Valve’s Steam Deck was released in February and has changed the mobile gaming scene. It is a compact, user-friendly device allowing users to play their favorite games without the hassle of complicated consoles.
Valve has been very attentive to its community. A month after its release, fans were asked for valuable feedback and suggestions for the Steam Deck.
Twitter user @TheSmcelrea modified a Steam Deck to upgrade the M.2 solid-state drive, utilizing a 2242 SSD instead of the factory-default 2230 SSD.
The updated SSD provided a faster read & write speed. The increased size did not pose a problem while putting back the hardware together. There were no other feasible problems, and the Steam Deck was running fine after re-installation.
Valve offers three hard-drive variants for the Steam Deck; the cheapest one has 64 GB eMMC, the mid-range has 256 NVMe, and the top variant has 512 GB NVMe support. However, if more users try out modifying their consoles for increased storage, it would be a cheaper option than buying the high-cost Deck models.
A major concern is if the device will experience increased overheating compared to before. Even though the modder has not stated any issues as such, this remains a concern for some.
The Steam Deck is a mobile PC, but Valve has been active in making the best of the device. With more developers now catering to the Steam Deck platform, users can easily switch between games without compromising their gaming experience.
About Steam
Steam is a video game digital distribution service by Valve Softwares. It was launched as a standalone software client in September 2003 as a way for Valve to provide automatic updates for their games and was subsequently expanded to include games from third-party publishers. Steam also serves as an online web-based and mobile digital storefront.
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