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6 PC Gaming Myths That Just Won’t Die

PC gaming has a lot going for it, but thanks to some persistent myths, many potential PC gamers are hesitant to make the leap from consoles. Here are six of the most pernicious myths in PC gaming that won’t die….

Sydney Butler Jun 1st

Does Your Steam Deck SD Card Affect Game Loading Times?

While upgrading your Steam Deck’s SSD is easier than you might think, it’s still a fairly complex procedure. Expanding your Steam Deck’s storage with an SD card is way simpler and doesn’t require opening the thing. But does u…

Goran Damnjanovic May 31st

How Bad Frame Pacing Can Make Games Feel Awful

There you are, immersed in the latest gaming masterpiece, only to find that something isn’t quite right. A jarring stutter or a jittery sensation that’s detracting from the smooth, engaging experience you’re used to. Say hell…

Sydney Butler May 30th

How to Emulate the PS3 on a Steam Deck With RPCS3

Want to go back to the late aughts/early 2010s and relive the PS3 glory days on your Steam Deck? You can do it with the help of RPCS3, a PS3 emulator that can run all your PS3 favorites. Our guide will show you how to install…

Goran Damnjanovic May 26th

How to Play Diablo 1 on a Modern PC for Retro Hack and Slash Fun

With the arrival of Diablo IV just around the corner, there is no better time to blow the dust off the first Diablo game to experience the original story. Better yet, you can play it with modern enhancements, previously unpla…

Jason Fitzpatrick May 20th

Handheld Gaming PC vs. Budget Gaming Laptop: Yet Another Tough Decision

With the success of Steam Deck and handhelds from ASUS, GPD, and Aya on its heels, there’s a lot to like about portable PC gaming these days. However, the pricing of these handhelds puts them in competition with gaming laptop…

Sydney Butler May 16th

How to Upgrade Your Steam Deck’s SSD

Plan on replacing your Steam Deck’s solid-state drive (SSD) but don’t know how to do it? You can upgrade your Steam Deck’s SSD without much hassle in less than half an hour. We’ll walk you through the Steam Deck SSD replaceme…

Goran Damnjanovic May 12th

How Many FPS Can the Human Eye See?

How many FPS can the human eye see? That’s a tough question because the human eye doesn’t really see in “frames per second,” and everyone’s eyes are different. We’ll talk about the biology, but the real question is what the u…

Reyadh Rahaman May 8th

Steam’s Latest Update Makes Search More Useful

Valve is testing a significant update to Steam right now that improves the in-game overlay, but that’s not the only upgrade to get excited about. There’s another change rolling out that can help you find the right page on the…

Corbin Davenport May 8th

OpenGL vs. DirectX: Which Is Better for Gaming?

The choice between OpenGL and DirectX in games isn’t as common as it once was, but you might still see it. And if you do, you might wonder what the difference is and which option gives the optimum gaming experience….

Russ Ware May 2nd

Why the ROG Ally Could Become the Ultimate Emulation Machine

While the Steam Deck is the best retro gaming console you can get right now, the ROG Ally from ASUS could dethrone it if its $700 price leak is true. Here’s why.

Goran Damnjanovic Apr 29th

Steam’s Desktop Client Just Got a Big Update (In Beta)

Steam is everyone’s favorite game storefront. And soon, it’s going to be looking way slicker, thanks to some big interface (and backend) changes in its desktop client. They’re coming soon to a gaming PC near you….

Arol Wright Apr 28th

What Is NVIDIA Image Scaling, and How Do You Use It?

If you own an NVIDIA graphics card and want to improve performance in a game that doesn’t support DLSS nor FSR, you can take advantage of NVIDIA’s Image Scaling feature. But what is NVIDIA Image Scaling anyway, and how do you…

Goran Damnjanovic Apr 28th

Even the Best Steam Deck Competitors Lack One Major Feature

The ROG Ally from ASUS announced in April 2023 looks like a great handheld gaming PC, but disappointingly, the Ally is yet another Steam Deck competitor lacking a major Steam Deck feature that is super important to me. I’m …

Goran Damnjanovic Apr 28th

Vulkan vs. DirectX 12: Which Should You Choose?

More PC games than ever allow players to choose between DirectX 12 and Vulkan. But it isn’t always obvious what the difference is, nor which one will provide the best gaming experience. The answers aren’t completely straightf…

Russ Ware Apr 25th

How to Check if Games Are Steam Deck Compatible

Valve’s Steam Deck runs SteamOS, but it can also run a lot of your favorite Windows PC games. However, not everything runs on SteamOS—and the Steam Deck’s hardware may not be powerful enough to run some high-end, graphicall…

Reyadh Rahaman Apr 21st

How to Emulate Xbox 360 Games on Your Steam Deck

Want to play Xbox 360 games on your Steam Deck? It’s possible with Xenia, the best Xbox 360 emulator out there. You can run it on both SteamOS and Windows on your Deck, and here’s how to get started.

Goran Damnjanovic Apr 20th

5 Reasons “Gamer Gloves” Are Actually Worth It

Many products have the word “gamer” slapped on to attract a few misguided purchases with spurious claims of better performance or coolness. Gaming gloves feel like they should belong to this product category, but they could b…

Sydney Butler Apr 17th

How to Emulate the GameCube on Your Steam Deck

Longing for the days of Nintendo’s most cubiform console? On Valve’s Steam Deck, you can emulate the GameCube with a tool called Dolphin (not to be confused with the Deck’s file manager). We’ll walk you through getting it run…

Goran Damnjanovic Apr 15th

Steam Deck Shortcuts: The Ultimate Guide

If you’re looking for a complete list of Steam Deck hotkeys for Game Mode and Desktop Mode, you’ve come to the right place. In this guide, we’ll show you every Steam Deck shortcut, plus how you can remap buttons and create cu…

Goran Damnjanovic Apr 11th

Steam Library Running Away From Your Mouse? Here’s the Fix

Is your Steam library running away from your cursor when you try to hover over it? You may have also noticed Steam’s store promotions popping up as blank windows. This annoying glitch may seem like a bad prank, but the fix is…

Jordan Gloor Apr 10th

6 Ways to Move PC Gaming to Your Couch

The phrase PC gaming often evokes images of sitting at a desk bathed in RGB light, clicking away with a mouse, but there’s no reason you can’t take your PC gaming experience and transport it to a comfy couch and TV setup….

Sydney Butler Apr 4th

How to Back Up Your Steam Deck With Clonezilla

Creating backups of your data is smart on any device, and the Steam Deck is no exception. Clonezilla is the perfect tool for backing up your Steam Deck; it’s a powerful partition, disk imaging, and disk cloning tool that’s si…

Goran Damnjanovic Mar 29th

DirectX 11 vs. DirectX 12: Which Is Better for Gaming?

The version of DirectX you choose to use when gaming on a PC can make a significant difference in performance. But just because DirectX 12 is newer, does that mean it’s always the best choice? Let’s look at the differences be…

Russ Ware Mar 28th

How to Install Windows on Your Steam Deck

The Steam Deck is a brilliant machine, but you may decide you want to run Windows on it instead of SteamOS. If that’s you, we’ll explain how to run Windows on Steam Deck from an SD card and how to install Windows on your Stea…

Goran Damnjanovic Mar 15th

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