I ditched my gaming PC for cloud gaming when hardware prices spiraled out of control
…We saw prices begin to crawl up across the board, but the straw that broke the camel's back for me was the news that the Steam Deck's price was increasing…
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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
5d agoValve just open-sourced the Steam Machine e-ink faceplate, and you can 3D print one today
5d agoI docked my Steam Deck for $30 instead of waiting for the Steam Machine, and it saved me $1,000
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1w agoWinhanced is getting better, but I still use Xbox Mode with my Windows 11 handheld
…Related I turned my Windows 11 handheld into a retro gaming beast with this app EmuDeck works great for more than just the Steam Deck. For a front-end made by a…
If a decade-old Nintendo Switch can run PC games, your next handheld doesn't need to be x86
…It's just like the Steam Deck, except there's an additional x86-to-Arm layer, too. You don't need to downgrade Steam, there's no patching required for Vulkan support…
I'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…
This fan-made Banjo-Kazooie PC port does what Nintendo won't — and it's free
…macOS, and Linux (complete with a Flatpak version that makes it easy to install on Steam Deck). I'd describe Banjo: Recompiled as not quite as far along as Ship of Harkinian…
I rebuilt my living room around a tiny PC, and I realized it's better than any streaming stick
…Related The Steam Deck does something no retro console can — it plays everything from your childhood (and more) It's not perfect but it gets a lot right Getting the mini PC…
Steam's Big Picture Mode finally has competition, and it's from Microsoft
…On Linux and SteamOS, however, Valve controls the compositor through Gamescope, and those issues are nonexistent. The Steam Deck's integration has proved that already, so when it comes to selecting a…
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…
The Steam Machine will be forgotten, but SteamOS could replace Windows for gamers
…In fact, SteamOS predates the Steam Machine; it's what the Steam Deck uses, after all. Valve just updated it to SteamOS 3.0 so it can also act as the foundation…
The Steam Machine costs $1,049, but Xbox Mode already proved you don't need to spend a dime
…No gaming PC, no Steam Deck, and no current generation console. Even then, I'd nudge slightly towards the PlayStation 5 for its exclusives. Xbox PC app The Xbox PC app allows…