The state of handheld gaming PCs is a lot different today than back when the Steam Deck was initially introduced. Aside from all the hardware and specs drama, your choices essentially come down to one of two segments.
]]>It’s CES time, folks. This year’s iteration of the show has well and truly kicked off with new hardware reveals - many of which you won’t be able to afford, new gimmicks, flashy presentations, and far too many mentions of AI. CES is also a time for new chip reveals, and AMD tends to bring the goods each year.
]]>Valve's not planning on doing yearly updates to its Steam Deck, the handheld's developers have reiterated. Instead, they're planning on waiting for a proper "generational leap" in teach to arrive before putting out what'll be the next generation of Deck.
]]>Supposedly, actors use a particularly sad or poignant memory to help them show that emotion in a scene. I've never spoken to an actor, so I don't know if this is true, but if I was asked to summon the emotion of a man thinking back over a life that could have been, I'd only have to picture one thing: The SEGA Saturn.
]]>Nvidia has announced it’s making it easier to stream GeForce Now across devices, with a new beta installation method for Steam Deck.
]]>Today, FromSoftware released a new Elden Ring patch. Updates to the open-world action RPG have been sporadic, and the ones the game occasionally gets almost always focus on balance tweaks (particularly for PvP), alongside fixes to certain bugs here and there.
]]>It's pretty likely that the Nintendo Switch 2 is due out this year, and according to one analyst, it's going to get a bit of a price hike.
]]>Valve is a liar. A filthy, filthy liar. The company positioned the Steam Deck OLED as a minor incremental upgrade to their successful handheld gaming PC. A minor refresh. But, honestly: there’s nothing minor about this. It’s amazing.
]]>I’ve spoken about GeForce Now before. It’s brilliant. Beyond platitudes, even. So good I wonder why more people aren’t talking about it. Nvidia’s cloud gaming platform – which, at its premium ‘Ultimate’ level gets you 4K ray-traced gaming on a high-end PC beamed flawlessly to your home – answers the question of whether cloud gaming can be the future. It can... at least for some people. I’ve got a very beefy Full Fibre internet setup, which helps, and I’ve been taking advantage of GeForce Now’s recent addition of Game Pass titles. Let’s just say that my Steam Deck has never felt more incredible.
]]>Valve has explained why you shouldn't expect a successor to the Steam Deck anytime soon. The company revealed a little bit of the decision-making process behind releasing new hardware.
]]>The Steam 20th Anniversary Sale is in full swing, and if you are in the market for a Steam Deck, you can save some money through the duration of the sale.
]]>PC and peripheral manufacturer Lenovo has officially announced the Legion Go, a Steam Deck-like handheld device that has a few interesting things going for it - besides its specs. The Legion Go, much like the Asus ROG Ally, runs Windows 11.
]]>Valve has announced it is now selling certified refurbished Steam Decks.
]]>Naughty Dog has announced over the weekend upcoming patches that should address the technical issues with The Last of Us Part 1's PC port. With that being said, Steam Deck users are going to have to wait a little longer to get a version of the game that works well on their hardware.
]]>Steam Deck, Valve’s rather brilliant handheld gaming PC, is one year old and it’s also currently 10% off – the first time it’s ever dropped in price. The temptation you are currently feeling to buy a Steam Deck at this lower price is no doubt very strong (I have been there and understand), but as a big Steam Deck advocate I must share some thoughts to prepare you for what’s to come. As wonderful as this device is, it has its limitations.
]]>The Steam Spring Sale is live, and along with discounts on various titles across the service, Valve's Steam Deck is also on sale.
]]>^Stay tuned after the ads for our preview video, full of gorgeous ultrawide footage!
]]>If you’re old enough to remember when Sony announced that it was getting into the handheld video game system thing, you’ll remember how exciting it was. At that time, in 2003, Sony was at the absolute height of its gaming powers, with the PS2 an absolutely undisputed dominator of the market. The idea that Sony would now encroach on the last corner of the market still held by Nintendo was thrilling.
]]>I've owned a Steam Deck for about a month now. As a device that costs more or less the same as an OLED Switch, it's absolutely incredible – at times rather magical in a way only proper high-end tech can be. I love being able to play most PC games from the comfort of anywhere in my house, even if the battery takes a bit of a beating in more demanding titles, and my decision to cheap out on SD card storage size bites me on the arse practically every day.
]]>2012’s Uncharted: Golden Abyss wasn’t the best Uncharted game. It wasn’t even the best game on Vita at the time, but that didn’t really matter. It was an Uncharted game that looked great, running on a handheld. Those of you who can’t really remember handhelds before the Switch might not understand, but there was something properly magical about seeing games that looked like this on a portable device. The future for the Vita looked exciting... until it wasn’t. RIP, PS Vita – you deserved a lot better.
]]>Lego Bricktales is the sort of game that would’ve been seismic to me as a child. Lego obsessed from the moment I held my first set, I’ve nevertheless felt that Lego video games have more often than not deliberately dodged or accidentally avoided the freedom of expression and creativity that these magical little bricks allow in the real world. When a game embraces that angle, it’s often gold, as was the case for many of the classic Lego games of the nineties. In Lego Bricktales, we finally have another such game – and it’s brilliant.
