There will be no Steam Deck exclusives

Despite the resounding failure of Steam Machines, Valve hasn't given up on its intention to establish itself in the gaming hardware space, and the Steam Deck is the clearest demonstration of that ambition. After several delays caused by the current component and chip crisis, the company is poised to begin shipping the laptop early next year.

Valve has already reminded several times that Deck is not a console, but a laptop, so the company will not release or somehow close games exclusively for its platform. "It doesn't make sense to us," Valve wrote in the updated Steam Deck FAQ for developers. "This is a PC and it should run games just like a PC."

Among other answers to various questions, you can find, for example, the answer about virtual reality games. While the Steam Deck was not designed to support VR entertainment, it is theoretically possible. As far as we know, Valve's handheld console is completely "unlimited" - another reason for users to stop calling Deck a "console". Apart from the fact that you can install any operating system, dig into the BIOS and use it as a fully functional PC, you can also install other game stores besides Steam.

You can, for example, install a DRM-free game with GOG and play it through Proton. "You can install any game just like on the desktop version of Steam. Just install the app and add it to Steam in desktop mode, and it will display just like it does on your PC," Valve says.

A source: steamgames

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