Steam Deck producer Valve has revealed that its handheld PC platform has reached a significant new milestone with video games which might be playable by way of Steam. Since first releasing the Steam Deck earlier this yr, Valve has been laborious at work to make sure that an enormous variety of titles on Steam are accessible on the platform. And whereas that library has continued to develop at a gentle price, Valve has now introduced that it has surpassed a notable complete that ought to make it that rather more attractive to future Steam Deck purchasers.Â
Announced on social media not too long ago, Valve confirmed that over 5,000 video games in complete which might be accessible on Steam can now be performed on Steam Deck. Throughout 2022, Valve has slowly been including numerous video games to its “Deck Verified” library to make sure that titles on the hand held platform are simply accessible. And whereas not each recreation on Steam performs completely on the Steam Deck, most of the yr’s largest releases on PC (God of War, Elden Ring, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, Stray) have all been Verified for the {hardware} on the time of their launch.Â
Oh hey, one other massive milestone – we simply handed 5,000 examined Verified and Playable titles on Steam Deck! Plenty extra to go (so many video games on Steam), however simply needed to take a second to have fun! 🎉 pic.twitter.com/el7iBWdEo8
— Steam Deck (@OnDeck) August 30, 2022
Moving ahead, it is going to be fascinating to see simply how expansive the library of playable video games on Steam Deck turns into. While it stands to motive {that a} huge variety of new titles can be Verified for Steam Deck the second they’re launched, it stays to be seen how most of the 1000’s of older video games which might be on Steam find yourself changing into accessible within the lengthy haul. Based on how Valve has supported the Steam Deck up to now, it stands to motive that this library of playable video games will solely proceed to develop at a gentle price within the weeks and months forward. By the tip of 2022, we should always count on to see a whole lot or 1000’s of extra video games becoming a member of the Steam Deck Verified checklist.Â
Do you occur to personal a Steam Deck for your self but? And how do you are feeling about Valve’s assist of the platform based mostly on what we’ve seen up to now? Let me know both down within the feedback or you’ll want to attain out to me on Twitter at @MooreMan12.Â
