Steam Deck⌗

• production is ramping up for Q3, and based off of some recent stats it looks like it indeed is
• new Deck client update adds several bug fixes
• a new SteamOS 3.3 update released simultaneously with a new Deck client update. Both are beta releases
• heads up if you’re in Q3 and ordered the 256 GB or 512 GB model: you might end up getting a x2 NVMe rather than 4x
• 73% of the top 100 games on Steam are playable or verified
• Linux market share is currently 1.18%, thanks in no small part to the Deck
• Van Gogh is the most popular GPU among Linux gamers

Linux Hardware⌗

• a new PC handheld has entered the scene: the AOKZOE

Native Games⌗

• Splittown – an upcoming point-and-click adventure – could be coming to Linux

Proton⌗

• Halo Infinite is playable with GE-Proton and patched Mesa drivers (also works OOTB on NVIDIA, supposedly)

Software Updates⌗

• GE-Proton 7-24 adds ultrawide FSR support
• Proton Experimental fixes issues with various launchers and adds network video support to a few titles
• Wine 7.12 upgrades VKD3D to 1.4 and adds theming support to Qt5 applications
• NVIDIA driver 515.57 gets bug fixes and improved NvFBC support
• Thunderbird 102 is a big update that gets a UI overhaul and plenty of other features/improvements

Other⌗

• new Portal 2 unused content has been discovered via the Switch port
• GOG finally removes the “in progress” note for Linux compatibility with GOG Galaxy…after several years