Valve`s Steam Deck faces an uphill battle against cloud gaming
(Android Central)

This could either be really successful or we`ll have another Steam controller flop on our hands. Services like Stadia and Xbox Game Pass for Android have made games more accessible than ever, seemingly making dedicated gaming handhelds obsolete — the Nintendo Switch notwithstanding. That hasn`t stopped Valve from making waves today as it announced the Steam Deck, a mobile gaming handheld meant to deliver a PC-quality experience. There`s a lot to love about this handheld, especially considering it`s much more than what it appears to be, but it faces an uphill battle against cloud streaming nonetheless. It faces an uphill battle against cloud streaming. PC-quality games can already be played on mobile devices, so Valve isn`t doing anything new here on that front. The most compelling reason to purchase it would be to play your existing Steam library, and that begs the question as to why Valve didn`t just make an app similar to Xbox Game Pass. Valve clearly thinks there`s value ...