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Steam Deck global top seller again thanks to cheaper LCDs and the Steam Deck OLED
28 Nov 2023 at 9:27 pm UTC

Quoting: ElectricPrismStill trying to figure out what to play -- DOOM? Apex Legends? Split Gate? Maybe MCC?

Edit 2: I'm also looking for a good racer, LAN PvP -- unfortunately Garfield Kart and Super Indie Kart are not LAN AFAIR :(
You can search for the games on Steam for LAN Coop.

SteamOS 3.5.7 released, plus Steam Deck Client update and Power LED changes coming
23 Nov 2023 at 6:26 pm UTC

Quoting: RonnieDueceNo mention of the GPU 200/1040Mhz bug. Guessing Valve still hasn't ironed that one out.
I thought that got fixed in a recent Beta update and then was ported to Stable?

Valve gives Steam a nice upgrade for controller-friendly games
22 Nov 2023 at 9:49 pm UTC

Quoting: CatKillerTechnically it already does: if a developer uses Steam Input for their input handling the game can automatically get whichever glyphs are appropriate for whichever controller is being used, provided it's a controller that Steam knows about (which is all the major ones).
True, but that's only for games with Steam Input. Sadly, it isn't widely used and I wish that Steam would implement an official feature to replace controller textures.

Valve gives Steam a nice upgrade for controller-friendly games
21 Nov 2023 at 5:56 pm UTC Likes: 1

I use my PlayStation controller whenever my Steam Deck is plugged in, mainly because it comes with gyro and I have a PS4 anyway. I wish Steam could implement a feature that automatically replaced the Xbox controller textures with PS4 glyphs. But I can understand how much of a nightmare that would be to implement.

OBS Studio 30.0 released with full-height docks plus Intel QSV H264, HEVC, AV1 on Linux
13 Nov 2023 at 5:39 pm UTC

How well does it work on the Steam Deck? I know that you can't use it in Gaming Mode but I do still want to know.

SteamOS-like Linux package Bazzite 2.0 is out now for Steam Deck and desktop
9 Nov 2023 at 5:48 pm UTC

Quoting: udekmp69I've been using it. As long as you don't have a stock 64GB Steam Deck, it's basically SteamOS 3.5 with the option of layering packages between updates. You do miss out on color options and HDR until Fedora gets that. Other than that it's pretty identical.
Great! I might check it out then! SteamOS is cool and all but the sporadic updates has left me wanting a little more.

Quoting: dubigrasuI'm getting used to it, but in one place is still sorely lacking, and that is controller settings. The old BPM visual and intuitive gamepad settings were replaced with a cumbersome and convoluted mess of nested menus over menus. Probably useful for Steam Deck I suppose, where screen estate is premium, but, at least for me, useful only for basic profiles, the more advanced the profile I'm trying to set, the more lost I get.
TBH, I don't like either. I tried using the old one and it was difficult to tell what buttons mapped to what. At least this one has some visual clarity.

That said, I wish they gave us an option to just view a diagram and then click the button that we want to remap. I get that the Steam Deck can't do that with its small screen size but PCs should at least get this.

SteamOS-like Linux package Bazzite 2.0 is out now for Steam Deck and desktop
9 Nov 2023 at 1:42 pm UTC Likes: 1

I wonder if this works better than the official SteamOS on the Steam Deck, considering how long Valve is taking with 3.5. Maybe someone could test it :smile:

Turbo Overkill boosts controller support & gets a Steam Deck graphics preset
3 Nov 2023 at 6:49 pm UTC Likes: 1

Are you planning to update your video on how it runs?

Steam Deck gets a fix for a startup bug, plus more Steam Input upgrades for all
24 Oct 2023 at 12:18 pm UTC Likes: 1

A lot of the comments are talking about the back button not being fixed. Does anyone care to enlighten me about what they're talking about?

Steam Deck Beta gets some essential bug fixes and new Gyro options
21 Oct 2023 at 2:23 pm UTC

While I like the Gyro options, I wonder why they're working on it so much. I suppose they're trying to encourage developers to take a swing at it using Steam Input.