Report: Valve Is Making A Switch-Like Portable Codenamed SteamPal

Report: Valve Is Making A Switch-Like Portable Codenamed SteamPal
Kotaku
5 days ago
Nathan Grayson
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One of Valve’s previous hardware projects, the Steam Controller, on a factory assembly line.
If the Nintendo Switch has proven anything, it’s that being able to play previously PC-only indies on the go rules. Soon, though, you might not need to wait for Switch ports of your Steam-powered faves: a new report claims Valve is working on its own handheld.
Ars Technica and cites “multiple” sources who are familiar with the device. According to
Ars, the device—codenamed “SteamPal”—will run “a large number” of Steam games via Linux and could launch as early as the end of this year. The report further describes SteamPal as “an all-in-one PC with gamepad controls and a touchscreen,” though notably sans any sort of removable Joy Con equivalent. This naturally leads to questions about what, exactly, about it is Switch-like aside from its portable form factor—which, in fairness, has inspired a number of portable PCs since its release.

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