<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
is	O
a	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
gaming	B-Device
computer	I-Device
developed	O
by	O
Valve	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
uses	O
Valve	O
's	O
Linux	B-Application
distribution	I-Application
SteamOS	B-Application
,	O
which	O
incorporates	O
the	O
namesake	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SteamOS	B-Application
incorporates	O
Valve	O
's	O
Proton	B-Application
compatibility	B-General_Concept
layer	I-General_Concept
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
run	O
Windows	O
applications	O
and	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
use	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
TV	B-Operating_System
or	O
monitor	B-Device
through	O
a	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
and	O
be	O
used	O
like	O
a	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
or	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
system	O
features	O
a	O
desktop	O
mode	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
install	O
Linux-based	O
third-party	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
users	O
may	O
install	O
entirely	O
different	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
series	O
of	O
gaming	B-Device
computers	I-Device
using	O
Linux-derived	O
SteamOS	B-Application
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
which	O
worked	O
their	O
way	O
into	O
the	O
conception	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
designer	O
Scott	O
Dalton	O
said	O
"	O
there	O
was	O
always	O
kind	O
of	O
this	O
classic	O
chicken	O
and	O
egg	O
problem	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Machine	I-Device
"	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
required	O
the	O
adoption	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
by	O
both	O
gamers	O
and	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
reach	O
a	O
critical	O
interest	O
in	O
the	O
machines	O
to	O
draw	O
manufacturers	O
in	O
making	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
Linux	B-Application
game	O
availability	O
during	O
the	O
lifetime	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
led	O
Valve	O
to	O
invest	O
development	O
into	O
Proton	B-Application
,	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
compatibility	B-General_Concept
layer	I-General_Concept
to	O
allow	O
Windows	O
–	O
based	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
without	O
modification	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
prototypes	O
of	O
Valve	O
's	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
,	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
included	O
a	O
small	O
LCD	B-Device
screen	I-Device
within	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
the	O
controller	O
which	O
could	O
be	O
programmed	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
was	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
idea	O
from	O
this	O
prototype	O
was	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
Link	O
,	O
a	O
device	O
capable	O
of	O
streaming	O
game	O
content	O
from	O
a	O
computer	O
running	O
Steam	B-Application
to	O
a	O
different	O
monitor	B-Device
,	O
here	O
routing	O
that	O
output	O
to	O
the	O
small	O
LCD	B-Device
on	O
the	O
controller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
later	O
considered	O
by	O
Valve	O
a	O
very	O
early	O
concept	O
behind	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
their	O
experience	O
with	O
trying	O
to	O
convince	O
other	O
manufacturers	O
to	O
produce	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
led	O
Valve	O
to	O
realize	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
to	O
develop	O
all	O
their	O
hardware	O
internally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rumors	O
that	O
Valve	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
portable	O
gaming	O
unit	O
had	O
emerged	O
in	O
May	O
2021	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
updates	O
made	O
within	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
code	O
pointing	O
towards	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
SteamPal	O
"	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
comments	O
made	O
by	O
Gabe	O
Newell	O
related	O
to	O
Valve	O
developing	O
games	O
for	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
revealed	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
popularity	O
,	O
some	O
pre-order	O
purchasers	O
were	O
informed	O
that	O
later	O
shipments	O
of	O
the	O
64GB	O
model	O
and	O
256	O
GB	O
NVMe	B-Application
models	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
Q2	O
2022	O
and	O
the	O
512	O
GB	O
NVMe	B-Application
model	O
by	O
Q3	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
's	O
CEO	O
,	O
Gabe	O
Newell	O
,	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
's	O
approach	O
,	O
"	O
As	O
a	O
gamer	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
a	O
product	O
I	O
've	O
always	O
wanted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newell	O
continued	O
that	O
he	O
believed	O
this	O
was	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
category	O
of	O
personal	O
computer	O
hardware	O
that	O
Valve	O
and	O
other	O
computer	O
manufacturers	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
if	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
proved	O
successful	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
it	O
was	O
necessary	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
unit	O
's	O
price	O
point	O
reasonable	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
viability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
were	O
opened	O
a	O
day	O
after	O
