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Valve is an interesting company that seems to try to be a lot of things at the same time. Games company, software hub/store and hardware company. Valve is all of these. When it comes to hardware the company has had mixed success. I think many of us remember the Steam Machines. These compact computers running SteamOS, a Linux based OS, were supposed to make Windows PC’s obsolete for gaming. They didn’t succeed. Valve also released a specific controller, the Steam Controller, which also did not exactly set the world on fire. In hindsight though both these products have paved the way for the product I am testing today, the Steam Deck, Valves attempt to compete with the Nintendo Switch in the handheld market.

I must admit I did not hear about this before now but Valve today announced a new handheld console, the Valve Steam Deck. Let’s start with the press release: Valve announces Steam DeckTM Reservations available starting July 16; shipping begins in December 2021 July 15, 2021 – Valve announces Steam …

Valve has announced a number of products at this year’s GDC. The company has announced a $49.99 Link, a device that let you stream games from Steam Machines, Windows PC, Macs, Linux PC to any room. Any system on the same home network can be streamed wirlessly across the room …

One of the cool things with the Nvidia Shield console is the ability to stream games from a computer to it. I’ve always wanted something similar between computers as it would have been nice to have a less powerful laptop and still be able to play more complex games running …

Valve have been hinting about some big Linux Steam-news this week and today the first of three announcements (the rest coming on Wednesday and possibly on Friday) was unleashed: the birth of SteamOS, their own Linux-based OS that is supposed to support game streaming from a Windows or Mac PC.