The latest update for the Steam Deck brings with it a host of new options, largely having to do with the display.
Valve previously confirmed in October of last year that it had shipped over a million units of the handheld device.
Steam Deck designer Jay Shaw says the team is "thinking about Steam Deck 2 at all times", but it could take a few years at least.
It features a 7.4-inch OLED display, a larger battery, Wi-Fi 6E for faster downloads and a lighter design than the current model.
Level designer Dario Casali has revealed a few of the names that the game went through during development before settling on Half-Life.
The newest update for Counter-Strike 2 also brings about some bug fixes, new workshop tools, and changes to the Inferno map.
The Steam Deck now has more than 4,000 games on Steam marked as Verified, and an additional 8,025 games marked as playable.
The latest update to SteamVR is now available for all VR users out there, with new features including dual-typing and a better Steam overlay.
Valve is hoping to curb malicious attackers and hackers from taking over developer accounts to push malware through game updates.
Pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive player s1mple is also recommending that players stay away from Counter-Strike 2 for a few months.
Valve has stated that, since Counter-Strike 2 uses more modern technologies, it can't support older versions of 32-biit Windows.
The Steam Next Fest October Edition runs from the 9th up until 16th, so do make sure to take this opportunity and try out as many upcoming games as possible.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has made the transition to Counter-Strike 2, Valve has officially confirmed.
"Right now we’re kind of looking at this performance target that we have as a stable target for a couple years," says Valve's Pierre-Lou Griffais.
Valve has started teasing on social media that Counter-Strike 2 might come out next Wednesday.
Developers will have to do some work on their end, but players will soon be able to filter games by the kinds of controllers they support.
Match length will be 12-round halves with overtime, and there will be regional and global leaderboards to check one's skill.
According to Valve, while the refurbished Steam Decks go through extensive testing and repairs, they still might have minor cosmetic scratches and blemishes.
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UPDATE: The companion app has now been removed from the Google Play Store, on account of being outdated.
Blizzard Entertainment will also bring its other titles from Battle.net to Valve's platform. More details are coming "when the time is right."
