Valve’s ad exalts the Steam Deck’s combination of hardware and size, calling it « the most powerful gaming handheld in the world » and « portable gaming without compromise. » As…
What just happened? Being a game developer, publisher, and owner of Steam, you can forgive Valve for not updating its official YouTube channel very often. But its 1.62 million subscribers got a surprise a few days ago when the first video in eight months landed: an advert for the upcoming Steam Deck. Valve’s ad exalts the Steam Deck’s combination of hardware and size, calling it « the most powerful gaming handheld in the world » and « portable gaming without compromise. » As expected, the full-size thumbsticks, analog triggers, and user-assignable buttons are highlighted, as are the touchscreen, trackpad, and gyroscope, bringing « the full power of PC gaming to your hands.
