Steam Deck
Maximum PC|May 2022
Valve's Steam Deck is here, but how does it stack up?
MATT HANSON
Steam Deck

THE FIRST THING you should know about Valve's Steam Deck is that despite its looks, this isn't a Nintendo Switch alternative. It's so much more than that. Sure, it looks like a handheld console, but Valve has made an impressively open and powerful device that's actually more like a gaming laptop alternative. In that respect alone, it's a triumph.

For PC gamers with a Steam library. the Steam Deck gives you a ready-made collection of games-open up the Steam Deck, login, and all your games will be waiting. Not every game is compatible with the Steam Deck, mainly because it runs Steam OS 3.0, a Linux-based distro, and relies on Proton, a software compatibility layer that allows Windows games to play on Linux. When it works, it works incredibly well, and there's no noticeable performance impact. But, due to the sheer size of the Steam library, some games will either have compatibility issues or won't run at all.

この記事は Maximum PC の May 2022 版に掲載されています。

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この記事は Maximum PC の May 2022 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。