Steam Deck
The latest Steam Deck coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Best Budget Gaming Accessories for Steam Deck & Windows Handhelds 2024
The handheld gaming revolution has transformed how we play PC games, with devices like the Steam Deck, ASUS ROG Ally, and Lenovo Legion Go bringing desktop-quality gaming to our fingertips. While...
Windows 10’s Final Countdown: Linux Desktop Share Tops 4% as Holdouts Seek Refuge from Hardware Gate
Microsoft will stop issuing free security patches for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. For the millions of PCs that can’t officially run Windows 11, the clock is ticking. New data from multiple...
Steam Sets January 2026 Deadline: 32-Bit Windows Support Ends, 0.01% of Players Affected
Valve has confirmed that the Steam client will stop receiving updates on 32-bit versions of Windows starting January 1, 2026, according to a report from Twisted Voxel citing the company. The move...
Skate. Early Access PC Specs Revealed: 4K/60 on RTX 3070 Ti, Controller Only at Launch
Full Tilt Studios has published the official PC specifications for the free-to-play Skate. Early Access, and the numbers are more approachable than many modern AAA titles. Arriving September 16 on...
MSI Claw 8 AI+ Is Windows’ Best Handheld, but Tariffs and Scarcity Keep It Out of Reach
When reviewers call a device the best Windows handheld ever made, you’d expect to find it on store shelves. But three months after the MSI Claw 8 AI+ launched to rapturous praise for its Lunar Lake...
Xbox Ally's Play Anywhere Dream Under Threat as Major Publishers Opt Out
The Xbox Ally handheld launches on October 16, 2025, with Microsoft promising a seamless gaming experience across console, PC, and portable devices. But a deep dive into Xbox Play Anywhere support...
Valve's Steam Client Update Introduces Accessibility Overhaul with UI Scaling and Custom Artwork Tools
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MSI Claw 8 AI Plus: Intel Lunar Lake Power and 80Wh Battery Make It the Windows Handheld to Beat
The original MSI Claw was an embarrassment — a handheld gaming PC so flawed that The Verge’s Sean Hollister advised no one to buy it and got blacklisted by MSI for his candor. But the Claw 8 AI...
Helldivers 2 CEO Says Steam Deck Support Must Wait While Stability Gets Priority
A recent statement from Arrowhead Game Studios' CEO Shams Jorjani has tempered hopes for official Steam Deck support in Helldivers 2. Speaking on the game's official Discord, Jorjani explained that...
Linux in 2025: Separating Fact from Fiction for Windows 10 Users Facing the October 14 Deadline
On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will pull the plug on Windows 10 security updates, leaving millions of perfectly functional PCs without official support. Unless you pay for extended security updates...
Leaked Legion Go 2 Renders Show SteamOS as Windows 11 Alternative, Signaling a Dual-OS Handheld Shift
Lenovo’s next Legion Go handheld may not just be a hardware upgrade—it could be a software revolution. Leaked press renders and slides ahead of IFA 2025 depict the Legion Go 2 running Valve’s...
Hell is Us PC Requirements: Upscaling Mandatory, RTX 4090 for 4K, Steam Deck in Question
Rogue Factor and Nacon have published the full PC system requirements for Hell is Us, their upcoming Unreal Engine 5 action-adventure, and the numbers make one thing brutally clear: upscaling is no...