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Every Steam Deck effectively ships as two separate machines bundled into one handheld device. Gaming Mode is the console-style interface most owners live in day to day, but underneath it sits a full KDE Plasma desktop that turns the handheld into a genuine Linux PC. Valve built it that way on purpose. As Valve engineer…

Shopping for a gaming desktop can easily turn into a spec-sheet spiral—an agonizing exercise in weighing wattages, chipsets, fan counts, memory, cooling systems, and a number of other variables.

Virtual Desktop’s latest beta release for Quest adds USB support for wired PC streaming, a long-requested feature.

The right PC specs for gaming in 2026 starts with a capable GPU, a well-matched CPU, at least 16GB of DDR5 RAM, and a fast NVMe® SSD. Entry-level builds deliver smooth 1080p gameplay at 60+ FPS, while high-end rigs handle 4K at maximum settings. Since gaming laptops have different thermal and upgrade limitations compared to…