Steam Deck⌗

LTT installed a heatsink/fan on the Deck
turns out the Deck handles Super Smash Bros. Melee quite well, as well as Metroid Prime Trilogy
plugins can enhance the overall functionality of your Deck
my fellow acquaintance podiki wrote an article about the modern wonders of the excellent sleep mode
Steam Deck is back to being #1 for Steam top sellers
Steam Deck HQ gets a UI makeover, go give the website owner a follow
if you miss your pre-order opportunity after you get the email, you can contact Steam support with a grace period of a few days
if, for some reason, you wanted to use Desktop Mode in Gaming Mode, you can do that with a bash script
a user managed to install a 2242 M.2 drive with a little bit of hacking, but this caught the attention of Valve employee Lawrence Yang, who said “please don’t do this. The charger IC gets very hot and nearby thermal pads should not be moved. In addition, most 2242 m.2 drives draw more power and get hotter than what Deck is designed for. This mod may appear to work but will significantly shorten the life of your Deck.”

Native Games⌗

Proton Experimental fixes Tekken 7, fixes video playback, and enables a few new games to run
ProtonUp-Qt 2.6.5 now shows anti-cheat status in game list, also Lutris compatibility
GE-Proton 7-21 fixes Paladins, Black Ops II, Elden Ring, Apex Legends, and adds Protonfixes for several other titles
Legendary 0.20.27 adds a hotfix over the previous version