You can develop games on Steam Deck, and it’s surprisingly straightforward. Steam Deck is an undeniably impressive piece of hardware; not only does it allow you to dip into your Steam library on the move, but it’s also effectively a portable PC that can be used to create games. In …
Read More »Downgraded Steam Deck SSD wont affect gaming performance, Valve says
A month ago, Valve quietly noted that some Steam Deck models were getting slower SSDs, and now that players have noticed the change, the company is emphasizing that it expects no changes to gaming performance. In May, Valve updated its Steam Deck specs page (opens in new tab) to note …
Read More »Valve is doubling the amount of Steam Decks it ships out every week
Valve will begin doubling the amount of Steam Decks it ships out to customers with reservations, the company announced Monday. In an update shared to Twitter, Valve said it had sent out the final batch of emails notifying folks with Q2 reservations that their Steam Decks were shipping. Likewise, if …
Read More »Elden Ring, Witcher 3, and Hades are some of Steam Decks most-played games
Valve has revealed the ten games that Steam Deck players have spent the most time with over the past month, giving us a pretty good insight into what people are actually playing on the handheld. The list is unordered, so we don’t know how each game ranks against the others, …
Read More »Steam Deck review: “Everything Valve promised”
Steam Deck is everything Valve promised, a handheld with all the potential of a PC and a huge library of games ready to go. Owning it is a game-changer and reviewing it is a nightmare. That’s good news for the real customers though because it’s a testament to the energy …
Read More »Aperture Desk Job is a free Portal-adjacent game made to introduce Steam Deck
Aperture Desk Job is a new game that carries on the bureaucratic comedy horror of Portal, and it will be a free way to get acquainted with Steam Deck. Valve debuted Aperture Desk Job and its March 1 release date along with the announcement that it was sending out the …
Read More »Valve on Steam Deck: “We see this as a multi-generational category for us”
“It’s not the first time we’ve shipped hardware. It’s not the first time we’ve shipped software. And SteamOS is something that we’ve been working on for a while as well. But putting it all together into one package – and making enough of them – is proving difficult, though,” says …
Read More »Steam Deck compatibility with Easy Anti Cheat being worked on by Epic
There’s a “big effort” underway to integrate Easy Anti Cheat with the Steam Deck, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has revealed. Yesterday, Sweeney responded to a follower on Twitter asking him whether Fortnite would be updated with the latest Easy Anti Cheat software for Linux-based users. Sweeney responded, as you …
Read More »How Valves Steam Deck compares to Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox Series X
Valve’s newly announced Steam Deck has instantly become one of the most intriguing bits of hardware on the market, but how does the portable, dock-enabled mini-PC compare to the latest consoles – PS5, Xbox Series X, and the competing Nintendo Switch handheld? We’ll start with the Nintendo Switch comparison because …
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