Steam Deck⌗

• today’s beta client update fixes store payment methods which require pop-up windows for processing not working
• Friday’s SteamOS preview update adds support for the 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless dongle, adds rumble support to built-in HID-Steam controller driver, and fixes USB crash with certain gamepads
• Thursday’s stable client update adds tons of bug fixes, and the beta update gets even more
• Monday’s beta client update adds bug fixes
• looking to mod Sonic Frontiers? Video guide is up
• shipping to Asian markets on December 17th
• if you need a guide on how to set up streaming with the Deck as host, Gardiner Bryant has a video

News⌗

• Portal with RTX launches December 8th
• looks like Steam on Linux market share has increased thanks to the Deck

Hardware⌗

• the Intel Optane SSD might be worth looking into if you want a drive that’s really fast
• Boiling Steam did a rock solid review on the HP Dev One laptop
• Phoronix reviews the Intel ARC A750/A770 GPUs. Seems like they compete closely to the 6600

Software Updates⌗

• GE-Proton 7-42 fixes a launcher and adds a Protonfix for a few titles
• Proton Experimental 12.1.2022 fixes Sackboy: A Big Adventure, Vampire Survivors, and enables hidraw for a few racing wheels/pedals
• Heroic Games Launcher gets massive 2.5.0 update, adds download manager, How Long to Beat, and tons of other improvements
• NVIDIA driver 525.60.11 adds fix for GNOME and supports dynamic boost on AMD laptops
• Mesa 22.3.0 adds a bunch of stuff that’s over my head

Other⌗

• I reviewed The Entropy Centre. Great game if you like the Portal series
• I interviewed Steam Deck Checker

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