Rare engineering prototype Steam Deck was auctioned for $ 2000

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/09/d4/ib-1iolsoasg_ea2a6bb1.jpg" Alt = "Rare engineering prototype Steam Deck was sold at auction for $ 2000"/> ~ < p > as part of the auction on eBay a unique engineering prototype of the original valve steam deck.

was sold < P > This technical sample, marked as Engineering Sample 34, is characterized by non -standard design and outdated & laquo; stuffing & raquo;. It is noteworthy that despite the starting price of $ 3000, the device was bought for $ 2000.

< p > The prototype is visually very different from the Stoam Deck serial models. He received blue elements of the body, more curved shape, round trackpads and a mysterious sensor, located next to the right analog. On the back of the device, a sticker with a warning & laquo; not for sale & raquo; that, however, did not prevent the seller from putting it on auction.

< P >< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Wysiwyg/%D0%90%D1%80%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BC/24032025/A-Steam-Deck-2.jpg" A-STEM " width = "552" height = "356" />< /p > < p > The console is equipped with chip Amd Picasso & mdash; This is Ryzen 3000 APU, released in 2019. It is based on Zen+ architecture and VEGA (GCN 5.0). The commercial version of the console uses a completely different processor & mdash; Aerith designed specifically for Steam Deck and based on Zen 2 and RDNA 2 architecture, providing much more performance.

< P > The prototype is equipped with 8 GB of RAM and a SSD drive of 256 GB. For comparison, retail versions offer configurations of 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB (or 64 GB EMMC in the base model). There is no Steamos on the device that indicates its incompleteness and focus exclusively to internal tests. < Br />< /P >