The Steam Deck is still on track for a February launch, Valve reaffirms. Valve recently posted an extensive blog post (opens in new tab) detailing the latest goings on surrounding the Steam Deck as the company headed into 2022. “First and foremost, we’re on track to ship Steam Deck on …
Read More »Portal 2 is the first game to become Steam Deck verified and heres what that means
Portal 2 has become the first game to be Steam Deck verified according to the game’s Steam page history. Initially spotted by a Reddit user in r/pcgaming (opens in new tab), it looks as if Valve is gearing up ahead of the Steam Deck’s release in February of this year. …
Read More »Steam Deck isnt getting exclusive games
The portable Steam Deck won’t have its own exclusive games, Valve has confirmed. In a meaty set of FAQs (opens in new tab) aimed at developers, Valve reaffirms that its Steam Deck is designed and intended to simply be a portable PC and not a completely separate platform. “No, that …
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 delay pushes Valves handheld system out of 2021
A Steam Deck delay means Valve’s handheld gaming system will no longer arrive this year. An update sent out to customers (opens in new tab) who have placed a deposit on a Steam Deck reveals that the system is now set to begin shipping out in February 2022, a two-month …
Read More »Steam Deck Verified shows how well games play on Valves new handled
Steam Deck Verified is Valve’s newly announced way of evaluating how well Steam games play on its upcoming Steam Deck handheld. Valve unveiled (opens in new tab) this corner of the Steam Deck compatibility program today, describing Steam Deck Verified as a four-tier grading system. Here’s how Steam games will …
Read More »Steam Deck is already running VR games, sort of
Game developers who have gotten their hands on early Steam Deck systems via Valve are putting the console through its paces, and that includes making it run VR games. To be clear, Valve has never pitched Steam Deck as a VR-focused device, and you may or may not be able …
Read More »Developers say Steam Deck runs their games “flawlessly”
Steam Deck development kits are making their way to developers, who are posting their first impressions on social media. In a blog post last week, Valve said that “limited batches of Steam Deck dev-kits” were heading out to partners. The company says that what’s shipping to developers “are functionally identical” …
Read More »Valve answers all your burning Steam Deck questions in new FAQ
Valve has published a new FAQ page for the Steam Deck, answering a bunch of the internet’s most burning questions about the upcoming portable gaming PC. Valve says it picked out 20 of the most popular questions about Steam Deck received over the past few months from Reddit, Discord, Twitter, …
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