Benchmark tools for generic gaming rigs could be coming soon.
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Valve now lets you see exactly how well games run on its Steam Deck OLED and LCD handhelds. The Steam Deck Compatibility section of each gameβs store page shows average framerate per device, assuming enough data has been collected. You can currently opt in to provide anonymous frame rate data via a setting that Valve details in its blog post. [Image: https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/steam.jpg?quality=90&strip=all]
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Itβs running βa little behindβ on reviews.
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The Steam Frameβs promise of greatness for stand-alone and streaming VR gaming doesnβt quite connect.
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About a year after Valve introduced the feature, which recommends new and upcoming games you might be interested in and even shows some on an actual calendar, itβs now considered a βfull featureβ of the Steam Store, Valve says. My personal calendar page has me pretty dead to rights; among other games, it recommends Final Fantasy Resonance, Star Wars: Galactic Racer, both of which I reviewed and really liked, and some indie games I already had my eye on. [Link: Steam's Personal Calendar Full Release | https://steamcommunity.com/games/593110/announcements/detail/710037059469839719?utm_source=SteamDB | Steam News]
Technology
Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference.
Technology
One of the best PC VR games now runs natively on a Qualcomm Snapdragon chip.
Technology
So says Tyler McVicker, a Valve watcher who held a Q&A session last week, answering questions about the development of the game. He says the game could be announced by this summer. While reporting McVickerβs video, Engadget noted other recent hints the game is actually happening, including a Valve concept artist claiming to have been present where development on the game took place, and Valve leaker Gabe Follower βsignaling a non-cliffhanger endingβ to the game. [Link: Half-Life 3 is reportedly playable in its entirety and could be announced this year | https://www.engadget.com/gaming/half-life-3-is-reportedly-playable-in-its-entirety-and-could-be-announced-this-year-183030499.html | engadget.com]
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Valve has pulled a Nintendo, and weβre here for it.
World News
Steam Frame Hub reports that the Steam Frame kernel source code includes branches referencing a βPlanoβ device and says the headset will have a resolution of 3552 Γ 3840 per eye (higher than the Frame) and a Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip (same as the Frame). Valve watcher Brad Lynch speculates that it could be Valve βjust trying to prototype headsets with this optical stack based on whatβs already lying around.β For what itβs worth, Valve released the Steam Deck OLED more than a year and half after the original Deck. [Link: EXCLUSIVE: Here We Go Againβ¦ Valve is Making an OLED Steam Frame | https://steamframehub.com/exclusive-here-we-go-again-valve-is-making-an-oled-steam-frame/ | Steam Frame Hub]