New OLED screen. New APU. And lots of small hardware improvements.

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    11 months ago

    steam deck can already be used as a non-handheld machine.
    and if you actually need one, get a pc.

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      11 months ago

      Sure, but the form factor of the Steam Deck will always limit performance and carry some extra cost with it. And for a large user base installing another OS on a PC (Holo ISO) is something they are not going to do. Hence, Steam Machine.

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        And for a large user base installing another OS on a PC (Holo ISO) is something they are not going to do. Hence, Steam Machine.

        Steam machines were manufactured by third parties with SteamOS pre-loaded. That could very well be a thing in the future but it likely won’t come from Valve. But they have to make an official SteamOS available first.

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      11 months ago

      There is no PC as capable as the Steam Deck at the same price point.

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        11 months ago

        You could very easily build a significantly more powerful PC with significantly less money, and indeed others have done so already.

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        11 months ago

        you can build a more powerful pc for less, i built a machine with new components during the gpu shortage and it’s still faster. (1050ti, 1600af)