Valve has launched an enormous Yr in Evaluate highlighting all of its achievements in 2024. It is a huge doc, and it isn’t all gripping studying, however one factor that stands out is its particulars on Valve’s hardware pursuits, significantly the place Steam Deck is involved. In line with Valve, Steam Deck gamers spent 330 million hours taking part in in 2024, which was a 64% enhance over 2023. I would wager about 200 million of these hours had been spent taking part in Balatro, however that is only a guess.
That is a reasonably large leap for an expensive handheld that is nonetheless thought-about pretty area of interest, although the affect of its playerbase is beginning to present. Sq. Enix made the effort to spotlight Steam Deck compatibility for Ultimate Fantasy 7 Rebirth earlier this 12 months, and simply yesterday, Ubisoft confirmed that Murderer’s Creed Shadows will probably be Verified on the Deck, after initially ruling it out. In different phrases, main publishers are actually enthusiastic about the burgeoning PC handheld market.
