Lossless Scaling works with every game, and it's the DLSS alternative I actually use
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Cost is a major consideration when it comes to handhelds, and to pretend otherwise would be folly. In the aspect of pricing, Steam Deck OLED continues to decisively pull ahead of the competitors, and there's a special reason for this, which I have talked extensively about in the past. Valve has an ability to sell its handhelds at cost because of a structural advantage that no other handheld manufacturer does. Unlike ASUS or Lenovo, Valve isn't primarily in the hardware business. As a storefront operator collecting a commission on every purchase made through Steam, Valve can afford to price har
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CachyOS proved that SteamOS's biggest limitation isn't the Steam Deck — it's the philosophy behind it
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1w agoI've been running SteamOS on a non-Steam mini PC, and it makes a better living room console than I expected
…Valve's renewed push into the living room with the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and updated SteamOS allows one to create a PC-console hybrid, both in the palms and on the…
Valve's Steam Machine delay forced me to DIY, and honestly it's better this way
…Related I turned my gaming handheld into a Steam Deck and I love it You don't need a Steam Deck... do you? Bazzite also comes with Lutris preinstalled, so you can…
Razer's new Blade 16 finally proves thin gaming laptops don't have to kill your battery
…Related Affordable gaming laptops are a thing of the past, so you should get a Steam Deck instead Good, affordable gaming laptops are a dying breed and require enough sacrifices in specs…
AMD's FSR 4.1 AI upscaling is finally coming to older Radeon RX GPUs
…2 chips, including Valve's Steam Deck. AMD first launched FSR 4.1, a more advanced version of its AI-powered upscaling tech that boosts game performance and improves graphics and frame…
Steam Machine at $600 still wouldn't fix what's actually wrong with it
…I can't even play some of my favorite PC games SteamOS still doesn't support games with kernel-level anti-cheat This has been an issue ever since the Steam Deck…
Linux gaming is almost there, but 3 missing pieces keep me booting into Windows
…SteamOS on the Steam Deck paved the way for the current popularity of Linux as a viable platform for gaming. The three-pronged foundation of Proton, Vulkan, and Mesa that is keeping…
Stop reading raw server logs: These terminal tools turn them into visual dashboards
…Related I turned a Steam Deck into my living room home lab terminal It went so much better than you'd expect. Turns raw logs into something you can query lnav (Log…
Linux just made 8GB VRAM feel like enough for the Steam Machine
…Related SteamOS 3.8 just dramatically improved a lot of handhelds except the Steam Deck itself It's time for SteamOS to start branching out This is what the Steam Machine is…
Your old Nintendo 64 games are finally getting unofficial PC ports, and they run better than emulators
…On Steam Deck, many mature ports now ship native Linux builds, AppImages, or Flatpaks, so setup is usually closer to adding a non-Steam game than configuring an emulator. On retro Linux…