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Valve Says Mystery Plans For Steam Deck 2 Remain Unchanged Despite RAM Crisis

One rumor from a hardware leaker suggests 2028 is when to expect the handheld PC successor

By Zack Zwiezen Published September 14, 2026

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New Report Suggests Valve’s Steam Deck Sales Have Plummeted 82 Percent Since Price Hikes

The 40 percent rise for both remaining Steam Deck models seems to have priced people out of the market

By John Walker Published July 22, 2026

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Valve Just Massively Increased The Price Of A Steam Deck

The Steam Deck OLED 1TB now costs more than a PS5 Pro

By Zack Zwiezen Published May 27, 2026

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Valve ‘Working Very Hard’ To Get Steam Deck Back In Stock Amid Ongoing RAMaggedon

The company also has plans to try to avoid similar stock issues with its upcoming Steam Machine

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 28, 2026

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Valve Adding New Tools To Help Devs Know When A Game Isn’t Running Well On Steam Deck

According to Valve, 95 percent of players agree with the Verified rating assigned to games

By Zack Zwiezen Published April 24, 2026

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LOL What Is This Thing?

This odd-looking tech monstrosity could be announced next month, according to a new report

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 26, 2026

The Bests

The 15 Best Steam Deck Games

Here are some of the very best PC games to check out on Valve's portable PC

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 21, 2026

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The Steam Deck Is Still Out Of Stock And Valve Says Get Used To It

Great, just great

By Ethan Gach Published February 17, 2026

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It’s Becoming Impossible To Buy A Steam Deck

Valve's popular handheld PC is sold out and people are getting nervous about what this means for the future

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 11, 2026

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Borderlands 4 Got Verified For Steam Deck Even Though It Still Runs Like Crap

This might explain why the Switch 2 port isn't coming anytime soon...

By Zack Zwiezen Published February 9, 2026

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Tips & Guides

The Steam Deck Is On Sale For Less Than Nintendo’s 8-Year-Old Switch This Black Friday

Valve do what Nintendon't

By Ethan Gach Published November 25, 2025

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Valve Is Making A Powerful Steam Console And It’s Only Six Inches Big

The new Steam Machine is out next year and has over six times the horsepower of the Steam Deck

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 12, 2025

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Steam Deck Finally Gets A Fix Fans Spent Years Begging For

You can now download games and updates while the portable PC's screen is off

By Zack Zwiezen Published November 5, 2025

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Opinion

The Steam Deck’s Game-Specific Landing Pages Are Really Misleading

The Steam Deck is amazing, but it’s not FF7R at 60 FPS amazing

By Claire Jackson Published October 21, 2025

A Steam Deck and ROG Ally X stand on kickstands,

Opinion

The Best Thing You Can Buy For Your Steam Deck Is A Kickstand

Cutting a gaming session short due to pain sucks

By Claire Jackson Published October 14, 2025

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The Steam Deck Just Went On Sale And Is Killing The Competition On Price

Valve is shaving $80 off the PC gaming handheld for the fall Steam sale

By Ethan Gach Published September 22, 2025