It might be too hot in the UK for the Steam Deck, Valve say

Whose performance isn’t throttled, lets be honest

I’ve not been slow while writing news stories this evening, I have throttled my performance to protect myself. In this I may have something in common with the Steam Deck. Valve tweeted earlier today to let users “in the midst of a heatwave” know that at temperatures over 35 degrees centigrade, the Steam Deck may not run at its best.

“For our friends in the midst of a heatwave, a quick note about Steam Deck in high temperatures,” reads the tweet. “Steam Deck performs at its best in ambient temperatures between 0° and 35° C. If the temperature gets higher than this, Steam Deck may start to throttle performance to protect itself.”

For those not aware, the UK is currently in the midst of a historic heatwave, with temperatures reaching an all-time high of 40.3°C in parts of the country on Tuesday.

While it may not do well post-climate collapse, we like the Steam Deck plenty. Earlier today James published his picks of thebest games to play on the Steam Deck.