Hey everybody, first I'm glad that my favorite linux gaming device's sub is also here :)

Since Assassin's Creed is currently for sale I would like to know if anyone already played any title of the series and what your experience was.

And last but not least: Do you think it's better to buy now or wait for the summer sale?

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel.

General

Added notifications for messages from moderators in the Steam Discussions  
Fixed issue viewing a screenshot's web page after uploading it.  
Fixed issue preventing games that were available through EA Play from being installed.  
Fixed issue where broadcasts on the store failed to play on some systems.  

Steam Deck Desktop

Additional fixes for forward and back buttons leading users to unexpected entries in their navigation history.  
Fixed issue dragging the client window when showing the library after scrolling game details up slightly.  

Friends & Chat

Styling tweaks to the Friends List and chat window  
Removed chat settings now that they have been merged into General Settings  
Fixed animated avatars not loading after login when login at startup is disabled  

The first resellers in the US are stocking the GuliKit SD02 sticks as of today. See e.g. ASIN B0B31STJDH on Amazon US and a few vendors on eBay.

Hall effect sticks have a following, as they do not deteriorate like potentiometer sticks (which is the stock Steam Deck sticks), and can maintain a small inner dead zone for long periods of time. But the GuliKit SD01 sticks is known to have a outer dead zone problem due mismatched voltage with the Steam Deck. There are no hands-on report with SD02 yet, if the issue with the outer dead zone has been solved.

There are also some fighting game communities with flicking stick moves that swears by potentiometer sticks, due to its friction.

A list of different resources that were/are useful for Steam Deck users.

• Decky Loader Swiss Army knife group add-ons inyour left bar in game mode with customizable applications for easy access, system changes, and game tweaks.
  • Site: https://github.com/SteamDeckHomebrew/decky-loader
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/eiINSEvGs_8
• Heroic Launcher Add your games from other market places.
  • Site: https://heroicgameslauncher.com/
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/j8YdKoC6-nE
• CryoUtilities 2.0 performance boost for gaming and memory on Steam Deck.
  • Site: https://github.com/CryoByte33/steam-deck-utilities
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/C9EjXYZUqUs
• EmuDeck one-stop shop for installing emulators on Steam Deck.
  • Site: https://www.emudeck.com/
  • Install Guide Video: https://youtu.be/Y5r2WZAImuY

I hope this has helped someone in the community. If anyone has any more suggestions of tools to add please add them below.
Hopefully we can get this community going.

Can the owner of this sublemmy update it to reflect the current state of affairs?

https://blog.obco.pro/steamdeck-the-rabbithole-2/ My experience with my steamdeck and a guide on how to do emulation on it. Updated when i experience something new :)

Hi all! I bought a used Steam Deck 2 weeks ago and I am loving it! I am playing Fallout 4 on it and it works amazingly good!

So, what is your choice when you finish playing?

I put the Steam Deck to sleep and the next day the battery was 7 percent lower than before. I am thinking of just shutting it down so it doesn't drain battery in sleep mode.

So who's going to try their hand at installing this?

Has anyone tried the Watchdog series on the steam deck? How does it run?

Is anyone using deck as PC ? Opening Firefox seems very detrimental. Running top shows CPU uses almost/beyond 100%. Generally for 2 processes Firefox and Isolated Web Co. Is there some kind of workaround? Or would it be better to just install normal Linux (instead of SteamOS)?

I was suggested to use AutoFS but Steam Deck doesn't have AutoFS installed and changing fstab is not sticking after reboot. If there is option to enable mounting NFS without enabling RW.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/374703

And many more work out of the box, just not officially verified.

At this point it's probably safe to assume that all games work with Linux, unless some crazy anti cheat or DRM explicitly bans Linux users.

I watched the official video on YouTube, until Nintendo took it down when I came back to it. To try the tutorial. So recently I came across this mirror and thought I should share as others probably are interested

I realize I'm in the minority here but I use my Switch docked 95% of the time. I'd likely do the same with a Deck. Compared to a PS5 or Xbox, which is going to be more fun?

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/189305

Elden Ring runs better on Linux thanks to Valve pre-caching shaders on first launch, while Windows users have to suffer through stuttering and poor DX12 performance. Pretty wild!

It also has Proton-specific fixes that help performance, such as https://github.com/HansKristian-Work/vkd3d-proton/commit/54fbadcc9405841cc018210ba6d1045e71f405c0 . Thanks, Valve!