➀ The Steam Deck is currently one of the best value options in the PC gaming handheld market, with a significant discount from Valve. The base model is now 20% off, priced at $319.20.

➁ Despite the increasing competition from devices like the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X, the Steam Deck remains a capable handheld and one of the most console-like PC handhelds due to its SteamOS running on Arch Linux.

➂ The article discusses the specifications of the base Steam Deck, its performance, and compares it with other gaming handhelds available in the market.

➀ Starfish Neuroscience, co-founded by Valve CEO Gabe Newell, unveils a battery-free brain-computer interface (BCI) chip with multi-region brain access and ultra-low power consumption (1.1mW);

➁ The BCI system, fabricated in TSMC 55nm process, targets medical applications like Parkinson’s treatment and hints at potential gaming integrations via Valve’s ecosystem;

➂ Competes with Neuralink’s higher-power N1 chip (6mW), while seeking partnerships for wireless power and neural interface development.

➀ An engineering sample of Valve's Steam Deck handheld sold on eBay for $2,000, three times higher than the most expensive retail model.

➁ The prototype is a rare piece of history, with a clear 'Engineering sample 34, not for resale' badge.

➂ The prototype features 8GB of DDD4 memory, a 256GB SK hynix NVMe SSD, and an unspecified Picasso chip, indicating a Ryzen 3000 series mobile chip with Vega graphics.

➀ Valve更新了其Steamworks文档，新增了专门的“Steam上的广告”页面，进一步阐明其反对在Steam上投放广告的立场；

➁ 官方页面明确指出，开发者不应将付费广告作为其游戏业务模式，如要求玩家观看或参与广告以进行游戏，或将游戏玩法与广告隔离；

➂ 虽然Steam上仍允许有限度的广告，但这些广告通常是产品推广、交叉推广和Steam外游戏的付费广告。