Shader Compilation on Linux Desktop/Steam Deck Is About to Get Much Better!
Mesa 23.1 will get a new extension for better load times and less stutter.
Weekly News Recap (Overclocking the Deck, Genshin Impact on Deck, Emulators Yanked from Xbox)
Steam Deck CryoByte33, author of Cryoutilities, has a guide on how to undervolt and overclock your Deck Halo: MCC now supports online multiplayer, with a few caveats Genshin Impact is now playable with a few tricks no such thing as a “Steam Deck killer” beta client updates this week range from wake animation skip, improved perf of dual trackpad typing, the fixing of distorted audio, and autosave fixes a report from Omdia suggests 1.
Undervolting and Overclocking Your Deck: Tradeoffs
CryoByte33 has a nice tutorial going over how to do this, but be aware there are risks.
Microsoft Pulls the Plug on Emulator Support for Xbox Series Consoles
‘The primary reason for the ban is related to legal issues with Nintendo.’
Halo: Master Chief Collection Gets ‘Playable’ Steam Deck Rating with Online Multiplayer Support
But there are a few catches to keep in mind.
Steam Deck Client Beta Adds Wake Animation Skip, Fixes Steam Wallet Crash
Main menu and QAM buttons should now work after selecting a startup movie.
ProtonUp-Qt 2.8.0 Improves Startup Time, Adds Sorting & Searching Functionality to Game List
Proton-Tkg (Wine Master) and Vanilla Wine for Lutris have also been added.
The Last of Us Mod Fixes Stuttering and Improves Performance
I know I’m recycling that meme-y “The last of my VRAM” image a little too much, but there’s potentially some hope for those of you looking to get better performance, even though the past couple of updates to the game haven’t done much.
On my Discord I’ve been made aware of a mod for The Last of Us. The description of the mod is as follows:
Run the game in Vulkan using DXVK – helps with crashes, performance, and stuttering.
Steam Deck Client Beta Fixes 4K Docked Startup Issue, Distorted Audio
Along with some other audio fixes.