Valve has revealed the final Steam Deck packaging ahead of the handheld’s launch in February 2022.
Looks like the epic console wars might be coming to an end, and a new battlefield is heating up: the Handheld Wars. With heavy hitters like the Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, and the trusty Nintendo Switch, portable gaming is taking the spotlight. These handhelds bring the power of consoles to your hands, offering a variety of gaming experiences for both casual and hardcore gamers. While PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo aren't going anywhere, the rise of handheld gaming is giving us more ways to play than ever before.
Console wars, and possibly handheld wars, may seem silly, but they persist because there will always be passionate fan.
Is it implied that "console wars" refers to the fans warring vs. the war the platform holders are constantly in?
Obviously the platform holders have been at war and will be as long as they have to compete for our dollars.
Console wars were great when it was SNES vs Genesis. Was always a great topic in the school yard. You got the Genesis port the friend got the SNES port. Always fun to compare who was better. I always looked forward after the school week and rent a game for the SNES. Now the console wars are pretty much done and over with PS3 vs XB360 was pretty much the last of the console wars. Anything after that is pretty much one sided with almost everybody going PS4 and PS5. To me the console wars started to drop after the PS3 and XB360 ran their course. Be interesting to see the handheld wars I am in the market for a new handheld system.
The SNES vs Genesis days were definitely memorable. I was lucky to have both consoles :) It's interesting to see how the focus is shifting now. Handheld wars could bring back some of that excitement. Which handheld system are you considering?
The "golden age" of gaming to me was between 1995 and 2000 when it was a 3 horse race between Sony, Nintendo, and Sega. For me, there WAS no console war because I genuinely loved all 3 platforms, with each bringing something unique to the table. I miss that era.
I would say with the defeat of Xbox and Nintendo being it's own thing in family friendly handheld gaming, the console wars are over. For those of us that enjoy that kind of entertainment and are aware of this aspect, it was fun while it lasted.
There is no handheld war Nintendo owns the handheld landscape.
" There is no handheld war Nintendo owns the handheld landscape "
If the Xbox handheld is true I won't how it will do against Nintendo, even Sony couldn't keep up and the PSP was fantastic
In a handheld war, Nintendo cannot be beaten.
PSP was a surprisingly robust effort, and it came the closest... While doing half as well as the DS.
Valve is currently working on a new feature for Steam Deck and the Steam desktop PC client that will allow video recording.
On the steam deck sure lets hope its av1 based though hardware might have a issue with that but steam desktop pc? there is so many other software on pc that already record's that seems to be a waist of cash/time.
I mean who does not use there own amd/nvidia record option with amd not needing a account or just use obs
If you own a Steam Deck and are looking to try out some new games, then this $12 bundle offering eight games may be for you.
I had to refund my pre order. Couldn't justify spending the money with the current budget I'm on. My family felt it was a waste of resources when I already have a gaming PC. They weren't wrong. I can read a book on my Kindle instead of handheld gaming when on trips.
Greatest handheld of all time
My body is ready.
Only games it cannot play is Nintendo...
Bummer they had to delay it. Gives me time to ready the funds for it at least. The holidays have killed my wallet