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Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap It was 10 years ago when a coworker placed a Steam Controller in my hands. I had no idea what I was holding. It was a foreign ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. The primary purpose of a Steam Deck is to be a gaming PC you can carry around, hence its built-in controls. However, if the controls don't ...

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Joystick drift on the DualSense controller is one of the most common frustrations for PlayStation 5 gamers. This issue occurs when analog sticks register movement even without input, causing ...

Valve launched the Steam Controller a decade ago. It was designed to make traditional PC games playable on TVs in tandem with the original Steam Machine, which never took off. Now, Valve has announced ...

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