News for July 2-8 (Unofficial Steam Deck Dock, Denuvo DLC DRM, Microsoft Biased Against Linux for Xbox Game Pass, Portal on Deck Vs. Switch)

Steam Deck⌗
- QR code for logging in could be coming soon
- need a guide on emulating Switch games? LTT has you covered (and the video is still up!)
- new Deck client (which is currently beta) can now automatically scale the Deck UI when connected to an external monitor, plus night time mode can be scheduled
- avoid using the stock version of Firefox until we get an update to SteamOS
- I did a quick comparison between the Portal series running on the Deck and the Switch. Short version: Deck wins
- you can run DOSBox games on Deck thanks to Gardiner’s video
- worried about SteamOS’ loose security? Try winesapOS
- want an unofficial dock? Jsaux has one for $40
Software Updates⌗
- Proton Experimental adds support for Disgaea 5 and Plants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2
- Decky Loader (formerly Plugin Loader) updated to 2.0.0 as a pre-release and updates the plugin store with React
Other⌗
- Denuvo is further ruining the DRM industry by trying to protect DLC in addition to the main game
- Xbox Game Pass streaming quality can be improved by using an agent switcher. Come to find out from a Game Pass dev that it’s a result of lazy coding. Does it come as much of a surprise, anyone?
- FSR 2.0 is being modded into more and more games, thanks to it being open-source. Watch out, NVIDIA
- GOL is now 13 years old
- looks like Elon Musk is backing away from buying Twitter
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