its	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
were	O
limited	O
to	O
those	O
with	O
Steam	B-Application
accounts	O
opened	O
before	O
June	O
2021	O
,	O
to	O
prevent	O
resellers	O
from	O
depleting	O
stock	O
and	O
making	O
the	O
device	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
purchase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
First-day	O
pre-order	O
reservations	O
through	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
briefly	O
crashed	O
the	O
servers	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
development	O
kits	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
were	O
shipping	O
to	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
June	O
2022	O
,	O
Valve	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
double	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Steam	B-Device
Decks	I-Device
shipping	O
out	O
each	O
week	O
,	O
helping	O
to	O
meet	O
the	O
initial	O
reservations	O
,	O
and	O
by	O
August	O
2022	O
,	O
Valve	O
's	O
production	O
was	O
outpacing	O
expectations	O
,	O
allowing	O
them	O
to	O
send	O
out	O
Steam	B-Device
Decks	I-Device
to	O
consumers	O
that	O
were	O
originally	O
anticipated	O
to	O
ship	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
quarter	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
fulfill	O
all	O
reservations	O
by	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
opening	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
to	O
purchase	O
without	O
reservation	O
,	O
though	O
Valve	O
tentatively	O
will	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
reservation	O
system	O
should	O
demand	O
be	O
too	O
high	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2022	O
,	O
Valve	O
is	O
pursuing	O
improvements	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
design	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
audio	O
mixer	O
,	O
per-game	O
"	O
power	O
profiles	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
performance	O
improvements	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
evaluating	O
a	O
second	O
generation	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
is	O
also	O
considering	O
bringing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
technology	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
Steam	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
includes	O
a	O
custom	O
AMD	B-Architecture
APU	I-Architecture
based	O
on	O
their	O
Zen	O
2	O
and	O
RDNA	O
2	O
architectures	O
,	O
named	O
Aerith	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
character	O
Aerith	O
Gainsborough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CPU	O
runs	O
a	O
four-core/eight	O
-thread	O
unit	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
runs	O
on	O
eight	O
compute	O
units	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
estimated	O
performance	O
of	O
1.6	O
TFLOPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
CPU	O
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
use	O
variable	O
timing	O
frequencies	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
CPU	O
running	O
between	O
2.4	O
and	O
3.5GHz	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
between	O
1.0	O
and	O
1.6GHz	O
based	O
on	O
current	O
processor	O
needs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
CPU	O
has	O
comparable	O
performance	O
to	O
Ryzen	O
3000	O
desktop	B-Device
computer	I-Device
processors	O
and	O
the	O
GPU	B-Architecture
performance	O
to	O
the	O
Radeon	B-Device
RX	I-Device
6000	I-Device
series	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deck	O
includes	O
16	O
GB	O
of	O
LPDDR5	O
RAM	B-Architecture
in	O
a	O
quad-channel	B-Architecture
configuration	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
bandwidth	O
of	O
88	O
GB/s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deck	O
's	O
main	O
unit	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
a	O
touchscreen	O
LCD	B-Device
display	I-Device
with	O
a	O
1280×800	O
pixel	O
resolution	O
with	O
a	O
fixed	O
60Hz	O
refresh	O
rate	O
;	O
games	O
are	O
configured	O
to	O
use	O
vertical	O
synchronization	O
where	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
's	O
input	O
set	O
features	O
two	O
thumbsticks	B-Device
,	O
a	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
,	O
ABXY	O
buttons	O
,	O
two	O
shoulder	O
buttons	O
on	O
each	O
side	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
four	O
additional	O
buttons	O
on	O
the	O
rear	O
of	O
the	O
unit	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
two	O
trackpads	B-Device
under	O
each	O
thumbstick	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
thumbsticks	B-Device
and	O
trackpads	B-Device
use	O
capacitive	B-Device
sensing	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
unit	O
further	O
includes	O
a	O
gyroscope	B-Application
to	O
allow	O
for	O
more	O
specialized	O
controls	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
unit	O
also	O
includes	O
haptic	B-Device
feedback	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deck	O
supports	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
connectivity	O
for	O
input	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
common	O
game	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
includes	O
integrated	O
WiFi	O
network	O
support	O
to	O
meet	O
IEEE	O
802.11a/b/g/n/ac	O
standards	O
,	O
stereo	O
sound	O
out	O
via	O
a	O
digital	B-Architecture
signal	I-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
,	O
an	O
integrated	O
microphone	O
and	O
a	O
headphone	B-Device
jack	I-Device
,	O
a	O
40	O
watt-hour	O
battery	O
,	O
which	O
Valve	O
estimates	O
that	O
for	O
"	O
lighter	O
use	O
cases	O
like	O
game	O
streaming	O
,	O
smaller	O
2D	O
games	O
,	O
or	O
web	O
browsing	O
"	O
can	O
last	O
