We’ve also compared it to Steam’s very first press release
Valve have produced a teensy digital booklet about the history of Steam and theSteam Deckas they prepare to introduce it to potential customers in the Asia-Pacific region. The 50-ish-page guide to everything Steam Deck also features a rundown of Valve’s relatively short history of manufacturing hardware such as the Steam Link and Steam Controller, and the Valve Index VR headset.
WHAT CAN STEAM DO?Once you’ve installed Steam, all of the following features are available on your desktop and while you’re playing Steam games.
EASY AND FAST ACCESS TO GAMESAfter installing Steam, you’ll have instant access to Valve’s full library of games. And when you choose one to play, you don’t have to wait for the whole thing to download – you can start playing in a matter of minutes.
AUTOMATIC UPDATESSay goodbye to game patches forever–they’re a thing of the past. Steam will keep all of its games up-to-date for as long as you want to keep playing them. No more hunting for download sites just to get up and running!
INSTANT MESSAGING, EVEN IN GAMEKeep in touch with your buddies through “Friends,” Steam’s instant-messenger. It even works while you or your friends are playing games – you don’t have to stop playing to communicate.
SERVER BROWSER - FIND YOUR FRIENDS' GAMESNow it’s incredibly easy to find a quality game server – one that’s fast, that’s running your favorite game, and even one that has your friends already playing on it.
PARLOR GAMESMaybe you’re dodging your homework. Maybe you’re just bored while waiting for another turn in Counter-Strike. Either way – why not enjoy a nice game of Chess? Or Checkers? Or Go? Or Hearts… Or….
If you happen to be passing by Tokyo Game Show next month then you might be able to grab a copy of the Steam Deck booklet at Valve’s booth there. Then, when we’re all hopping around inside the Metaverse’s distant cousin twenty years from now, we can all look back and wonder what books were even for.
