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Happy four years to the Steam Deck - still the top PC gaming handheld

By Liam Dawe,
Four years ago today, the original Steam Deck LCD released, with it going on to change how everyone sees handheld gaming PCs and Linux for gaming.

It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The ace Luxtorpeda project has expanded, and now it makes it real easy to install the popular MGSHDFix pack for various Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck.
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Steam Deck now out of stock in the EU in addition to USA, Canada and Japan

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Unfortunately the stock availability of the Steam Deck has only worsened recently, with the EU now appearing to be completely out of stock.

Valve confirm Steam Deck stock issues due to "memory and storage shortages"

By Liam Dawe,
We reported recently how the Steam Deck was completely out of stock in the USA, Canada and some parts of Asia and now Valve have put up a short statement on it.

Blue Archive devs confirm Steam Deck and controller support is on the way

By Liam Dawe,
The free to play Blue Archive from NEXON arrived on Steam last year, and they've confirmed upgrades are coming for Steam Deck and controller players.

Dino Crisis 1 and 2 arrive on Steam but they need tweaks to run on Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
After arriving on GOG early in 2025, Dino Crisis 1 and 2 are now available directly on Steam but they have issues running on Linux / SteamOS.

You can now add hardware details to Steam reviews, and give more feedback on Steam Deck Verified

By Liam Dawe,
A new Steam Beta update for Desktop and Steam Deck / SteamOS allows you to add hardware details for reviews and give more Steam Deck Verified feedback.

Steam Deck completely out of stock in the US, Canada and Asia

By Liam Dawe,
The component shortages thanks to AI have hit Valve as in the US, Canada and some parts of Asia all models of Steam Deck are completely out of stock.

New Proton Experimental update adds controller support to more launchers on Linux / SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a new update to Proton Experimental, their testing ground for getting more Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS systems.

Steam Beta fixes games from large libraries on Linux / SteamOS showing as not valid on current platform

By Liam Dawe,
Another day, another load of bug fixes coming from Valve for all Steam users and an especially nice one for Linux / SteamOS if you have a lot of games.

Steam Machine & Steam Frame FAQ - RAM and storage crisis to blame for no pricing or dates

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put up an official explainer on why we haven't gotten released dates or pricing for the new Steam Hardware like the Steam Machine and Steam Frame.

AMD say the Steam Machine is "on track" for an early 2026 release

By Liam Dawe,
During AMD's latest earnings call that covers the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, AMD chair and CEO Lisa Su gave a small update on Valve's Steam Machine.

Here's the most played games on Steam Deck for January 2026

By Liam Dawe,
With a fresh month here now it's February 2026, here's your most up to date look at what has been popular for players on the Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have put out a fresh Proton Experimental upgrade for SteamOS / Linux systems, which thankfully includes a fix for the EA app breaking again.

Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck"

By Liam Dawe,
Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better.

Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux.

GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.

Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified

By Liam Dawe,
With over 100,000 games on Steam - verifying all of that takes a long time but the Steam Deck now has over 25,000 that are Steam Deck Playable or Verified.

Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve launched a new update for Proton Experimental for January 16th to improve various games and launchers working on SteamOS / Linux.

Valve's documentation highlights the different ways standalone games run on Steam Frame

By Liam Dawe,
With the upcoming new Steam Frame hardware from Valve, they want to get as many games as possible running - and there's multiple ways for developers to do it.
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