Steam Deck - SteamOS 3.8.0 Preview: Second Clutch - Steam News
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Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Preview channel, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > System Update Channel. General Initial support for upcoming Steam Machine hardware Updated Arch system base Updated graphics driver with performance and stability fixes Fix a case where per-app performance settings would intermittently fail to apply when launching a game Improved support for the screencasts in Game Mode (e.g.
  • mrbn@lemmy.ca
    2 days

    Re-re-enable Bluetooth Wake for Steam Deck LCD

    As a software developer, I feel this message

  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    2 days

    A lot of really exciting changes here.

    The updates to arch Linux base/graphics drivers will hopefully include mesa 26, which is looking like one of the most significant performance boosts we’ll see the deck get. It massively helps with ray tracing performance, so games like Doom the Dark Ages, Indiana Jones, all UE5 games, etc are expected to get significant performance boosts. Basically, the games that the deck currently struggles with the most are expected to benefit the most from this.

    Improved support for the screencasts in Game Mode (e.g. OBS/Discord)

    Cool

    Re-re-enable Bluetooth Wake for Steam Deck LCD

    The saga continues

    LCD Bios Added “Memory Power Down” setup option Preliminary support for hibernation

    This sounds cool, I’ve wondered about why the deck doesn’t have hibernation.

    OLED Bios Charging LED now changes color when charge limit is reached, rather than only at 100%

    Been waiting for this, ever since they added charge limits.

    Overall very exciting update, doesn’t seem available for my deck on the beta update channel yet, but I’m excited to get it and check the mesa version.

    Edit: just got the update installed, Mesa is not version 26, still version 25. Very unfortunate".

  • Drinvictus@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    2 days

    Add a setting to allow using Bluetooth headset mics (Bluetooth playback quality will be worse while capture is active

    finally!

  • Scio@lemmy.world
    2 days

    Would Linux ever get better quality duplex audio over Bluetooth like Android apparently can?