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Steam Deck

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Steam Deck

#9 in Handheld Gaming PCs
57.8/100
549 Reddit opinions

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343 positive6 neutral200 negative

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What are your thoughts about games getting negative reviews because they're incompatible with steamdeck?

If the thing says steam deck supported in the checks and has tons of issues then its fair imho. But not this

CatCatPizza in r/Steam

February 28, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

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what do u get on the steam frame that the quest 3 doesnt offer?

2 more CPU cores 30% higher clock Bigger FOV 4x the cache 2x the ram Significantly faster GPU clocks Eye tracking Dedicated WiFi 6 Dongle designed for direct stream IR emitters to work in the dark A full PCIE expansion slot An SD slot for storage expansion Foveated streaming Steam OS with Linux base

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Ecnarps in r/SteamFrame

May 21, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

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Valve Says It's 'Hard at Work' on Steam Deck 2, but There's Still No Release Window

I had an itch for something more powerful but I'm actually pretty content with my oled SD. I was tempted by the lego2 but not for 3k lol. I'll just make do with pc streaming until the SD 2 launches, even if that is a few years. I trust ol valve they've done right by me

toasty_tuna in r/SteamDeck

April 27, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

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Steam deck stolen by UPS twice. Steam support unhelpful

As much as I love the SD this is such a common problem it’s ridiculous. This could be (mostly) remedied if Valve just didn’t use the most obvious packaging ever.

mac4112 in r/SteamDeck

December 15, 2025 at 11:05 p.m.

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This is NOT verified. It’s a slide show 😭😭😭😭does verified mean anything anymore?

Steam Deck Very fried.

Solid_Snark in r/SteamDeck

February 4, 2026 at 10:48 p.m.

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Valve employees, I know y'all lurk... Please, tell whoever you need to: DO NOT ship the new Steam hardware in shipping boxes that scream what is inside.

In the UK my Steam Deck arrived in a largely ordinary looking cardboard box, except for a Companion Cube themed “This Way Up” sign and small logo next to the handling warnings. Nothing over the top, but enough to alert anyone looking for deliveries to snag. It’s cute, but yeah. Please don’t do this.

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Kisrah in r/Steam

November 16, 2025 at 11:19 a.m.

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Valve Says It Has a 'Pretty Good Idea' of What Steam Deck 2 Is Going to Be, Explains Why It's Holding Off for Now

I fully agree with them. The SteamDeck as it is right now is fine. If they release another SteamDeck, the difference between it and the original two should be night and day. There should be absolutely no drawbacks to upgrading and it should be a no-brainer (provided you have the money for it). If yo

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jpaxlux in r/SteamDeck

November 13, 2025 at 12:36 a.m.

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Update: Valve is aware that Steam Decks are out of stock and announced that it is due to RAM and Storage shortages.

Cant buy a steam deck because of brainrot AI videos .. crazy times

thisissomaaad in r/SteamDeck

February 17, 2026 at 1:21 a.m.

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The SteamDeck is pocketable.

The Steam Deck is a lot like baked lasagna; it can fit in your pocket but why would you

Innuendo64_ in r/SteamDeck

December 31, 2025 at 10:44 p.m.

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This is NOT verified. It’s a slide show 😭😭😭😭does verified mean anything anymore?

The game is verified to launch at 10fps haha If you change some settings it can be a little better but should not be verified for sure. Changing from "quality" default graphics to "performance". Should absolutely have been the default Steam deck settings BEFORE it was verified, as an absolute bare m

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Safe_External_3993 in r/SteamDeck

February 4, 2026 at 10:08 p.m.

1.3k

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