Yesterday, a new Steam Deck Beta Client update was pushed out by Valve! This one focuses more on fixes, but it did add in a couple of nice pointers like game invites defaulting to a context menu to accept the invite, streamable games now being included in the "Ready to Play" filter, and, the biggest one, added mapping for DualSense Edge Wireless Controllers on Linux!

Steam Deck Beta Client Update 3/1/23:

General

  • Fixed shortcuts regression in this beta when users or 3rd party utilities add command line parameters to the shortcut exe path
  • Move advanced HDR options to Developer Settings
  • Streamable games are now included in the "Ready to play" game filter, though the default action is still to install them locally.
  • Game invites in the Quick Access Menu will now default to opening a context menu to accept the invite rather than navigating to the chat tab and having to hit "Accept" there.
  • Fixed crash when in a voice chat
  • Fixed crash when authorizing a microtransaction purchase in the overlay
  • Fixed the Play button stealing focus when a game is launching
  • Fixed "Find games to play with friends" not working in Big Picture Mode

Steam Input

  • Fixed Logitech F310 controller input on macOS and Linux
  • Added mapping for DualSense Edge Wireless Controller on Linux (note that advanced feature support require Steam to be able to access the /dev/hidraw* devices)

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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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