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The ability to download games onto the Steam Deck from a local network Steam installation was added in February 2023. [56] While the Deck was designed for playing games on the Steam storefront, desktop mode allows for installation of third-party storefronts like Epic Games Store , Ubisoft Connect , or Origin .
[42] [43] Version 3.0 added full support for peripheral devices, allowing SteamOS devices such as the Deck to be used as conventional PCs. Version 3.0 is based on Arch Linux, rather than Debian, with some customizations. The OS includes Gamescope, which is a gaming-oriented microcompositor designed to optimize display on the Steam Deck. [44] [45]
In 2012, Valve announced Steam for Schools, a free function-limited version of the Steam client for schools. [144] It was part of Valve's initiative to support gamification of learning. It was released alongside free versions of Portal 2 and a standalone program called "Puzzle Maker" that allowed teachers and students to create and manipulate ...
Valve Corporation, also known as Valve Software, is an American video game developer, publisher, and digital distribution company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.It is the developer of the software distribution platform Steam and the game franchises Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Portal, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress, Left 4 Dead and Dota.
Aperture Desk Job is a 2022 action game developed and published by Valve.Set in the Portal universe, the player controls a character that inspects products while in front of a desk with a monitor that resembles the Steam Deck console, and while being aided by an artificial intelligence (AI) core.
While PC versions for games on Microsoft Windows, Linux, or MacOS that have cross-platform support. In contrast, those that are only limited to Windows can work with Wine , or Proton on Linux or MacOS to have multiplayer working on their respective platform.
The terms "PC" and "gaming PC", while used there, often make a distinction between PC and Steam Deck, in a way that substituting PC for Steam Deck would make no sense. E.g. "Steam Cloud saves allow you to start a gaming session on your PC, and move to your Steam Deck to finish it on the couch."
The Steam Deck OLED really is the game changer everybody’s talked about this past year and change, just with a much nicer screen and a much quieter cooling system.