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Some much-needed clarity for Steam Deck game performance. World News
The Verge • 4d ago

Some much-needed clarity for Steam Deck game performance.

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 game’s 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]

Steam’s Personal Calendar feature is exiting beta. Education & Youth
The Verge • 3w ago

Steam’s Personal Calendar feature is exiting beta.

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, it’s now considered a β€œfull feature” 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]

Half-Life 3 is β€œplayable end-to-end.” Technology
The Verge • 1y ago

Half-Life 3 is β€œplayable end-to-end.”

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 McVicker’s 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 β€œsignaling a non-cliffhanger ending” 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]

Is Valve making a micro-OLED Steam Frame? World News
The Verge • 4w ago

Is Valve making a micro-OLED Steam Frame?

Steam Frame Hub reports that the Steam Frame kernel source code includes branches referencing a β€œPlano” 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 β€œjust trying to prototype headsets with this optical stack based on what’s already lying around.” For what it’s worth, Valve released the Steam Deck OLED more than a year and half after the original Deck. [Link: EXCLUSIVE: Here We Go Again… 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]

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