
Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 1x USB Type-C with DisplayPort 1.4 support

Steam Deck vs Switch: Tech SpecsĦ4GB eMMC | 256GB NVMe SSD | 512GB NVMe SSD And because pricing is so fundamental to the device, for the love of Gabe, please don't spend over the odds on an Ebay Steam Deck (opens in new tab). This is a new, highly sought after gaming machine that's launching in the midst of a technology supply crisis, where prices are ubiquitously sky-high, and yet Valve has stuck to its original, aggressive pricing strategy. The fact you can bag a Steam Deck for just $50 more than a Switch is mighty impressive, made more so by every tier of Valve machine having otherwise identical specs. That said, at its $399 cheapest it's still more expensive than the priciest Switch, the latest OLED version at $350 (opens in new tab).īut Valve has bent over backwards to make sure it was able to nail a price point for its entry level Deck that was at least close to the Switch, with Gabe himself stating that pricing was "painful." (opens in new tab) This is a full handheld gaming PC that costs less than a third of the price of some of the other Switch-a-like PCs we've seen thus far.


The pricing of the Steam Deck (opens in new tab) is one of the most impressive things about it. (Image credit: Future) Steam Deck vs Switch: Price
