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Steam Deck OLED Price Surge to $789 Hands the Value Crown to Asus’s $599 ROG Xbox Ally
In May 2026, Valve delivered a gut punch to handheld gaming fans: the 512GB Steam Deck OLED jumped from $549 to $789, a 44% increase, while the 1TB model soared from $649 to $949—a staggering 46%...
Valve Rolls Out Steam Deck-Like Quick Menu for SteamVR — Here's How to Get It
On July 17, Valve released SteamVR beta 2.17.4, and it comes with a feature VR users have wanted for years: a quick-access dashboard that puts critical settings and Steam features right inside the...
SteamOS Gives Steam Machines Their Own Game Compatibility Ratings — Finally
On July 10, 2026, Valve quietly updated the Steam client on SteamOS with a new interface that separates game compatibility ratings for Steam Machines from the general SteamOS rating. The change,...
PCSX2 2.6.0 Slashes Setup Time to 15 Minutes — But BIOS Remains the Gatekeeper
A newly published guide by Sofia Lindström claims that setting up the PCSX2 2.6.0 emulator on Windows can be done in as little as 15 minutes, slashing the typical 45-minute process — but only if...
Valve Ships Proton 11.0-1: EA Desktop Launcher and Steam Deck Bugs Finally Squashed
Valve completed the rollout of Proton 11.0-1 on Monday, delivering a stable Steam Play compatibility layer built on Wine 11.0 that resolves a clutch of persistent headaches for Linux and Steam Deck...
The $1,000 Handheld: How Memory Prices Are Erasing the Budget PC Gaming Market
Handheld gaming PCs, once the banner carriers for affordable portable PC gaming, are now ground zero in the memory-price crisis. On July 4, 2026, PC Gamer’s Andy Edser reported that the global...
Valve and Nvidia Join Forces to Bring Official GPU Drivers to SteamOS
Valve is working directly with Nvidia on SteamOS graphics-driver support for Nvidia GPUs, a collaboration that could transform the Steam Deck and any future SteamOS-powered devices into far more...
Unlocking the Linux PC Inside Your Steam Deck: A Deep Dive into SteamOS Desktop Mode
When Valve’s Steam Deck first shipped in February 2022, critics hailed it as a Nintendo Switch competitor that could run PC games. But the device’s most underrated feature has always been its...
Valve’s Steam Machine 2026 Ambitions Collide with Anti-Cheat Reality
Valve is preparing a suite of hardware for a summer 2026 launch, including a revived Steam Machine console, the mysterious “Steam Frame,” and a new Steam Controller. While the company remains...
Steam Deck’s Out-of-Box Edge Over Windows Handhelds: First-Hour Test Decisive
The first hour with a Windows gaming handheld remains a frustrating experience, and that is precisely why Valve's Steam Deck continues to dominate the conversation around portable PC gaming. Despite...
March 2026 Steam Data: Linux Gaming Share Hits Record 5.33% as Windows 10 Support Ends
Linux gaming has reached a significant milestone on Steam, hitting 5.33% market share in March 2026 according to Valve's hardware survey. This represents the highest penetration Linux has ever...
Steam Deck Windows 11 in 2026: Game Pass Fixes, Dual-Boot Trade-Offs Remain
When Valve launched the Steam Deck on February 25, 2022, it wasn't trying to make another Windows handheld. It was trying to prove that a Linux-based gaming device could feel effortless,...