The American game and software developer and publisher Valve announced the arrival of Steam Deck which works as a handheld gaming PC, know its specs and price in India
American gaming and software company Valve has now officially announced the arrival of their new console named Steam Deck. Moreover, the early look of the device was released in May and now it is all set to compete with the Nintendo Switch. The Steam Deck comes with a 7-inch touch screen and is powered by an AMD CPU and GPU, which will be offered in multiple storage options.
The device looks similar to Nintendo Switch but has a vast game library of Steam. So, let’s have a look at the specifications, price, and release date of the steam deck which is said to be a handheld gaming PC.
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The Steam Deck comes with different storage models and with different price ranges. Furthermore, if players buy the 256GB and 512GB they will get some extra benefits with the likes of the Steam community profile bundle and carrying cases. However, there are three different models and one of them will have the premium anti-glare etched glass. As of now, there is no official announcements regarding the availability of the device in different regions.
Valve Steam Deck Gaming Price In India
The device has three different models of 128GB, 256 GB, and 512 GB. So, if you’re going for the 64GB eMMC internal storage, it will cost around Rs. 29, 800 in India ($399). Moreover, another variant which is 256GB NVMe SSD internal storage will cost around Rs. 39, 500 ($529). And, the 512GB NVMe SSD model will cost around Rs. 48,400 ($649) .
As mentioned earlier, the 256 GB and 512 GB variants will provide some exclusive gifts along with the steam deck.
Valve Steam Deck Gaming PC Specifications
The device comes up with a 7-inch touch screen with 1280×800 resolution, 60hz LCD screen with 16 GB of LPDDR5 RAM. There are different triggers and full-sized joysticks and controllers on both sides of the device. Moreover, the steam deck looks much stronger than the Switch which comes with all the variables of steam games available.
Screen size: 7-inch, 60 Hz Refresh Rate
Brightness: 400 nits
Processor: AMD APU, 4-core 8
GPU: 8 RDNA 2 compute units (CUs), Range- 1.0GHz to 1.6GHz
Battery: 40Whr
Charging: Supports up to 45W
The device also supports Bluetooth connectivity which means players can play games with Bluetooth headphones.
Release date
Ex Microsoft Employee and the managing director of Valve Gabe Newell announced that the game will arrive early in December. Furthermore, the device will be launched in US, Canada, European Union, and the UK and will be made available later in the other regions. Steam Deck is expected to release in India next year in the month of March.
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