DeadEyeVR, the Etsy seller who sent me his Steam Deck USB-C hub, made another accessory for my review: the DeckTop. This is a Bluetooth keyboard with a built-in trackpad and a clamp for which you can attach your Deck to. So far, I’m pretty impressed with it. They did a far better job putting this product together. With the USB-C hub/stand hybrid, it was little more than two off-the-shelf components slapped together with some adhesive.

Holy cow, that FSR 2.1 article has proven to be quite a hit. It’s already my third most-viewed article on the entire site. As such I wanted to follow up and actually put FSR 2.1 to the test on Steam Deck, to see whether or not it could live up to the claims I previously brought out. I’m again using Kena: Bridge of Spirits as the test sample. The only other game I have in my library that I can test FSR 2.

Today’s update to GE-Proton adds a Protonfix for UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection on systems that have more than 16 CPU cores. The Lost Legacy game in this collection has also received a tll.exe amd_ags_x64 override to allow the game to run. A save file fix was added for Persona 5 Strikers, and a shader compilation patch was added for Overwatch 2 (although apparently it’s for other games; Overwatch 2 isn’t available on Steam and the use of GE-Proton outside of said client is not recommended).

As if it wasn’t enough of a surprise that Sony created an official driver for the DualSense on Linux a few years ago, they’ve now upped their game and have added initial support for their upcoming DualSense Edge – basically Sony’s answer to the Xbox Elite gamepad. The funny thing is the controller won’t even be on shelves until early next year. But by sending the patch in this early, hopefully it will be merged into the Linux kernel by the time you get your hands on one.

Steam Deck beta client update improves login times for users with large game libraries, also decreases OSK load time in Desktop Mode an older beta client update adds component lookup view and the ability to skip startup videos stable client update adds controller-specific glyphs to lock screen, fixes performance overlay with certain languages, adds external display safe mode we’ve now reached 6k verified/playable titles GOL tries out the GB Operator, a gadget that lets you play physical Game Boy cartridges GOL also did an interview with the creator of the DeckMate accessory Hardware Xbox Series controller vibration patch has been submitted for review my friend Matthew Anderson wrote a review of the HP Dev One, highly recommend giving it a read!

WinesapOS – the brilliant Arch-based gaming distro created by Luke Short – has evolved from 3.2.0 alpha to beta. Noteworthy updates in this release include: support for VMware Fusion/Workstation bauh replaces Pamac – this is evidently more stable now built against “the latest Arch Linux” rather than targeting the outdated SteamOS 3’s packages – provides a more stable graphics library progress bar is now shown on initial setup rather than using terminal minimum requirements to run the distro have been lowered – you can run it on a single CPU core and 2 GB RAM!

New Deck client update (beta) mostly focuses on bug fixes. It improves the login time for users with big game libraries. DPI scaling should now be proper on initial load, and the OSK in Desktop Mode should be properly resized. All of this and more: Improved login times for users with large libraries Fixed links to store/discussions/etc in the Library Fixed crash when trying to view emojis in virtual keyboard in desktop mode Fixed improper DPI scaling on initial load Decreased load time of virtual keyboard and standalone controller configurator in desktop mode after the first time Properly resize virtual keyboard in desktop mode Streamlined joining a voice chat in groups without multiple voice chat channels.

Earlier today Phoronix had noticed a new patch being submitted for the Microsoft HID Linux driver. The patch was created by Google engineer Siarhei Vishniakou, who is “in communication” with engineers from Microsoft. Last year, a firmware update had apparently broke the rumble compatibility with Xbox One controllers. This patch fixes the problem, and also works with the newer Series X|S controllers. It might even work with the Elite pad.

Today’s beta Steam Deck client update allows the user to check the individual components that make up their Deck. As you can see in the cover photo, I can see how much memory is in the Deck, who the supplier is, the part number, and I can see these same statistics for every nook and cranny that make up the device, including the: controller board thumbsticks LCD eMMC module PSU custom APU speaker module fan thermal module Per Steam’s blog post, this was made in the effort “to provide further clarity and transparency about the components and their sources for your specific Steam Deck.

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to LGC’s first guest article, proudly written by my good friend Matthew Anderson, one of the developers behind the ChimeraOS distribution! Note: this review has received minor edits for spelling/grammar fixes. If you were looking for a Linux laptop that has all AMD hardware, or simply looking for a laptop designed around Linux in general, the HP Dev One tries to meet those needs in many ways.