Valve has quietly updated the specs of its yet-to-be-released official dock for Steam Deck gaming laptops. As I mentioned earlier Geek. Review. Steam Deck’s specs page originally stated that the dock would have one USB-A 3.1 port, two USB-A 2.0 ports, and an Ethernet port for networking, but the page says so now. all three The USB-A ports will use the much faster 3.1 standard and they now state that the Ethernet port will actually be a Gigabit Ethernet port.
According to the Wayback Machine, Valve’s Steam Deck technical specifications page listed the original specifications February 12th, the diagram that accompanies the docking showed the Ethernet connector for the network. but Until February 22ndSpecifications have been updated to include three USB-A 3.1 ports. and Until February 25th – The first day the valve was started Steam Deck Sale – Updated dock diagram to show three USB-A 3.1 ports and Gigabit Ethernet socket.
(The February 25 archive of The Wayback Machine is also the first time I’ve seen Valve use the title “Docking Station” instead of “Official Dock.”)
The upgrades are looking good for the curb and I’m looking forward to getting one myself. I envision a future where I could use the dock to play Steam games on the TV in my living room. Unfortunately, I don’t know exactly when I’ll be able to do that, as Valve has only given a vague Dock release date of late Spring 2022, and the company hasn’t shared how much it might cost. Valve did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
If you don’t want to wait for the official Valve dock, the company says you can use other USB-C hubs instead, like my colleague Sean Hollister did. in his review. but i waited long enough For the surface itself, what’s the other two months for the patch?
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