Table of Contents Table of Contents The times, they are a- Some simple fixes The Steam Deck Verified program was a good start, but it’s time to move on. Valve separates compatibility with the Steam Deck into four buckets. You have Verified games, which have a green check mark for Valve’s seal of approval, and … Read more
When AMD announced its Z2 chip during its CES 2025 keynote, many thought that we’d see it appear in a fresh version of the Steam Deck. However, a Valve programmer cut those rumors short, stating: “There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck.” This is especially surprising given that AMD itself implied that such … Read more
Table of Contents Table of Contents A proper sleep Go for the bloat A better experience Since its launch, I’m a bit of a Steam Deck apologist. It doesn’t need the advocacy, as the Steam Deck is easily the best handheld gaming PC you can buy, but even in the face of competition from the … Read more
When the original Steam Machine was announced in 2015, it promised a massive change from traditional gaming experiences. The console-slash-PC gained a lot of attention, but a variety of factors stopped it from being a success. Poor performance sent many players back to standard PC gaming, while the high price meant Valve sold less than … Read more
2024’s Steam Autumn Sale has begun. While there are plenty of fantastic deals on video games, the best deal might be that versions of the Steam Deck are available at their lowest price yet. During this Steam Autumn Sale, the 64GB LCD Steam Deck is discounted by 15% to just $297; meanwhile, the 512GB LCD … Read more
Valve has made a significant update to its Proton compatibility layer, which is the basis of the Linux-based SteamOS operating system on the Steam Deck. The update brings several improvements and bug fixes, but it also adds support for Nvidia’s coveted DLSS 3 Frame Generation. The update for Proton Experimental rolled out on November 12, … Read more
EA Electronic Arts announced Thursday that it’ll be removing Steam Deck and Linux players’ access to its battle royale Apex Legends in an effort to combat cheating, effective immediately. In a post on the Apex Legends forums (spotted by The Verge) an EA spokesperson said it made this decision as part of its anti-cheat efforts. Basically, EA … Read more
Jacob Roach / Digital Trends It’s a matter of when we’ll see the Steam Deck 2, not if we’ll see it. Valve has talked publicly multiple times about its plans for a next-gen Steam Deck, which shouldn’t come as a surprise given that the original is easily the best handheld gaming PC you can buy. … Read more
I was once like you. I thought EmuDeck was just a quick and easy way to set up emulators on my Steam Deck, and despite using it for years, I never thought more of it than that. But slowly over the past few months, EmuDeck has become one of the most essential apps I have … Read more
Steam Deck is about to get an exciting new patch that will add official support for 1920 x 1200 resolution — but it’s not what you think. Valve is updating SteamOS to add support for the DeckHD screen replacement. DeckHD offers a major boost to screen resolution, going up to 1200p from the console’s native … Read more
