In a move that probably surprised no one, Valve has delayed the production of the docking station for the Steam Deck. No word on when it will become available to purchase or what it will cost. “We’re working on improving the situation and will share more info when we have it,” the post from Valve mentions. Good news is the docking station is being manufactured at a different facility than the one the Steam Deck is.

Whelp, I found something interesting while I was browsing my Reddit feed this morning. Someone posted a photo of a Steam Deck…that’s in a jail cell. I’m 90% sure it’s a Photoshopped meme, though. I highly doubt a device like that would be allowed. The Deck in the photo is also mysteriously hovering in the air; you can’t see the hands on the sides of it. In case the background looks familiar, yes, the original poster confirmed this is in Alcatraz.

A new Steam Deck client update rolled out yesterday. Steam Remote Play Together is now fully functional, and one of the keyboard themes received improved performance. A few notifications have been added. Full changelog is as follows:

• Remote Play Together is now completely functional on Steam Deck. Includes hosting and joining game sessions. Try out a supported game and open the Quick Access Menu to get started. - Added notification when the Steam Deck's SSD has less than 2GB of free space left - Improved performance of Night Shift keyboard theme - Added the ability to name controller layout commands - Added icons for gamepad and mouse commands shown on in-game virtual menus - Fixed being unable to connect to hidden wireless networks - Added time zone region for Saskatchewan - Added ability to close a window if the running application has more than one visible - Added ability to change accounts from the power menu At the same time, SteamOS as a whole has graduated from the 3.

Following the news that iFixit somehow “accidentally” leaked the Steam Deck parts page, the page quickly got shut down. Orders that were made while the page was live were still honored though. Just a few days later, though, and the page is now back up. Unsurprisingly, some of the components are either unavailable (such as the battery and the screen) or have limited quantities. Once the parts do become available, though, you could technically build your own Steam Deck, although it’s going to be a lot more pricey than buying it through Steam.

Looks like we’re starting off a pretty strong week. Two titles have either received a Linux version or will be in the near future, and two titles have received Steam Deck support. Psychonauts 2 should be releasing on Linux later this week too if everything goes according to plan. Swordbreaker: Origins now has a native Linux version, and along with the update came a few fixes. Casebook 1899 is an upcoming point-and-click mystery adventure; the demo will come on May 31 with native Linux support.

Does Valve ever take a break? In addition to the new Proton Experimental update from today, there’s also a new Steam Deck client update. This update mostly focuses on quality-of-life improvements, ranging from: new status icons on lock screen, including battery, network, time battery % can be toggled in the header performance profiles can now be set to factory default plenty of bug fixes, such as the wrong FPS being set when selecting a performance profile, keyboard theme not being applied in certain situations, login issues with the ‘/’ character, and a host of other fixes Full changelog is as follows:

First mentioned by GamingOnLinux, I decided to take a look at the video featured in the article. It was a YouTuber by the name of JerryRigEverything who recently posted a video of cutting across the Steam Deck…with a pocket knife. Normally when you get that fancy new electronic device, you prize it so much that you’d do everything in your power to keep it safe from scratches or other types of damage.

Yesterday the Steam Deck client got an update. Included in this update is Steam hardware survey functionality, several bug fixes, per-game performance profiles, improved functionality when switching between online and offline modes, new keyboard layouts, a “Stop Streaming” button in the Power menu when hosting a Remote Play session, plus a few other goodies. Here’s the full changelog: General - When connected to an external display, Steam Deck interface is now scaled to virtual 1280x800 resolution (more work on this feature and functionality is underway) - Added Steam hardware survey functionality for Steam Deck - Fixed issue with multiple new Steam Inventory items notifications appearing - Fixed issue with users showing up as Favorites when they are no longer friends - Fixed issues with various dialogs laying out incorrectly when the on-screen keyboard is visible - Fixed on-screen keyboard and magnifier interstitials not taking input on first launch of some games Per-game performance profiles - Players can now set game-specific performance settings.

Just posted today, Days Gone is now Steam Deck Verified. All the post shows is a screenshot with the green checkmark with all the requirements met, including full control functionality, Deck pad icons, legible text, and a decent default graphics configuration. Nonetheless, it’s a massively popular title, one that’s been published by PlayStation PC LLC. Great to see a hit like this look and feel good on the Deck! Image credits: Steam post

Steam Deck over 2,600 verified/playable titles Final Fantasy VII Remake runs great small update adds more keyboard layouts PowerTools is a plugin that enables the user to tweak even more power settings Kodi adds Deck control support want to try an unofficial version of SteamOS 3 on a device outside of the Deck? Try HoloISO Software Updates (Wine, Bottles, MangoHUD, FNA, Ryujinx, etc) Wine updated to 7.8 with plenty of bug fixes, X11 and OSS drivers converted to PE, and a few other features Bottles gets an update with a crashing bug fix.