Items tagged with Valve
The open source community always seems to be hard at work on AMD CPU and GPU drivers on Linux, and this translates to huge gains for AMD and SteamOS-based devices like the Steam Deck. The latest big improvement we've seen is an update to...
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Following the launch of its new Steam Machine console, Valve has issued a status update addressing production timelines, regional order queues, and software improvements. The company confirmed that hardware units are shipping out daily...
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On the same day Valve announced the Steam Machine, accessory maker Dbrand teased that it was going to offer a Portal themed Companion Cube case for the device. After pouring significant time and resources into the project, however, it was...
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Valve is selling roughly 15 thousand Steam Machines every week, despite being constrained by limited supply and high pricing during the ongoing RAM crisis. While this number isn't official, BoilingSteam derived it from Steam's Top Sellers...
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We are not quite at the peak of porch pirate season—that will come once the holidays are in full force, especially around Black Friday and Cyber Monday—but given the rising cost of electronics these days, the threat is no longer a seasonal...
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Amidst the discussion around game preservation for Xbox and PlayStation gamers in the digital era, one Redditor has created a unique game cartridge system for Steam. The game cartridges are each individual SATA 2.5-inch 128GB SSD drives...
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Consider it a right-to-repair victory that Valve is helping to ensure iFixit will continue to have access to replacement batteries for its Steam Deck LCD handheld. This was not a foregone conclusion after a flurry of reports claimed Valve...
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Rumors of an Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death-like defect for Valve's Steam Machine have been spreading for the past week, but follow-up comments from both Valve and the original poster have assuaged these worries.
The original photo posted to Reddit by u/me_hill
Specifically, user u/me_hill on...
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Whatever you think about the Steam Machine, the fact is it's launching into a brutal market for anyone trying to sell a gaming product. So brutal, in fact, that Valve has been unable to source the 8GB SODIMMs that it originally planned to...
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Valve has uploaded a set of four drivers for the Steam Machine (GPU, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and SD card reader) to its official support site, for users that may want to install Windows on their systems. But there are many pros and cons to consider.
For select games that are unsupported by...
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Amid the chaos of a new product launch, Valve has remained hard at work on SteamOS. Not only has SteamOS received a long-promised update to support standard PCs, but tailored SteamOS support for the Steam Deck and other handhelds has...
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The first report of a "Red Line of Death" error appearing on a Steam Machine has hit the web. Fortunately, there's just one report to speak of so far, so it's probably not an Xbox 360-scale disaster. It's still a bad look for the Steam...
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Shortly after the Steam Machine was revealed, word of an E-Ink front panel was confirmed by Valve as an internal project not intended for consumer release. Even so, Valve followed up with 3D printable front panels files, with designs...
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We have all heard that it is easier to ask for forgiveness than it is to get permission, but as Dbrand is finding out, permission still matters. Having not secured it from Valve before forging ahead with its Portal-themed Companion Cube...
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Those who have been looking out for Steam hardware-related activity have been closely monitoring SteamDB. It paid off late last night as X user @SadlyItsBradley discovered that Valve's Portal 2 (2011) is the first game to be listed as...
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Along with the Steam Machine, Valve has also publicly released SteamOS 3.x, which debuted with Steam Deck. With version 3.8, SteamOS can be installed on any modern desktop, laptop, or handheld PC so long as its using an AMD GPU. NVIDIA GPU...
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Valve has begun sending out email notifications to randomly selected users who have been placed into a reservation queue for its upcoming Steam Machine release, and some recipients are turning their spots in line into thousands of dollars...
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The Steam Machine has been somewhat turbulent, due to its sub-PS5 performance without FSR 4.1 and relatively high $1049 starting price point. Despite those things, the Steam Machine does still have some undeniable appeal, especially...
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We love handhelds around here, and no one more than me. We just dropped our full review of the new MSI Claw 8 EX AI+, and the performance numbers are absolutely wild. In our testing, its Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor completely dunks on...
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It has been the question looming over the Gabecube since the specs were announced last year: how much? Well, now we know how much, and the answer is ... perhaps 'too much.' But that depends on your values, and what you're looking for...
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Not only was the Steam Machine just launched on the Steam storefront, but a quiet Proton Experimental update has enabled AMD FSR 4.1 on AMD RDNA 3 and RDNA 3.5 GPUs.
Similar to previous community tweaks done with a leaked version of AMD...
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If there’s a game that can give Grand Theft Auto VI a run for its money in the hype department it’s Half-Life 3, which has a mythic hold on the gaming community as fans have been waiting over 20 years since the release of Half-Life 2. The...
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