…as spotted by Brad Lynch and TVKilledMi on X/Twitter, this model does support 6GHz triple-band Wi-Fi — suggesting that it has either Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7. The original Steam Deck doesn’t even have Wi-Fi 6.
Chad OP putting the answer in the title 🤝
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Thank you for saving us a click
True hero, setting a great example 💪
Wait, it doesn’t use WiFi 6?
The fuck? I had no idea
I had the same reaction when I found out that the OG PS4 only did 2.4GHz.
Jesus, as someone with the og ps4 im just now learning this. TIL i guess.
For anyone wanting a console / steam link hardware replacement - get a raspberry pi. I run steam link on a 3b and a 4 and it’s amazing on both. I still have 2 steam link boxes from back in the day, but they have slower WiFi, are less stable, and still only work in 1080p. I have none of these issues streaming to the Raspberry Pis. Crispy 4k 60fps streaming.
You have to use a workaround due to some strange bug that Steam hasn’t fixed on linux, but it just means you need to launch it in a little of an abnormal way. After that, it’s ez peasy.
What’s this workaround you speak of? Been meaning to do something with my spare 3b
Seems like it’s probably a console/mini PC. I would assume it will come with Steam OS. We’ll see!
They already did this 5 years back and it was a failure. The Steam controller was neat though.
Now Proton has had more time, it makes sense that they would revisit this though
The software support (proton) wasn’t where is it now though. They also did it through third parties instead of in house.
Could be interesting, they could probably market it.
They made a streaming box, not a console or mini PC.
Nah, they made what was basically a Linux based Steam console too: https://www.techradar.com/news/gaming/consoles/valve-steam-box-release-date-news-and-features-1127072
A home console only slightly more powerful than the Deck (as reported) would be a flop. It would be less powerful than the PS4. People will be plugging this into 4k 120hz TVs.
I’d be very surprised if it was a home console unless they have some kind of magic upscaling they’ve built into Proton.
If they manage to put in a 7600 class GPU and sell the whole thing for under $500, it would be a winner. You could build a PC like that, so given the economies of scale, that should be doable.
I wonder if there is so many 4k tv around.
Some 32" TVs are 4k, 99% of 43"+ TVs are 4k. Most people can afford them because they are very cheap. Usually 90Hz, mostly 100Hz, sometimes 120 or 150Hz
It is a console, steam box 2.0
