Since the news about Cemu going open-source and available for Linux went viral a few weeks ago, we’re already starting to see improvements to the Wii U emulator with version 2.0-1. To start, the update is mostly bug fix-related. Many of the issues present with 2.0 should no longer be a problem with this update. The patch notes also mention “lots of smaller Linux improvements,” although it doesn’t go into detail concerning what exactly has been improved.

Many games on Steam support cloud saving. Meaning, once you exit the game, your save file will be synchronized with the Steam Cloud. You can then play the game on a different device and quickly resume where you left off. Some games, however, don’t support cloud saves. You’ll usually be able to tell by seeing if there is a cloud icon next to the green PLAY button, or by going to the Steam store page for the game.

Steam Deck Checker is a YouTube channel that covers all things Steam Deck. Though it’s primarily a German-speaking channel, there are a few videos that are in English. One such video is how to stream your Xbox to your Deck. The video has step-by-step instructions on how to get it set up. The process requires getting the AppImage of Xbox Xcloud client, marking it as executable, then adding it as a non-Steam game.

Steam Deck keep your expectations in check when it comes to Steam Deck Verified when buying a MicroSD card, you should be looking for a U3 A2 UHS-I new Deck client beta improves slider controls and adds some other fixes dbrand has revealed the full specs for the Project Killswitch accessory. Seems pretty similar to the DeckMate Native Linux Games apparently the developers are done with Splitgate and are moving on to their next project 25 new Linux games on Steam Software Updates Slippi 2.

Valve’s Steam Deck booklet made reference, not just to Linus Tech Tips’ heatsink installation on the Deck, but also the number of verified/playable games they’ve reached. In the booklet it says 4,500+, but now that number has reached over 5k. Great progress, right? Well, here’s a pet peeve of mine. The Internet goes wild whenever this number increases. Yes, we might have hit 5k verified/playable games on Deck. But here’s the problem: not all of those games that have received the green check mark or the yellow exclaimation point actually work on Deck.

We haven’t seen an update to Slippi since February. But today we finally got one! New features include desync detection and m-ex support (allows expansion of content). The modifier key should now work with keyboard setups, the performance warning is now more clear, and the quickchat feature has been refactored to C rather than ASM. One particular bug fix for Linux users is that building the project (or using it) on newer systems with ffmpeg 5 should now work!

Though r/SteamDeck is littered with pictures of people showing off their Deck or asking for a support request, there are occasionally some useful posts there. One such instance is what you should be getting when buying a MicroSD card. And I feel it’s important enough to mention it here, since I talk about the Steam Deck pretty frequently and some don’t know what they should get. You should be getting a U3 A2 UHS-I.

If you happen to own the AMD varient of the OneXPlayer Mini, you may have wanted to be able to control the fan. Well, that’s now a reality thanks to this driver. Building, installing, and usage instructions are provided. Note that this will not work on the Intel version until the developer gets “the correct EC registers to read/write to.” Special thanks to Samsagax from the ChimeraOS team for this driver.

While Heroic Games Launcher is a great Epic Games Store client for Linux, there’s another: Rare. Unlike Heroic, Rare is written in Python and does not use Electron as its base, thus saving your computer precious RAM. Quite a few new things released in this update, including a Settings for Epic Games Overlay, plenty of UI fixes, general bug fixes and typos corrected, and plenty of other features. Changelog is as follows:

I try not to get into off-topic posts too often…but I had to make an exception for this. If you follow me on either Mastodon or Twitter, you might have noticed that once in a great while I post some of my own fanart…drawings of the main protagonist of my favorite TV show, My Life as a Teenage Robot. Turns out having friends have benefits. I’m well-acquinted with one of the ChimeraOS developers.