I'm switching to Linux for gaming — here's why
…Since the advent of the Steam Deck and SteamOS, many Linux gaming tools, such as Wine and RetroArch, have come a long way. This is partially because the Steam Deck is a…
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Lossless Scaling is the only Steam Deck plugin worth your time, and here's why
6d agoThis $30 app is the best purchase I've made for my Steam Deck
1w agoThe Steam Controller has a hidden Wilhelm scream, and people are dropping it on purpose
1w agoSteamOS runs so much better on the ROG Ally X that I stopped using my Steam Deck
1w agoBazzite turned my second PC into a console, and SteamOS never felt this polished on the desktop
…It has turned my second PC into a console, and the overall experience is so polished that SteamOS doesn’t even come close. Related I installed Bazzite on the Steam Deck, and…
I used Bazzite instead of SteamOS on my gaming PC, and it does everything SteamOS can't
…The Steam Deck was the perfect canvas to showcase it, and despite being a handheld first, the desktop mode meant that you could use it as a desktop computer if need be…
Rising memory costs forced the cancellation of this Windows 11 handheld
…Related Steam Deck sold out? Here are 4 great gaming handhelds to buy instead The gaming handheld market's chock-full with great alternatives to the Steam Deck OLED
SteamOS 3.9 is the closest thing to a perfect desktop Linux I've ever used
…Related I turned my Steam Deck into a home server, and it's as crazy as it sounds If you want to find more uses for your Steam Deck, why not turn…
SteamOS scared Microsoft into making Windows less like Windows
…The obvious benefit of Proton's advancement is that more Steam titles will run more smoothly on the Steam Deck. However, it also meant that desktop operating systems could run Windows games…
Linux gaming still breaks in ways that make normal people give up
…This renaissance is due to the Steam Deck, in large part. Valve had a commercial reason to make Linux gaming viable for non-technical users, and SteamOS pushed Proton from an interesting…
I switched from EmuDeck to RetroDeck for retro gaming, and the setup alone convinced me to stay
…This solution is designed for Linux gaming handhelds such as the Steam Deck (as the name implies), and you can download RetroDeck from Flathub, using a frontend such as Discover or Bazaar…
Emulation has become so easy that the setup is completely invisible now
…The best emulation suite for the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, and more If you want to emulate on the go using a PC gaming handheld, then EmuDeck is by far the…
Sunshine and Moonlight let me build my own game streaming service for the cost of one GPU
…Related How to install and use Moonlight on Steam Deck Moonlight is a great way to make more games playable on your Steam Deck, and it only takes a few minutes to…