Weekly News Recap (Steam in Tesla, The Verge Interview with Valve, Slippi Ranked)

Weekly News Recap (Steam in Tesla, The Verge Interview with Valve, Slippi Ranked)
Steam Deck The Verge did an interesting interview with Pierre-Loup Griffais and Lawrence Yang regarding Steam Deck 2, Steam Controller 2, and their thoughts on the 6800U Crisis Core remake works great Tuesday’s client update (beta) fixes OSK on game exit and adds support for the Armor-X Pro attachment Wednesday’s client update (beta) adds better UI scaling at higher resolutions and adds Xbox Elite/Switch Pro layout preview pages Thursday’s client update (beta) fixes gamepad focus issue on the Steam store, adds minor fixes to login UI layout SteamOS 3.
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Weekly News Recap (Clone Hero, Game Awards 2022, Launch Heavy)

Weekly News Recap (Clone Hero, Game Awards 2022, Launch Heavy)
Steam Deck Thursday’s Deck client update (beta) fixes the “exiting forever” state and allows user to use a default option when launching a game Friday’s Deck client update (beta) fixes DLC on hover, properly enables gyro for Switch gamepads got a nice bag by WaterField Designs, but it’s terribly expensive increase performance with CryoUtilities GOL has a guide on how to fix Grounded Native Games Earth of Oryn, an upcoming strategy game, looks like it will get native Linux support when it hits the $40k goal on Kickstarter Hardware System76 has the Launch Heavy should you need a fully customizable keyboard.
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Weekly News Recap (Portal with RTX, ARC A770 Performance, Deck Coming to Asian Markets)

Weekly News Recap (Portal with RTX, ARC A770 Performance, Deck Coming to Asian Markets)
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?
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Weekly News Recap (Aggressive Nintendo, Proton Next, Fan Controller Monitor)

Weekly News Recap (Aggressive Nintendo, Proton Next, Fan Controller Monitor)
Steam Deck Monday’s client beta fixes remote play and adds new gyro activation options evidently Crysis 2 and 3 Remastered are working great on Deck if you want to play local or online multiplayer with Nintendo Switch emulation on Linux/Steam Deck, here’s a guide News Ubisoft is bringing more of their catalogue over to Steam Steam Autumn sale is live until Tuesday Nintendo issues DMCA takedowns for Switch game artwork on SteamGridDB Garfield Kart - Furious Racing is free to grab over on Fanatical Hardware I took a look at the Thelio desktop (i5-13600K, RTX 3060) Thelio desktop gets customizable accent getting a customized GameCube controller in the next few days…powered by open-source firmware.
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Weekly News Recap (Portal DXVK 2.0 Update, Unreal Engine 5.1, DS4 Getting Some Love)

Weekly News Recap (Portal DXVK 2.0 Update, Unreal Engine 5.1, DS4 Getting Some Love)
Steam Deck stable client update adds QR code login, updated Big Picture video, and tons of fixes the TDP isn’t accurate I reviewed the JSAUX case – it’s quite nice GOL has a guide on fixing the EA app Hardware Thelio Major gets case redesign with removable I/O backplate and stronger GPU brace might be worth picking up an Intel Optane SSD while they’re in stock DS4 getting official support with kernel 6.
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Weekly News Recap (Updated Arch Packages on SteamOS, Project Killswitch Update, Cemu AppImage)

Weekly News Recap (Updated Arch Packages on SteamOS, Project Killswitch Update, Cemu AppImage)
Steam Deck SteamOS finally got updated to the latest version of Arch KDE Connect is included with SteamOS 3.4 Thursday’s client beta fixes downloads page, fixes library UI in offline mode on desktop Tuesday’s client beta fixes offline mode, crops startup videos to 16:9 when docked Monday’s client beta fixes suspend/resume Wi-Fi issues, adds an option for where to install games want to get a decent experience for Sonic Frontiers? Here’s a guide dbrand provides an update regarding Project Killswitch replacements and dock compatibility Hardware OneXPlayer (AMD) will be getting fan controller support Software Updates Wine 7.
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Weekly News Recap (AMD RX 7900 Series, SuperTuxKart Gets Vulkan, Musk Twitter Takeover)

Weekly News Recap (AMD RX 7900 Series, SuperTuxKart Gets Vulkan, Musk Twitter Takeover)
Steam Deck Thursday’s client beta fixes games with multiple launch options and the controller re-order dialog Wednesday’s client beta further decreases load times for users with large libraries along with several fixes I reviewed the dock and case by Funalot. The case is certainly good I went over my top 10 favorite boot videos. Shame on me for not including the Metal Gear Solid one in the list! if you ever wanted to use the Deck as the host for game streaming, check out my guide Hardware AMD announces the RX 7900 XTX and XT, priced at $999/$899 respectively Steam for Chromebooks has now entered beta Software Updates Proton Experimental 11.
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Weekly News Recap (Sackboy on Deck, Variable Refresh Rate Update, Raptor Lake Performing Well)

Weekly News Recap (Sackboy on Deck, Variable Refresh Rate Update, Raptor Lake Performing Well)
Steam Deck need some extra space? Try converting the file system to BTRFS client beta supports QR code login and the Deck UI in Desktop Mode need a wireless keyboard/trackpad combo? Try the DeckTop FSR 2.1 is a big improvement over 1.0 as far as framerates go it appears VRR and “allow tearing” options are available on SteamOS 3.4 JSAUX abandons their plans for a RGB dock, due to a competitor stealing the idea Liam from GOL wrote his impressions regarding the official dock seems like Sackboy is running well Native Games Return to Monkey Island’s Linux support is now stable Hardware I wrote some first impressions with the Intel Optane 905p SSD.
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Weekly News Recap (DOOM Running Inside a Milky Way Bar, HP Dev One Guest Review, DLSS2FSR)

Weekly News Recap (DOOM Running Inside a Milky Way Bar, HP Dev One Guest Review, DLSS2FSR)
Steam Deck beta client update improves login times for users with large game libraries, also decreases OSK load time in Desktop Mode an older beta client update adds component lookup view and the ability to skip startup videos stable client update adds controller-specific glyphs to lock screen, fixes performance overlay with certain languages, adds external display safe mode we’ve now reached 6k verified/playable titles GOL tries out the GB Operator, a gadget that lets you play physical Game Boy cartridges GOL also did an interview with the creator of the DeckMate accessory Hardware Xbox Series controller vibration patch has been submitted for review my friend Matthew Anderson wrote a review of the HP Dev One, highly recommend giving it a read!
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Weekly News Recap (Steam Deck Repo Manager, UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection Gets Deck Verified, Return to Monkey Island Goes Linux)

Weekly News Recap (Steam Deck Repo Manager, UNCHARTED: Legacy of Thieves Collection Gets Deck Verified, Return to Monkey Island Goes Linux)
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.
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