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Valve’s Steam Deck Will Let You Shop On Epic Games Store
3Gaming consoles are territorial, fighting over exclusives and playerbases. You might think that, as a gaming handheld, Valve’s new Steam Deck is too, but the tech company says that’s not the case. Not only will you be able to download third-party apps onto the device, you’ll even be able to access competitors’ shops like the…
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Valve Removes Games From Steam Machine
Briefly: Valve fixed one of my big issues with Steam Machines… kinda. Games with their own launchers (e.g. Trine 3, Starbound, and Evoland) won’t, well, launch. Valve has removed the SteamOS-compatible tag from around 35 games. Some devs are working on new launchers. Fingers crossed that everything’s resolved by release day.
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Curious About Valve’s New SteamOS?
Eurogamer’s Digital Foundry has taken the beta version of the new TV-friendly operating system through its paces. The team there found some issues that hold the OS back, but conceding that it “could well be the direction PC gaming needs to find a home in the living room.”
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Eight Fun Facts About Valve’s Steam Machines
Steam Machines will start launching next year. One of Valve’s proprietary Steam Controllers will ship with each one. And you shouldn’t expect to get your hands on any of Valve’s prototypes… unless you’re one of the 300 lucky people selected for the beta this year.