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Who wants a handheld that's priced like a laptop?
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
3 reasons I still prefer the Steam Deck OLED over Windows 11 gaming handhelds
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Linux might never replace Windows, so Valve is putting it in your living room instead
…Now, with SteamOS expanding beyond handhelds and entering living rooms through the upcoming Steam Machine, Linux may finally get to every household using an entirely different door. Related Valve's SteamOS has…
Jun 3, 2026
· Samarveer Singh
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I don't need the Switch 2's Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake — I already made my own
…Post by @patrickorourke View on Threads I spent hours watching my older brothers play the game that day, and managed to squeeze some time to play it myself, too. At the time…
Apr 16, 2026
· Patrick O'Rourke
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I stopped trying to replace my Nvidia Shield and built something better instead
…In a bid to get a similar set-up, I thought the solution was to recreate the old Nvidia Shield TV setup using newer hardware. Except that similar hardware is hard, if…
Apr 13, 2026
· Dhruv Bhutani
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I don't use HDMI, and I never will
…Sign in to your XDA account I've used a wide range of PC monitors over the years, from early monochrome CRTs to high-speed 480Hz OLEDs , utilizing a diverse array of…
May 2, 2026
· Joe Rice-Jones
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Wine has been translating Windows games to Linux since 1993, but Proton is what made it effortless
…Wine never cracked gaming, but it set the stage Wine began in 1993, which makes it older than most of the games it's used to run. The project was started by…
Apr 1, 2026
· Adam Conway
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