Steam Deck dev kits are out in the wild as it enters the final stages of development

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The Steam Deck is in the final stages of development, Valve has revealed.

The news comes from an official by Valve yesterday on September 14. Valve opens the post by explaining to those eagerly awaiting the device that a limited number of dev kits are now in the hands of developers, so they can test out their games before they launch on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Deck later this year.

Next, Valve unveils that the Steam Deck is in the "final st♏ages of development." Specifically, Valve says it's now looking for feedback from developers who receive dev kits, potentially incorporating said feedback into the final design of the product before it ships out to consu﷽mers.

Speaking of getting hands-on time with the Steam Deck prior to launch, we were suitably impressed with Valve's new hardware when we got to try it out for ourselves earlier this year. You can head over to our complete 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Deck preview to see how some of your favorite games run on the ne꧑w hardware.

However, there's still some debate as to whether the Steam Deck really will be able to run some of the more popular games out there. Earlier this year, it was alleged that the Steam Deck might not run games like Apex Legends and ꦫDes෴tiny 2 due to their anti-cheat software, whereas Valve claimed that every game in Steam's expansive𝔉 library could run𝓀 on the device. More recently, a Valve developer stated that if the Steam Deck doesn't run every single game on the storefront, 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Valve considers this a bug that needs 🌺fixing.

You can head over to our 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Steam Deck comparisons guide on how the new system stacks up against the likes of the PS5, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch.

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