The Steam Deck Podcast

The last Steam Deck Podcast (for now)! Watch Wednesday's announcement video to hear about all the changes coming to FlipScreen Games in 2026: https://youtu.be/x89VdeJGp0o

Steve and Max discuss the upcoming Game Awards and go through some of the best games you've played on Steam Deck in 2025

Steve, Pete, and Max share their reactions to Valve's bumper Steam Hardware announcements and what the Steam Machine, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame have to offer! Make sure to subscribe to our channel so you never miss a single episode of the Steam Deck Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkBCUho-tlL5IDx6YSd49rQ?sub_confirmation=1 00:00:00 - Intro 00:03:13 - Steam Controller 00:26:52...

Max and Steve discuss whether it's time Valve made a Steam Console with the news that the next gen Xbox may just be a PC in disguise.

Max shares some of his Steam Next Fest picks and Steve and Max ponder whether Valve should get into cloud streaming.

Pete is back to join Max and Steve this week, and the trio discuss the mystery DDOS that took down a bunch of gaming services… But who was behind it?

With the Xbox Ally X costing $999 and Game Pass now coming in at an eye-watering $360 a year, Steve and Max wonder whether it's even worth it or if you should just stick to Steam Sales.

Steve and Max discuss native linux games vs Proton and whether it's the future of gaming on SteamOS. Max shares impressions of Silksong, and Steve is back into Stardew Valley after the 1.6 update.

This week saw a mysterious new device called Valve Fremont show up on GeekBench, quickly followed up with some additional information from SadlyItsBradley on X. The SDP crew break it all down and share their thoughts on this mystery new device.

Steve and Max share their tips on how best to optimize games to run on your Steam Deck.

In the week where Valve was forced to delist thousands of NSFW games from Steam, Mastercard has been accused of lying over forcing their hand… But who is really telling the truth, what's going on, and what is the solution? Links Valve pushes back after Mastercard denies quashing adult content on game platforms - Game Developerhttps://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/valve-pushes-back-after-maste...

Steve and Max discuss the rumoured Steam Box, Steam Deck 2 specs, and Lenovo Legion Go 2 leak. Steam Deck 2 a Big Upgrade?: https://www.tomsguide.com/gaming/handheld-gaming/steam-deck-2-rumored-to-be-in-the-works-and-it-may-arrive-with-a-massive-amd-apu-upgrade Lenovo Legion Go 2 Prototype Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcRcM8CxgO0

Battle.net quietly added more Game Pass games to its platform this week, which means that we now have access to it NATIVELY on Deck when installed via Lutris or something like NonSteamLaunchers. Max and Steve have tried it out and share their thoughts on what this means for the future of Game Pass on Steam Deck.

Max and Steve are back to discuss  @DigitalFoundry  's latest deep dive into with Steam Deck vs. Switch 2 and whether the Deck is being out-powered by Nintendo's new handheld when playing CyberPunk 2077.Switch 2 vs Steam Deck: https://www.eurogamer.net/digitalfoundry-2025-switch-2-vs-steam-deck-the-cyberpunk-2077-face-off00:00:00 - Intro00:02:30 - Deck vs. Switch 2 - Cyberpunk 207700:30:00 - Lossl...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, Pete & Max discuss which Steam Summer Sale games are worth your time - with a little guidance from our Discord community. LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Has Microsoft let the fox in the hen house by incorporating Steam games into the Xbox App on Windows? Or does it really matter when Valve is playing a different game? Pete, Steve, and Max discuss the new Steam integration, when we can expect to see that in handhelds, what it means for SteamOS and… Has steam already won this war? LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we’re talking about Bringus Studios’ breakdown of the $3000 Steam Deck Prototype! LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week saw the "surprise" reveal of Xbox's newest hardware in the form of a collaboration with ROG and the unveiling of the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X.Pete and Steve share their thoughts on Steam Deck's latest competition and whether the new "Xbox experience for Handheld" is enough for Microsoft to fight off the threat from SteamOS. ROG Xbox Ally website: http...

This week Pete and Steve discuss the rumour that Valve is set to launch their "Deckard" headset in 2026 and whether we can expect the Ibex controller THIS YEAR! Nvidia is also set to release their own APU as a collab with Mediatek and Dell is expected to have exclusive access for a secret Alienware product. TIMECODES 00:00:00 - Intro00:01:42 - Deckard Coming in 2026?00:29:32 - Nvidia Set...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we're talking about Nvidia's new native app for GeForce Now and whether it lives up to the hype, as well our thoughts on the SteamOS version of the Lenovo Leigon Go S. LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we’re talking about the MSI Claw A8's reveal and the rumor that Microsoft wants to bring Steam to Xbox. Sources: MSI's Claw A8 is the first gaming handheld with AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme | PCWorld MSI Claw A8 gaming handheld features AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme and 24GB RAM - VideoCardz.com https://www.resetera.com/threads/extas1s-next-xbox-es-wi...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we’re talking about SteamOS compatibility, a new battery saving feature come to SteamOS, the trouble with Doom The Dark Ages on Deck & break down the alleged Steam Leaks that made headlines this week. LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we’re talking about the ROG Ally 2, Xbox’s project Kennan, and what they mean for Steam Deck 2! SOURCES https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-rog-ally-2-and-rog-ally-2-xbox-edition-gaming-handhelds-leaked LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we’re talking about the cost of gaming in 2025. Are Steam Deck owners immune to the price increases that have been happening in the console space this year, or will we all be paying more sooner or later? LINKS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Our Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this week’s episode of The Steam Deck Podcast, we’re talking about… The PlayStation 6? Well, more accurately the rumors of a handheld PlayStation that sounds surprisingly similar to the Steam Deck. SOURCES https://www.techpowerup.com/331346/playstation-6-chipset-design-finalized-says-tipster-predicts-console-launch-in-2027 https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1jywrgn/kepler_s...