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Despite the evident hurdles, including the necessity of custom tinkering and the fact that many consider SteamOS to be the superior way to game, the Steam Deck has become an unlikely Windows gaming handheld. 👉 4 reasons why SteamOS is quietly winning over PC gamers — and why Windows won't be dethroned any time soon While Valve made the initial steps easier with its official Windows drivers package roughly a year after the Steam Deck's launch (likely in response to Valve seeing how many users wanted to try Windows on its hardware), it's been the community that sprang up around it that has reall
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…With this update, SteamOS stops being "just for the Steam Deck" and starts becoming something a lot broader. Wider compatibility is the headliner here with SteamOS 3.9. SteamOS now runs across…
…Phoronix notes that they include official support for more distros, support for hardware-accelerated video encoding, improved screen capture, better power efficiency on Steam Deck, support for Discord’s official auto-updater…
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…It should be noted that Embark has clearly considered Linux playability via Proton and similar tools, as well as its Steam Deck Verified status, until now. There's a fair bit of…
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Sent my Steam Deck to RMA as the R1 button broke. I guess I will never see it again...
A couple weeks ago I got my steam deck. I already finished The Last Of Us part one and this is an amazing experience! I have a Switch but I think the deck is much better! What games would you recommend to start with?
I think my deck's battery is swollen.... Although it says battery health 100%. what can I do in this situation? I'm from a country where the deck is not officially sold. I bought it from someone that bought it from the U…
Big announcement! AMD is bringing FSR 4 to older GPU architectures, including the one the Steam Deck uses. This may mean we are getting an official version for the Deck. Now they don't specifically say it in the video, b…
…Xbox Handheld Gaming PC Steam Deck maker Valve says it's "working very hard" to bring the Steam Deck back in stock, though ongoing RAM shortages are making it difficult to do…
…The Steam Deck arrived on store shelves on February 25, 2022, but the company released its official CAD files a couple of weeks earlier. This resulted in a vibrant community of 3D…
…Valve enacted a similar policy when opened pre-orders for the Steam Deck in 2021. Valve says that inventory will be replenished on a region-by-region basis, starting with reservations next…
…your smartphone to a Steam Controller By Ian Carlos Campbell May 1, 2026 2:46 pm EST Mechanism, the company behind a "gaming pillow" for the Steam Deck and a growing list…
…The Steam Controller represents roughly 13 years of R&D, from its first iteration announced in 2013 to the debut of the Steam Deck in 2022, and the refinement period clearly paid…
…The final product still leaves room for improvement, much like the Steam Deck, but Valve has finally cracked a console-worthy PC controller with some strings attached." The good news is that…