Valve releases “Steam Deck Intro” video, remembers its YouTube channel is • Eurogamer.net

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Valve posted its first video on its official YouTube channel in eight months: “Introducing Steam Deck.”

The video below is a straightforward summary of the features of Valve’s upcoming handheld device, and briefly shows the state of the device.

Presenting Steam Deck as “the most powerful handheld game in the world,” Valve talks about the controls, fidelity, and integration with Steam. “Your Steam games are already on your deck,” we’re told. Just sign in and play.

Oh, and don’t forget that you can expand the built-in storage with a Micro SD card, and stream games from your PC.

Valve also notes that Deck is running a new version of Steam that “focuses on handheld games,” with “features you’d expect,” like cloud saves and Steam chat.

Here’s the pitch: “Steam Deck – powerful portable PC games.” Nice anagram, valve!

The video ends with people inviting people to book their hand carry. You can do this for £4, of course, with ‘expected demand availability’ currently off ‘after Q2 2022’. This is wait.

Rich Leadbetter from the Digital Foundry, John Linneman, and Alex Battaglia gather to share their thoughts on Steam Deck. Watch on YouTube for chapter points for each discussion topic.

Two thoughts here: I’m not sure why Valve waited a month after it announced Steam Deck to post this ad-style video on its YouTube channel, but, you know, it’s Valve.

Also, it’s nice to see Valve remembered she has a YouTube channel! Prior to this Steam Deck video, the latest video was posted on the channel for an update of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive’s Operation Broken Fang on December 3, 2020. Prior to that, Half-Life Alyx – Comment Update was posted on November 12.

Demand for Steam Deck appears to be strong, with availability being delayed shortly after bookings became available. Check out Digital Foundry’s Steam Deck analysis for more information.

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