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SteamOS Beta Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

A new SteamOS Beta update was released today, and there are some pretty nice changes to it, even if there aren't many. The rendering issue with the character's green eyes in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, which I highlighted in an impressions article and is seen in the picture above, has been fixed. This is nice, though I still wouldn't recommend playing on the Deck due to its performance in general.

We also have new support for the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless controller, some fixes for the Linux kernel and libarchive, as well as some fixed issues with high single-core CPU usage for those with large libraries when booting up Steam. As someone with over 4,000 games in their library, I very much appreciate the last fix.

You can download the update yourself in the System Settings on the Steam Deck. Make sure your update channel is set to Beta or Preview.

SteamOS Beta 3.6.21 Update Changelog:

General

  • Fixed a rendering issue with characters' eyes in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
  • Added support for the 8BitDo Ultimate 2C Wireless Controller
  • Fixed Linux kernel CVE-2024-50089
  • Fixed mpg123 CVE-2024-10573
  • Fixed libarchive CVE-2024-20696

This update has been re-released with the following additional fixes:

  • Fixed high single core CPU usage for users with large libraries during Steam startup.
  • Fixed a regression w/ reading the Wireless HORIPAD For Steam's grip buttons.

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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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