Despite a ton of competition from companies big and small, the Steam Deck remains the go-to recommendation for anyone who wants PC games in a handheld form factor—and Windows being a clunky option is a…
You’d think that being born with an extra thumb on one hand might be a boon to playing video games. But when pretty much every controller is designed for people with10 fingers, it can present…
Every time I install an M.2 storage drive, I’m gobsmacked at how small and light it is. Even compared to the 2.5-inch SSDs from a few years ago, it’s practically immaterial. And the tiniest 2230-format…
Valve’s beloved Steam Deck is a delightful little device that makes PC gaming possible anywhere, but it suffers from some significant limitations. The Deck’s custom AMD Ryzen “Aerith” processor requires severe graphical sacrifices to hit…
The term “docking station” usually assumes another word, too: “laptop.” Not so with the ROG Bulwark DG300 dock Asus is showing off at Computex 2025: it’s designed for either a phone or the Asus ROG…
Valve’s Steam Deck “Verified” program is pretty great, but extremely specific to… well, the Steam Deck. But now that SteamOS is expanding into other non-Steam Deck devices, we’re going to need something a little more…
You’ve got a Steam Deck and you’re perfectly happy with it, but you find yourself eyeing the slightly newer OLED model with lascivious envy. What’s a gamer to do? Well, if you also happen to…
Peter Parker is used to getting the short end of the stick. But even so, it’s surprising to see a huge, high-profile game like Spider-Man 2 get taken down a peg. While Sony’s system-seller was…
Valve was working on the Steam Deck for a long time, pouring its successes and failures from the Steam Machines, Steam Controller, and Steam Link into one portable device. We know this because Valve showed…
SteamOS is coming to PC handhelds other than Valve’s own Steam Deck. We heard a short but official confirmation last year, and then Lenovo confirmed a SteamOS-flavored version of its new Legion Go S design…