The Linux-based operating system that powers Valve’s Steam Deck is one of that handheld gaming PC’s key selling points. While there are a growing number of handhelds that have hardware that looks ...

While there is some disagreement on the subject, gamers by and large prefer the Steam Deck's simple, console-like SteamOS interface to Windows 11 or the Xbox Ally X's Xbox full-screen experience. The ...

Valve’s handheld device, the Steam Deck, wasn’t the first portable gaming PC ever created, but it is by the far the most successful. And like Steam becoming the de facto way people play PC games in ...

Since the successful launch of the Steam Deck nearly two years ago, we’ve seen plenty of would-be competitors that have tried to mimic the Deck’s portable form factor and ability to run PC games. Thus ...

Hardware Valve quickly updates its own Steam Machine update, recommitting to a 2026 launch despite AI woes: 'Nothing's really changed on our end' Hardware In the battle for our living rooms, Xbox ...

One of the most delightful gadgets to emerge over the past several years is the handheld gaming PC. Popularized by the Steam Deck, these are essentially tiny Windows computers stuffed into a Nintendo ...

Could a Linux-based operating system really replace Windows for gaming? Deck Ready takes a closer look at how SteamOS, Valve’s gaming-focused OS, is carving out a space as a legitimate alternative to ...

Valve’s second big foray into first-party PC hardware isn’t a sequel to the much-imitated Steam Deck portable, but rather a desktop computer called the Steam Machine. And while it could go on your ...