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[vaibhavpisal]

You didn't read the OP, did you?
That's the quiet part in the title. They aren't teaming up.

Thats one weird partnership right there. No one partners with Steam to put games on steam.

There is definitely something more to it. Playstation portable is obvious opportunity for a partnership.

Sony is getting serious with putting steam on its system(s) for sure.

 

[Parazels]

It's a potato grail for Valve that has Steam and mostly PC games. Doesn't make sense for them to release a console to compete with their handheld PCs and having to port everyone of their games to this console.

You are not a top-tier gaming company without a console of your own. The other "platforms" (personal calculator, mobile, streaming) are dwarfed in comparison to consoles!

 

[rodrigolfp]

You are not a top-tier gaming company without a console of your own. The other "platforms" (personal calculator, mobile, streaming) are dwarfed in comparison to consoles!

In your retarded console warrior dreams. Gabe has more money than everyone at Sony and Nintendo and MS.

 

[Saber]

I feel like this is the type of alliance that will garantee 100% that Sony games works on day one on this new Deck machine. That way Sony wouldn't need to bother creating a portable version of their system.

 

[Mr Moose]

Thats one weird partnership right there. No one partners with Steam to put games on steam.

There is definitely something more to it. Playstation portable is obvious opportunity for a partnership.

Sony is getting serious with putting steam on its system(s) for sure.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

There is nothing else to have partnership about.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

Thats one weird partnership right there. No one partners with Steam to put games on steam.

There is definitely something more to it. Playstation portable is obvious opportunity for a partnership.

Sony is getting serious with putting steam on its system(s) for sure.

What?...
This is one of the dumbest stretches I've heard in a long time.

There is nothing else to have partnership about.

Exactly. There is no partnership and I highly doubt there ever will be. Putting their games on Steam is not a partnership with Valve. The partnership part of the OP is a stretch just like your post with no basis for truth.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

MLiD? Really?

 

[vaibhavpisal]

What?...
This is one of the dumbest stretches I've heard in a long time.


Exactly. There is no partnership and I highly doubt there ever will be. Putting their games on Steam is not a partnership with Valve. The partnership part of the OP is a stretch just like your post with no basis for truth.

Thats copium.

Sony and Valve partnership in current climate, not even sure why you doubting it. IF there is a partnership.

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

God I hope this is true. Don't give a flying f about Sony, but the Steam home console sounds awesome as well as the Deck 2 becoming a more serious project for Valve.

 

[Fess]

I'll buy their console no matter what but if they go with some Sony partnership and if that leads to day 1 games on Steam… Then bring ittt!!!

 

[UltimaKilo]

Valve should be cautious striking a deal with Sony. Nintendo should advise.

What "deal"? Sony is simply going to continue to optimize for Deck. Smart, the Deck 2 could be a huge hit.

 

[yogaflame]

Wow that is like an Avengers or Justice league team up in gaming if that is true.

 

[Deerock71]

What "deal"? Sony is simply going to continue to optimize for Deck. Smart, the Deck 2 could be a huge hit.

I guess read the title of the thread?

 

[onnextflix5]

steam deck 2 is definitely in works, steam box console would be a lot of work, so unlikely

 

[Bernardougf]

I guess read the title of the thread?

Title of the thread is completely made up and click bait... they dont talk about partnership... they talk about support and everything else is merely speculation by the podcasters.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Doubt we'll see Xbox Asus Handheld type of scenario.

You know it's going to be OEM with barely any effort put in?

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Speculation and all but a Steam console would let me finally be able to drop PS5 and Windows for all my future gaming purchases and I would welcome that.

 

[Braag]

Steam just partnering with everyone at this point.
Tim Sweeney must be pouting something mad right now.

 

[Hero_Select]

Can we PLEASE stop giving attention to MLID

They post videos for clicks without any sources and their track record is absolutely abysmal.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Steam just partnering with everyone at this point.
Tim Sweeney must be pouting something mad right now.

