Valve’s Steam Deck should also be operated with official docking stations on televisions and monitors with external peripherals and so can be a complete alternative to a gaming PC for less demanding gamers. Even before the release, Valve again improved the docking station’s specifications. Read more about it below.
Valve’s Steam Deck is currently a very popular combination of game console and PC, scoring scores with relatively powerful hardware despite its small size. Unfortunately, the console hasn’t become available in any meaningful versions so far and the wait times are longer than many players expect. In order for the Steam Deck to offer some of the functions of Nintendo’s Switch, Valve has considered docking stations for the console. However, even before its release, the technical details of the dock were changed.
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Basically, the dock should only offer one USB-A 3.1, two USB-A 2.0, and an Ethernet port for stable network connections. There are also connections for DisplayPort 1.4 and HDMI 2.0, which can transmit the image. This allows users to easily connect their peripherals and fast data storage to the Steam Deck while playing on a TV or monitor. However, two months ago, all three USB ports were quietly and covertly upgraded to the FAST 3.1 standard and it was explicitly informed that the Ethernet port is a gigabit port. Only screen connections remain the same.
It further enhances the Dock for Steam deck and should be an interesting expansion option for players. Unfortunately, it is not yet clear to what extent it will work in practice, how much money it will cost and when it will be officially introduced. Valve announces the launch only roughly as “Spring 2022” and offers the option to add the docking station to its Steam wish list.
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