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Peter Wolinski

Steam Deck — how to check, calibrate and disable the gyro

Steam Deck handheld playing games

If you're having issues with your Steam Deck's gyro, don't fear: it should be relatively easy to right any minor issues — or to disable it if the gyro is annoying you.

Valve's Steam Deck is, in our opinion, one of the best handheld gaming consoles around, and comes with many features built in to assist with gaming. One of those features is a built-in gyro, which can be used to translate the movement of your device into in-game movements, whether that be looking around, aiming, panning the camera or changing direction.

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