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

• Fix a case where the steam client could get stuck in 'Verifying Files' during startup.
  

SteamInput

• Re-implemented "Lock Extents" for Gyro To Joystick Deflection mode. Rotating the controller further than maximum deflection angle in any direction from the center point results in dragging the center point.
  
• Fix for Gyro Deflection Mode: Joystick output was not centering when gyro disabled.
  
• Fix for stale antidrift values being loaded from the cloud.
  
• Fix for DualShock 4 autocalibration not working unless on the calibration screen.
  
• Temporary Fix for SIAPI GetMotionData and legacy gyro modes using a buggy version of the sensor fusion quaternion.
  
• Fixed a UI error in the controller settings when a controller hasn't been mapped yet
  
• Added the ability to bind the capture button on the Google Stadia controller
  

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.