News & Reviews:   valve

PC handheld gaming consoles with the likes of the ROG Ally series, Lenovo Legion Go and others are a great idea for gamers who want a portable PC gaming device. However, Windows 11 optimisation leaves a lot to be desired. And thankfully, Valve is going to save it with SteamOS.

Valve’s digital game platform and store, Steam reached a new milestone recently after achieving its highest-ever number of users logged in at the same time. Specifically, Steam recorded a whopping 33675229 concurrent users on Sunday (7 January)!

If you're interested in the Steam Deck and aren't worried about import costs, now's probably a good time to get one. Valve's annual Steam Summer Sale is ongoing, and the company doesn't just have games on sale this time. The Steam Deck is also getting a discount.

If you’re still running Windows 7, 8 or 8.1 on your PC for some reason, then we’ve got some bad news should you also play games on Steam. This is because Valve has made a surprise announcement saying that the aforementioned Microsoft OS will no longer be supported by Steam.

Valve has announced Counter-Strike 2 (CS2), the replacement for the popular first-person shooter title Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CSGO). Available in a limited test starting today, CS2 is expected to be officially released as early as June 2023.

The Steam Deck has received a nice quality-of-life update recently which allows users to directly copy games on their PCs to the handheld. Previously, users would have to separately re-download games available on their PCs over the internet onto the Steam Deck.

Valve's video game digital distribution service Steam recorded a new milestone over the weekend after it hit over 10 million concurrent in-game players for the very first time. Specifically, 10,082,055 users were in-game concurrently on Saturday (7 January 2023). 

Are you still doing some last-minute Christmas shopping? If you're a gamer, now's a good time to do it because the year-end holiday game sales are back. As usual, you can expect discounts for big studio AAA and indie titles from Steam and PlayStation.

Previously, we reported that Valve is updating the Steam Mobile app with a revamped design and new features. After being in beta for some two months, the update is now live on the full version of the app on iOS and Android.

The Valve Steam Deck has been touted as being the product to change the way we see handheld gaming consoles and indeed, it has been immensely popular since launch. In fact, the console is so popular that Valve has alluded that it will be making a next-gen version of the Steam Deck in the future.