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Valve is changing the way it updates Deadlock 'to help improve our development process', so you can say goodbye to the regular biweekly posts

"We look forward to fleshing out the game in the new year."

PC Gamer

Deadlock updates will be "a little bit more spaced out" so Valve can "improve our development process," but you can expect bigger major patches when they arrive

But hotfixes will still be rolled out "as needed"

GamesRadar

SteamOS beta could be available to download to your handheld gaming PC of choice as soon as April

It's not gonna be May—that's when the officially licensed Lenovo Legion Go S launches.

PC Gamer

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Xbox pledges to double down on Windows improvements for gamers, as Valve's Steam OS turns up the heat — now faced with real competition, it's time for Windows to change

Xbox promises to improve Windows for gamers at CES 2025, in fresh comments from Jason Ronald.

Windows Central

Competitive shooters are at a crucial crossroads in 2025: 'sweaty' teamplay vs. casual fun

Crossover fatigue, high-profile failures, and the rise of Marvel Rivals marked a tumultuous year for shooters.

PC Gamer

I got hands on with the Lenovo Legion Go S handheld PC with Valve's SteamOS—and it seems like a bit of a winner to me

Steamed Legions are Go!

PC Gamer

I wish I waited for this stunning Midnight Black PlayStation Portal

Sony just unveiled a 'Midnight Black' makeover for the PS Portal remote playing handheld and it's making me wish I didn't already own one.

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The Steam Deck is dead –I tried a new SteamOS handheld that marks its future

Lenovo's Legion Go S shows there's life beyond the original Steam Deck yet

Nvidia GeForce Now set to get a lot better on Steam Deck – and that's great news for playing AAA games on Valve's handheld

If you're a Steam Deck owner craving high-end performance, this could be the best bet while we await a Steam Deck successor.

TechRadar

Nvidia announces dedicated GeForce Now app for Steam Decks and more, streamlining cloud gaming for mixed-reality headset wearers too

Stream a little stream of Assassin's Cree-d.

PC Gamer

Nvidia GeForce NOW just made the Steam Deck and Quest 3 headsets gaming powerhouses

Nvidia's cloud-gaming platform will bring thousands of PC games to Steam Deck handhelds and Meta Quest headsets with RTX 4080-level graphics.

Laptop

Valve shuts down Steam Deck 2 speculation as AMD says it's building chips for a stronger handheld: "There is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck"

Whatever Valve's next-gen handheld is, we're gonna have to wait

GamesRadar

I'm hyped for what the new AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme will bring to handhelds, even if it doesn't power the Steam Deck 2

Three new AMD Ryzen Z2 processors are on the way, and they'll help your handheld gaming PC of the future reach new frame rate heights.

GamesRadar

AMD announces more powerful Ryzen Z2 Series processors for future PC handhelds, but Valve says 'there is and will be no Z2 Steam Deck'

AMD says Valve will be using one of its latest processors, the Z2 Series, inside a new Steam Deck, but Valve says otherwise.

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Tom’s Guide

It’s time for a Steam Deck 2 — AMD Ryzen Z2 is truly the next generation gaming handheld chip

Will it be Switch 2 vs Steam Deck 2 in 2025?

Windows Central

AMD Ryzen Z2 Series specs leak, alongside the Steam Deck 2? ASUS ROG Ally, Lenovo Legion Go, and apparently Valve itself are on board. (UPDATE)

The AMD Ryzen Z2 series has leaked early, after months of speculation. How does it stack up in practice? We likely won't know until ASUS, Lenovo, and ... Valve (?) release their new devices.

PC Gamer

I've seen enough: No more forcing singleplayer studios to make mediocre live service games

We're leaving this one behind in 2024.

PC Gamer

8 bold gaming predictions for 2025

What does the new year have in store for videogames?

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This essential plugin for the Steam Deck does a better job telling you how your games will play than Valve can manage itself

Valve puts compatibility information into the Steam Deck's library, but it's not as good as ProtonDB. So let's integrate that, instead.

PC Gamer

G-Man's voice actor rings in the new year by dropping a cryptic tweet grenade promising 'unexpected surprises' into the starving Half-Life 3 fanbase

Eerily monologues. Refuses to elaborate. Leaves.

Windows Central

[UPDATED] Valve has quietly removed Palworld's Steam Deck 'playable' status

Palworld's Steam Deck compatibility status has changed overnight from 'Playable' to 'Unsupported,' despite the game running well on the device with minor tweaks.

Tom’s Hardware

AMD CPUs, 64GB RAM, and Windows 11 show strong gains in the latest Steam Hardware Survey

Steam Hardware Survey sees strong growth in AMD CPU market share. Consumers are also beginning to favor PC systems with 64GB of RAM and Windows 11.

PC Gamer

2025 PC hardware preview: This is the tech we want in our gaming rigs from the coming year

Some of this is more certain than others, but it's all very enticing.

PC Gamer

After a year in its company, I’ve done a complete 180 on my Steam Deck

I'm sorry I ever doubted you, Valve.

Laptop

Valve's SteamOS could be 2025's biggest winner, powering new VR and handheld gaming hardware

This year could see Valve's Linux-based operating system come into its own and feature on a range of first and third-party hardware.

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