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There's some good news if you've been holding off on buying a . Valve's terrific portable gaming system is on sale for the first time, just over a year after the company . The price of the Steam Deck has dropped by 10 percent.  The 64GB model is currently $359.10 ($40 off). The 256GB variant has dropped from $529 to $476.10. The 512GB Steam Deck, which has a screen with anti-glare glass and the fastest storage of the bunch, is $65 off at $584.10. As things stand, it should take 1-2 weeks for your Deck to arrive. The…

A new report alleges Valve leadership blocked internal diversity efforts and halted the company from making a statement on Black Lives Matter. Interviews with current and former employees elaborate on Valve's famously unconventional structure and how that structure can prevent diverse hires and outright political stances.YouTube channel People Make Games interviewed 16 current and former employees of Valve, trying to get to the bottom of the gaming giant's opaque worker culture and decision-making. The…

Senator Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire has written an open letter to Steam owner Gabe Newell about the amount of neo-Nazi and white supremacist content on the platform. Starting the letter, Hassan said (via Vice): “I write today regarding extremist content on the Steam video game digital distribution service.”  “As the largest digital distribution platform for video games, Steam has tremendous domestic and global reach and is used by players of all ages,” she continued. “Disturbingly, Steam has a significant presence of…

Valve's Steam Deck is a great way to get PC games out of your office and on to your couch, back patio, or anywhere. As we said in our review, it's worth having around even if you just play it a few times a month for a couple hours at a time. But I wound up using mine a little differently: I play the Steam Deck several times a day for just a few minutes per session. And it's almost the only reason I play video games at all anymore. I'm no less interested in games than I used to be, but since becoming a father, I've found I…

Valve is officially letting users try out a new version of Steam’s Big Picture mode, which makes the game client look like its popular Steam Deck handheld. The long-awaited change (we were hearing rumblings about it in July 2021) is a big upgrade for the gamepad-friendly version of the Steam user interface.In a news post, the company warns that the new UI has “rough edges” but says it’s looking to gather feedback from the community on it. In addition to the updated look, the test also includes new features, including a…

Valve is rolling out a fresh batch of beta updates for its Steam Deck, one of which could help with servicing and repairs for the handheld gaming PC by listing internal components and saving owners from cracking the device open themselves to find out.The new component lookup view will display the model and manufacturer of each major hardware element within individual Steam Decks. However, the list is only a snapshot of factory-installed components, and so won’t recognize or update for any fresh hardware that users install…

I’ve been waiting for Valve’s official Steam Deck dock for quite a while, so when the $89 accessory finally went on sale earlier this month, I ordered one right away. A few months ago, I wrote about how Steam Deck has changed the way I buy games in part because I believe I’ll be able to access my games on Steam for far longer than I can on other platforms. But I wasn’t ready to go all in because playing the handheld on my TV wasn’t as smooth an experience as it is on the Nintendo Switch.To be fair, TV gaming has never…

The Steam Deck, the gaming handheld from Valve, can now be bought without a reservation. READ MORE: Valve throws down the handheld gauntlet with the Steam Deck The long wait for those interested in checking out Valve’s first foray into handheld gaming is finally over. Players can buy one directly from the official website, without having to place a reservation and wait in a long queue, as the hardware’s earliest adopters have had to until now. “Starting today Steam Deck is available without a reservation,” the company…

Find a new home base for your Steam Deck Valve has finally opened up orders for its official Steam Deck Dock. The page went live today, with reservations open for anyone who wants to pick up a new resting spot for Steam Deck. The official Valve Steam Deck Dock goes for $89. As of the time of this writing, it lists an estimated delivery date of one to two weeks, though that could shift. This USB-C Dock acts as an extension, essentially, for a Steam Deck. It’s got HDMI 2.0 and DisplayPort 1.4 connections for external…

Valve has just kicked off another Steam Next Fest, where you can check out hundreds of free demos for upcoming games.With so many games to potentially check out, it can be a little overwhelming to know where to start, but Valve has a few tools to make it easier to find something you might like. Right from the Steam Next Fest homepage, you can see a list of popular demos, most wishlisted games, and which demos have the most active players as well as filter each of those lists by things like genre and specific features. One…