The divisive Steam Controller was the testing ground for some ideas (touchpads, rear buttons, haptics) that eventually found their way onto Valve’s Steam Deck. While the company hasn’t followed up its ...

Valve's Steam controller never quite caught on, and it seems that a large part of this had to do with its forward looking but unfamiliar looking surface layout. Rather than your usual thumbsticks, the ...

Valve launched the Steam Controller a decade ago. It was designed to make traditional PC games playable on TVs in tandem with the original Steam Machine, which never took off. Now, Valve has announced ...

Katelyn has been a writer since they learned to hold a pencil, but was a latecomer to the world of gaming, gradually falling in love with video games over the course of high school and college. They ...

Steam Deck is one of the most popular handheld consoles. Launched in 2021, the console sold like hotcakes. According to Valve, it sold several million units in just two years. With the OLED display ...

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Imagine, if you will, a Steam Deck and a VR headset combining into a new gaming life form -- part Meta Quest, part handheld game system. As I slid the Steam Frame over my eyes and my hands into the ...

When I reviewed the Steam Deck, I criticized its weight but praised the fact that by building a handheld significantly bigger than the Nintendo Switch, Valve made room for full-size buttons and analog ...

Support for trigger rumble and Elite paddles arrives in beta Support for trigger rumble and Elite paddles arrives in beta is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, ...

How do you use an external controller on Steam Deck? There is no shortage of PC controllers that are compatible with the Steam Deck, but connecting them to Valve's portable is done in a number of ways ...