Steam Deck is Huge - Size Comparison With Other Portables

While the first batch of Valve's portable Steam Deck consoles won't be distributed to a wider range of gamers until at the end of the month, some lucky people have already had the opportunity to get their hands on the device. One of such people is Cary Golomb, also known as The Phawx - a hardware youtuber who professionally deals with computer system istration. He has prepared a rather interesting summary.

Size comparison

The Phawx took a Steam deck and compared it in of size with various handheld consoles from the past. The list included the PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch OLED, Game Boy Advance, Nokia N-Gage, PSP, and even the infamous VirtualBoy. The size of Valve's device was also compared with the Xbox Series X/S and Wii controllers, as well as the Steam Controller or a banana (a standard size reference on the Internet) We invite you to examine selected images. The rest can be found here.

Steam Deck versus Switch OLED./ Source: Twitter

Steam Deck versus Game Boy Advance. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck versus GBA SP. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck vs. GPD Win 3. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck versus N-Gage. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck versus PS Vita. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck vs. PSP. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck vs VirtualBoy. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck s Steam Controller and pad for Xbox Series X/S. / Source: Twitter

Steam Deck vs. banana. / Source: Twitter

As you can see, Steam Deck is not a small piece of hardware. However, we must take into the fact that it is intended to be a powerful platform, closer to full-scale PCs (Valve itself actually describes it as a PC). So the large size seems justified.

Enthusiasm in early reviews

In addition, it seems that the flippant statements of the creators of Steam Deck comparing it to standard dekstops seem justified. The first opinions about the platform are very positive. Will ordinary players be equally enthusiastic about it? We will find out soon.

1. Steam Deck - official website
2. Steam Deck on Steam

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