3D Print Your Own Steam Deck (and Pretend It’s December Already)
Just days after its announcement, a seemingly true-to-life 3D printable model of Valve's highly anticipated Steam Deck handheld gaming PC is knocking about the web.
One of the great perks of the current state of home 3D printing, made possible by the skills of the folks that do it, is that any hot new piece of tech can be in your hands within days, even hours, of its announcement.
Case in point, gaming giant Valve and its recently announced and hotly awaited handheld gaming PC, Steam Deck. Announced July 15, 2021. Available to 3D print on July 16, 2021. All thanks to the Blender-fu of Thingiverse user wallmasterr, whose full, complete, buttons-and-all 3D model of the Steam Deck is available on Thingiverse.
Getting the scale right shouldn’t prove difficult since the device’s dimensions are known already – 298 x 117 x 49 mm. Getting a feel for the weight might be trickier. The Steam Deck is announced to weigh approximately 670 g – a quick check in Cura shows a generic PLA print at 70 % infill hits close to this number.
Anyone who’s ever had to contort and twist their hands to grip the myriad of handheld game consoles’ boxy, blocky forms, or infamous gamepads (looking at you, Duke) will likely wish they could’ve tried before they “buyed.” This 3D model lets you do just that.
Take the Steam Deck in hand. Twist it back and forth like a steering wheel. See if it’ll slip in your pants pocket (likely not). Prank a friend with your “new” Steam Deck.
And when you’ve done all that, read these:
Lead image source: Valve
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