between	O
seven	O
and	O
eight	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
also	O
estimated	O
that	O
by	O
keeping	O
frame	O
rates	O
to	O
around	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
more	O
intensive	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Portal	B-Application
2	I-Application
could	O
be	O
played	O
for	O
five	O
to	O
six	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
release	O
,	O
Steam	B-Device
Decks	I-Device
were	O
only	O
manufactured	O
in	O
a	O
black	O
casing	O
to	O
reduce	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
production	O
,	O
though	O
Valve	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
considered	O
introducing	O
other	O
case	O
colors	O
or	O
themes	O
in	O
the	O
future	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
base	O
model	O
includes	O
a	O
64	O
GB	O
eMMC	O
internal	O
storage	O
unit	O
,	O
running	O
over	O
PCI	O
Express	O
2.0	O
x1	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
mid-tier	O
model	O
includes	O
256	O
GB	O
of	O
storage	O
through	O
an	O
NVMe	B-Application
SSD	I-Application
device	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
high-end	O
unit	O
includes	O
a	O
512	O
GB	O
NVMe	B-Application
SSD	I-Application
storage	O
unit	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
two	O
both	O
shipping	O
with	O
drives	O
that	O
run	O
PCI	O
Express	O
3.0	O
x4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
3	O
SKUs	O
utilize	O
the	O
same	O
M.2	B-Protocol
2230	O
interface	O
for	O
internal	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Valve	O
considered	O
options	O
for	O
bringing	O
a	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
device	O
to	O
market	O
,	O
they	O
set	O
a	O
priority	O
that	O
the	O
device	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
nearly	O
the	O
entirety	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
game	O
catalogue	O
,	O
and	O
rejected	O
possible	O
hardware	O
that	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
x86-based	O
processing	O
structure	O
that	O
would	O
have	O
been	O
easier	O
to	O
implement	O
in	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
form	O
but	O
would	O
have	O
limited	O
what	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
through	O
recent	O
discussions	O
with	O
AMD	O
and	O
their	O
current	O
product	O
lines	O
was	O
Valve	O
able	O
to	O
identify	O
a	O
technical	O
approach	O
that	O
would	O
meet	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
a	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
device	O
capable	O
of	O
playing	O
all	O
Steam	B-Application
games	I-Application
without	O
overtaxing	O
the	O
processor	O
unit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
considered	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
to	O
be	O
future-proof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
specifications	O
are	O
modest	O
compared	O
to	O
high-end	O
gaming	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
they	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
performance	O
was	O
at	O
a	O
good	O
place	O
that	O
would	O
be	O
acceptable	O
for	O
many	O
years	O
,	O
while	O
still	O
looking	O
at	O
newer	O
software	O
improvements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
AMD	O
's	O
FidelityFX	O
Super	O
Resolution	O
(	O
FSR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
current	O
designs	O
for	O
a	O
successor	O
,	O
Valve	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
likely	O
be	O
future	O
iterations	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
in	O
years	O
to	O
come	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
company	O
expects	O
the	O
timing	O
of	O
releases	O
to	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
current	O
state	O
of	O
processor	O
technology	O
and	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
device	O
limitations	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
regular	O
upgrade	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dock	O
unit	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
power	O
source	O
to	O
power	O
the	O
Deck	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
an	O
external	O
monitor	B-Device
via	O
either	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
or	O
DisplayPort	B-Protocol
protocols	O
to	O
route	O
output	O
from	O
the	O
Deck	O
to	O
that	O
monitor	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
limited	O
by	O
the	O
processor	O
speed	O
,	O
the	O
display	O
output	O
from	O
the	O
Deck	O
via	O
the	O
dock	O
can	O
reach	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
8k	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
at	O
60Hz	O
or	O
4k	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
at	O
120Hz	O
;	O
this	O
resolution	O
boost	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
achieved	O
by	O
attaching	O
the	O
Deck	O
directly	O
through	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
to	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
adapter	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
no	O
other	O
change	O
in	O
performance	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
whether	O
docked	O
or	O
when	O
used	O
in	O
portable	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dock	O
also	O
supports	O
Ethernet	O
network	O
connectivity	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
connections	O
for	O
controllers	O
or	O
other	O
input	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deck	O
can	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
any	O
third-party	O
docking	B-Device
station	I-Device
that	O
supports	O
similar	O
types	O
of	O
interfacing	O
for	O
portable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
GPUs	B-Architecture
are	O
not	O
