Shuhei Yoshida Shows a PlayStation Game Running on a Portable for the First Time Since PS Vita

Please zoom in on Aloy’s face. That will haunt me for the rest of my life 😂

Maybe they can invest a little of that PC money into the Vita 2.0.

Handheld gaming does nothing for me whatsoever. That said I'm glad more people will get to experience these great games.

Yep... Got on the list 13min after it open. So hoping to get mine at launch or soon after

Will be the handheld with the best 3rd party support ever made.

My first days will be trying out my years of Sream games on it.

I'm definitely keeping a close eye on how Steam Deck does when it's out in the wild. This thing has some seriously crazy potential. If it launches well and people end up really liking it I will pick one up when it's available later down the road.

@Splat Agreed. I'm kind of amazed people are so hyped about this thing. It's really not that cheap considering the storage sizes and performance. I'd much rather go with a gaming laptop.

It seems PC gaming is currently getting another big boom, as soon as they can be compatible in prices to consoles it's over. As for the Steam deck if it had a way to connect to a TV like Switch I would get it, maybe Valve could still add it who knows but it's still a very attractive package.

I just can't stand by the Steam Deck being considered a true handheld. It's literally twice the size of a vita. Even the Switch I have trouble calling that a handheld due to its size. At some point these machines are more akin to laptops to a true portable machine that easily fits in your pocket.

When I can log in to my PSN via the PC, and play the compatible games that I already own on there… I will be so up for a steam deck.

But I’m not gonna make like Skyrim and pay for the same game multiple times

Anybody else getting the new Skyrim in November? HYPED FOR SOME FISHING

Every time I here PS news related to PC... I become more and more sad.😌 Phil has ruined PS just by being in Jim's ears, and Layden laid out the seed.

@Juanalf it absolutely can do that. It won't ship with a dock but they'll be made available sometime after the system releases. It'll be a separate purchase for those that want it.

On that note, unlike the Switch you won't get a bump in performance when docked

Nahhh, handhelds aren’t something I’m interested in at all due to the fact that as impressive as that looks for a handheld it doesn’t look impressive at all compared to console and I like gaming at home. Good luck to all the people that are though 👌

I like the look of the steam deck. Will keep an eye on how well it’s received as might pick one up down the line…

@nessisonett it's bad..😬

Anyone feel like Yoshida is just so miserable in his assigned indies prison on a platform that hates indies he's just actively taken to trolling PlayStation while technically being upper management at this point?

With Sony in the process of porting its PS4 back-catalog en masse to Steam, this is likely the closest thing we're ever going to get to a portable PS4.

The technology is very cool, and I do have a reservation atm, although, like others, I'm also kinda waiting to see what early adopters have to say. Mine isn't scheduled to go through until Q2 2022, so I have plenty of time to cancel after people start getting their units.

I can see Steam Deck having a certain audience but for the price of storage on that thing I am seriously anticipating another Vita situation. I mean 400 dollars for just 64gb is crazy. You wont be able to hold s--t with that kind of limitation unless you exclusively do indies.

@Juanalf Yep, as the others have mentioned. That is an actual feature of the Steam Deck. Either with the official dock or any standard USB-C dock you can currently buy for dirt cheap on Amazon.

At 2:45 - https://youtu.be/h9eihvhM_KE

Yup, it seems steam deck is now playstation vita 2 (and also p4 portable) 😃

@Agramonte unless/until devs start officially tuning games to Steam Deck itself, "support" sounds a bit ironic in the sphere where they're given a vague "recommended/mimimal specs" sheet applied to a sheer multitude of builds, configurations and user behaviours. If mere power guaranteed as much, something like GPD Win 3 could have already worn the mantle for a while now. But what is manageable on these things is usually manageable on them, and I doubt Yoshida would have boasted the experience if this one wasn't. Assuming I'll ever be able to obtain a Steam Deck where I live, the above tweet is proof I'll have at least one game to look forward to and double-dip on.

@Jayslow I'd understand having issues with calling it a pocket PC as compared to PDAs and smartphones those PDAs evolved into. But "handheld" doesn't describe sizes, it describes something you literally lift and hold in your hands to use. Contrary to, say, laptops.

@Residentsteven well, I absolutely would. Barring distinct content disparity, I'll always opt for a portable console port over a portable PC one, thank you very much.

After the PSV, I'm never buying myself a handheld specific system again. What a horrible experience; a let down of significant proportions after the first year and a half.

and i am a idiot for believing Sony is gonna develop a Handheld console to compete with Switch.

