Re: Now Even Microsoft Is Making a SteamDeck

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So the first Microsoft Steamdecks are out*. Well, they're not actually
SteamDecks and, they're not really out (all we're getting is the first
official announcements and specs for the new devices) and,
technically, they're not even Microsoft devices.
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In actuality, these machines are handheld gaming PCs with XBox
branding being made by third-party OEMS... but they sure as hell look
like a SteamDeck. Like Valve's own device (and its licensed clones),
the Asus ROG XBox Ally is features AMD processors/chipsets and has
button placement remarkably similar to Valve's machine. The higher-end
model (the XBox Ally X) comes with 24GB too, as opposed to the 16GB on
Valve's hand-held.
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But basically it's just another fairly-standard hand-held PC with the
native XBox app featured front-and-center.
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Me, if I were Valve, I'd be working hard to make sure the SteamDeck OS
was 100% compatible with the new XBox Ally on its release day. I mean,
c'mon, you know that's what most people are going to be putting Steam
on there anyway. ;-P
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