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PayPalValve are still pushing their Steam Deck ahead with many developers now adding their own special dedicated Steam Deck Verified page.
These special areas on Steam give an uncluttered page that highlights how well a game can run on Steam Deck, it's a really neat idea to help cut through the noise. Just the game, a trailer and a link to the store page for the Steam Deck and for the game. This gives developers an easy link to advertise that their game is fully supported on the Linux powered Steam Deck.
An example below is the Hollow Knight: Silksong page:
They've actually been around for a while, as far back as 2023 from what I can tell, as I've seen a few developers (and Valve) announce them for specific games. However, there's currently no normal link to these pages on Steam that I could find. It's mainly up to developers to show them off but you can just use "https://store.steampowered.com/verified/*APPID*" and it will work (but only if they're fully green tick Verified).
It appears that Valve have recently begun emailing more developers (Bluesky) if their game is Steam Deck Verified. As a result, I've been seeing a lot of developers suddenly post about their games being Steam Deck Verified across different social media sites.
Great to see more of a push from Valve again. Especially given how ridiculously costly other handhelds are, with the Steam Deck holding up well against the competition (aside from playability of the latest AAA games or those with anti-cheat).
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Heck, Steam is providing devs with free publicity and notifying them too!
After W10 expiration, this is a very smart move on behalf of our Lord and Savior Gaben.
After W10 expiration, this is a very smart move on behalf of our Lord and Savior Gaben.
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I do still plan on getting a steam deck, I mostly play indie or older titles so I know it'll run most of what I want
Love how much developers seem to be embracing the deck eco-system
Love how much developers seem to be embracing the deck eco-system
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Caldathras a day ago
The only thing that puts me off is the small screen. My eyes aren't getting any younger.
I still wish Valve would adapt the Deck technology to a laptop form-factor. A 14" or 15" screen would be great. Economically priced like the Deck, of course.
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I still wish Valve would adapt the Deck technology to a laptop form-factor. A 14" or 15" screen would be great. Economically priced like the Deck, of course.
Last edited by Caldathras on 21 Oct 2025 at 7:04 pm UTC
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The only thing that puts me off is the small screen. My eyes aren't getting any younger.I'm in the same boat, unfortunately. While glasses obviously help, I've actually started using XR glasses more and more with the Deck and it's quite enjoyable and even helps avoid shoulder/neck pains from looking down as well!
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The only thing that puts me off is the small screen. My eyes aren't getting any younger.Most text in most games is around the size of text on a phone or a paperback, or bigger. The OLED screen is marginally bigger than the LCD screen.
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Most text in most games is around the size of text on a phone or a paperback, or bigger. The OLED screen is marginally bigger than the LCD screen.
... and there's a Steam Deck verification category like "text hard to read".
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i think its a bit too late for that, because the competition "can play everything", and its geting close price-wise (i mean the rog xbox ally normal edition, not the x version), this will help sell those games that get verified but not help put an spotlight on the deck, valve time is killing the deck/steamOS momentum.
but i still think microsoft is dumb for not puting an killer price like 100USD.
but i still think microsoft is dumb for not puting an killer price like 100USD.
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All that still doesn't necessarily make a game on Deck usable with older eyes. The basic thing about the Deck is that it makes up for the smallish screen by being closer to you than a big screen would be. But, lots of older people can't focus from close up. I myself don't have this problem big time, but I have noticed that when I'm looking at a fine print label, and I bring it closer to try to read it, I lose focus just before it gets close enough. That didn't happen when I was younger, I could focus from quite close in. Many older people have this problem worse than I do, plus not great sight in other ways; a Deck just isn't going to be that usable for them--not because anybody's done anything wrong, just because that form factor isn't going to work for them.
elmapul, I do think maybe it's getting to be time for a Steam Deck II. Maybe a couple of recent/upcoming chips and stuff make it worth while? That and Valve are going to need to strongarm the anti-cheat situation somehow.
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elmapul, I do think maybe it's getting to be time for a Steam Deck II. Maybe a couple of recent/upcoming chips and stuff make it worth while? That and Valve are going to need to strongarm the anti-cheat situation somehow.
Last edited by Purple Library Guy on 22 Oct 2025 at 4:10 pm UTC
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This is good especially considering Microsoft sent their "Xbox" handheld out to every content creator with even a small following.They're undoubtedly hoping influencers will do a lot of the promotion work for them.
Microsoft said ASUS set the price. After all, despite the Xbox branding, it's still an ASUS product.
Anyway, I don't think the "play everything" claim is as much of a flex as they think it is. Yes, there are some people who really want to play fortnite on a handheld, but realistically, anyone serious about online competitive gaming has an expensive mouse and keyboard, a high-refresh rate monitor, etc. Casual folks love the Steam Deck, and I don't think that's going to change for a more expensive handheld that still has Windows on it, despite the Xbox branding.
but i still think microsoft is dumb for not puting an killer price like 100USD.
Microsoft said ASUS set the price. After all, despite the Xbox branding, it's still an ASUS product.
Anyway, I don't think the "play everything" claim is as much of a flex as they think it is. Yes, there are some people who really want to play fortnite on a handheld, but realistically, anyone serious about online competitive gaming has an expensive mouse and keyboard, a high-refresh rate monitor, etc. Casual folks love the Steam Deck, and I don't think that's going to change for a more expensive handheld that still has Windows on it, despite the Xbox branding.
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Caldathras 5 hours ago
@Cybolic
How are these glasses for people who are prone to vertigo/motion-sickness though?
I've actually started using XR glasses more and more with the DeckFascinating idea. Glad it works for you, but ... the price! It costs the same if not more than the Steam Deck itself!
How are these glasses for people who are prone to vertigo/motion-sickness though?
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Caldathras 5 hours ago
@Purple Library Guy
My worry is that all this strain on the eyes of younger folk will cause them to need reading glasses even earlier than I did.
Many older people have this problem worse than I do, plus not great sight in other ways; a Deck just isn't going to be that usable for them--not because anybody's done anything wrong, just because that form factor isn't going to work for them.That explains it quite nicely. It's not just the size of the text but all that fine detail in such a small image. It strains the eyes. You start to feel it more as you get older.
I have noticed that when I'm looking at a fine print label, and I bring it closer to try to read it, I lose focus just before it gets close enough. That didn't happen when I was youngerYep, that's how it manifested for me. Eventually, that led to occasional use of reading glasses. Now, the glasses are necessary for all my reading.
My worry is that all this strain on the eyes of younger folk will cause them to need reading glasses even earlier than I did.
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My worry is that all this strain on the eyes of younger folk will cause them to need reading glasses even earlier than I did.It wouldn't be that way round. The folk wisdom is that focusing too much on close things when you're young affects the ability to focus on things far away - the short-sighted bookworm stereotype. Becoming long-sighted - unable to focus on objects that are close - happens as you get older, regardless of whether you've ever been long-sighted, short-sighted, or neither, when you were younger.
If you need your glasses to read a phone or a book then you'll also need your glasses for the Deck.
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chickenb00 12 minutes ago
I still wish Valve would adapt the Deck technology to a laptop form-factor. A 14" or 15" screen would be great. Economically priced like the Deck, of course.
And I wish Valve would release a circular trackpad-only (no joystick) variant of the Steam Deck OLED with same pricing.
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