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In a quite unexpected turn of events, Valve has introduced a revamped version of its Steam Deck console that got a larger OLED display, a more efficient system-on-chip, a higher-performance memory subsystem, a 1 TB storage option, faster Wi-Fi 6E, and higher-capacity battery. While performance target of the portable gaming device remained the same, the new unit might just be faster than the original one due to faster memory. Meanwhile, the cheapest 256GB version of the console, which retained an LCD screen, now costs $399. The main difference between the new Steam Deck OLED and the original Steam Deck is the larger 7.4-inch OLED display. The new screen retains a 1280x720 resolution, but it has a 600 nits typical brightness (a major improvement) and also...
Valve Video Demo of Steam Controller
Some of you may be tired of the SteamOS/Steam Machine/Steam Controller news posts, but Valve’s foray into the living room is set to potentially change the way many people...
23 by Jarred Walton on 10/12/2013
Radeon GPUs Confirmed for Retail Steam Machines
Last week Valve posted the specs for their prototype Steam Machines, and we noted at the time that all of the prototypes were using Intel CPUs with NVIDIA GPUs...
55 by Jarred Walton on 10/11/2013
Valve Releases Specs for Prototype Steam Machine
Last week we analyzed Valve’s announcement of their forthcoming SteamOS, Steam Machines, and Steam Controller. There are still a lot of unknowns, but today Valve released the details for...
99 by Jarred Walton on 10/4/2013
Analyzing Valve’s SteamOS, Steam Machines, and Steam Controller Announcements
In 2012, Valve released an update to their Steam platform called Big Picture, which essentially consisted of a new user interface tailored towards the needs of the living room...
77 by Jarred Walton on 9/28/2013
Steam Hacked, Valve Investigating Possible Credit Card Theft
Valve head Gabe Newell sent out a message today explaining that the breach of Steam's forums this past Sunday goes beyond the message boards and potentially includes Steam account...
37 by Craig Getting on 11/10/2011
Dota 2 Requires More Beta Testers
With the Dota 2 coming in the near (yet unannounced) future, Valve’s decided to expand the current beta. Last night, Valve sent emails to many who’d expressed interest, asking...
12 by Craig Getting on 11/2/2011
Portal 2 Free “Peer Review” DLC Now Available
In case you haven’t been solving testing chambers incessantly since April, Valve’s offering a free reason to dust off your copy of Portal 2. A new DLC pack, titled...
5 by Craig Getting on 10/4/2011
Portal Now Free Until Sept. 20
If you’ve yet to try Valve’s mind-bending first-person puzzler Portal, you now have no excuse. The original Portal is currently free on Steam until September 20th. Valve was inspired by...
10 by Craig Getting on 9/17/2011
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