It's Steam's birthday? Wow, I forgot, did you? To celebrate a little bit, Valve are giving you the chance to give them even more money by picking up a cheap Steam Deck.
The models that are being phased-out have been discounted until September 26th so you can grab:
- Steam Deck LCD 64GB with 15% off.
- Steam Deck LCD 512GB with 25% off.
Of course that's only while stocks last, and they're likely quite limited and will probably sell-out reasonably quickly, which they have done before. So if you've been really on the fence, this is your best chance. The 64GB paired up with a SSD upgrade is always a great choice. Although for the convenience of 512GB and the anti-glare screen, the higher model is a ridiculously good price with the sale.
See the sale on the Steam Deck store.
21 years of Steam huh? Wow. What's your favourite Steam related memory? Mine is obviously Steam coming to Linux, and trying to get it all working. What a wild ride.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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I was annoyed when humble bundle handed out steam keys for Duke Nukem 3D And Shadow Warrior instead the usual DRM-free downloads, as I had no idea what it was and was annoyed that I had to create an account, but eventually I did. And then I found out it was a huge shop with a lot of games... and many of them had Linux versions... and they had just released Superfrog HD... and Team17 was still alive... and a lot more of wtfisevenhappening moments that day. Of course I bought Superfrog right away and played it to the end, and fell in love with Steam. So that'd be my fav.
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Quote21 years of Steam huh? Wow. What's your favourite Steam related memory? Mine is obviously Steam coming to Linux, and trying to get it all working. What a wild ride.
When I had installed Steam for Linux (during the beta time),
it "welcomed" me with: "unfasten your seat-belts".
(I guess I didn't have the right nvidia driver yet.)
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I think my best memory was quite recent. I'd just bought Helldivers 2, joined my mates on a co-op game and we had a blast. And then it struck me that I'd bought the game, hit "install" and then "play" and that was it. That was all I did. And this was normal. On Linux.
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I got Civilization V as a gift. Game was a physical copy, but it required Steam. As Civilization fan I didn't hesitate too much and installed Steam via Wine. Played quite lot of Civilization V after that.
Later the Linux port of the game arrived and I was bit surprised that everything worked (except the mods).
Later the Linux port of the game arrived and I was bit surprised that everything worked (except the mods).
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QuoteWhat's your favourite Steam related memory?I only started using Steam at the very end of 2021, after we already had things like Linux support and Proton (though this was all new to me at the time - when I'd last heard of Steam, it was still Windows-only), so I don't have a long list of favourite memories to draw from! That said, I've got three;
Firstly, experiencing Proton for the first time - it was like magic, and just worked! I don't think that the novelty of this has ever worn off.
Secondly, seeing how Super Bomberman R (a game with a very wonky PC port) got closer and closer to being fully playable on Linux over successive Proton versions, and testing it out with each Proton Experimental release, with the current one finally being the one that eliminates the last of the problems it had (not 8.0-5, which Valve assigned as its stable Proton version last year).
And last but not least, how, on the release-day for Super Bomberman R 2 (a year ago tomorrow, at the time of writing), it just worked under Proton, completely flawlessly, and I got to spend a free day completely immersed in it. That was the first time I'd seen the "day and date on Linux" thing with a game that I'd been looking forward to.
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Thank you Liam for the "heads up" on this Steam Deck sale!
I have never seriously considered purchasing a Steam Deck. The Steam Deck articles in GoL were interesting, but I only gave them a cursory glance. Then why, within five minutes after reading this article, did I clicked the "PURCHASE" button for a Steam Deck LCD 512GB? These 11 words are the reason:
I am very happy with my decision and cannot wait for my new Steam Deck to arrive!
Thanks again Liam!
I have never seriously considered purchasing a Steam Deck. The Steam Deck articles in GoL were interesting, but I only gave them a cursory glance. Then why, within five minutes after reading this article, did I clicked the "PURCHASE" button for a Steam Deck LCD 512GB? These 11 words are the reason:
Quote...the higher model is a ridiculously good price with the sale.These words made me realize I absolutely had to a Steam Deck NOW!
I am very happy with my decision and cannot wait for my new Steam Deck to arrive!
Thanks again Liam!
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ElectricPrism Sep 12
Congratulations Valve & Steam & these communities too. The World is a better place because of you 
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Happy birthday, Steam!
TBH Steam has never been much more than a content delivery system in my eyes. However, I suppose no longer having to run it in wine to play games with it is my favourite Steam memory, and getting my first Steam Deck is the next favourite.
TBH Steam has never been much more than a content delivery system in my eyes. However, I suppose no longer having to run it in wine to play games with it is my favourite Steam memory, and getting my first Steam Deck is the next favourite.
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pleasereadthemanual Sep 13
Probably cool for non-Australians :)
Does playing Muv-Luv Alternative for the first time count? That is a Steam game.
Quote21 years of Steam huh? Wow. What's your favourite Steam related memory?I've been using Steam for more than a decade, but I don't really have one.
Does playing Muv-Luv Alternative for the first time count? That is a Steam game.
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