Right now, we are in a structural shortage that probably won't see relief for a good couple of years. As a result, so much consumer hardware feels like it's vanishing. With budget gaming PCs disappearing, Nvidia's Super Series potentially in jeopardy, and the Steam Machine currently in limbo too. The silver lining of all of this is that this crisis might force a software revolution where developers have to finally stop being lazy with RAM optimization. For now, the hardware we want is sitting on a shelf in a designer's drawer, waiting for the prices to drop to make it accessible for the averag
DRAM prices have tripled, and three products are paying the priceCost 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 handhelds
…bunch holding on to older Radeon hardware, this decision will directly change your gaming experience. FSR 4.1 is a huge deal for the Steam Deck and its competitors Handheld gaming just…
…This is not to say that the Steam Deck was built only and only for gaming. In itself, it's a powerful x86 device that outperforms almost every similarly priced laptop, with…
…Together, they make SteamOS feel less Deck-bound than ever before. Valve is also preparing SteamOS to run on its own upcoming hardware. The Steam Machine ships on x86; the Steam Frame…
…The problem is that most peripherals are not just passive input devices, and rather complex, dynamic pieces of hardware that increasingly rely on companion software to justify the price tag. No one…
…and you can keep getting use out of it even if you do upgrade your PC's hardware later on. Lossless Scaling OS Windows CPU 64-bit processor required $7 at Steam
…The answer is Steam, launched by Valve in 2003. GOG (Good Old Games) came later in 2008, and EA's Origin launched in 2011. Steam's early adoption and integration with popular…
…the right price. That's no big secret; it's also why the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S use AMD APUs, as will the upcoming Steam Machine . But hardware doesn't…
…After the September-October window, however, GPU prices breached the stratosphere, and all my upgrade dreams were shattered. With another two years (at least) of this hardware crisis on the cards, I…
…Valve built SteamOS around AMD silicon that's less powerful than the Z1 Extreme, yet the Steam Deck is arguably what made the whole category mainstream. As well, FSR is supported just…
…Fortunately, technology is getting to the point where we can have hardware that is both powerful and battery-efficient, and Razer knows it. The company has put its newest gaming laptop, the…