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Microsoft announce Xbox Cloud Gaming for Steam Deck with Edge (Beta)
19 Mar 2022 at 3:51 pm UTC
Quoting: F.Ultra
Quoting: henriquecariocaStadia is linux + Vulkan , Stadia helps Steam deck and vice versa ( and steam for linux )
that simple ,
Give a single example where Stadia have helped the Steam Deck. Stadia is not Linux + Vulkan, it's some in-house proprietary Google API + DXVK that just happens to run atop Debian.
Stadia does not currently use DXVK. I think you have it confused with the new "windows emulator" project they are working on.
Microsoft announce Xbox Cloud Gaming for Steam Deck with Edge (Beta)
19 Mar 2022 at 6:47 am UTC Likes: 4
Quoting: henriquecariocaStadia helps Steam deck and vice versa ( and steam for linux )
How does it help Linux? None of the native ports on Stadia have ever been released for desktop Linux as far as I know.

In the case of all those Ubisoft titles. Most are not even on Steam.
Valve reduces size of Steam Deck Client in the latest update
17 Mar 2022 at 10:29 am UTC Likes: 20
Quoting: andy155Valve reduces the size of the Steam Deck client in the latest update? Honestly but who cares? You really exaggerate with the deck news.
Did you know you can block tags so you never have to see any Steam Deck news?
Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)
15 Mar 2022 at 8:59 am UTC Likes: 3
I have another theory. It's possible they are moving anything Steam Deck related into a different depot. There are 2 reasons one might want to do this as a developer. One is to have the anticheat stuff separate (1 file), but the other is to potentially add in a separate low res assets set to use up less space on the Deck. I'm still waiting for the first dev to make use of this feature.

EDIT: The name of the quick fix branch is interesting also. It reads: "temporary test for merge build for EA". The "for EA" part sticks out, almost as if they are only doing this because the publisher told them to.
Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)
14 Mar 2022 at 7:50 pm UTC
Quoting: RichardYao
Quoting: quotI wonder if dropping in that missing `easyanticheat_x64.so` file would fix the issue. The removal seems accidental, so I'm assuming the main binary is still compatible. Of course, you're risking a ban if you try that, but I am curious.
It does fix the issue.
How did you get the correct file?
Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)
14 Mar 2022 at 7:38 pm UTC
Quoting: quotI wonder if dropping in that missing `easyanticheat_x64.so` file would fix the issue. The removal seems accidental, so I'm assuming the main binary is still compatible. Of course, you're risking a ban if you try that, but I am curious.
The versions would have to match.
Apex Legends now broken on Steam Deck and Linux desktops (update: fixed)
14 Mar 2022 at 7:33 pm UTC Likes: 2
Indeed they removed the easyanticheat_x64.so file. How very weird.
CD Projekt RED 'working closely with Valve' as The Witcher 3 is Steam Deck Verified
14 Mar 2022 at 1:04 pm UTC Likes: 3
Wow, the comments on that announcement seem to be 90% Russians yelling about nazis and calling CDPR "traitors" and stuff.
Steam Deck Verified has issues, Grand Theft Auto V edition
13 Mar 2022 at 1:12 pm UTC Likes: 2
I was hoping that Verified would at least encourage developers to care about how their game runs on Deck, but this has not caught on as much as I had hoped, aside from some smaller devs who take pride in their work. Maybe it just needs a little time. When device sales go up into the millions, I suspect attitudes will change.
Getting Minecraft and mods on Steam Deck is nice and simple
11 Mar 2022 at 1:14 pm UTC Likes: 4
I linked this video so a silly person on Twitter earlier. They responded to a tweet about the release of the Steam Deck APU Windows drivers by asking if this means they can play Minecraft Java Edition on it now.