officially	O
supported	O
,	O
although	O
testing	O
via	O
the	O
M2	O
slot	O
has	O
demonstrated	O
that	O
eGPUs	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
running	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
runs	O
SteamOS	B-Application
version	O
3	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
SteamOS	B-Application
had	O
been	O
previously	O
developed	O
for	O
Steam	B-Device
Machines	I-Device
using	O
Debian	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Valve	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
wanted	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
rolling	O
upgrade	O
approach	O
for	O
the	O
Deck	O
's	O
system	O
software	O
,	O
a	O
function	O
Debian	O
was	O
not	O
designed	O
for	O
but	O
was	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
API	B-Application
)	O
specific	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
is	O
available	O
to	O
game	O
developers	O
,	O
allowing	O
a	O
game	O
to	O
specify	O
certain	O
settings	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
being	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
compared	O
to	O
a	O
normal	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
,	O
developers	O
can	O
populate	O
a	O
special	O
file	O
depot	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
with	O
lower-resolution	O
textures	O
and	O
other	O
reduced	O
elements	O
to	O
allow	O
their	O
game	O
to	O
perform	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
;	O
Steam	B-Application
automatically	O
detects	O
and	O
downloads	O
the	O
appropriate	O
files	O
for	O
the	O
system	O
(	O
whether	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
or	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
)	O
when	O
the	O
user	O
installs	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Deck	O
displays	O
compatible	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
developed	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
run	O
natively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SteamOS	B-Application
software	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
Proton	B-Application
,	O
a	O
compatibility	B-General_Concept
layer	I-General_Concept
that	O
allows	O
games	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
the	O
Linux-based	O
SteamOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
ProtonDB	B-Application
,	O
a	O
community-run	O
database	O
that	O
compiles	O
information	O
on	O
game	O
compatibility	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
games	I-Application
within	O
Linux	B-Application
using	O
Proton	B-Application
,	O
several	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
more	O
popular	O
game	O
releases	O
were	O
not	O
yet	O
compatible	O
with	O
Proton	B-Application
primarily	O
due	O
to	O
anti-circumvention	O
and	O
anti-cheat	O
controls	O
or	O
digital	O
rights	O
management	O
(	O
DRM	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
stated	O
they	O
were	O
working	O
with	O
vendors	O
of	O
these	O
middleware	O
solutions	O
to	O
improve	O
Proton	B-Application
support	O
while	O
also	O
encouraging	O
Linux-specific	O
versions	O
to	O
be	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Easy	O
Anti-Cheat	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
more	O
popular	O
anti-cheat	O
options	O
for	O
developers	O
,	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
MacOS	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
in	O
September	O
2021	O
,	O
which	O
Epic	O
stated	O
that	O
developers	O
could	O
easily	O
transition	O
for	O
the	O
Proton	B-Application
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
worked	O
with	O
Epic	O
over	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2021	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
transition	O
of	O
Easy	O
Anti-Cheat	O
to	O
Proton	B-Application
simple	O
for	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
popular	O
anti-cheat	O
solution	O
,	O
BattlEye	B-Application
,	O
also	O
affirmed	O
their	O
software	O
was	O
ready	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Proton	B-Application
layer	O
and	O
only	O
required	O
developers	O
to	O
opt-in	O
to	O
enable	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
stated	O
that	O
in	O
testing	O
games	O
otherwise	O
currently	O
available	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
or	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Proton	B-Application
layer	O
,	O
they	O
had	O
yet	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
a	O
minimum	O
30	O
frames-per-second	O
performance	O
on	O
the	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
performance	O
metric	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Proton	B-Application
layer	O
includes	O
support	O
for	O
AMD	O
's	O
upscaling	O
technology	O
FidelityFX	O
Super	O
Resolution	O
(	O
FSR	O
)	O
;	O
while	O
Proton	B-Application
also	O
supports	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
DLSS	B-Device
upscaling	O
solution	O
,	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
Deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
potential	O
confusion	O
on	O
game	O
compatibility	O
,	O
Valve	O
introduced	O
a	O
process	O
in	O
October	O
2021	O
by	O
which	O
they	O
brought	O
in	O
additional	O
staff	O
to	O
review	O
games	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
make	O
sure	O
a	O
game	O
is	O
fully	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
that	O
are	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
including	O
those	O
with	O
Proton	B-Application
and	O
any	O
middleware	O
DRM	O
solutions	O
,	O
that	O
by	O
default	O
meet	O
minimum	O
performance	O
specifications	O
,	O
are	O
marked	O
as	O
"	O
Verified	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
category	O
