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I stopped using my Steam Deck as just a handheld after discovering desktop mode

You're leaving a major feature on the table.
AOL

You're Underestimating Steam Deck's Powerful Desktop Mode

There's a joke in the Linux world that each year will be the "year of the Linux desktop." While Android made this phrase a reality, thanks to its Linux underpinnings and its 72% share of the mobile ...
Geeky Gadgets

Can a Steam Deck Stand in for a Desktop PC or Even a Steam Machine?

What if your gaming console could double as a desktop computer? That’s the bold promise of the Steam Deck, and it’s turning heads for good reason. Deck Ready explores how this portable powerhouse ...
Liliputing

Lilbits: The tiniest “Steam Deck,” Android’s desktop mode gets (a little) better, and would you pay for Google’s AI search features?

AI is the buzziest buzzword in tech right now… although since it’s an abbreviation for two words, maybe it’s a buzzphrase? Anyway, chip makers are slapping so-called Neural Processing Units into their ...
GamingOnLinux

SteamOS 3.8.8 Beta brings fixes for MSI Claw controls in Desktop Mode

We are hopefully (finally) getting close to the stable release of SteamOS 3.8 now, with another small Beta update with some ...
The Verge

Today I learned the Steam Deck lets you go Inception on its desktop mode.

Why reboot your whole SteamOS handheld to desktop when you can visit the desktop from inside the gaming mode? Nested Desktop does have limitations (no file management, no Steam-within-Steam) but gosh ...