#Steam Deck

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How to Appear Offline on Steam

Abubakar Mohammed
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If you have many friends and trying to sneak in a game or two of your favorite online multiplayer, you may get bombarded with messages that may ruin your flow. However, there is a way to avoid this, by changing your Steam account's online status. The platform lets you control your online status and you can set it to offline to hide your status. All you need to do is go to Friends and select Invisible. If you don't want to chat with friends and want to appear offlince, you can select the Offline option too.
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Valve Has Announced a White Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED: Launches Next Week

Ishan Adhikary
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Valve has revealed its limited-edition white Steam Deck for the first time for $679. The Steam Deck OLED Limited Edition White will be released worldwide on November 18th, 2024, at 3:00 PM PST. Valve also says, the device will go away from stores once it is out of stocks.
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How to Install and Play Wuthering Waves on Steam Deck

Abubakar Mohammed
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Wuthering Waves version 1.1 is now playable on Steam Deck. Here's how to install and play Wuthering Waves on Steam Deck. You will need to download the installer, add it as a non-steam game, and follow the instructions in this guide to be able to play the game. Installing the game requires you to boot into Desktop Mode on Steam Deck.
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The Steam Deck Has Made Me Play More Games, and I’m Lovin It

Sampad Banerjee
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Booting up the Steam Deck during my vacation, I realized that over the last year, I've played more games on it compared to my gaming PC. There are a lot of reasons for it. These include the Steam Deck's unique form-factor that let me stay on the screen for extended periods and finish my games till their actual end. Furthermore, the Deck's PC architecture opened the door to emulation that helped me enjoy my childhood favorites in 2024. Clearing off dozens of games from my Steam library that would have taken months on my actual PC, I can see why the Steam Deck helped me play more games.
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How to Play Fortnite on Steam Deck

Sampad Banerjee
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While Fortnite doesn't natively work on the Steam Deck, there are still ways to easily stream it through services like Nvidia GeForce NOW and Xbox Cloud Gaming. All you require is an active Internet connection, an Xbox Game Pass subscription and following the steps above.
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How to Clone Your Steam Deck’s SSD

Sampad Banerjee
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If you want to start cloning your old SSD on Steam Deck to the new one, then you'll require a 2230 SSD, its enclousure and some terminal knowledge. Begin by heading into Steam Deck's desktop mode and set a sudo password. Once done, type in "sudo lsblk." This will provide you with the SSD name for the drive you want to clone. Plug in the enclosure with the new SSD, and run the corresponding command "sudo dd if=/dev/xxxx of=/dev/sda oflag=sync bs=128M status=progress." replace the xxxx with the SSD name we previously procured to clone the existing SSD into the new one.
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How to Upgrade Your Steam Deck’s SSD

Sampad Banerjee
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The process of upgrading your Steam Deck is straightforward, but a little time-consuming. You'll need a screwdriver, a plastic spudger, your replacement SSD, and tweezers. Then, carefully open the back of the Steam Deck, the metal shielding, battery connection, and the SSD screws to remove and replace your SSD. You then need to grab the SteamOS image, a USB-A to C dongle (unless you have a dock), to create a bootable pen drive to install the SteamOS to your brand-new SSD upgrade.
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How to Factory Reset Your Steam Deck

Sampad Banerjee
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For Steam Deck users who are facing errors or simply want to clean it up, a factory reset is a perfect option. However, before you do, make sure to wipe all your private data by booting into recovery mode. Once done, factory reset your Steam Deck by going to Settings, navigating to System and selecting the Factory reset option. Confirming will wipe everything from your Steam Deck, resetting it back to stock.
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7 Best Steam Deck Power Banks in 2025

Ishan Adhikary
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If you want an uninterrupted gaming experience, Steam Deck's battery life is definitely not enough. We have compiled a list of the best Steam Deck power banks that you can use to extend your gaming hours on the handheld.
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8 Best Steam Deck Cases to Buy in 2025

Ishan Adhikary
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Steam Deck is a relatively expensive device, and it is important to protect it from damage. So, in this list you can check out the best Steam Deck cases as per our recommendations. Buy them from the list and protect your handheld now.
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Best Steam Deck Games (2025)

Ishan Adhikary
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Steam Deck is one of the best handhelds to enjoy PC games that are available on Steam. If you are looking for the best Steam Deck games, we have compiled the top ones in this list.