The 5 winners for the Reality Break giveaway have been chosen! We sent them a message, and if they don't respond within 36 hours, we will choose someone new.

Thank you guys for participating, and look forward to our next giveaway coming soon!

Valve Confirms There Will Be No New Steam Deck With Z2 Processors - Steam Deck HQ Valve has mentioned that there will be no Steam Deck with a new Z2 chip following a leak from Videocardz.

A new leak accidentally mentions that the next #SteamDeck will use AMD's new Z2 chips, however, @plagman.bsky.social has since confirmed this is not the case:

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Get more from SDHQ on Patreon Creating Websites for Steam Deck Optimizing and Handheld Reviews

We just want to say a quick thank you to everyone who joined our Patreon recently. We almost doubled our members there, and it really means a lot to us to have the support.

If you want to support us and get rid of ads on our website, consider subscribing as well:

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It Looks Like 2025 Will Be The Year Of SteamOS - Steam Deck HQ With GPD seemingly announcing SteamOS compatibility, it looks like 2025 is going to be a great year for Valve's operating system.

With GPD seemingly going to be supporting SteamOS, it is looking like 2025 will be a big year for Valve's operating system:

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Mail call from @goshjoshgames.bsky.social with an awesome plush/game and @slowpoketails.bsky.social with the beautiful wood artwork

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Steam Deck First Impressions Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has just begun working on the Steam Deck, so how does it actually perform?

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 may have been off to a rough start on #SteamDeck, but with the newest Proton Experimental Bleeding Edge, it does launch and IS playable, but it has some issues.

Here are our impressions so far:

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Free Games For Your Steam Deck and Handhelds - 10/24/24 - Steam Deck HQ This week we have 7 new free games you can get for your Steam Deck including Pumpkin Jack, STASIS: Bone Totem, and more.

This week's #Free Games for your #SteamDeck list is here, and we have 7 new games to add to this list, including Pumpkin Jack and STASIS: Bone Totem:

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Alright Bluesky, what games are we playing on our #SteamDeck this weekend?

We are starting off with some Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero before diving back into some Next Fest demos. There's so much to play, but so little time.

If you want to, reposting helps a lot with visibility and we’d love to reach more people!

Norland To Get Steam Deck UI Improvements Within The Next 3 Months - Steam Deck HQ Norland got its new Quarterly roadmap, which includes new content and Steam Deck support!

Norland got its new quarterly roadmap, which includes new content and #SteamDeck support! We have reached out to @hoodedhorse.bsky.social for more details, but any improvements are very welcome:

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Assassin's Creed: Mirage's Steam Release Is Great For Steam Deck - Steam Vs. Ubisoft Connect Comparison - Steam Deck HQ We tested Assassin's Creed: Mirage on Steam and Ubisoft Connect to see if there's any big difference in performance with the new Steam release on Steam Deck.

For those wondering about the Steam release, we wrote up and tested a comparison between Mirage's Steam and Ubisoft Connect versions:

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Metaphor: ReFantazio Update Adds Great New Anti-Aliasing Options, But It Doesn't Help Performance on Steam Deck - Steam Deck HQ Metaphor: ReFantazio got a new update that adds in Anti-Aliasing options, and while it doesn't help Steam Deck performance, it makes the game look much better.

Metaphor: ReFantazio got a new update adding in anti-aliasing options! While it doesn't help much with #SteamDeck performance, it doesn't hurt it either, and it looks great:

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To celebrate the influx of new Bluesky followers, we are giving away 1 copy of Assassin's Creed: Mirage for Steam / #SteamDeck!

Must be following to win.

1 like = 1 entry
1 repost = 2 entries
1 comment = 2 entries

The #Giveaway ends in 2 days (10/21 at 12pm PT).

Good luck!