Steam Deck⌗

• official repair centers are a go
• need to run a containerized distro? Look no further than Distrobox
• the JSAUX dock gets a further upgrade with M.2 SSD support
• even more invitations are being sent out!
• new Deck client beta fixes some bugs related to screenshots and Bluetooth
• looks like Valve will have a big presence at the Tokyo Games Show
• a PS Vita emulator? Yes. Running on Deck

Native Linux Games⌗

• Portal 2 was inspired by Super Metroid
• Splittown Linux port is “very much a possibility” if you voice your support for it
• horror sauna simulator Sauna2000 is coming to Linux. An incredibly bizarre game, that’s for sure
• GOL has a guide on how to play Re-Volt with a native Linux game engine
• 25 new Steam games out this week

Software Updates⌗

• Cemu 2.0-1 sees “lots of smaller Linux improvements,” although what exactly has been improved isn’t detailed
• Proton Experimental adds support for Deathsmiles II and Primal Carnage: Extinction, also fixes a crash pertaining to Red Dead Redemption 2
• Rare 1.9.0-rc.2 fixes “many errors”
• Wine 7.17 adds “work towards Wow64 support in the Vulkan driver.” Looks like a few bug fixes have been added to Vanguard

Guides⌗

• want to sync save files for games that don’t support Steam Cloud? Try Syncthing
• Steam Deck Checker has a guide on how to stream your Xbox to your Deck

Other⌗

• the developers of the Bottles application did a talk at the Linux App Summit and how they’re planning on improving the efficiency of the application

Cover image credit: Jimmy Shum