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Steam Deck Revives PC Gaming, Outpaces Consoles

1/6/2025

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Valve's Steam Machine project may have stumbled commercially and was discontinued in 2018, but it sparked a revolution in PC gaming. By 2022, PC gaming revenue outpaced consoles, thanks in part to the Steam Deck, which has opened doors for gamers and ignited fierce competition in handheld devices, with major publishers now prioritizing PC releases.

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Valve's Steam Machine project may have stumbled commercially and was discontinued in 2018, but it sparked a revolution in PC gaming. By 2022, PC gaming revenue outpaced consoles, thanks in part to the Steam Deck, which has opened doors for gamers and ignited fierce competition in handheld devices, with major publishers now prioritizing PC releases.