@Agramonte mine is down as Q1 next year but I can't wait, I see no reason why it won't be the best handheld I've ever had

@PegasusActual93 It's not really comparable to the Vita's storage issues at all, considering it's expandable with cheap and widely available Micro SD cards. The real question is how viable it is to play PC games off of Micro SD cards, then. That'll determine the fate of the $400 model and, probably more broadly, the viability of the Steam Deck in general, since most people won't be opting for the more expensive options.

@Telekill Nah,the ps Vita was GOATED, it's just that Sony failed to support it and they also lacked foresight in regards to the memory card problem.

Steam deck ain't going to have either of those problems.

@Ralizah
Another concern I have is optimization. With dedicated portables like the Switch you know the chances are it will be optimized but to have a portable with access to Steams entire library will be a wasteland of whether or not the games will run well.

@carlos82

Yeah! for sure. On top of game selection, It will fulfill the dream SONY had with PS4+Vita Cross Save

Compromise a few hrs a day for handheld play. But once home, Steam Cloud Save back to my PC for 4K gaming after my commute and on weekends.

And I only need to buy the game once on Steam to do it. Just that will blow everything else out of the water.

The cheapest Steam Deck is overpriced. The XSS will be a better buy than this. I honestly do not understand the hype behind this. GeForce Now and Stadia are a better option than this. This is a quick cash grab to take advantage of the current gpu issue. For nearly the same price as the most expensive option, or less, you can make your own gaming PC. Of course, you'll be using an APU until a gpu is available.

I'm still not thinking steam deck will be that big a seller. Yes, hybrid is popular, yes the internet's is hyped, yes Asia is a huge potential market for it until their own clones arrive. But it's really expensive for the specs, Valves history of supporting their hardware makes Vita look like PS2, and the screen tech is now worse than Nintendo's machine which is half the price. The idea is great, but I feel like the internet is hyped about the concept and not really thinking hard enough about the price and implementation.

It's like when people praised $199 Wii without doing the math on all the basic accessories required and it ended up more expensive than PS3 Phat ver2.

@NEStalgia @Chris0160 For a handheld device, it's quite affordable given those specs and the included technology. Compare the sheer power in this device at a price that the mass market can stomach compared to the Nintendo Switch (cheaper, but SIGNIFICANTLY weaker), competitor handheld PCs (usually close to the $1000 range), or even high end phones (ditto). Valve said the pricing was painful, and I believe them, because they're totally losing money on the lower-end models.

And, of course, it's going to remain somewhat of a niche compared to a flagship console like the Nintendo Switch, PS5, etc. Valve isn't looking to compete with the big boys in the home console arena, which was one of their mistakes with Steam Machines. This doesn't need to sell 50 million+ units to be successful.

@PegasusActual93 99%+ of games should be able to run reasonably well on it, barring weird technical issues like lack of Proton compatibility, which is something Valve is actively addressing prior to launch (and, for the record, Steam will be transparently highlighting on a game's store page which games work well on Deck, since they're combing through and testing out the entire library on this device). Honestly, this'll likely only be an issue when the system is docked and outputting to a higher-resolution display, as the screen resolution topping out at 720p is going to help tremendously in this regard. Otherwise, it's easy enough for many games to autodetect the sort of hardware you're using and configure settings accordingly, and I'd be willing to bet good money that many, many Steam games will have Steam Deck presets patched into them that will optimize the experience as much as humanly possible on that platform.

@Agramonte yep exactly this, pretty similar to Switch but with much higher quality when playing on the big screen 😉

Plus day one I already have a huge library of games

@Chris0160 XSS isn't a portable gaming system and Steamdeck has far more games available for it as for Geforce and Stadia these aren't any use when you don't have a good WiFi connection and Stadia has a severely limited library of games which doesn't make it a viable platform for me at the moment

@Chris0160

What? You say that it’s better to buy a Series S or build your own PC, than buying a Deck?

You DO know that the Steam Deck is a portable, right? You’re comparing apples to oranges. If you want a portable, you won’t buy a series S or build your own PC instead.

It’s clear that you don’t understand who would want something like this. But I think it’s pretty obvious that it’s for people who want a real portable PC in a Switch size factor. The integration with Steam is its other big strength, obviously.

Also, an official dock will be released (or you could use any USB-C generic dock). Making it possible to connect the Deck to a TV, or a computer screen. And connecting wired (and wireless through BT) peripherals like mouse and keyboard, or a controller, etc.

Be a good device for the xbox owners since it supports xcloud, and if you can play the PS exclusives on it even better.

Technically you can achieve something similar with a phone and PlayStation remote app. What stops me is that those games weren't designed for smaller screens

@carlos82 @RamboMike

I was looking at price, and capability, it's a waste of money.

@Chris0160 for you perhaps, for myself and many others its more than worthwhile