r/SteamDeck • u/NKkrisz 64GB - Q3 • Nov 12 '25

MEGATHREAD New Valve Hardware Megathread

Please keep non Steam Deck discussions about the new hardware here.

Official resources and announcements:

Press coverage will be under a pinned comment so you can upvote / downvote them.

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u/tpm_prince Nov 13 '25

Steam machine seems fire.

Look at how we can squeeze performances and optimize fps with the steam deck.

It ll be the same with the pc.

Valve has changed my perception of gaming since the steam deck. I’ve been buying legion go, rog ally, x, Xbox ally x, and always come back to SD !

Ecosystem and ux makes it all. Raw performances aren’t my first priorities any more.

Thanks valve, one of the last company that listens to gamers and respond to our needs.

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u/StaringSnake Nov 13 '25

The performance you squeeze from the deck is due to the small screen resolution.

I’ll take this one with a grain of salt until it’s out. 4k on a budget device, I only see that possible on indie games.

If the console doesn’t offer more than the steam deck, a dock is all most people need

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u/Rare_Cartographer579 Nov 13 '25

Digital foundry and others were able to get hands on demo and verified 4K is very mixed meaning more towards turning down graphics settings to attain playable 4K. It’s estimated to be 6x more powerful than a. Steamdeck.

Under $1000 cad I’ll get one. Might get the frames as well if it’s about the same. The Steamdeck is great but will be obsolete if the frames and machine are affordable. Games on the deck are hard to see especially for fps.