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Not a fan of Windows 11 gaming portables? Linux-powered alternative to Steam Deck might be the answer to your prayers

Scared of Windows 11 on a gaming handheld? That’s what Playtron is counting on with its Linux alternative to SteamOS.

Playtron promises an alternative to SteamOS for handheld PCs: 'Play all your games from every store, Steam, Epic and more'

Playtron promises an alternative to SteamOS for handheld PCs: 'Play all your games from every store, Steam, Epic and more'

Playtron claims SteamOS is "compatible with Steam only", which isn't true, but is one reason it's giving for creating its own Linux distro called PlaytronOS.

Valve is improving how Steam Family Sharing works—but if your brother gets banned for cheating, so do you

Valve is improving how Steam Family Sharing works—but if your brother gets banned for cheating, so do you

The good news is, Steam Families will finally let users on the account play games simultaneously.

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Valve introduces Steam Families with game sharing and parental controls

Steam Families are on the way, allowing players to share games with up to five others in a family.

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Ayaneo Kun review

Physically wonderful, technically impressive, frustratingly quirky.

Sony's reportedly stopped making any more PS VR2 headsets until it can figure out a way of shifting a pile of unsold VR goggles

Hmm, that explains why it's eyeing up PC support, too.

This new Meta Quest 3 Lite leak looks wild

A new Meta Quest 3 Lite render has leaked, revealing that the new budget VR headset could be called the Meta Quest 3s instead.

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Baldur's Gate 3 wins again: It was the most-played game on Steam Deck over the past 12 months

Baldur's Gate 3 wins again: It was the most-played game on Steam Deck over the past 12 months

The list of the top 100 most-played games on Steam Deck contains some genuine surprises (but Baldur's Gate 3 isn't one of them).

Steam and Epic Games store spring sales: Best deals on discounted games

EA FC 24, Hogwarts Legacy and Star Wars: Jedi Survivor have all received juicy discounts

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Internal Valve study found the house of Steam was making more money per employee than Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft – over $780,000 per head a year

Internal Valve study found the house of Steam was making more money per employee than Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft – over $780,000 per head a year

An internal study from 2018 reveals Valve was, at the time, more efficient than the biggest companies in the world

"You mad bro?": Lawsuit emails reveal Valve's internal response to Epic CEO's "you assholes" rant about Steam revenue cuts

"You mad bro?": Lawsuit emails reveal Valve's internal response to Epic CEO's "you assholes" rant about Steam revenue cuts

The newly uncovered interactions date back to 2018

In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there

In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there

A well-oiled Steam machine.

Tim Sweeney emailed Gabe Newell calling Valve 'you assholes' over Steam policies, to which Valve's COO replied internally 'you mad bro?'

Tim Sweeney emailed Gabe Newell calling Valve 'you assholes' over Steam policies, to which Valve's COO replied internally 'you mad bro?'

Newell remained magisterially above the fray.

Yes, the Steam Deck OLED is susceptible to burn-in if you really try, but it also really doesn't matter

Yes, the Steam Deck OLED is susceptible to burn-in if you really try, but it also really doesn't matter

You have to run it for thousands of hours, while not playing games, to make it happen.

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RTX Remix 'is the great equaliser' bringing veteran and hobbyist devs together to remaster the most beloved and best PC games

The modding platform created by Nvidia is bringing together teams from across the globe to reimagine classic games.

TF2's voice cast is terrorising America's small jazz bars to croon about sandwiches

"Woke up this mornin', the Sandvich was gone."

I didn’t think I could love my Steam Deck OLED more — then I bought this $33 accessory

Steam Deck OLED is a stunning piece of hardware, and you can make it even better with this one affordable accessory that can totally change the way you play games.

Astralis belatedly backs up its womens' Counter-Strike team's request for default female skins, says it can't understand the reaction to something 'that does not hurt others in any way or form'

It was even giving out free female agents skins for a spell.

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Tom’s Hardware

Prototype 'Steam Machine' dusted off and tested — running Windows on an old AMD APU ten years later

YouTuber Bringus Studios got its hands on an old Steam Machine prototype that used Windows instead of SteamOS.

Valve is Bringing Dota 2's Biggest Event to Copenhagen

We're getting some new on this year's TI. It's not much but it sure is a good tease.

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How to fix Steam Deck stick drift: Make gaming handheld joysticks respond accurately again

It's extremely annoying when your joysticks start drifting, but there are some things you can do on Steam Deck to fix this issue.

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Steam Deck OLED sees burn-in after 1,500-hour stress test — reducing brightness recommended to avoid damage

YouTuber Wulff Den was able to achieve burn-in on his Steam Deck OLED after 1,500 hours in a high-brightness stress test.

Owning the best gaming rig and Steam Deck OLED has badly hurt my love for laptop gaming — here’s why

Having the best gaming desktop on the block and the finest handheld console ever made has dampened our UK computing editor's enthusiasm for overpriced gaming laptops.

Valve Launches Dota Labs to Test Out New Features for Dota 2

It took a while but Valve finally now letting players test planned features with Dota Labs.

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Horizon Forbidden West PC specs: Minimum and recommended system requirements

Horizon Forbidden West is a fantastic adventure that continues Aloy's journey, but can your gaming PC handle it? Here are the recommended and minimum system requirements.

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