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Valve currently have three Steam Deck models on offer: you've got the standard 256GB LCD variant (basically no longer in production), the 512GB Steam Deck OLED, and a beasty 1TB edition of the latter. All of them are lovely handheld PCs, but whether you've got one of these or you invested earlier in a smaller model, you might still be itching for a little more capacity to make that 32-hour flight to New Zealand a lot more bearable. At this point you have two options: a microSD card, or for storage with more clout, one of the best Steam Deck SSDs.
As feared, the recent uptick in Steam Decks being noted as out of stock is down to the ongoing memory crisis. RAM prices have been driven through the roof by AI companies gobbling up memory sticks en-masse, with the other downside of that being the tech's very scarce at the moment. Cue companies like Valve stuggling to keep on securing as much as they need to make and sell hardware without interruption.
I wasn’t immediately sure who the latest Steam client beta update, which allows Steam review writers to optionally attach their hardware specs and anonymised framerate data, was for. The reviewers? Not unless they want to inadvertently reveal that the reason they aren’t getting 360fps in Space Marine 2 is because they’re trying to run it on a 3DFX Voodoo Banshee. Developers? Performance data could be useful but if I ran a QA department, I’d want that coming from observable tests, not from the bottom of a slur-filled missive from ViperSniper69 (0.2hrs on record).
Then I read the words "This feature is currently in Beta with a focus on devices running SteamOS," and realised: this is for Valve themselves. A devious ploy to record how thousands of hitherto unbenchmarked games run on the Steam Deck and, eventually, the new Steam Machine.
What are the best Overwatch settings? It's important to set yourself up using the most optimal settings for Overwatch to ensure your game runs perfectly. Not only will these settings reduce visual clutter, but having a consistent frame rate will help you even in the most intense fights where ultimates are going off every few seconds. We've picked out the Overwatch settings to both maximize your performance and eliminate any unnecessary graphical effects that could stop you from landing crucial shots. Of course, owning one of the best graphics card picks from our buying guide will undoubtedly help you achieve rock-solid performance in the multiplayer game, so check those out if you're experiencing any issues while playing Overwatch.
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Steam Deck OLED stock is the latest victim of the AI boom-related explosion in RAM and SSD prices, it seems. Valve has just added a notice to its Steam Deck store page explaining that "Steam Deck OLED may be out-of-stock intermittently in some regions due to memory and storage shortages." Steam Deck supply has often been hit with outages, particularly during the early days of the launch of both the Steam Deck LCD and Steam Deck OLED, thanks to Valve's gaming handheld simply being so popular that it regularly sold out. However, several years into its existence, stock of the Steam Deck OLED has generally been fairly consistent, up until now.
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