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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Proton Experimental

A new Proton Experimental update was released that includes a couple of fixes. The Finals has been fixed again after a new update to the game, and Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's cutscenes should no longer crackle during cutscenes on the Steam Deck. There was also a fix for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora having HDD nag, even when it's installed on an SSD.

The new Proton Experimental update should automatically download if you already have the experimental layer. If not, just search for Proton Experimental in the Steam store on your Steam Deck and download.

Proton Experimental 8/19/25 Update Changelog:

  • Fixed The Finals kicking players after a game update.
  • Fixed Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora having a HDD nag when installed on a SSD.
  • Fixed METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN having crackling during cutscenes on Steam Deck.

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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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