The upcoming Steam Deck handheld might form extra than simply Valve’s {hardware} fortunes. According to a Steam forum post from a Valve worker, the console’s person interface will substitute Steam’s Big Picture mode, a front-end on your video games that is suitable with greater shows, TVs and controllers. A slick new UI will in all probability be welcomed by those that consider the just about decade-old Big Picture mode is on its final legs. In reality, the function hasn’t actually been visually up to date a lot since its launch.

Valve stunned everybody final week by dropping the Steam Deck — a Switch-like hybrid console for PC gaming — out of the blue. Pre-orders had been swiftly opened for the gadget, which is available in three variants with totally different storage sizes priced at $399, $529 and $649. The Steam Deck encompasses a customized Linux-based SteamOS. As it is designed to be ported to TVs, it isn’t laborious to ascertain the console’s UI changing into a pure successor to Big Picture Mode.

Shedding mild on the Steam Deck’s UI for IGN, Valve designer Tucker Spofford mentioned the house display will allow you to proceed the sport you are taking part in, see what your folks are doing, see what’s new within the retailer and your library and get suggestions.