,	O
"	O
Unsupported	O
"	O
,	O
are	O
games	O
that	O
Valve	O
has	O
tested	O
to	O
not	O
be	O
fully	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
such	O
as	O
VR	O
games	O
or	O
games	O
using	O
Windows-specific	O
codecs	B-General_Concept
that	O
have	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
made	O
compatible	O
with	O
Proton	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
ratings	O
are	O
to	O
change	O
over	O
time	O
as	O
both	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
software	O
improves	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
updates	O
made	O
by	O
developers	O
to	O
games	O
to	O
improve	O
compatibility	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Deck	O
features	O
a	O
revised	O
interface	O
and	O
functions	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
desktop	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
Big	O
Picture	O
mode	O
which	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
television	O
screens	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
software	O
branch	O
within	O
Valve	O
,	O
the	O
Deck	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
client	I-Application
stays	O
consistent	O
with	O
the	O
desktop	O
version	O
,	O
adding	O
functions	O
and	O
interface	O
elements	O
to	O
make	O
navigating	O
through	O
Steam	B-Application
easier	O
with	O
controller	O
input	O
,	O
and	O
indicators	O
typical	O
for	O
portable	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
battery	O
life	O
and	O
wireless	O
connectivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
replaced	O
the	O
previous	O
Big	O
Picture	O
mode	O
in	O
Steam	B-Application
with	O
one	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
user	O
interface	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
version	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
the	O
Deck	O
otherwise	O
supports	O
all	O
other	O
functions	O
of	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
including	O
user	O
profiles	O
and	O
friends	O
lists	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
game	O
communities	O
,	O
cloud	O
saving	O
,	O
Steam	B-Application
Workshop	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Remote	O
Play	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remote	O
Play	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
to	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
controller	O
for	O
a	O
game	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
computer	O
,	O
providing	O
additional	O
control	O
options	O
beyond	O
traditional	O
keyboard	O
and	O
mouse	O
or	O
common	O
controller	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Steam	B-Application
software	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Deck	O
also	O
supports	O
suspending	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
progress	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
considered	O
by	O
Valve	O
to	O
be	O
core	O
to	O
the	O
Deck	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
API	B-Application
have	O
the	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
's	O
controller	O
input	O
automatically	O
converted	O
for	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
added	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
's	O
current	O
approach	O
to	O
cloud	O
saving	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Dynamic	O
Cloud	O
Sync	O
in	O
January	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
cloud	O
functionality	O
only	O
synchronized	O
game	O
saves	O
after	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
exited	O
a	O
game	O
;	O
developers	O
can	O
enable	O
Dynamic	O
Cloud	O
Sync	O
to	O
use	O
cloud	O
saving	O
while	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
running	O
,	O
making	O
this	O
feature	O
more	O
amenable	O
for	O
portable	O
use	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
download	O
games	O
onto	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
to	O
store	O
on	O
either	O
the	O
internal	O
storage	O
or	O
SD	O
card	O
,	O
each	O
storage	O
device	O
treated	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
Steam	B-Application
Library	O
for	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
SD	O
cards	O
with	O
different	O
Steam	B-Application
Libraries	O
to	O
be	O
swapped	O
in	O
and	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
download	O
games	O
onto	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
from	O
a	O
local	O
network	O
Steam	B-Application
installation	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
Deck	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
playing	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
storefront	O
,	O
desktop	O
mode	O
allows	O
for	O
installation	O
of	O
third-party	O
storefronts	O
like	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
Ubisoft	B-Operating_System
Connect	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
replace	O
SteamOS	B-Application
with	O
a	O
different	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
entirely	O
or	O
set	O
up	O
multi-booting	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
built-in	O
browser	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Gaming	I-Application
,	O
allowing	O
those	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
subscriptions	O
access	O
to	O
that	O
catalogue	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Newell	O
stated	O
that	O
Valve	O
would	O
support	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
bringing	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
to	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
if	O
they	O
want	O
that	O
route	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Valve	O
released	O
Aperture	B-Application
