SteamOS Expands Beyond Steam Deck: A New Era for PC Gaming

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Valve has announced a significant expansion of SteamOS, the Linux-based operating system that powers the Steam Deck. Previously exclusive to their handheld gaming device, SteamOS will soon be available for installation on a wide range of PC hardware, bringing the Steam Deck experience to desktops and laptops alike. Key Features of the Expanded SteamOS What This Means for Gamers By …

Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary

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To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the release of Half-Life we reunited the original development team to share their memories of creating Valve’s first game. Check out the Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update, restored content, new multiplayer maps, and a bunch of quality of life updates for the original game at http://half-life.com/halflife25

Valve Steam Deck Hardware Review & Analysis: Thermals, Noise, Power, & Gaming Benchmarks

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This Steam Deck review (or initial review, anyway — we’re still waiting on ability to review SteamOS) looks at the production-ready Arch Linux-based handheld gaming PCs for the first time. The video includes methodology notes for our in-depth testing approach and demonstrates the basics of the more advanced principles we apply behind-the-scenes in testing. The benchmark sections follow those, with …

Valve Left Me Unsupervised: Steam Deck Hardware Review

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We’re FINALLY hands-on with the Valve Steam Deck in our own studio, and can’t wait to tell you all about thermals, performance, battery life, and more… 😀 The Valve Steam Deck Unboxing Experience Check out dbrand’s project KILLSWITCH at https://dbrand.com/killswitch Valve is typically more suited or known for being a platform where you buy games, but they’ve been making hardware …