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Optimize your handheld with Steam Deck news, covering hardware mods, 'Verified' game performance, and SteamOS software updates.
… By Matt Tate July 15, 2026 12:25 pm EST Update, June 15, 6:45PM ET: Valve and iFixit tell The Verge that the situation around the Steam Deck LCD battery is being resolved. iFixit confirmed that the stock issue was real, but now says it will apparently have the parts again, after, the repair special… …
… The Verified program will do the same for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame hardware. For Steam Machine, the requirements for a Verified badge are nearly identical to the Steam Deck's, Valve says. …
… I very sadly don't have a Steam Machine, so I don't know what happens if you load up the Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced store page through SteamOS on the new PC, but I went into the Steam desktop app on my MacBook and found its Steam Machine verification buried inside the Steam Deck compatibi… …
… I tested out the controller on my PC with Steam games and non-Steam games added to my Steam library first, of course — seriously, more on that later , and in my living room with my Steam Deck acting as a makeshift, low-powered Steam Machine. …
… If you have a Steam library of indie titles and less-demanding experiences, the Machine should serve you well — but then again, so would a Steam Deck, or an old PC, or a laptop, or a phone with Steam Link. …
… Not surprisingly, its large display felt far more immersive than the Steam Deck's portable screen, especially while playing graphically demanding games like Star Wars: Jedi Survivor . Of course, that also makes it far easier to notice the graphical limitations of the Steam Deck itself. …
… Plus, Building Relationships is coming to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S later this year, alongside the Steam version . We also want to take this moment to say SHE: Seraphim Helix Experiment from Rocket Adrift Games looks and sounds incredible. Here's the full Story-Rich Showcase Steam page . …