]]>Valve has released an updated video for Steam Deck after the company realized the original trailer featured an icon for the Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu.
]]>The Steam Deck has been out in the wild for a while now, and slowly but surely, Valve has ramped up production of the handheld system. The long wait to purchase a Steam Deck has all but diminished, with people now, finally, able to order the system without a reservation.
]]>It may be the worst kept secret in games this year: Returnal is coming to PC. We've seen evidence of the game already manifest in the form of screenshots taken on PC, and via the massive Nvidia leak that happened back in 2021.
]]>Seemingly everyone in the northern hemisphere is suffering from extreme heat at the moment. The UK just registered its hottest day in history, for instance.
]]>It appears to be all hands on deck (literally) for Valve right now as the company announced just yesterday (June 27) that they'll be amping up production of the Steam Deck.
]]>While you can’t get a Steam Deck off Valve directly without joining a hefty waitlist, the market for handheld gaming PCs is becoming increasingly crowded, in part driven by the success of Valve’s machine. We’ve now got eyes on yet another new competitor - the AyaNeo Air.
]]>Steam Deck was recently released, and some users were reporting drift issues with the thumbsticks.
]]>"Jesus Christ, that's massive," my partner exclaims. She's walked in the room and is eyeing the unwieldy, heavy thing I'm gripping with both hands. And she's right. The thing in question is the Steam Deck – and it is massive. Enormous. After using this, going back to a Nintnedo Switch feels like holding a tiny, dainty baby bird. It's bonkers.
]]>Everywhere you look, you see Elden Ring. And it's not very surprising, really, given that From Software's new game launches have become something of an international event now, thanks to years of high quality releases and legions of fans forever going on about them.
]]>One of the best accessories to come by in recent years is the micro SD card. These tiny memory cards can reach up to a terabyte or two in capacity, which is enough for most people's whole gaming library.
]]>Valve has announced Steam Deck, its handheld gaming system, will launch on February 25.
]]>As part of its ongoing work to support Steam Deck, Valve has released a new Dynamic Cloud Sync feature to Steam Cloud.
]]>If you were hoping to get your hands on Valve's futuristic handheld console in 2021, the company dropped some bad news for you near the end of the year. Valve noted that, thanks to "global supply chain issues" and "material shortages", the Steam Deck would be delayed into February 2022.
]]>Valve’s anticipated ‘PC in your pocket’ Steam Deck is now compatible with 80 of Steam’s 100 most popular games. In a new analysis by fansite ProtonDB, the community who spends their time testing Linux gaming compatibility, 80% of Steam’s top 100 titles reportedly run on the system with minor tweaks.
]]>Want to slay demons on the go? Eager to get motivated on your commute? Well, you're in luck: Capcom has released a video showcasing how well Devil May Cry 5 runs on Valve's upcoming handheld Steam Deck console.
]]>If you wanted to see what all the Steam Deck fuss is about in 2021, you're going to be out of luck: Valve has announced that the portable gaming PC will no longer launch this year, and will instead start shipping in February 2022.
]]>If you've been online at all over the past few years, you know that Steam Sales leak. They leak all the time. Almost every year, there's a leak. Look how easy it is for us to find links to stories about Steam Sale dates leaking.
]]>Valve has outlined how it plans to classify all of the games available in the Steam library and their suitability for the soon-to-release Steam Deck in a new video.
]]>If you were curious to know how Valve's incoming Steam Deck manages to do everything it does without resorting to some sort of technological alchemy, you'll be pleased to know that the company has released an official teardown of its upcoming handheld gaming PC.
]]>Fancy a look at what The Witcher 3 looks like running on Steam Deck? Sure you do, and you can see it for yourself below in this tweet from the official Witcher Game Twitter account.
]]>The latest version of Valve's Linux-based operating system, SteamOS 3, is now out in the wild. This is the same system that'll be installed on every Steam Deck, but it's also of interest to Windows users running Steam on desktops and other devices.
]]>Valve is really going after the PC audience with the Steam Deck, and not the Switch audience.
]]>The latest Valve video shows how more of the Steam Deck’s hardware, focusing on gyro controls and the trackpad.
]]>An off-hand comment about Steam Deck's ability to run the platform's modern library has caused some to worry.
]]>Valve has talked about tuning the Steam Deck's hardware to manage the latest games.
]]>Steam's outdated Big Picture mode will receive the overhaul we've been asking for, eventually.
]]>Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot has noted that the publisher will bring its games to the newly announced PC handheld, Steam Deck, if there's enough demand.
]]>Valve clearly wants to avoid Nintendo Switch's infamous stick drift with the Steam Deck.
]]>Pricing the Steam Deck right was one of Valve's main goals when designing the device.
]]>Valve has unveiled a new handheld device called Stem Deck and reservations are available for it now in select regions.
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