Pulling Fortnite from all other systems.
Epic Console only. It's also a phone. AT&T Partnership being announced next.

 

[Haint]

What an absolute retard. Sony is using Steamdeck as a dry run for their own portable ports, not a strategic alliance. Sony CEOs in the last earnings report or Q/A literally just said they're reevaluating and being more cautious with PC ports to maintain Playstation's value as a platform. How the fuck is Sony releasing their own PS portable and Valve their own console and a new portable a strategic alliance? This man beclowns himself to embarrassing levels.

 

[Fake]

Maybe in exchange Valve will help Sony to build their own portable.

 

[PlayStaytion]

Are green rats allowed to celebrate like they usually do with xbox?

 

[Fess]

Speculation and all but a Steam console would let me finally be able to drop PS5 and Windows for all my future gaming purchases and I would welcome that.

It actually wouldn't. Not all PS games get a PC port. And not all Windows games work on SteamOS.
But you might get access to, I don't know, maybe 80 percent or so?

Things could improve though if Sony and Valve team up somehow. Could at least expect all their 1st party PC ports to run on SteamOS.

 

[Parazels]

Maybe in exchange Valve will help Sony to build their own portable.

Sony is experienced in electronics, not Valve.

 

[Kataploom]

Steam Machines are a given at this point, no need to "leak" it

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Moore law is dead hahaahhahaha

What about it? He gives great and accurate info. He was dead on accurate with PS5 Pro leaks and much of his AMD leaks have been accurate as well.

People love to say shit about Tom, but they can't provide specifics of stuff he got wrong.

 

[Tams]

I want a spiritual successor to the Vita, not a brick like the Steam Deck.

 

[Unknown?]

In exchange for having steam on PS5 Portable, Sony will manufacture physical PC games for the new ValveStop game store.

 

[Fess]

Steam Machines are a given at this point, no need to "leak" it

Yup I think so too, I think they're just waiting for the right moment to unleash Steam for real into the living room.

Sony + Valve is nuts though. What's in it for Sony? They're chasing the same customers. Aren't they?

 

[Fake]

Sony is experienced in electronics, not Valve.

Not with portable, at least not anymore.

 

[Kupfer]

Yeah, I think it was around 2M which is pretty good considering.

• Everybody said it was a useless device that nobody wanted since all it does it stream.
• 2M sales in a little over a year as I believe the data was from early this year and it came out 11/2023. So 15 months.
• PC handhelds in general sold around 6M in 3 years (data was from 2/2025 and the Deck released in 2/2022).
• 3.7-4M of those 6M were Steam Deck alone.

So Portal sold at least 50% versus Steam Deck in roughly 40% of the time, and likely have outsold every single other PC handheld combined.

I mean it has a Playstation Logo on it ...

People even bought this

or this

and called it a day.


I'd be curious to know how many devices were actually bought to do exactly what was advertised, how many were bought simply because people feared another console shortage, how many were bought by people who had no idea what it even was, etc. etc. …
In the end, it doesn't really matter - but it would be interesting to know how many of those 2 million devices are regularly online.

 

[El Muerto]

So basically at this point it's pretty much confirmed the PS5, Xbox, and Steam Deck 2 will all use the same APU. Either in consoles or in handhelds. No different than consoles this gen and last gen. Nothing really innovative.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I actually listened to the podcast mostly agreed with what was discussed, but Tom never framed this as a rumor or even an actual thing, he just said he wouldn't be surprised if Sony was working with Valve to help squeeze out Xbox/MS.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Steam Machines are a given at this point, no need to "leak" it

They're not a given.

They're already here. It's called installing Bazzite on an AMD system.

 

[hououinkyouma00]

I mean it has a Playstation Logo on it ...

People even bought this

or this

and called it a day.


