Steam Deck is Expensive...Now what?

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising prices of the Steam Deck and explores alternative handheld gaming options.

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People in this episode

Host: Bill Fairchild

Topics covered

• Steam Deck pricing
• handheld gaming recommendations
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Sony State of Play
• video game delays

Keywords

• Steam Deck
• Steam Machine
• Nintendo Switch 2
• Sony State of Play
• video game delays
• Fable
• Witcher 3

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Valve, Sony

Products: Steam Deck, Steam Machine, Nintendo Switch 2

Books & works: Witcher 3

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