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From Steam Deck updates to store policy shifts and hardware leaks, get the latest news on Valve’s dominance in the PC ecosystem.
… That’s a significant market even for a multi-billion-dollar company like Valve, and one that Valve said has been a “massive benefit to developers.” At the same time, Valve wrote in 2024 that “physical cards are some of the most expensive payment methods we support,” no doubt thanks to the overhead … …
… Valve plans to launch the box sometime “this year,” and it recently appeared in the database of devices conforming to the Vulkan graphics API. …
… For Valve, these problems have not only indefinitely delayed the Steam Machine “the first half of the year” is still the plan, giving Valve two months to figure it out , but have also rendered the 4-year-old Steam Deck largely unpurchasable. …
… 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 . …
… In the manual included with every Steam Controller, Valve warns that both the charging puck and the Controller contain ”magnetic parts that may attract magnetic items.” Users should make sure both are “free of metallic objects” in order “to reduce the potential risks of sparks and resulting propert… …