I'd be curious to know how many devices were actually bought to do exactly what was advertised, how many were bought simply because people feared another console shortage, how many were bought by people who had no idea what it even was, etc. etc. …
In the end, it doesn't really matter - but it would be interesting to know how many of those 2 million devices are regularly online.

Having a PlayStation logo means shit. PSVR/PSVR2/PS Vita all had PlayStation logos as well and sold badly (though the Vita still sold over 2x the total amount of PC Gaming handhelds combined with last known numbers).

Controllers aren't the same as actual systems/add-ons either, and the same could be used for anything. How many Steam Decks have sat collecting dust versus actually being used regularly online. How many Meta Quest are regularly used out of the 20M they have sold so far?

 

[Kataploom]

They're not a given.

They're already here. It's called installing Bazzite on an AMD system.

Well, exactly because of that, I use Bazzite and it's already pretty feasible, imagine some closed PC hardware with day 1 shaders support like on Steam Deck and some variants over the years for those people with a living room setup, cheap and easy

 

[RickMasters]

I'm guessing this is Sony using the Steam Deck as a test platform to experiment with releasing and optimizing their games for their own potential handheld.

Will also benefit future PC/steam ports greatly

 

[mckmas8808]

Arthands would probably disintegrate into dust when that happens lmfao.

LOLOLOL!!!!

 

[RickMasters]

Given that the next Xbox will likely side load steam, making effectively a steam box aswell as an Xbox, it makes sense for valve to develop competing hardware that sits under the TV in the form of a console. Would be interesting if it uses the same APU as the next Xbox and PS6.

But who knows…. Maybe the PS6 will also side load steam libraries similarly to the next Xbox.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

Given that the next Xbox will likely side load steam, making effectively a steam box aswell as an Xbox, it makes sense for valve to develop competing hardware that sits under the TV in the form of a console. Would be interesting if it uses the same APU as the next Xbox and PS6.

But who knows…. Maybe the PS6 will also side load steam libraries similarly to the next Xbox.

Valve could make a console with Xbox SOC and allow MS to sideload xbox store on it.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Valve could make a console with Xbox SOC and allow MS to sideload xbox store on it.

And what benefit would that be to Valve?

Neither Valve nor Sony have any interest in working with MS.
They both see blood in the water.

 

[vaibhavpisal]

And what benefit would that be to Valve?

Neither Valve nor Sony have any interest in working with MS.
They both see blood in the water.

They wont be making traditional console in first place.

It will likely be open like steam deck. One can install other OS.

 

[Pasta la Vista]

It actually wouldn't. Not all PS games get a PC port. And not all Windows games work on SteamOS.
But you might get access to, I don't know, maybe 80 percent or so?

Things could improve though if Sony and Valve team up somehow. Could at least expect all their 1st party PC ports to run on SteamOS.

I'm already unsatisfied with PS Studios output this gen and I'm sick of paying for PS+ to play games online.

 

[StereoVsn]

You know it's going to be OEM with barely any effort put in?

Of course. I am saying I don't see Valve and Sony doing that by putting Sony sticker on say Deck 2.

 

[RickMasters]

Valve could make a console with Xbox SOC and allow MS to sideload xbox store on it.

It's entirely possible given that it seems the next Xbox OS will be available to all hardware vendors. Xbox next OS is already rumoured to have steam side loader so no reason it couldn't go the other way. We will see in a few years when we hear more about these boxes.


I for one like the idea of a console like box that plays both my xbox and steam library.

 

[UltimaKilo]

I guess read the title of the thread?

I did, also read the entire article. A "deal" is a word you used, which implies a legal framework. All it says is that Sony will continue to optimize for a potential SteamDeck2.

 

[ReBurn]

I hope there's a PS button on the Steam Deck

 

[poppabk]

A console market is a holy grail for any ambitious gaming company. Having gained experience with the Steam Deck, Valve is now ready to take on the juggernauts Sony and Nintendo.

No it isnt. Steam is the holy grail - get the same 30% on every sale and all you have to do is run a website.