What happens when a tech giant refuses to back down after a high-profile failure? In 2015, Valve’s ambitious Steam Machines stumbled out of the gate, leaving a trail of fragmented hardware, limited ...

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TL;DR: Valve has officially discontinued production of the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model, making the Steam Deck OLED the new base model starting at $549. While the LCD version is sold out and unavailable ...

If you still haven't bought into the Steam Deck craze, it'll cost you a little extra to take the plunge now since Valve is only offering OLED models. Valve announced in a note on its Steam Deck page ...

If you've been eyeing up a Steam Deck for the holidays, you might want to move fast, because the cheapest entry point for Valve's handheld console will soon become unavailable. With production of the ...

James Ratcliff joined Game Rant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is ...

A disclaimer on the Steam Deck page notes that no more would be made once sold out, and, well, they went pretty fast. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Valve has done a lot of work to support Proton, which is the compatibility layer that’s enabled Windows games to work smoothly on the Steam Deck, which also happens to be a Linux-based device.

OpenAI appears to be testing ChatGPT ads, with new Android clues and a user report hinting that the rollout may be getting close. OpenAI is reportedly nearing the launch of ads in the ChatGPT Android ...

Another week, another flashpoint in the debate around the use of AI in game development. This time, it was Epic Games CEO and Fortnite boss Tim Sweeney who created the latest spark, claiming that AI ...

Valve reminds me of Nintendo. The Seattle-based company isn’t afraid to utilise the revenue generated from its Steam storefront and games to explore other avenues that could benefit both developers ...

After Valve announced its upcoming Steam Machine living room box earlier this month, some analysts suggested to Ars that Valve could and should aggressively subsidize that hardware with “loss leader” ...