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Valve updates Portal to improve Steam Deck performance
Valve sure do give a lot of love to their games (okay, most, I hear the rumbling of TF2 fans in the background) and a new update has rolled out for the original Portal to help the Steam Deck.
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Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures
There's been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent Digital Foundry video but there's a few things that need to be cleared up.
Google detail more on how Steam on Chrome OS works with Linux
Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it's a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it.
Valve marks the first month of the Steam Deck
Valve has released a news post going over some of the changes and improvements of the Steam Deck over the first month since the initial release.
Steam Deck gets a small update to fix Downloads, adds Triggers for Keyboard
Here we go again Steam Deck fans, another upgrading ready and waiting to be downloaded. This time though, it's a pretty small one with only a few changes.
Steam Deck improves Offline Mode switching, looks like a lock screen is coming
Valve has updated the Steam Deck software again, this time giving a little improvement to the way they handle Offline Mode, plus a bunch of other improvements.
Steam Deck Developer Mode does not turn off the read-only filesystem
It was pointed out recently that there's been plenty of confusion on exactly what Developer Mode for the Steam Deck does.
Valve might send Steam Deck purchase emails twice a week
Keep an even closer eye on your inbox, as Valve has announced that we might see reservation emails for the Steam Deck go out twice a week sometimes now.
2,000 titles officially hit for Steam Deck as Verified or Playable
An impressive milestone has been hit just over a month after the release of the Steam Deck, with now over 2,000 titles being noted as Verified or Playable by Valve.
Steam Client Beta gets Linux fixes like not re-download media pre-caching files
It's not just the Steam Deck that is getting upgrades, as Valve are also tweaking the main Steam client with a fresh Beta release out now.
Steam Deck gets a bunch more Keyboard tweaks
Valve is really doing some great work on improving the Steam Deck, with another upgrade now available.
Chrome on Steam Deck now supports the Deck Controller, with GeForce NOW working
Good news Cloud Gaming fans, the version of Chrome on Steam Deck can now detect the gamepad. With two small quick fixes, you can play GeForce NOW on Steam Deck.
Proton Experimental fixes Microsoft Flight Simulator and more for Linux and Steam Deck
More goodies have arrived from Valve with a Proton Experimental update available, here's what's new and improved.
Steam Deck gets a big Client update, plus Deck OS and BIOS BETA update
Two big updates arrived for the Steam Deck last night, so let's go over all that's changed as it's quite exciting.
Unity games crashing with Proton on Linux or Steam Deck? Check your USB devices
Curiously, it seems Proton 7 and Proton Experimental are having problems with Unity games recently but there's a possible temporary workaround for you.
The Dota 2 'Spring Cleaning' update for 2022 makes muting and reporting easier
Dota 2 has a very lively community, and sadly often you will come across some attitudes that just aren't friendly and now Valve has made it simpler to deal with them in-game.
Steam Deck closing in on 2,000 games rated Verified or Playable
Steam Deck is getting close to hitting a pretty big milestone, with nearly 2,000 games rated Verified or Playable.
Valve actually announced Steam for Chrome OS now too
After a bit of a false start with an announcement made too early, Google has now announced Steam for Chrome OS and Chromebooks and now Valve has done their own brief announcement. So it's all officially official now.
Looks like Valve are adding a feedback system for Steam Deck Verified (update: it's live)
An eagle-eyed reader in the GamingOnLinux Discord pointed out that it appears Valve are working to bring out a feedback system for Steam Deck Verified. UPDATE: it's live now and there's more updates today.
Valve gathering a list of Deck Verified games that have problems
On Steam, one of the official Valve-picked moderators of the Steam Deck hub has a new post up they've pinned to gather information on problematic Steam Deck Verified titles.
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- Battlestar Galactica Deadlock is getting delisted starting November 15
- Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 4 is out now with lots of bug fixes and a major controller input change
- Steam's wider store page refresh is live with plans to improve the home page on the way
- OpenMW 0.50.0 for Morrowind is out with more enhancements and better gamepad support
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