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The new Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, expands the game exponentially, but unfortunately, there have been some crashes that users are reporting on Steam Deck. Luckily, this issue seems to be getting a fix directly from Valve, and it is now being tested on the preview update branch!

SteamOS 3.6.6 has just been released into Preview, and it comes with a couple of very nice fixes. We have the Elden Ring crash fix that can happen during early startup and an issue that made a slow memory leak happen during gameplay that was fixed. We also have better video playback in BlazBlue Centralfiction and increased responsiveness when the session restarts.

The new update can be downloaded from the System settings on the SteamOS Preview branch on your Steam Deck. Hopefully, this will be pushed to the stable branch soon so all users can take advantage of the fixes!

SteamOS 3.6.6 Preview Update Changelog:

General

  • Fixed a an issue with a rare session crash during early startup of ELDEN RING
  • Fixed a general issue affecting all units on 3.6, and OLED units on 3.5, causing a slow memory leak during gameplay
  • Fixed a DSP firmware crash with previous 3.6 versions that could result in internal sound disappearing until next reboot
  • Improved responsiveness of session restart in case of session crashes caused by certain GPU errors
  • Fixed an issue that could cause videos to stutter in titles such as BlazBlue Centralfiction

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Noah Kupetsky
A lover of gaming since 4, Noah has grown up with a love and passion for the industry. From there, he started to travel a lot and develop a joy for handheld and PC gaming. When the Steam Deck released, it just all clicked.
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