Steam Deck¹

What’s clear is that with the demise of Nintendo’s 3DS series, consoles in the traditional sense are largely dead. But something has changed after Valve released a game console called Steam Deck. Though Nintendo’s Switch console model was born to adapt to the mobile gaming scene, and the subsequent Switch Lite is a step closer to portability, the shape of the console is still there, and its handheld game system that is distinct from the host has long since faded. The popularity of mobile games has robbed consoles of their uniqueness: “palm gaming”. Also ever-increasing performance of mobile phones has made carrying...