… While it’s hard to know from the outside just how many Steam Deck units sold at the new inflated price, those sales were enough to once again boost the hardware to the top of Steam’s Top Sellers list . …
… SteamOS picked up official support for some third-party gaming handhelds and other hardware besides, and some manufacturers were beginning to ship models with SteamOS rather than Windows pre-installed. Games were being tested not just for Steam Deck compatibility, but general SteamOS compatibility . …
… Of the Deck’s major competitors, only the $600 Asus ROG Xbox Ally and its AMD Ryzen Z2 A processor, which is very similar to the Deck’s semi-custom AMD chip is significantly cheaper than the Steam Deck. “Steam Deck itself hasn’t changed; these new prices reflect the current state of component costs… …
… That “Full HD” promise means LG’s 1,000 Hz display hits the 1080p threshold that is by far the most common resolution reported by gamers in Steam’s regular hardware surveys . …