Steam Deck Gaming

Discussions center on the Steam Deck as a Linux-based handheld gaming device, including comparisons to other options, compatibility questions, support for games and software, and its role in advancing Linux gaming.

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Spivak Oct 9, 2024 View on HN

Other than the Steam deck (which is great, love mine) does this exist?

dal Feb 18, 2022 View on HN

Will the Steam Deck be supported?

eamag Oct 29, 2024 View on HN

Isn't steamdeck a better option for this use case?

miohtama Aug 17, 2025 View on HN

How about Steam Deck? It's kind of Linux and likely future of Linux gaming?

jaimex2 Sep 16, 2022 View on HN

SteamDeck already does what this does and more though.

orsenthil Apr 2, 2023 View on HN

What is a steam deck? How is it related to linux?

NaturalPhallacy Jan 16, 2022 View on HN

Steam Deck isn't a desktop tho

thejsa May 27, 2023 View on HN

Mostly relevant to Steam Deck users; a proper Steam release would offer better system integration, Steam Cloud, Steam Input, etc. as I understand it.

Fire-Dragon-DoL Nov 13, 2024 View on HN

I keep wishing they would integrate with Steam Deck...

Tostino Jul 10, 2023 View on HN

Steamdeck is running PC games though...