12 Steam Deck Tips Every Gamer Should Remember

The handheld console gamers have been dreaming about for year is now ship . I ’m consult , of course , to Valve’sSteam Deck , a portable handheld like to the Nintendo Switch that plays PC game .

Despite fly the coop a Linux - based OS , the Steam Deck can play game made for Windows thanks to a nifty compatibility layer called Proton . Not only that , but the Steam Deck is a full - blown PC , capable of loading into a desktop fashion where you may browse the internet , download apps , and stream music . you may even set up Windows 10 on the equipment in shell the nonpayment Steam OS feels too limited .

With everything going on , the Steam Deck can be overwhelming at first . gratefully , Valve included some neat cutoff and feature to alleviate you in . And with that , here are some wind and illusion every Steam Deck proprietor should remember .

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