It's not just you — MSI's confession proves it's the worst year ever for PC hardware
…The prices of the PS5 and PS5 Pro recently got hiked, and even PC gaming handhelds weren't spared, as the top-end Lenovo Legion Go 2 model was jacked up by…
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Cost is a major consideration when it comes to handhelds, and to pretend otherwise would be folly. In the aspect of pricing, Steam Deck OLED continues to decisively pull ahead of the competitors, and there's a special reason for this, which I have talked extensively about in the past. Valve has an ability to sell its handhelds at cost because of a structural advantage that no other handheld manufacturer does. Unlike ASUS or Lenovo, Valve isn't primarily in the hardware business. As a storefront operator collecting a commission on every purchase made through Steam, Valve can afford to price har
3 reasons I still prefer the Steam Deck OLED over Windows 11 gaming handheldsYou can build a Steam Machine right now, but Valve's optimization is the part worth waiting for
…Everything comes together to create the ultimate handheld gaming experience with low-power hardware. It can even outperform the Legion Go S from Lenovo, which is more capable on paper. Valve is…
AMD is giving older Radeon cards an unexpected upgrade, but it's a bigger deal than it appears
…The news is especially big, especially given the fact that the handheld gaming market isn't poised for a generational hardware refresh from the major manufacturers anytime soon thanks to the DRAM…
I used Bazzite instead of SteamOS on my gaming PC, and it does everything SteamOS can't
…gaming Couch PCs and handhelds On officially supported hardware, SteamOS should be your primary choice. It's clean, does what its supposed to, and has the development might of a gaming giant…
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…If you're looking to set up an HTPC for gaming, the software ecosystem around SteamOS on non-handheld hardware is not fully there yet, and until it is, Bazzite and Windows…
I replaced Windows with Bazzite on my handheld, and every game loads faster now
…Windows 11 is still the thing slowing down PC gaming handhelds Even with the new handheld mode in Windows 11 , it's still sluggish compared to Linux-based handheld OSes. The only…
Linux on the desktop isn't winning, but Linux on my handheld already has
…what a form factor dedicated to gaming needed all along. SteamOS delivers a markedly better experience on handhelds than Windows on even the very same hardware in both performance and user experience…
AMD's handheld driver support is so bad that Linux is starting to look like the better choice
…And that's the process for PC gaming handhelds, at least the ones based on semi-custom chips instead of laptop variants. How long until other AMD-based handhelds get slow-walked…
I switched from EmuDeck to RetroDeck for retro gaming, and the setup alone convinced me to stay
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SteamOS runs so much better on the ROG Ally X that I stopped using my Steam Deck
…t built with powerful hardware to begin with. Valve wanted to thread the needle between usability and affordability, and it did just that, but every PC gaming handheld since has come with…