Steam Deck⌗

• new Deck client beta update increases boot video duration to 30 seconds, adds controller-specific glyphs to lock screen
• The Deckverse is a Steam Deck-focused YouTube channel, I recommend following him
• randomize your boot video? It’s possible
• GOL did a video going over a plugin that enhances the screen color
• you can more easily get boot videos with Steam Deck Repo Manager
• UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection is Deck Verified

Hardware⌗

• the Aya Neo 2 is shaping up to be a very powerful handheld, with a Ryzen 7 6800U

Native Games⌗

• Return to Monkey Island gets beta support

Software Updates⌗

• InfiniTime 1.11 adds two new watch faces and external flash memory support
• EmuDeck 2.0 adds a graphical frontend during installation, support for cloud saves, and support for Vita3K
• Wine 7.19 adds support for MPEG-4 audio and upgrades VKD3D to 1.5
• Proton Experimental 10.13.2022 fixes Halo Infinite and Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
• NVIDIA driver 520.56.06 adds support for the RTX 40 series and OTA updates in the Proton/Wine NGX build
• Blender 3.4 will get Wayland support

Emulation⌗

• I interviewed the devs behind Metroid Prime Remastered
• I also interviewed the founder of Ryujinx
• Ryujinx just released their September progress report

Other⌗

• Boiling Steam has a guide on how to get Fall Guys running
• mobile Steam app gets a much-needed overhaul
• NVIDIA cancels the launch of the RTX 4080

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