Valve's importance to the game industry can't be understated. As the creator of Steam, it plays a major part in distributing PC games from acclaimed developers and indie studios alike. It also has a long, rich history of developing influential video games like Portal, Half-Life, and Left 4 Dead. Now Valve and Steam have their own console. Steam users can finally pick up the handheld Steam Deck for themselves, allowing them to play a huge number of Steam games on the go. Valve tried to break into the console industry before with the canceled Steam Machine, but based on the high number of Steam Deck orders, Valve's latest attempt has truly hit the mark.