If you're Microsoft, the growing popularity of Valve's Steam Deck is cause for concern. But the company isn't resting on its laurels. Here's what they plan to do.

As reported by Rock Paper Shotgun, the upcoming grand strategy title Civilization VII will come with a Steam 'Deck Verified' tag at launch. In plain terms, this means that Civilization VII passed Valve's round of testing to ensure that the game gets along with the Steam Deck without issues.

Ahead of the game's market debut, publisher 2K has taken to Twitter to announce that Civilization 7 has earned the Steam Deck Verified label. The upcoming title will hence be fully compatible with Valve's handheld, offering comprehensive support for its controls and native resolution.

The Steam Deck led to a surge of handheld gaming PCs, but GPD has been making its own options since before Valve entered the scene. Now the company has revealed a new laptop-handheld hybrid, the GPD Win Mini 2025.

The little sounds the Xbox One and Series consoles make when you're moving through the UI are a simple, but neat improvement on Valve's own.