Steam Deck News

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

• Fixed a case where the Main Menu or the Quick Access Menu would be immediately dismissed after opening.
  
• Fix a case where the client would fail to handle some open URL requests.
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed small mode dimensions not restoring correctly if previously sized smaller than the minimum large mode dimensions
  
• Fixed resize grip showing sometimes when windows are maximized
  

Steam Input

• Fix for new Gyro to Joystick modes not applying Horizontal/Vertical settings, or Axis inversion settings or Rotation Output settings.
  

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Steam

• Modal dialogs now dismiss when you click the background.
  

Steam Input

• Fix for PlayStation DualShock 4 gyro sensitivity over Bluetooth for new Gyro Modes.
  
• New Gyro Mode: "Gyro to Joystick (Deflection)". This is most appropriate for simulating Steering and Flight Yokes. This mode will eventually replace Gyro "Joystick". It is the last replacement mode for Gyro functionality. It shares the common Gyro Natural angles system.
  
• Added "Joystick Power Curve" slider to both "Gyro to Joystick (Camera)" and the new "Gyro to Joystick (Deflection)" modes. This allows you to counteract the response curve that many games employ for better precision.
  

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

Steam Overlay

• Fix not being able to complete in-game purchases in some games from a regression in the Beta Client released on Oct 13.
  

Steam Input

• Fix for opting into or out of Steam Input on the configurator page not updating the configuration until the next time the configurator was opened
  
• New Experimental Gyro Mode : "Gyro to Joystick (Camera)". This mode re-uses concepts from the Gyro To Mouse system, including Natural Sensitivity, but outputs to Joystick instead of Mouse. It also has the option to "Catch Up" to your desired in game angles in the case of excessively fast gyro rotations exceeding the Maximum Turn Rate. This will replace the old Gyro->"As Joystick" once there is feature parity.
  

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.

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes:

General

• Fix browser rendering of animated webp images.