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Steam Deck OS 3.4.9 released with GPU fix for Starfield

By Liam Dawe, 1 Sep 2023

As I speculated previously when Steam Deck OS 3.4.9 went into Preview, Valve has now released it as a Stable update for all Steam Deck owners for Starfield.

Steam Deck OS 3.4.9 Beta gets a GPU fix for an upcoming game

By Liam Dawe, 29 Aug 2023

Here's something interesting for you. Valve released a fresh upgrade for the Steam Deck OS now in Beta, including a fix for an upcoming game.

SteamOS 3.5 for Steam Deck gets a screen colour temperature setting

By Liam Dawe, 22 Aug 2023

A while ago I mentioned how the upcoming SteamOS 3.5 for Steam Deck added in a colour vibrance setting, and now Valve seems to have expanded it even further with a screen colour temperature setting as well.

Gears 5 gets updated to improve Steam Deck support

By Liam Dawe, 26 Jun 2023

Gears 5 from The Coalition and Xbox Game Studios recently had an update that should make it work better on Steam Deck with Proton.

Steam Deck OS update brings graphics driver fixes - ready up for SteamOS 3.5

By Liam Dawe, 1 Jun 2023

Valve has now released two small graphics driver updates for Steam Deck OS (SteamOS) 3.4.8, which means the Preview update channel is now ready for a big update to drop.

Steam Deck gets a Preview update with STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor improvements

By Liam Dawe, 26 Apr 2023

STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor is releasing on April 28th, so Valve has released an updated graphics driver in the Preview update branch for Steam Deck.

Steam Deck OS 3.4.6 Beta adds DOOM Eternal Ray Tracing, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty fixes

By Liam Dawe, 3 Mar 2023

Valve has updated the Steam Deck Preview update branch to bring with it Steam Deck OS 3.4.6 Beta and it's quite an exciting one.

SurrounDead looks like a mix of DayZ and Project Zomboid

By Liam Dawe, 31 Jan 2023

It's early days for the game yet with it in Early Access but SurrounDead could be a promising one to play online with some friends.

Plasma 5.27 Beta live with Flatpak settings, multi-monitor upgrade, SteamOS updater

By Liam Dawe, 19 Jan 2023

Here we go! The next version of KDE Plasma is now in Beta and ready for wider testing, with some really great sounding changes.

Latest Steam Survey sees a minor dip for Linux & Steam Deck, still trending nicely overall

By Liam Dawe, 3 Jan 2023

December 2022 results are in for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey and overall the Linux share is down but the overall trend is still good.

Steam Deck OS update fixes factory reset, Forza Horizon 5 OS update in Preview

By Liam Dawe, 29 Dec 2022

Valve have released two small updates to the Steam Deck OS (SteamOS) and here's what's new and improved.

SteamOS 3.4 is out now for Steam Deck (updated)

By Liam Dawe, 22 Dec 2022

Pulling in tons of improvements for desktop mode, along with a healthy dose of bug fixes elsewhere, the SteamOS 3.4 update for Steam Deck has been released.

KDE Plasma gets Wayland Fractional Scaling, Fixing Multi-Screen and a Steam Deck updater

By Liam Dawe, 19 Dec 2022

I continue to be truly amazed by all the work going into KDE Plasma. Not only is it my desktop environment of choice on Linux, it's Valve's too as it powered the desktop mode on Steam Deck. It's about to get some juicy upgrades too.

Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta updates fix up Login UI, store updates on Deck

By Liam Dawe, 16 Dec 2022

Valve released another bunch of updates for the Steam Deck and Desktop Steam Beta Clients, along with a small Steam Deck OS Preview (SteamOS) update.

Steam Deck OS 3.4 gets a Death Stranding fix, plus new Client Beta and Firmware update

By Liam Dawe, 14 Dec 2022

Three different bits of news to cover for Steam Deck updates today, as Valve pushed out three different upgrades. Here's all that's new.

Steam Deck OS 3.4 Preview adds support for 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless controller dongle

By Liam Dawe, 3 Dec 2022

Valve put out a small and sweet update for Steam Deck OS (SteamOS) 3.4 Preview, which adds in support for the 8BitDo Ultimate Wireless controller dongle.

SteamOS 3.4 gets a fix for Resident Evil 4, plus new Steam Deck Client Beta out

By Liam Dawe, 22 Nov 2022

Valve released two updates for the Steam Deck. One being an OS update for SteamOS 3.4 and the other being another Deck Beta Client update.

SteamOS 3.4 rolls out in Preview for the Steam Deck - it's a massive upgrade

By Liam Dawe, 12 Nov 2022

Valve has done another weekend drop here, with a Preview version of SteamOS 3.4 now available for the Steam Deck.

Steam Deck pushed Linux to the highest share on Steam in years

By Liam Dawe, 2 Nov 2022

A fresh month, which means a new Steam Hardware & Software Survey is out. Looking over the October 2022 data, it appears we've hit a fresh high point.