Steam Deck sales could already reach 3-4 million units, with US, China, and Russia among top countries ( gameworldobserver.com )
[News] Updates to the linux kernel 6.6 suggest a hardware refresh/variant of the Steam Deck is in development ( www.phoronix.com )
The Linux kernel has been updated for some new hardware that still includes the AMD Van Gogh APU, which is currently only used in the Steam Deck. Popular speculation is that Valve will release an updated Steam Deck, one that still uses the same APU (so same performance), but had other changes to the hardware. Possibly different...
[Game] Steam Deck mod for Starfield - significantly improves performance ( www.nexusmods.com )
Mod for Starfield that significantly improves performance, uses a combination of engine tweaks, compressed texture assets, and more....
eXtremeRate Announces Clicky Buttons upgrade for Steam Deck ( steamdeckhq.com )
[News] JSAUX launch a Steam Deck Anti-Glare screen replacement ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon Steam Deck performance and settings guide ( www.rockpapershotgun.com )
The game runs well on Steam Deck and hits playable framerates at all settings except maximum.
Install ZeroTier on Steam Deck ( wimpysworld.com )
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Steam :: Steam Deck :: SteamOS 3.5.5 Update ( steamcommunity.com )
tl;dr Steam OS 3.5 released to stable branch, adding sRGB emulation, and HDR and VRR (for external devices)
Tweaking SteamOS For Better Steam Deck Performance ( www.phoronix.com )
Happy Birthday to Steam as it turned 20 today ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Bazzite 1.1.0 is out - Now with offline ISOs ( universal-blue.org )
Bazzite is an alternative operating system for the Steam Deck and for Desktop PCs that closely emulates SteamOS, with numerous additional features and improvements on top. We use immutable Fedora as a base, and allow packages to be layered and kept through updates unlike stock SteamOS. You can even print and change the language...
Useful new Decky Plugin: Battery Tracker ( github.com )
Battery tracker is a new plugin that seems pretty useful. Gives a chart of tracked battery levels, but more importantly it tracks the average power draw of the different games you run....
Bazzite 1.0 has been released! ( universal-blue.org )
An alternative SteamOS-like distro built on Fedora for Steam Deck and Desktop
[News] Refurbished Steam Deck buyers will get the same profile customizations and exclusive keyboard rewards that are included with new Steam Decks ( www.pcgamesn.com )
The 256GB and 512GB Steam Decks come with some digital rewards, such as an exclusive steam profile customization bundle and a unique virtual keyboard (keyboard is 512GB only). Previously these rewards were not available to refurbished deck buyers, but Valve plans to change that and make these rewards available regardless of...
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is Officially Steam Deck Verified ( steamdeckhq.com )
SteamOS 3.4.11 Update: October 6th ( steamcommunity.com )
SteamOS 3.4.11 has been released to the Stable channel for Deck with the following changes:...
[News] Roblox support returns to Linux and Steam Deck ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Probably the easiest way to run it is with Vinegar, a Wine wrapper for Roblox. You can just install it from Flathub (or Discover on Steam Deck in Desktop Mode), make a configuration file in terminal to set it to Vulkan and then you’re good to go after that:...
Valve detail their plans to combat Steam Deck OLED scalpers ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
[Game] Here's how to fix METAL GEAR SOLID 2 and 3 on Steam Deck / Linux ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator Steam Deck Compatibility? ( store.steampowered.com )
So I’ve been looking for a nice relaxing and/or easy game. Placid Plastic Duck simulator is now on sale. Steam says it’s Playable, but it isn’t listed as having controller support. Does anybody have experience with this game on Deck? Does it require keyboard mapping? Is there a community layout?...
[Game] Darkest Dungeon 2 gets full Steam Deck support in new update ( steamdeckhq.com )
New update adds controller support, fixes performance problems in some areas, and added some other new content. The game is now Steam Deck Verified....
Steam On Linux(1.96%) Usage Spikes To Nearly 2% In July, Larger Marketshare Than Apple macOS(1.84%) ( www.phoronix.com )
I'd recommend checking out Fanatical's Prestige build your bundle collection, it has a pretty great collection of games and everyone of them is Steam Deck verified or playable. ( www.fanatical.com )
22 games to choose from, 2 for $15 / 3 for $22 / 5 for $35 / 7 for $48...
Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.5.8 Preview: Flatlined - Steam News ( store.steampowered.com )
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