Does it use standard PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSDs? If so, would it be cheaper to buy the $399 model and buy your own SSD. $130 for a 512GB SSD seems high and its a ludicrous $250 for the 1TB version. You can get a 2TB NVMe SSD for around $160

It won't have Nintendo games.

It will have Xbox games.

It will have some PlayStation games.

It will have Steam/PC games.

So intriguing.

I don't think this is good idea, the CPU, GPU and a 64GB eMMC are underpowered specs for future AAA/AA games, you'll be forced to play indie games or even cloud gaming.

So, they will eventually update Steam Deck internal specs in the future anyway, i don't need to rush get one, this is only first step.

Now that I think about it, this is the first handheld that I am aware of that should be more powerful than a base ps4. Now obviously the ps4 is old but hopefully, this means that the Switch 2 will also be more powerful than a base ps4 as that will be releasing even later.

If you count emulators, it will also have Nintendo games

Pretty impressive for $399, basically a portable XBox One/PC with all the games already there.

Yea the base model is effectively the "PR" model that says oh look, we have $399 price point. In reality, the starting price is $529 which to me is still an excellent price point for the specs. Especially with RDNA 2 GPU and Zen 3!

I'd be curious to see if the internal SSD is upgradable or not. If it is, one could snag up the $399 model and probably get a 500GB Nvme SSD on sale and install Windows on it.

I think this is the "handheld" version to what PC is to consoles. I doubt this will be a direct competitor to the switch in the similar vain as PC is not a direct competitor to consoles. Sure there will be an overlap of games and etc but this won't be like say a Vita which was a direct competitor to the 3ds.

Imo this does fill a hole that a number of PC gamers has been asking for as things like GPD Win and Aya Neo and a number of other PC handhelds have had quite a lot of success while charging double the amount that this costs. So there is certainly a market for it. But I doubt this will be a switch killer and people shouldn't think of it as such.

This is awesome

Really looking foward it. I like handhelds, playing steam games on portable is definitely a dream coming true

Yea exactly! The game integration that steam offers with cloud saves and remote play and etc will help with this a lot. Especially with mods and all the other benefits that PCs get. The switch will always be the cheaper optimized experience for the masses while people like me who already owns a switch and wants a more portable PC on the go, this will be a really good alternative.