sound that we have seen before in the Steam controller have also been used in the Steam deck. According to one member, even though they have not tried to play music with this technology, they can if users try.

Volvo will also pre-compile Vulkan API-based game shaders once and make them available to Steam deck users while installing the game. Therefore, users will encounter more speed in the first run of the game. In the initial phase, which we are already witnessing, this process will take some time, expected to be completed in the final version.

Another interesting question about Steam Deck is whether Volvo will release exclusive games and be profitable. 

Although he gave the following answer, he completely denied this:

We are not going to focus on this and lose a lot of money.

Tim Wolve noted that they would never produce any games exclusively for their portable product, and the same thing that happened to Half-Life: Alyx and virtual reality will not happen to this product.

Although it is believed that some studios, in particular, may optimize their games for Steam deck controllers, players will not be given a full “hand.”

This is because the Steam deck places a special button under the player’s 8 fingers and can easily detect the position of the thumb.

The controller system, especially the Steam Deck, is more than anything else to provide more buttons for PC users and developers to set their own patterns freely. According to a member of the Volvo team, the process is similar to what the Xbox Elite controller offers with its extra pad:

This is more about the quality and quantity of inputs.

Kummer suggested a possible date for introducing a personalized Steam Deck APU for virtual reality headsets such as the Aquilus Quest. He said he liked the question:

We are not ready to say anything about this now, but TDP can well implement this process in this environment. In fact, it’s very much about our approach and our plans for the future.