New Steam Deck Beta Client Update Adds New FPS Limit For Remote Play

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A new Steam Deck Beta Client update was released with some new support and fixes. There is now support for the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for the Switch and Turtle Beach controllers for the Switch 2. We also have a new 59.94 FPS framerate limit for Remote Play, the UI scale in Big Picture Mode should be fixed, and there was an occasional issue with the Steam Controller's B button that has been fixed.

You can download the updates yourself in the System Settings on the Steam Deck. Make sure your update channel is set to Beta or Preview for the beta update, while the stable update should just be available in any update channel.

Steam Deck Beta Client 7/8/26 Update Changelog:

General

• Fixed a case where the 'Patch Notes' preview box in Settings->System would incorrectly show an event for the wrong channel. E.g. showing Beta Channel notes when the client is opted in to the Stable Channel.

Desktop Mode

• Fixed incorrect UI scale being used when in Big Picture Mode.

Steam Input

• Added support for both the wired and wireless versions of the PDP Afterglow Wave Controller for Nintendo Switch
• Added support for Turtle Beach controllers for Nintendo Switch 2

Remote Play

• Added 59.94 FPS as an available framerate limit
• Reduced frame drops when the framerate limit is set to automatic
• Fixed overloading the client video decoder when unlimited bandwidth is enabled

Steam Controller FW

• Fixed an issue with occasional repeated button presses on the B Button

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