Pokdepinion: Let’s hope we can make it into Steam Deck 3 in 10 years. But a gaming PC is only ever as great as the crop of games that can run on it. And as far as first forays go, its latest device packs quite the punch for its relatively small form factor.

Despite its modest hardware, it remains popular among handheld console community for its low price compared to competition. The Steam Deck marks Valves attempt to tap into the growing handheld gaming PC market. Most handheld consoles are effectively miniaturized PCs, which runs full-fledge Windows OS inside whereas Steam Deck uses a custom version of Linux and a compatibility layer on top of it to make sure games run as intended on the device. Valve has taken a vastly different approach to other handheld console makers when it comes to pricing and features. Choose an image that will automatically be shown on your Stream Deck every time you lock your computer. Features include: Instant Replay (on stream), Dropped frames alarm, Quick scenes toggle, OBS CPU usage.

Despite this, the device is performing well with minor hardware updates along the way (such as updated quieter fans), with the Deck Verified certification program adding new titles all the time. Advanced OBS commands and tools to use on your Elgato Stream Deck.

The Steam Deck is a portable gaming PC that was released by Valve last year, which had since kicked off an arms race for similar devices from various other manufacturers like GPD, AYANEO and more – the current version of the Steam Deck uses a custom AMD Zen 2 chip, which is now several years old.

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