Steam handheld console gets price and release date!

How many times have you wanted to take your Steam games with you on that long car journey or to a friends house without lugging your gaming rig with you? well now Valve have come up with a simple solution to that.. I'll be it, an expensive solution but a solution nether the less! The handheld system known as the "Steam Boy" had very little detail revealed about it in the past but this week brings us the core things we need to know!

For starters the Steam Boy will now be called the Smach Zero and will be available to pre-order in October-December (Fourth quarter) of 2016 from just $299, However, Valve have confirmed this price will ONLY apply to those who pre-order the system and have explained "those who buy after release will pay a bit more". Now I doubt they'll rocket the price to that of a Actual gaming computer but I have a feeling it will be close enough to a next gen console at around $350.

A concept picture of the model has been shared with us but is still unconfirmed if this is the final design. Many have compared it to that of a PS Vita and I totally agree with them but I can't shake this image of those old kids toys you would get in the UK in which you pressed buttons to create bubbles to move little plastic rings around but that may just be me.. anybody from the UK know what im on about? no? I certainly like the design of the handheld but I just can't get my head around how or why you would want to play games such as Civ V or C&C with such a little screen and limited controls.

Here are some of the Specs of the machine:

• 4GB of RAM
• 720p Touch screen
• HDMI output
• Bluetooth
• Wifi capability 
• 32gb internal storage
• Runs with SteamOS

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