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Valve’s big Steam Deck update makes old hardware feel new

Séamus Bellamy
Apr 21, 2026
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The Steam Deck (promo photo)

Valve’s Steam Deck has had a hell of a run. Except for adding an OLED display into the mix, the wildly popular handheld hasn’t changed a smidge mechanically. But Valve is great about pushing regular updates to the handheld’s operating system, Steam OS — new code that (usually) stabilizes gameplay and allows its aging hardware…

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