HomeNews
Valve say don’t crack open your Steam Deck but also show you how to do itTake a peek at what’s inside
Take a peek at what’s inside
Take a look inside Steam Deck™!Watch on YouTube
Take a look inside Steam Deck™!
Back during its reveal, Valve said that theydidn’t take any chances with stick drifton the Steam Deck. “We purposely picked something that we knew the performance of,” they said then.
In today’s video, they do show how to detach the thumbsticks. They note that the entire stick assembly is custom and mention that in the coming months they’ll be sharing a source for replacement parts, including thumbsticks. Even carefully-chosen parts can fail.
They also show off how to remove the Deck’s SSD, though of course they also recommend you don’t do that and opt to increase storage space with a MicroSD instead.
Valve also note that today’s video shows off pre-production hardware, so there may be some differences yet between what you see here and what shows up on your doorstep. This is certainly the gist of it though, a nice look inside so you don’t feel tempted to go digging around yourself.
As of last month,Steam Deck dev kitswere getting shipped out. We’ve also heard that more majormultiplayer games are on boardwith the Deck now that they’ve confirmed Easy Anti-Cheat and BattlEye compatibility.
Steam Deck pre-orders are expected to begin shipping in December of this year, so it won’t be too much longer before we go hands on.
