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Razer announced the Razer Handheld Dock Chroma for your Steam Deck, ROG Ally, Legion Go and more

By Liam Dawe,
Seems like making a dock for handheld gaming PCs is now some rite of passage for accessory and hardware vendors, as even Razer have jumped in now with the aptly named Razer Handheld Dock Chroma.

Refurbished Steam Deck LCD and Steam Deck OLED back in stock in the UK and Europe - act fast

By Liam Dawe,
If you're wanting to pick up a Steam Deck or Steam Deck OLED a bit cheaper, Valve's Certified Refurbished program is a great way to do it. And if you're in the UK and EU, they're back in stock.
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OrangePi Neo gaming handheld with Manjaro Linux now due out in Q1 2025

By Liam Dawe,
While announcements on the OrangePi Neo gaming handheld that will ship with Manjaro Linux have been a bit quiet lately, it's still coming and they've updated their launch plan for it to be available in Q1 2025.

Valve confirms a public beta of SteamOS is coming as 'SteamOS expands beyond Steam Deck'

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
With the announcement of the Lenovo Legion Go S as the first third-party SteamOS device, Valve have now officially announced that SteamOS Linux is expanding beyond the Steam Deck.

Lenovo Legion Go S with Valve's SteamOS is official, expected to launch in May

By Liam Dawe,
Lenovo have lifted the lid on the world's first officially licensed handheld powered by SteamOS, the Lenovo Legion Go S, which should arrive in May.

Acer announced the new Nitro Blaze 8 and massive Switch-like Nitro Blaze 11 gaming handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
It's raining gaming handhelds lately. Acer have now announced the New Nitro Blaze 8 and Nitro Blaze 11.

GeForce NOW is getting full Steam Deck support with a native app

By Liam Dawe,
After NVIDIA previously released a Beta script to setup GeForce NOW on Steam Deck, they're about to make it a whole lot better with a proper native app for full Steam Deck support.

SteamOS moving from Steam Deck to more handhelds gives me hope for better anti-cheat compatibility

By Liam Dawe,
With 2025 looking potentially like the year of SteamOS Linux with it coming to more handhelds, perhaps we might finally see a solution to the anti-cheat problem that has plagued the Steam Deck and desktop Linux for so long.

GPD WIN 4 handheld plans to support Valve's SteamOS in 2025 (updated: nope)

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Hardware vendor GPD have updated their store page for the GPD WIN 4 (2025) which notes they plan to support SteamOS on it with help from Valve.

There is no AMD Z2 Steam Deck model coming - Valve

By Liam Dawe,
With CES starting tomorrow, there's already lots of leaks and speculation going around and Valve have been quick to shoot down an AMD Z2 Steam Deck.

While Palworld enjoys a resurgence Valve dropped the rating to Steam Deck Unsupported

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Palworld is enjoying a nice resurgence after the release of the Feybreak major update with a huge increase in players. Going from around a regular 45,000 players online to around 200,000 concurrent players. However, Valve have dropped the rating the Steam Deck Unsupported.

Steam Deck Verified highlights for December 2024

By Liam Dawe,
It's December! Time for some highlights of what's been Steam Deck Verified by Valve recently so you can find some new picks to play through.

Valve will join Lenovo at CES 2025 for the future of gaming handhelds

By Liam Dawe,
It seems the stage has been set for more SteamOS Linux devices to join the Steam Deck, as Valve will be partnering up with Lenovo at CES 2025.

New Linux kernel patch submitted to improve Lenovo Legion series support including Lenovo Legion Go

By Liam Dawe,
Looks like we may see some improvements to the Lenovo Legion series of hardware like the Lenovo Legion Go handheld when running on Linux, thanks to a new Linux kernel patch that's been sent in.

The Steam Deck Stars Bundle on Steam has some top Deck Verified games for cheap

By Liam Dawe,
Here's your chance to get four absolutely brilliant games that are all Steam Deck Verified, have Native Linux support and at a discount too.

The upcoming Lenovo Legion Go S may come with a SteamOS Linux version

By Liam Dawe,
The leaked but unannounced Lenovo Legion Go S seems like it will come in two different versions, and one of them may even be with SteamOS Linux like Valve's Steam Deck.

SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" fixes security issues, plus Indiana Jones and the Great Circle rendering issues

By Liam Dawe,
Valve released Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.6.21 Beta "Update of the Year" to fix up various problems, and then re-released it shortly after to fix up more issues. Here's what you need to know.
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