You can now preorder the Steam Deck in Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan
Valve announced that Steam Deck reservations are now open in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong through the Komodo shopping service. The...
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Valve says you’re getting your Steam Deck by the end of the year
Valve is fulfilling Steam Deck reservations sooner than estimated after resolving some supply chain issues. "A bunch of folks got moved up to...
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Valve won’t allow awards and reviews on Steam store images starting in September
Beginning September 1st, images included in Steam store listings can’t include review scores, award names, text that markets discounts, or text...
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Valve is doubling Steam Deck shipments, so you might get yours faster
Valve is doubling the number of Steam Decks it ships to customers, which could be a sign that you might be able to buy your device sooner than you...
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Valve VR patent stirs up fresh hopes about rumored standalone Deckard headset
Is Valve working on a new VR headset? Rumors have long swirled about a standalone device dubbed "Deckard." Now, a new VR headset patent...
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Valve delays Steam Deck dock due to COVID-related shortages and closures
Valve shared that the USB-C docking station built for the Steam Deck handheld PC gaming console has been delayed again due to part shortages and...
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Valve responds to TF2 bot issue, says it’s ‘working to improve things’
Valve has responded to a campaign from Team Fortress 2 players trying to save it from bots. "TF2 community, we hear you!" the company...
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A Steam Deck software update is turning fan noise way down
Valve’s SteamOS 3.2 update is intended to make the Steam Deck’s fan quieter, especially in low usage situations, and in a few minutes of testing,...
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Valve says you shouldn’t fix the Steam Deck’s noisy fan this way
We’re finally addressing the single biggest issue with the Steam Deck: its noisy fan. Valve has a software update that makes it quieter, and...
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Valve upgrades its Steam Deck dock ahead of release, but we still don’t know how much it costs
Valve has quietly updated the specs to its still-unreleased official dock for the handheld gaming PC, as reported by Review Geek. The Steam Deck tech...
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Valve says it’s ‘ramping up’ Steam Deck shipments
Valve says it’s "ramping up" Steam Deck shipments, will be sending more order emails every week, and "sometimes" plans to send...
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You can now play Valve’s free 30-minute Portal spinoff, even if you don’t have a Steam Deck
Valve’s free Aperture Desk Job reveals the answer to one of Portal 2’s biggest unanswered questions, and you can download and play it right now...
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Valve says the Steam Deck’s ‘stick drift’ was a bug and it’s already shipped a fix
A few Steam Deck owners have already reported seeing stick drift issues with the new handheld gaming PC. But Valve now tells us that what’s going...
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Watch Valve’s Gabe Newell deliver Steam Decks to mostly confused customers
Valve has released a promotional video of its co-founder Gabe Newell hand delivering the first units of its Steam Deck console. Some customers...
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Valve ‘more than happy’ to help Microsoft bring PC Game Pass to Steam
Valve says it’s open to Microsoft bringing its PC Game Pass subscription to Steam. Valve CEO Gabe Newell says the company has no plans for an Xbox...
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Where’s your Steam Deck preorder email? Valve explains
Valve’s $400-and-up portable gaming PC the Steam Deck went on sale this morning... but you didn’t get an email from Valve? That’s because today...
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Valve made a bite-sized new Portal game for the Steam Deck
Valve has announced Aperture Desk Job, a free playable short in the Portal universe designed to introduce Steam Deck buyers to the new portable...
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Steam Deck 2 already in works, reveals Valve co-founder
Valve is already developing the next-gen Steam Deck, which will come with better battery life, and improved performance. Valve is...
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iFixit has a Steam Deck teardown — and will officially sell replacement parts from Valve
Valve will sell replacement parts for the Steam Deck gaming handheld through iFixit. Also, iFixit has a new teardown of the system. Valve’s...
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Valve will start selling the Steam Deck on February 25th
After a delay, Valve’s handheld gaming PC is almost here. The Steam Deck will go on sale starting February 25th, as those with reservations will...
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Steam Deck finally gets a delivery date after multiple delays
Valve during the Steam Deck January update has announced that it will start deliveries for the portable console by the end of next month. ...
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Valve says the Steam Deck is on track to ship by the end of February
The Steam Deck was originally going to start shipping in December, but a delay pushed things back to February. Now Valve says its handheld PC game...
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Valve says DayZ and five other games are now anti-cheat ready for Linux (and Steam Deck)
Valve says Arma 3, DayZ, Unturned, and Planetside 2 now have functioning BattlEye anti-cheat when you’re using the Proton compatibility layer to...
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Steam Deck: Five big things we learned from Valve’s developer summit
On Friday, PC gaming giant Valve invited the developer community to learn more about its Steam Deck, a $400 handheld gaming PC with a comparatively...
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You can watch Valve’s Steam Deck developer event at 1PM ET Friday, even if you’re not a dev
Valve is holding a developer conference for its Steam Deck gaming handheld on Friday, November 12th starting at 1PM ET, but it turns out you don’t...
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Valve says supporting the Steam Deck with BattlEye anti-cheat is as easy as an email
"BattlEye on Proton integration has reached a point where all a developer needs to do is reach out [to] BattlEye to enable it for their...
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PC games that run great on the Steam Deck will get a special ‘Verified’ check mark
When the Steam Deck launches, owners won’t have to wonder which games work well on Valve’s handheld gaming PC. Four categories can indicate if a...
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Valve bans blockchain games and NFTs on Steam, Epic will try to make it work
Valve has published an update to its rules saying that games that use blockchain tech or let users trade NFTs aren’t allowed on the Steam store....
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