I never expected to write an article directly comparing the Steam Deck with the Switch 2. But Nintendo is poised to give its PC-powered competition a rude awakening.

The Steam Deck is a very popular (and good!) handheld gaming device that lets you play many of your favorite PC games on the go. But what if it was a screenless console you had to plug into a TV to use? Well, someone ripped their own Steam Deck apart to make just that and called it a “Steam Brick.”

It's possible to shave off the case, screen, and controls to make a "headless" Steam Deck with a custom 3D-printed case.

So one hardware hacker decided to shrink the Steam Deck… by taking away the screen, controllers, and just about everything else that makes the Steam Deck a mobile device. The result is a mini PC that’s amusingly dubbed the “ Steam Brick .” It can do everything the Steam Deck does… but only after you plug in a display and controllers.

Handhelds are designed to be portable, but what if you need something smaller than OEM? The Steam Brick pulls basically everything off of a Steam Deck to make it as portable as possible.

A Steam Deck user had an issue with the gaming handheld's bulk. So he created the 'Steam Brick,' a stripped-down version. He successfully created a portable one-third the size of