…Launching at a price that won't do any favors to its sales numbers, the Steam Machine might eventually be forgotten . However, the SteamOS magic that is powering it is the more…
…Even game downloads are more straightforward; you just click the Steam button and navigate to the Downloads tab. Getting the Steam Deck up and running just makes more sense Xbox Mode still…
…Patrick has also interviewed dozens of tech industry executives and covered GDC, E3, Gamescom, WWDC, Apple keynotes, Samsung Unpacked events and more. Patrick has a BA in journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University…
…And while they could have just slapped Windows 11 on it and called it a day, they instead cooked up an operating system based on Arch Linux called SteamOS. And while the…
…Microsoft says that with Xbox Mode, users can browse and launch games using a controller-optimized interface, jump between Xbox Mode and Windows 11's standard desktop easily, and access an aggregated…
…Valve's tuned version of Wine, called Proton , is what makes Steam Play and the Steam Deck work. For years, every meaningful improvement to Linux gaming came from changes to Wine and…
…From Steam Machines to Proton And back to Steam Machines Valve's interest in Linux gaming didn't start with Proton. In 2015, it launched Steam Machines, a line of Linux-based…
…When Valve released the Steam Deck in February 2022, it provided consumers with a glimpse of the immense compute that could fit within the palm of their hands and be taken anywhere…
…And when the Steam Deck launched four years later, that made all the difference. Google needs that kind of long-term vision and investment, but it seems highly unlikely that this is…
…Installing Steam also let me use it with my Xbox controller. I also installed Playnite , an open-source launcher that provides a controller-friendly dashboard for Steam, RetroArch, and local game files…