Imagine a steam deck that could dock like the switch, and in its dock was an external gpu,(reply>), @Ha ves Lapdocks have existed for years. Quite a few companies (notably Samsung) make smart phones which operate in "desktop mode" when plugged into a suitable dock. I doubt Nintendo would be successful in that particular patent troll.<br><br>As for "guaranteeing sales numbers," gee--if only Valve had a successful track record of running pre-orders... (an eGPU dock would likely be an optional upgrade, but with quite a few eGPU lapdocks already on the market it's not like there's going to be a ton of innovation cost).,(reply>), how do you guarantee sales number on that? it's not like everyone would buy "powerful docks". <br><br>Even if they do add "powerful docks", why don't they just make steam console altogether?<br><br>If valve implemented a simple dock like the switch, their engineer and lawyer would find hell for a loophole to avoid Nintendo's patent.,(reply>), ​@CyanoTex I think the Stram Deck 2 will have the discrete GPU. AMD is making very small dies, and laptop cooling fans are insanely efficient yet tiny. Then there are phones with active cooling systems. It will not be as cool as the current one and will be bulky on the back. Eating battery like no tomorrow and more weight will become an issue for some folks. Price would get double the highest from the current offer.<br>Okay, it will not look like this, more like a powerful CPU with integrated GPU. But an HD screen with half-inch bigger diagonal would be nice.,(reply>), I'm sure some mad lads are working on that,(reply>), Honestly the fact that <b>the Switch</b> doesn't do this is shocking. Shocking!<br><br>All right, not that shocking--this is Nintendo we're talking about.