MicroATX cube cases aren't going anywhere, so more power to you.

引用自 Electric Cupcake：

MicroATX cube cases aren't going anywhere, so more power to you.

It's not just the size, it's the hardware in it. Gaming consoles excel are gaming because that's why their designed for, a desktop computer is not designed for gaming. It's a multitasking machine with tons of bloat that has no relevance for gaming.

That's why I think it would be better if Steam made the machine a little larger packing in better hardware.

引用自 Alxndr：

引用自 Electric Cupcake：

MicroATX cube cases aren't going anywhere, so more power to you.

It's not just the size, it's the hardware in it. Gaming consoles excel are gaming because that's why their designed for, a desktop computer is not designed for gaming. It's a multitasking machine with tons of bloat that has no relevance for gaming.

That's why I think it would be better if Steam made the machine a little larger packing in better hardware.

Except this PC is designed with SteamOS and Steam Gamers in mind. That is the purpose of it. It's meant to be a livingroom console hardware type design. most regular PCs are an eye sore in the livingroom no matter how good they look. If you want more powerful hardware I'm afraid you're going to need to look at other manufacturers for now. Valve might work on something more powerful in the future but we will see. As for the bloat, you're thinking of windows This doesn't come with Windows and while you could install windows I wouldn't recommend it.

Any PC can be turned into a Steam Machine, all you need is the SteamOS. Reminisce of 2015. Just build your own custom Steam Machine like Valve told us to do back then.

if you need something stronger build your own

dont use steamos, just use linux and install steam linux client


basic rule for buying a pc
cheap - gaming - prebuild
(pick 2)

ff it was a good gaming prebuild, it would not be cheap

Heck, even my mini PC can be called a Steam Deck, and has better specs, except, like the others had stated, it's made to run different things and is multi-purpose by design. The Steam Deck's primary focus to to play games, and its design to handle games at 720P (something its 4C/8T + 8 CU RDNA2 can handle).

My mini PC, R7 6800H 8C/16T + 32GB RAM + Radeon 680M 12 CU iGPU, is arguably more powerful, but its primary purpose/function is just gaming, plus I can only assign up to 8GB of system RAM to the iGPU whereas I ain't sure how much RAM could be assigned to the Steam Deck's iGPU....possibly equal of more than mine. I use it for some productivity usage, entertainment, etc, so it's an all rounder....

OP could build his own PC with more powerful components to surmount the disadvantage of the all-round nature of PCs vis-a-vis Steam Deck...

引用自 Electric Cupcake：

MicroATX cube cases aren't going anywhere, so more power to you.

micro ATX cases in a cube are dead....ITX on the other hand is what most are using

You have to look at it like a "console" that needs to be cheap. This is basically a PC, so anyone that wants more can just get whatever they want.

引用自 smokerob79：

引用自 Electric Cupcake：

MicroATX cube cases aren't going anywhere, so more power to you.

micro ATX cases in a cube are dead....ITX on the other hand is what most are using

Still a bit more expensive than bigger options. Probably with more sales volume and more vendors making hardware for it, specific components (cases, MBs, coolers, fans...) will be cheaper. At the moment I think micro ATX is the overall best option for the price. ITX can be amazing though.

It's designed as a living room console, so it has to be small.
It can also be used as a small desktop/gaming PC.
With a good price it will be a very interesting alternative to "gaming PC with 4060". I guess it will be cheaper and much more fun to use (Windows turns PCs into waiting machines...).

Designed to not explode by taking the best of Amd.

To be economical, it probably won't have an 8060s on board.

Not even a Ryzen AI. But a processor made somehow.

It's Valve's second attempt at a console, with a ready-made, dedicated operating system, with more than 95% of the titles bootable, so it can expand Linux.

If it's successful, developers will have better tools than the Unreal Engine and Unity, created specifically for future titles. It's possible Valve has already designed a graphics engine.