Steam Deck⌗

stable client landed on Wednesday, with a list too long to mention here
Thursday’s beta client update remembers virtual keyboard position, adds a few hotkeys for the new BPM
Ubisoft says it’s up to Valve to support their games
want to save some battery life? Here’s some tips
something needs to get done about the patching and shader processing times
- apparently we’ll be seeing “big improvement on stuttering problems” with Mesa 23.1

Software Updates⌗

Proton 7.0-6 has now become stable, adds compatiblity to eight new titles, improved video playback, and several bug fixes
Proton Experimental 2.1.2023 fixes the 2K launcher. 1.31.2023 added compatibility to Forspoken and Samurai Maiden
GE-Proton 7-48 updates the usual set of tools and should include upstream fixes for the Dead Space remake
Heroic Games Launcher 2.6.1 adds new logo and theme, makes game settings easier to access. A hotfix was released shortly thereafter
Wine 8.1 fixes bad performance on a few titles and fixes the GOG Galaxy crash

immutable distros are a PITA
I reviewed SpongeBob: The Cosmic Shake. Not bad of a game
free game to claim on itch.io: Anodyne. Better hurry and get it today, otherwise the price will go back up
to add to the number of reverse-engineered titles available on PC, Zelda: A Link to the Past is the latest to enter the fray