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A gaming handheld displaying the home screen for ES-DE with a RetroDeck theme
I finally organized my emulator collection, and this free frontend made it feel better than a real console

It makes everything feel natural

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DLSS frame generation setting in Battlefield 6
Frame generation doubled my FPS, but it taught me why that number lies
GPU

Looking smoother and feeling smoother are two different things.

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Dual Screens + RTX 5090: The ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo is an insane laptop

A capable gaming laptop that's also great for multi-screen productivity.

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Half-life 2 running on ReactOS
This 28-year-old open-source Windows alternative can finally run Half-Life 2

ReactOS is now capable of playing Valve's iconic first-person shooter.

Ray tracing setting in Star Wars Jedi Survivor
Ray tracing looks incredible, but I still turn it off for this reason
GPU

Even with upscaling and frame generation, ray tracing is still a compromise.

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collage of the best original xbox games, including Psychonauts, Halo, and Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
This cool fan-made website shows you the last 25 years of your life with Xbox

There's a lot of history to look back on.

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Valve's Steam Machine and the Steam Controller.
Valve just open-sourced the Steam Machine e-ink faceplate, and you can 3D print one today

Now you can make your Steam Machine truly yours.

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Valve's Steam Deck with SteamOS' main menu open
Valve just reinvented shareware for the modern era, and it works exactly like it did in 1987

We've come a long way since then.

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Animal Crossing decompilation running on the Steam Deck
I played Animal Crossing on my Steam Deck without an emulator, and it runs better than Dolphin ever did

Animal Crossing has been decompiled, and playing it on the Steam Deck is an amazing experience.

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World of Warcraft CDs
The CD key's death reveals the uncomfortable truth about owning your games today

Are your games really yours?

Steam Deck docked to TV steamos on tv screen
I docked my Steam Deck for $30 instead of waiting for the Steam Machine, and it saved me $1,000

The Steam Deck with a dock is more than good enough.

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Two robots in a scene from the game Portal 2.
Steam Frame's first compatibility ratings reveal Portal 2 doesn't quite fit Valve's own hardware

It's beginning to show its age.

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Someone holding the Steam Controller
This Steam Controller mod uses vibration to guide the gamepad back to its charging dock on its own

Auto-Charge Tracker is available on GitHub, so you can try it out for yourself

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steamroller-featured
Someone just released a SteamOS gaming PC before Valve even shipped its own

It has a very clever name.

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dead by daylight menu screen on gaming pc monitor on desk
Upscaling has become an excuse for lazy game optimization, and we're all paying the price

I think the games industry is past the point of return

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Sony PS4 Remote Play available on all Android devices
The PS4 emulator ShadPS4 now lets you play PS4 games online without using PSN
PS4

Dust off those classics.

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A photo of the Steam Machine-like Terk Machine
Someone built their own Steam Machine at Valve's original price point, and it's a solid contender

It has a fun name, too.

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Steam Machine.
This is why the Steam Machine costs $1,049 instead of $750: Valve had zero leverage with RAM makers

Apparently, RAM sellers are brutal right now.

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Valve's Steam Machine sitting on a desk.
Can't afford a Steam Machine? Just build your own, says Valve

"We have the Steam Machine at home."

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Farming in Don't Starve Together.
Don't Starve Together just hit its highest player count ever, a decade after launch

The players hunger for more.

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