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A new Steam Deck Client update was released earlier today that fixes some general issues while also adding a new setting for Game Recording! The new setting in question allows you to reset your game recording folder back to the default path, which is nice if you don't like the custom path you put in anymore. There are also a multitude of fixes for audio desync, failure when exporting clips, and fixing community features when using remote play when streaming to a Mac computer.

You can download the update yourself in the System Settings on the Steam Deck.

Steam Deck Client Update 12/3/24 Changelog:

General

  • Fixed audio desync that occurs for some game recording videos when played in Steam or Chrome browser.
  • Fixed game notes being reset sometimes when enabling/disabling spell checking.
  • Fixed hardware video acceleration setting showing as enabled when GPU accelerated rendering in webviews is disabled (both must be enabled for hardware video acceleration to work).

Game Recording

  • Added settings button to allow resetting the game recording folder to the default path.
  • Fixed issue causing some users to encounter failures while exporting video clips.
  • Fixed bug which applied background recording retention interval to manual recordings.
  • Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encoding.

Remote Play

  • Fixed store and community features being disabled when streaming to a Mac.
  • Fixed issue preventing Linux users with Nvidia cards from using their GPU to accelerate video encoding.

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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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