Nintendo Switch Rival Steam Deck Takes a Huge Step in Drawing PC Gamers Ahead of Launch

Valve’s anticipated handheld gaming computer, Steam Deck is just about to make its debut this week. Ahead of its arrival, fans can now check which titles from their library will be actually compatible with the device.

Simply put, Steam users can now check in advance if the games they have in their library will be playable on Steam Deck or not.

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Is your video game library Steam Deck compatible?

Wario64, on Twitter, shared this crucial information about the upcoming gaming computer. There was also a link from Steam in the tweet that fans can use to check the compatible games they want to enjoy on Steam Deck.

Valve has been working out on multiple titles lately to see the compatibility for its handheld PC. While there are many games that might work properly, it recently added a proper way of checking and verifying it.

Potential Steam Deck buyers have to just log into their Steam accounts. Going into the section dedicated to the device, they have to put their information and see all the compatible titles from their own library. They are mentioned under four categories.

How to check the gaming compatibility?

The first category has all the Steam Deck Verified games. These are the titles Valve has verified itself. Which means they will run flawlessly and exceptionally on the device. Users won’t need any modifications to play them and there should be no issue in running them whatsoever.

Next category is the Deck Playable games. These titles will require some kind of adjustments by the fans.

The third category is of the unsupported games, which are not yet confirmed to run on Steam Deck for now. But in the future, the respective developers of such titles can bring fixes from their side to resolve this situation. However, it will solely depend on them and if they want to do that or not.

The last category comprises all those games that are not yet tested by Valve for Steam Deck. So they will take time to be confirmed for the device in the near future.

Here’s what the fans themselves think about this newly announced verification process:

What are your thoughts on the Deck gaming PC? Are you excited about its release on February 25, 2022? Also, which game from your library would you like to play first on this device in case you buy it? Let us know in the comments.

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