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… And with Valve still working on getting the Steam Controller out the door next week and shipping the Steam Frame and Steam Machine sometime this year, we could be waiting a while for a Steam Deck 2. …
… It should work with any computer that runs Steam, and as a generic controller for phones too. People have been asking for a successor to the cult classic original Steam Controller, or rather the Steam Deck’s controls shrunk down into a gamepad, ever since the Deck came out. …
… The Steam Deck got a big update with many of these improvements, too. Link: Steam Client Update - April 28th | https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/593110/view/532129653907784634 | Steam News
… I used to make the Steam Deck handheld my go-to couch gaming experience because of how good it feels to hold, but the Controller has me docking my Deck to play on the TV because it feels even better. …
… That’s on top of the “ton” of shipments that Valve watcher Brad Lynch mentioned late last week — and there’s reason to believe these containers have the new Steam Machine or Steam Frame inside, not just an extra batch of the Steam Deck handheld. …
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… Like it has in the past, Mechanism is also offering free files so you can 3D print your own versions of the Basegrip and a “stripped down Dock.” Valve previously used dozens of Mechanism’s mounts — back then, they were called Deckmate — to create the Steam Deck-filled orb that now features in the c… …
… Hopefully, when they are available to order, Valve implements a reservations system — the company took reservations for the original Steam Deck, though it took several months after release for Valve to clear the queue.
… Phoronix notes that they include official support for more distros, support for hardware-accelerated video encoding, improved screen capture, better power efficiency on Steam Deck, support for Discord’s official auto-updater, and more. …
… FSR 4.1’s broader expansion next year will allow the tech to expand to more devices running RDNA 2 architecture, like the Steam Deck. …