Valve’s new portable platform will begin to reach its first buyers this February 2022. They work in a sleep / sleep mode.
Steam Deck is nearing its world premiere. Valve’s new portable device, delayed from its initial plan as a result of the materials crisis and supply chain problems, will fulfill the wish of those who wanted a “portable console” with the entire current catalog of Steam, but how long will your battery last? The autonomy of the device, according to a developer who has a development kit, is between 2 and 5 hours .
Speaking to Bolling Steam , an anonymous developer has been able to access a Steam Deck dev kit ; but I was only authorized to comment on aspects of the hardware and the general experience with the system, not more specific aspects for confidentiality reasons. When asked about the estimated duration of the platform, the answer has been clear: it depends on the load of the APU (Accelerated Processing Unit), the kind of processor that AMD mounts for this device.
Standby mode in development and quiet fans
By incorporating both the computing cores and the graphics cores on the same chip, the versatility is greater, but the autonomy cannot be very high either as it also has a seven-inch LCD panel. “The battery life is between 2 and 5 hours, depending on the load of the APU,” he says.
Regarding the sleep or sleep mode , that typical function of any current portable console to resume a game at any time, recognizes that it is being worked on ; without further details. Finally, he commented that the sound of the fan “is barely perceptible” in normal conditions, unless the general load is very high.
Available Steam Deck Models: Pricing and Storages
- 64 GB eMMC Steam Deck: 419 euros with carrying case.
- 256GB NVMe SSD Steam Deck: $ 549 with faster storage, carrying case, and exclusive Steam Community Profile Bundle.
- 512GB NVMe SSD Steam Deck: $ 679 with Faster Storage, Premium Anti-Glare Screen, Exclusive Carrying Case, Exclusive Steam Community Profile Bundle, Exclusive Theme Virtual Keyboard.