Tutorials tagged “valve” · 5 total
Every tutorial tagged valve, newest first.
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Steam Deck OLED Price Increase 2026: What Changed, What's Worth Buying Now, and the Best Alternatives (Updated 2026-08-25)
Valve hiked Steam Deck OLED prices by 43-46% on 2026-05-28 (512GB from $549 to $789, 1TB from $649 to $949) and discontinued LCD new units. 2026 comparison vs ROG Ally X vs Legion Go 2 vs Xbox Ally. Updated 2026-08-25 with the refurbished channel as the best value path and the ROG Xbox Ally X20 anniversary edition as the new premium OLED competitor.
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Steam Deck: Decky Loader — Install, Must-Have Plugins, and Plugin Workflow (2026)
How to install Decky Loader in desktop mode, the must-have plugins (CSS Loader, PowerTools, SteamGridDB, Decky Recorder, Animation Changer), the plugin marketplace, and how to keep Decky and plugins auto-updated.
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Steam Deck: Proton Per-Game Overrides — Proton GE, Force-Specific Versions, Common Fixes (2026)
The deep dive on Steam Deck Proton that goes past the badges — install Proton GE via ProtonUp-Qt, force a specific Proton version per game, real examples (Batman: Arkham Knight, FFXIV, Warframe), and the Visual C++ runtime fix.
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Steam Deck SSD Upgrade: Form Factor, Drive Picks, Cloning & Recovery Image (2026)
Internal SSD upgrade for Steam Deck LCD and OLED — 2230 single-slot, Valve's verified 2TB support on OLED, drive picks (WD SN740, Sabrent Rocket 2230, SN770M 2TB), and a step-by-step Clonezilla + Valve recovery image workflow.
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Steam Deck: Complete First-Time Setup, SteamOS Tuning & Per-Game Performance (2026)
The definitive first-day guide for your Steam Deck (LCD or OLED) — initial SteamOS setup, the settings to change before you play, per-game TDP and frame caps, battery tuning, microSD strategy, Proton and compatibility, plus desktop mode and the tweaks we wish we'd known on day one.