Steam Deck News

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

• Added external display output resolution and refresh rate selection UI in Display Settings (requires Steam Client Beta)
  
• Automatically avoid problematic resolutions like 4096x2160 or 30Hz modes on external displays
  
• Improved frame pacing when compositing (such as when FSR is enabled)
  
• Improved touch / de-touch detection speeds
  
• Fixed in-game camera control issues when using a physical mouse
  
• Fixed aspect ratio and resolution not properly switching in the Steam UI after reconnecting an external monitor
  
• Fixed a scenario where an SD Card format operation could fail
  
• Fixed an issue where frames could drop on external displays at lower refresh rates
  
• Fixed an issue where small touches would be ignored on edges of some trackpads
  
• Fixed unsolicited random haptic events
  
• Fixed boot tone volume to be equalized across models
  
• Modified USB descriptors to support controller navigation in EFI menu at boot
  

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 > Steam Update Channel.

General

• Improved the responsiveness of On-Screen Keyboard
  
• Fixed missing keystrokes when touch typing on the On-Screen Keyboard in desktop mode
  
• Fixed the in-game On-Screen Keyboard text entry dialog sometimes having buttons cut off
  

Steam Input

• Fixed issue where command settings would not save
  
• Fixed an issue where Mouse Edge Spin would be more sensitive on the left-side of the trackpad than the right
  

Remote Play

• Fixed crashing issue when streaming from one Steam Deck to another
  

Hello, just a quick note about shipping today.

As some folks on the internet have noticed (we see you Reddit!), we're speeding through reservations at an accelerated pace. This is due to increased production, and we've beaten our own estimates yet again. With today’s batch of emails we’ve now sent invitations for all reservations in the Q3 (July-September) bucket.

Now that Q3 is done early, we're going to get a head start on the next set of reservations, and are fulfilling reservations that were scheduled for the Q4 window. We've updated the store page to reflect this, with an updated bucket description: September-December.

That's it for today, more to come soon!