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 > System Update Channel.

General

• Fixed consistency of application fade-ins/fade-outs
  
• Fixed slightly blurry image when streaming from the Deck with Steam Remote Play
  
• Fixed crashes when streaming to/from the Deck with Steam Remote Play
  
• Fixed black screen when launching Forza Horizon 4 and other titles on Steam Deck OLED
  
• Added a timeout to the boot selection screen
  

Firmware 120 (LCD) / 107 (OLED)

• Fixed several USB compatibility issues
  
• Developer note: This changes the default USB mode back to XHCI (host-only) while issues with dual-role device mode are investigated

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed regression causing Steam client to become unresponsive when switching to Big Picture mode.
  

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Reduce the amount of black screen flashes that happen when opening the Steam interface while playing a game with a custom screen refresh rate setting.
  
• Replaced Nearest scaling mode with Pixel, a pseudo-bandlimited filter for upscaling pixel art to non-integer factors without introducing aliasing. Integer scale factors will still be Nearest.
  
• Fixed "Friends who Play" section not refreshing until the client was restarted
  
• Fixed a crash in "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" when switching maps.
  
• Fixed situations causing the Steam client to only download the Windows version of a title and later attempting to run it without Proton.
  
• Reset the HDR Visualization setting to None for all users.
  
• Moved the HDR Visualization setting from Display->Advanced to Developer settings.
  

Steam Workshop

• Re-designed the Workshop subscriptions list (accessible from Game Properties). It now includes the ability to sort by subscription date, last updated, size, name, and load order.
  
• Added ability to change the local load order of Workshop item subscriptions.
  
• Added ability to set the local order based on any Workshop item dependencies (must be set on the Workshop items themselves).
  
• Added ability to disable Workshop item subscriptions, which will hide them from the game.
  
• Added the ability to filter the Workshop subscriptions list by tag name. Use the same search field for filtering items by name.
  
• Show the name of the Workshop item being download in the game's tooltip on the Downloads page.
  

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Stable (default) channel.

General

• Fixed a bug that prevented install script windows from automatically showing when first launching a game.
  
• Fixed a case where the client could get stuck in Loading Library Data for users with large amount of non-steam games.
  
• Clarified the dialog message shown when trying to access store while using Steam Link from some devices.
  
• Fixed notifications not firing for completed downloads and roll-ups of pending friend invites.
  

Steam Input

• Fixed an issue that could cause gamepad input to stop in games after a controller disconnect or when the Deck is suspended.
  

Desktop Mode

• Fixed systray menu not updating when entering/exiting Family View.