Steam Deck
When Valve shipped the original Steam Deck in 2022, it received a wave of negative reviews. Gizmodo called it “unfinished” while The Verge called it “broken and buggy,” though both noted it was also “glorious” and “full of potential.” Most people felt the initial Steam Deck was simply rushed out. Gamers, however, found the concept of having a somewhat powerful PC in their hands to be incredible, and they continued to buy the Steam Deck in droves. By 2023, the Steam Deck redeemed itself with the Steam Deck OLED. Valve resolved almost all of the issues reviewers noted in the first iteration. The Steam Deck’s success led to a stream of copycat handheld devices.
