On June 28, Steam Deck stated through its official platform that production has picked up, and announced that it will double its production capacity starting next week. By then, this hot-selling PC game console will also delay the shortage.

On June 28, Steam Deck stated through the official platform that production has picked up, and announced that it will double its production capacity starting next week. By then, this hot-selling PC game handheld console will also delay the shortage.

(Picture from: Steam Deck official Twitter)

Due to the epidemic, the PC game handheld Steam Deck launched by Valve has been severely out of stock since its release, and consumers often need to queue up for several months to qualify for purchase. As the epidemic situation improves, the manufacturers responsible for providing Steam Deck components have begun to resume work, and this phenomenally popular PC gaming console will see an increase in production capacity. In the past month, Steam Deck has achieved four consecutive weeks of sales on the Steam platform.

(Picture from: Steam Deck official Twitter)

Steam Deck is equipped with AMD Zen 2 APU and has 16GB LPDDR5-5500 memory, which can basically run most 3A game masterpieces on Steam smoothly. It combines performance and portability at the same time, which is one of the important reasons why countless players are enthusiastic about it. However, from a hardware perspective, Steam Deck is not without its shortcomings. Like the original version of Nintendo Switch, both only use a 720P resolution display. Although the body provides a good external expansion interface, it is still a bit insufficient for a device larger than 6 inches. Sincerity.

(Picture from: Steam Deck official Twitter)

In fact, before the launch of Steam Deck, many game handheld "pioneering veterans" chose to abandon this route. The reason is that it is difficult to choose between power consumption and performance. . And Steam Deck just took advantage of AMD's "wind". The Aerith APU equipped on the Steam Deck provides 1.6TFops FP32 performance. The overall performance is comparable to the GeForce MX450. The TDP of the entire Aerith SoC is 4 to 15W. On the basis of maintaining a certain balance between power consumption and performance, it is difficult not to attract players. their onlookers. In addition, from the naming, it is not difficult to see that Steam Deck is almost a handheld console born for the Steam game platform. Under the dual protection of hardware and software, it is difficult for Steam Deck to become one of the best-selling game handheld consoles.