Last year, Steam store owner Valve unveiled its new Steam Deck handheld device, which was described as a fully featured portable PC gaming device that allows gamers to play all the games they own from the company's own store without any hassle.

The Steam Deck recently won the award for Best Handheld Gaming Device during the Golden Joystick 2022 ceremony held a few days ago. After the winner was announced, Gabe Newell, co-founder and CEO of Valve, appeared in a video to thank the hosts. At the same time, he talked about the advantages of his mobile device.

According to Newell, his new device was made from components from several different companies, and this is what made the Steam Deck possible in its manufacture, through the free choice of components for the device, and also greatly simplified the development process for this console. Despite the company's attempts to make it compatible with the largest number of games and programs. As he continued saying:

On behalf of everyone at Valve, I want to thank the Steam Deck for awarding the Golden Joystick for Best Gaming Hardware. My rig includes an AMD CPU, Nvidia GPU, Falcon Northwest, Corsair mouse, Logitech keyboard, and Samsung monitor. It’s this interoperability, compatibility, and openness that makes products like the Steam Deck possible.

Most importantly, we have a gaming community that leads the entire industry. Products like the Steam Deck would not be possible, so I would like to accept this award on behalf of the gaming community.”

It is worth noting that this device has been praised by each of the Xbox presidents Phil Spencer As per Epic's boss, recent reports indicate that the device has already sold over a million units in global markets.