Steam Deck sells out in North America within 24 hours of price hike
… For those who can’t wait for a SteamOS-powered handheld, new and pre-owned Steam Deck units both OLED and non are selling around or below Valve’s retail pricing on eBay . …
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Valve's Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won't be able to buy one yet
… Like the Steam Deck, the machine ships with the Linux-based SteamOS. Both versions of the Steam Machine will run on a custom six-core AMD Zen 4 CPU with a peak clock speed of 4.8GHz. …
Valve's Steam Deck is back in stock after months, but you won't like it
… 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… …
The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
… 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 . …
The Steam Controller’s “drop-in” charger almost started a fire for this owner
When we reviewed the new Steam Controller last month , we noted how the satisfying click of the magnetic charging puck easily connecting to the back of the controller lets users “save the hassle of fiddling with a power cord.” But one Reddit user’s experience highlights how the exposed contacts on … …
Valve kills its retail gift card program due to scammers
… Valve says it has made various moves to slow scammers, including placing limits on redemption and availability and adding a prominent warning on the cards themselves: “Never share a pin via email, social media or over the phone.” But the company now admits that “scammers have adapted” and “continue… …
AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.
… Valve says it has been using workarounds like chroma subsampling and AMD Freesync support to squeeze better Steam Machine performance out of the HDMI 2.0 bandwidth currently supported by AMD’s Linux drivers. …
Pirates are already playing Forza Horizon 6 days before its launch
… But early Sunday morning, Microsoft mistakenly uploaded roughly 155 GB of Forza Horizon 6 files to Steam in unencrypted form, as tracked by SteamDB . …
Intel makes a bid for handheld gaming PCs with new Arc G3 processors
… SteamOS might need more updates before becoming compatible with brand-new Intel chips like the Arc G-series, but if you prefer Valve’s gaming OS to Windows, it seems likely you’ll eventually be able to try SteamOS on these Intel chips. …
ROG Xbox Ally X20 adds OLED screen, control upgrades
When the Steam Deck OLED launched three years ago, we were glad to see that the new, more brilliant screen fixed the biggest flaw of Valve’s original handheld hardware. …