Kotaku

The Steam Deck's Funky Controls Prove That Gamepads Are Outdated

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Steam Deck’s front touchpads allow you to quickly switch to mouse-like aiming in a heartbeat. Gif: 343 Industries / Kotaku What makes the Steam Deck ...
IGN

Steam Families Beta Introduces Parental Controls, Game Sharing, and Getting Banned If Your Siblings Cheat

Valve has announced Steam Families, a new feature offering account users parental controls, sharing games with family members, and more to improve family gathering dynamics on its digital storefront.

5 hidden features every Steam Deck user needs to know

For fans of Valve's Steam Deck, these useful and unexpected hidden features will help you maximize the capabilities of your ...
vg247

Take a closer look at Steam Deck's trackpad and gyro controls

The latest Valve video shows how more of the Steam Deck’s hardware, focusing on gyro controls and the trackpad. In a new tech demo (via IGN), Valve shows off some of the Steam Deck's more interesting ...
ZDNet

Valve launches Steam Families with improved game sharing and better parental controls

If you have multiple gamers in your family, you'll want to pay attention to how Valve has overhauled Steam's family sharing system. Starting today, the new Steam Families system gives you not only ...
Polygon

Steam Families adds way more features for those who share their game libraries

As more people get Steam Decks and other handheld PC consoles, which are much easier to share among households than a PC, it was integral for Valve to make its generally barebones family-sharing ...
Engadget

Steam Families puts game sharing and parental controls in one place

Steam is introducing a new way for your clan to play games together. The platform has announced Steam Families, a collection of game-sharing (and monitoring) features for parents and children ...

Valve’s New Steam Controller Puts Comfort and Precision Control First

Meet the latest Steam Controller for Valve with magnetic thumbsticks and TMR sensing, giving steadier aim and fewer drift issues for smoother gameplay ...
The Verge

Steam streamlines its family sharing features

Steam won’t boot you when your kid loads up a different game than you now. Steam won’t boot you when your kid loads up a different game than you now. is a former weekend editor who covered tech and ...
PCGamesN

Steam Deck controls Star Wars droids now, at least in Galaxy's Edge

The Steam Deck and it's capabilities of being not just a high-powered PC gaming handheld, but also a capable desktop PC, should never be understated. Whether it's running some of the best PC games of ...
PC World

Steam Family feature offers better sharing and parental controls

PC gaming tends to be a solitary affair, leaving the living room co-op to console players. Even so, Steam has offered some sharing and parental controls before, in features such as Family Sharing and ...