A month on from Steam Deck’s highly-anticipated release, Valve has released an update on what’s happened so far, and what’s still to come for owners of the mobile PC device. “We started shipping Steam Deck (opens in new tab) just one month ago, and it’s been a huge thrill seeing …
Read More »Gabe Newell hand-delivered signed Steam Decks because he missed people
Update: A new video reveals handing out signed Steam Decks to customers was Gabe Newell’s idea. Just below, you can check out Valve’s Kaci Aitchison revealing that the stunt was all the Valve president’s idea. Aitchison, who accompanied Newell on his delivery run around the Seattle area – said that …
Read More »Valve explains what you should do the moment you unpack your Steam Deck
Steam Deck, Valve’s highly anticipated portable powerhouse, launched on 25th February, and if you’ve already got your hands on one, here’s what you’ll need to do when it arrives. If you’ve managed to nab one straight off the assembly line or are thinking of taking the plunge into the world …
Read More »Steam Deck gyro controls recommended to developers by Valve
Steam Deck gyro aiming will be one control option supported for the handheld gaming PC, and Valve recommends developers try it out for all kinds of games. Valve recently shared a big list of new, developer-centric Steam Deck FAQs (opens in new tab), discussing topics such as dev kits, specific …
Read More »Steam Deck likely wont support every game at launch but its library will grow fast
Steam Deck (opens in new tab) will play a ton of Steam games, but it’s not going to run all of them at launch, according to one of the external companies involved in making it work. Around the time Steam Deck was revealed, Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais explained that the …
Read More »Microsofts xCloud streaming service “works well” on Steam Deck
Microsoft’s streaming service, xCloud, will work on Valve’s Steam Deck. The announcement came courtesy of Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who teased that earlier this week, he’d spent time with the team at Valve, experimenting with Steam Deck (opens in new tab) and confirming that “Halo” and “Age” (presumably Age of …
Read More »Steam Decks 30 FPS “target” “refers to the floor of what we consider playable in our testing”
Valve has explained that the term “targeting 30 FPS” means players should expect that to be the minimum framerate players can expect when playing on its new handheld Steam Deck. Earlier this week, Valve told us that the company was targeting 30 FPS (opens in new tab) gameplay at a …
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