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The Steam Machine launch date looks to be nearing, judging by some inconspicuous work Valve has been doing on Steam's backend
…The company seemingly wanted to replenish its stock of the handheld, shortly before it announced staggering price hikes for the Steam Deck . Whether or not that shipment included Steam Machines is unclear…
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…Related The Steam Machine Will Reportedly Still Be More Expensive Than The Steam Deck The Steam Deck's steep price increase is a worrying sign for the Steam Machine. The Machine and…
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Just got used Steam Deck OLED 1 Tb
A couple weeks ago I got my steam deck. I already finished The Last Of Us part one and this is an amazing experience! I have a Switch but I think the deck is much better! What games would you recommend to start with?
How To Set Up and Install The Twilight Princess PC Port (Dusk) On Steam Deck - SteamDeckHQ
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess PC Port (Dusk) was released yesterday, and it's amazing on the Steam Deck. The TwilitRealm team has done an amazing job with it, and it's the best way to experience the game now. It…
Do YOU find Lossless Scaling useful on the Steam Deck?
I've seen alot of Youtuber talk about Lossless Scaling as a amazing program to help the Steam Deck. However, I've seen others mentioned it's nothing special, and even hurt performance in the long run alongside input dela…
Why does the game look better on other Steam decks than on mine?
SOLUTION: It turns out it was simply the "Decky-Framegen" plugin. This plugin patches and tricks the game into thinking the Steam Deck has an Nvidia graphics card, enabling DLSS but translating it to AMD's FSR. Thank you…
I am a long distance truck driver and Steam Deck became my best friend on the road.
After starting my job as a long distance truck driver I was sad that how little i use my desktop pc. I decided to buy a steam deck and 3 days passed we are inseparable now. And i love the amazing community this device ha…
In the 33 months since Baldur's Gate 3 launched, it's hardly ever fallen out of the top 5 most-played games on Steam Deck
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Valve isn't ditching Windows or x86, but it's quietly making both optional
…Lenovo's Legion Go S is the cleanest official example, and other AMD handhelds are more of an expanded install path than a guaranteed Deck-like experience. SteamOS 3.8 is the…
Valve says the Steam Deck 2 needs a chip that doesn't exist yet
…However, eventually those who are still using a Steam Deck will absolutely demand a Steam Deck 2. Based on Valve's comments and AMD's roadmap, it's likely that the Steam…
Valve Steam Machine Benchmarks Show Near Twice The Uplift Over Steam Deck & Comparable To Ryzen 5 5600X at 30W
…If you're moving from a Steam Deck to a Steam Machine, you can expect almost a doubling of the performance in the CPU department alone. But if we take the comparisons…
It Still Isn't Time for a Steam Deck 2, But Valve Has a 'Pretty Good Idea' of What It's Going to Be
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