Desk	I-Application
Job	I-Application
,	O
a	O
spinoff	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Portal	B-Application
series	O
,	O
for	O
free	O
on	O
March	O
1	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
available	O
to	O
all	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux/SteamOS	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
demonstrate	O
the	O
various	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
though	O
is	O
still	O
playable	O
with	O
a	O
controller	O
for	O
other	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
assist	O
in	O
developing	O
and	O
testing	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
Valve	O
released	O
SteamOS	B-Application
Devkit	O
Client	O
and	O
Server	O
under	O
open-source	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
reaction	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
was	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epic	O
Games	O
 '	O
Tim	O
Sweeney	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
 '	O
Phil	O
Spencer	O
complimented	O
Valve	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
with	O
Sweeney	O
calling	O
it	O
an	O
"	O
amazing	O
move	O
by	O
Valve	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
outlets	O
compared	O
the	O
unit	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
generally	O
recognized	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
true	O
hybrid	O
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Valve	O
stated	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
really	O
consider	O
the	O
Switch	O
in	O
designing	O
the	O
Deck	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
"	O
tried	O
to	O
make	O
all	O
the	O
decisions	O
really	O
in	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
that	O
targeted	O
that	O
audience	O
and	O
that	O
served	O
the	O
customers	O
that	O
were	O
already	O
having	O
a	O
good	O
time	O
interacting	O
with	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
are	O
on	O
that	O
platform	O
,	O
on	O
our	O
platform	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
by	O
happenstance	O
,	O
came	O
out	O
with	O
a	O
device	O
that	O
was	O
similar	O
in	O
function	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verge	O
stated	O
that	O
generally	O
,	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
was	O
a	O
more	O
powerful	O
machine	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
Switch	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
power	O
came	O
with	O
a	O
tradeoff	O
in	O
battery	O
life	O
which	O
was	O
greater	O
with	O
the	O
Switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Further	O
,	O
The	O
Verge	O
recognized	O
that	O
the	O
specifications	O
of	O
the	O
Deck	O
were	O
more	O
comparable	O
to	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
consoles	O
of	O
the	O
eighth	B-Application
generation	I-Application
like	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
though	O
using	O
more	O
recent	O
compute/micro	B-General_Concept
-	I-General_Concept
and	O
graphics	B-Architecture
architectures	O
than	O
that	O
which	O
powered	O
those	O
older	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Foundry	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
the	O
Deck	O
's	O
hardware	O
may	O
be	O
more	O
powerful	O
,	O
non-Linux	O
developers	O
are	O
not	O
necessarily	O
able	O
to	O
get	O
low-level	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
CPU/GPU	O
as	O
developers	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
Switch	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
Proton	B-Application
emulation	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
criticisms	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
highlighted	O
by	O
multiple	O
reviewers	O
has	O
been	O
its	O
battery	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matt	O
Hanson	O
writing	O
for	O
TechRadar	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
Less	O
welcome	O
is	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
the	O
battery	O
life	O
of	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
is	O
pretty	O
poor	O
,	O
with	O
it	O
just	O
about	O
managing	O
one	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
hours	O
while	O
playing	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
Unfortunately	O
during	O
our	O
time	O
with	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
,	O
battery	O
life	O
is	O
an	O
issue.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
expanded	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
That	O
’s	O
going	O
to	O
upset	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
people	O
who	O
may	O
have	O
been	O
planning	O
on	O
using	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
Deck	I-Device
for	O
long	O
flights	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
certainly	O
makes	O
this	O
portable	O
gaming	O
system	O
feel	O
less	O
…	O
well	O
,	O
portable.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Steve	O
Hogarty	O
writing	O
for	O
The	O
Independent	O
said	O
"	O
The	O
battery	O
life	O
is	O
by	O
far	O
the	O
Steam	B-Device
deck	I-Device
’s	O
biggest	O
weakness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
handheld	B-Operating_System
PC	I-Operating_System
chugs	O
through	O
juice	O
like	O
it	O
’s	O
going	O
out	O
of	O
fashion	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
graphically	O
demanding	O
games	O
draining	O
a	O
full	O
charge	O
in	O
as	O
little	O
as	O
two	O
hours	O
of	O
playtime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
software	O
for	O
the	O
Deck	O
include	O
game	O
manager	O
Lutris	B-Language
,	O
SteamOS	B-Application
plugin	O
manager	O
Decky	O
and	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
EmuDeck	O
.	O
</s>
