Tag Archives: Steam Deck

In the years since its initial release, Larian Studios has continued to update and improve the excellent Baldur’s Gate 3 with new story content; endgame additions; extra subclasses alongside a slew of bug fixes and optimisation improvements. As part of the game’s latest patch, Baldur’s Gate 3 should now run much more smoothly on Valve’s Steam Deck handheld.

Valve has made no announcements about an upgraded Steam Deck. In fact, most official statements from Valve indicate that the Steam Deck 2 will be a long way off. Now, we have an idea of the timeline we can expect, with a reliable leaker claiming a 2028 target for Steam …

After the success of the Steam Deck, fans began anticipating a potential return to living-room gaming for Valve. A decade on from the failed ‘Steam Machine' concept, leakers found evidence of a device codenamed ‘Fremont', a dedicated TV box for Steam gaming.  Brad Lynch, a Valve-focused enthusiast with a history …

Despite the addition of kernel-level anti-cheat, the team at Embark Studios are committed to ensuring The Finals continues to run on the Steam Deck.

It has been a while since we last had an update for the GeForce Now app on Steam Deck. This week, that is finally changing, with GeForce Now for SteamOS getting a major upgrade. On top of that, six more games are joining the GFN cloud gaming library this week. …

Valve’s SteamOS has been a huge hit for the platform, with the company’s Steam Deck handheld reaping the benefits of this new operating system. With SteamOS officially set to arrive onto other non-valve handhelds, the platform has announced a new expansion to its game compatibility rating.

When Spider-Man 2 first came to PC in February, fans were quick to notice that this port was not of the same quality as Spider-Man or its Miles Morales standalone spin-off. Despite that, the game launched with a Steam Deck Verified rating – which has now been revoked.  Spider-Man 2 …

PNY is making a case for its new M.2 2230 SSD to be considered the go-to drive for anyone looking to upgrade their gaming handheld.

Prior to its delays, Assassin's Creed Shadows wasn't going to be available on Steam at launch and the game was not going to be verified for the Steam Deck. Fortunately, the developers have put the last few months to good use. The game is now coming to Steam on day-one …

It has been three years since Valve first launched the Steam Deck, its own handheld gaming PC utilising custom AMD silicon and its own Linux-based operating system, SteamOS. Since then, a number of competitors have popped up on the market, some with even better specs than the Steam Deck, but according to market research, Valve's handheld has managed to maintain its number one spot on the market. 

OCCT is now available in alpha for Linux / SteamOS users, marking a significant step for the platform.

For Day 10 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we are teaming up with Seagate to give away THREE SSDs!  Two winners today will each get an expansion SSD for Xbox Series X.S and a third winner will get a FireCuda 520n 1TB M.2 SSD. 

Microsoft Gaming CEO, Phil Spencer, confirms plans for an Xbox gaming handheld, but work is only just beginning, so expect a multi-year wait.

With the Steam Deck finally launching in Australia, Valve have reiterated the fact that they won’t be doing annual hardware upgrades for the handheld.

It is Thursday, which means it is time for another weekly GeForce Now drop. Starting today, six new games are joining the cloud library. 

As one of the most popular games on Steam, Valve was sure to get Grand Theft Auto V working on Steam Deck back in the early days of the system. Unfortunately, due to a recent game update that introduced anti-cheat, the game is now officially ‘unsupported' on the Deck.  After …

The Steam Deck is a little old at this point, having been out for two years already in LCD form, and the newer OLED model is coming up to one-year old. So let’s answer the question – is the Steam Deck still worth it in 2024?

Recently, Valve has been pushing out a ton of updates for its Steam platform. From a revamp of its review priority system; to a refresh of its family sharing feature, the company has been quite rapidly improving Steam. The latest update is a small but appreciated one – introducing further …

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown launched to a lot of praise, but the lack of a Steam version of the game meant that Ubisoft was missing out on a lot of PC-based customers. That issue has been resolved today with the game's release on Steam and better yet, it …

When Valve first introduced the Steam Deck, one of its focuses was on pointing out just how user-repairable it is. Since then, we have seen a ton of hardware mods released for the system. Even so, Valve is set to make the whole process even easier.

Valve has been on a spree recently, updating many of its services while giving others a facelift. Following the Steam Families revamp and the just-announced Steam Screen Recording function, Valve’s Steam Charts page has just gotten a new section. Making the announcement on Twitter, the official Steam Deck page revealed …

In the age of social media, it has become increasingly common for players of all kinds to clip and share various gameplay recordings – so much so that all current-gen consoles offer some kind of screen recording functionality. Steam Deck players in particular can now benefit from Valve’s newly announced ‘Game Recording’ feature – though the software is available to PC users as well...

The Steam Deck has been a mini-phenomenon, reintroducing many to portable gaming (Nintendo Switch aside) for the first time in a long time. With the introduction of the Steam Deck OLED late last year, Valve deprioritised its LCD counterpart. Now, with both the 64GB and 256GB LCD variants set to be discontinued, Valve is putting them on sale...

If you were planning on jumping into Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree today on your Steam Deck, then you may want to hold off for a few days. From Software has confirmed that the new expansion has introduced a bug on Steam Deck, leading to unresponsive controls. Elden Ring …

Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut officially lands on Steam tomorrow. We've already covered the worldwide launch unlock times, but now it is time to focus our attention on the game's Steam Deck capabilities. If you own the handheld, you will indeed be able to play Ghost of Tsushima on it, …

May is set to be a big month for GeForce Now. Users can expect 24 more games to land on the service in the weeks ahead, and better yet, Nvidia has now issued a very important update for getting GeForce Now working on handheld devices like the Steam Deck.

With the release of the Steam Deck back in 2022, Valve has been keeping track of exactly what kind of games owners have been playing on its portable handheld. With us having entered the Steam Deck’s 3rd year on the market, Valve has revealed the top 100 most played games …

The Asus ROG Ally only just launched in 2023, being the first handheld gaming device to use AMD's new Ryzen Z1 processors. Now, it would seem that Asus is swiftly moving on to the Ally 2, with plans for an upgraded model later this year.  In an interview with Techlusive, …

The word DRM leaves a sour taste in many PC players’ mouths as such anti-piracy software typically impacts a game’s performance in a noticeable manner. For years, Monster Hunter Rise has been plagued with Denuvo’s DRM, and so it came as a welcome surprise when Capcom decided to remove the …

While Valve is tight-lipped on specific numbers, the company has confirmed that it has sold at least two million Steam Decks ahead of the launch of the new OLED version.