{"id":11965,"date":"2022-02-26T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T01:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=11965"},"modified":"2022-03-05T18:49:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-06T01:49:10","slug":"all-hands-on-deck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2022\/02\/26\/all-hands-on-deck\/","title":{"rendered":"All Hands On Deck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

from PC Magazine<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steam Deck Hands On: Valve Successfully Frees PC Gaming From the Desktop<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Available today, the Steam Deck trades raw power for the impressive ability to make your PC gaming library portable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Jordan Minor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(Photo: Romary Santana)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

As someone who flew across the country to pick up a Steam Machine, only for Valve\u2019s first attempt at merging gaming PCs and console concepts to go up in smoke, it\u2019s telling that I\u2019m still excited for the\u00a0Steam Deck<\/a>\u00a0(starting at $399). After months of speculation and anticipation, we finally got our hands on Valve\u2019s high-powered handheld gaming PC, a device that ships today to the first customers that preordered it. We\u2019ll need more time for a full review, but here are our thorough first impressions of the Steam Deck, a handheld that delivers new joys to PC gamers who are willing to compromise on old standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Steam Deck is big, but not\u00a0that<\/em>\u00a0big. The 7-inch, 720p screen is roughly on par with what the\u00a0Nintendo Switch<\/a>\u00a0offers, complete with a prominent bezel. The thicker main body (1.9 inches vs. 0.5 inches) is where you\u2019ll find the volume buttons and microSD card slot and USB-C charging port. I wouldn\u2019t want to drop the unit, but it feels sturdy enough that I wouldn\u2019t immediately freak out if I did.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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