Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200
Valve has significantly increased the price of the Steam Deck — but now, it’s also in stock. The 512GB Steam Deck OLED now costs $789, up from $549, while the 1TB model costs $949, up from $649. …
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Discord declares it’s the “YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP.”
… 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. …
Listen to the new Steam Controller buzz to the tune of Doom
… There is precedent: After seeing Steam Deck users sideload their own custom boot videos that appear when you power on the handheld, Valve made it an official Steam Deck feature so anyone can join in. It even offers a special spot in the Steam store to get additional boot videos from Valve. …
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
… 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.
Valve’s new Steam Controller isn’t perfect, but I’m buying one anyway
… 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. …
Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days
… 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. …
You don’t have to spend more than $50 on a great USB-C dock for your Switch 2
… Product: Genki Covert Dock 3 | https://www.genkithings.com/products/covert-dock-3 While the novelty of this kind of charger has worn off they felt revolutionary when the first Covert Dock launched in 2020 , it’s great to have two options that work great with Nintendo’s latest console, as well as th… …
PC Gaming
… 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. …
I’ve tested the latest Switch 2 controllers, and this one is the best
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Virtual Reality
… I brought our Quest 3 to Valve’s offices just in case we’d be seeing the Steam Frame , formerly known as Deckard — and it paid off! …
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