It looked like such a blatant clone of Valve’s Steam Deck interface. Its many bugs kept me at bay. This combination won’t be for everyone, because the $800 Ally X costs far more than a Steam Deck, and Bazzite still has annoying quirks.

Valve has released new refurbished stock of its Steam Deck OLED gaming handheld PC, saving you up to $130 compared to buying brand new.

Valve started selling refurbished models of its Steam Deck OLED handheld last month, but quickly went out of stock. If you missed your chance to save over $100 on a Steam Deck OLED, refurbished models of Valve’s handheld are currently back in stock,

Palworld's Steam Deck compatibility status has changed overnight from 'Playable' to 'Unsupported,' despite the game running well on the device with minor tweaks.

There's a lot to like about the hardware beyond the screen as well. The analog sticks are sturdy and reliable, the d-pad is a little weirdly placed but otherwise great, and everything else about it feels sufficiently premium. It's a little on the heavy side, but given how much tech is packed into this thing, that's more than forgivable.

Running through the microSD boot may be the best and easiest way to get to Epic Games Store, but how you do it is up to you. The first thing users should do is shut down their Steam Deck and insert the microSD card into the microSD slot. Then, hold the volume down button, press the power button and let them both go once the startup sound is heard.

Valve puts compatibility information into the Steam Deck's library, but it's not as good as ProtonDB. So let's integrate that, instead.