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SteamOS 3.8.1 now in Beta for more gamers to test new features

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have bumped SteamOS 3.8.1 from Preview to Beta, as it's now ready for more people to get testing to find any issues.

Steam Beta adds Remote Downloads Management

By Liam Dawe,
Making it easier to manage downloads and updates across systems from desktops to Steam Decks and other handhelds, Steam adds Remote Downloads Management.
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Linux smashes past 5% on the Steam Survey for the first time

By Liam Dawe,
After rubbing away the sleep from my eyes in disbelief, Valve have updated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for March 2026 showing explosive Linux growth.

As expected - Slay the Spire 2 leads the way for the most played Steam Deck games for March 2026

By Liam Dawe,
April 1st is here, you fools! No messing around here though - it's time to look over what was most popular on Steam Deck during March 2026.

SteamOS 3.8.1 Preview should finally solve some WiFi performance issues

By Liam Dawe,
On top of the huge SteamOS 3.8 preview Valve put up recently, a smaller bug-fix release landed with SteamOS 3.8.1.

SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview brings initial Steam Machine support, and improvements for many handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview is another big upgrade for Valve's Linux distribution, with lots of enhancements to hardware support across the board for handhelds.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released a fresh update to Proton Experimental for March 13th that bring numerous fixes to various games - here's all the details you need to know.

Unity announce expanded support for Steam, Native Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
For GDC 2026, Unity revealed expanded official support is coming for Steam. This includes Native Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and more.

Valve detail Steam Frame and Steam Machine Verified requirements at GDC 2026

By Liam Dawe,
GDC 2026 is going on and Valve are doing some talks giving more info on lots of things - like how games will be Verified for the Steam Frame and Steam Machine.

SteamOS 3.7.20 released with NTSync driver, plus big new Steam Client update for all

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released the latest stable update for SteamOS, along with a new big stable Steam Client update for all platforms. Here's all that's new.

Valve reconfirm the Steam Frame, Steam Machine and Steam Controller are due in 2026

By Liam Dawe,
Valve put up their Steam Year In Review 2025 and initially, they made it seem like their hardware plans were a lot more uncertain but they've since clarified.

Xbox "Project Helix" confirmed to run Xbox and PC games - competition for the Steam Machine

By Liam Dawe,
The new CEO of of Microsoft Gaming, Asha Sharma, confirmed something that has been widely speculated for a while that could be bad news for the Steam Machine.

Steam Deck OLED gets a price increase across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan

By Liam Dawe,
KOMODO announced over the weekend that the Steam Deck OLED is getting a price increase across Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Here's the most played Steam Deck games for February 2026

By Liam Dawe,
Another month is done and finished and what a month it was huh? February 2026 had some fun games arriving, so here's what was most popular on Steam Deck.

Proton Experimental gets improvements for Vermintide 2 and more controller support for launchers

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released an update for Proton Experimental for February 27th, their testing ground for getting more Windows games running on Linux / SteamOS systems.

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.

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.
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