It takes just a couple of seconds to switch over, and you’ll want to wait for Steam (the regular desktop version) to load in the background to have full use of the Deck controls. Desktop Basicsĭropping into the desktop mode is easy, either from holding down the power button to access the boot/reboot/etc. And if you have any particular questions or things for me to try, please let me know in the comments or in our Matrix room. I still haven’t had a chance to do a lot of hacking on it, but let me share what I’ve tried and learned so far. The editors would like to thank community member “Strikerking” for reporting this message.What is a bigger deal, that Valve’s Steam Deck plays Elden Ring from day one (and even better than on Windows!), or that it is a full-fledged Linux computer in handheld form? Okay, probably Elden Ring, but I know many current or prospective Linux users are excited to see what they can do with a powerful mini Linux computer.Īdmittedly, I’ve mostly been doing the whole Elden Ring on the Deck thing, to my own surprise, but I did pick up a dock (extra port dongle) to explore the desktop mode more. The open source games manager Lutris brings Epic and GOG to the Steam deck. While SteamOS 3.0 isn't available to everyone just yet, a new BIOS allows Windows 11 to be installed on the Steam Deck, and alternative game distribution platforms have also made their way onto the handheld PC. Lutris brings Epic and GOG to the Steam Deck The distribution's website has also not been updated for years.

The SteamOS official website is still shipping version 2.195 from July 18, 2019. More than one system image for restoring the handheld PC has not yet appeared. SteamOS 3.x, the release of which Valve unspecifically announced as “sometime after the presentation of the Steam Deck”, is still a long time coming. SteamOS 3.x for everyone is a long time coming Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamer EditionĪs the detailed release notes on the developer platform GitHub reveal, Proton 7.0-3 also fixes the video playback of various games such as Street Fighter V, Ghostwire: Tokyo and other games that use videos using the Integrate codecs VP8 and VP9.

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