Different Steam Deck Models Explained
The upcoming release of Valve's Steam Deck has had the gaming community buzzing for months. Valve, the company behind the popular PC gaming platform Steam, revealed the new portable console during the summer of 2021. Developers say they are on track for the first round of Steam Decks to ship out in February of 2022, just weeks away.
At the moment, fans interested in getting their hands on a Steam Deck have to pre-register for $5. Steam's website says the Steam Decks reserved now will be available sometime after Q2 of 2022, so fans who want one need to get a reservation fast in order to minimize the wait time. But there are three different models of the Steam Deck at three different prices. Each model has unique specifications and offers different benefits for different types of gamers.
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Fans on a budget or unsure about purchasing tech at a high price point will be pleased to hear that one version of the Steam Deck is only $399, retailing at only $100 more than a Nintendo Switch. This Steam Deck is being called "entry-level" by the team at Valve, and not for a bad reason. At the reduced price point, this Steam Deck offers the smallest amount of storage of the three at only 64 gigabytes. To put that in perspective, Hitman 2 is 149 GB all on its own, so this small storage size may hinder players interested in taking on games with massive file sizes. Additionally, this model processes data and storage much slower than the other models. Due to the eMMC drive, this Steam Deck will max out at 500 MB per second. However, it still offers a great experience for particular gamers, especially those who are new to gaming or are interested in smaller titles like Stardew
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