During an interview with PC Gamer, Newell was asked about the option of creating a subscription service such as Microsoft’s Game Pass for the Steam Deck.
Currently, Microsoft’s Game Pass subscription service for Windows and Xbox runs through its own app, and not Steam.
Valve boss Gabe Newell would happily help Microsoft get Game Pass on Steam, he’s said.
You can read more from Martin’s chat with Newell, as well as some of his own impressions of Steam Deck right here.