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Jun 21, 2023

Valve upgrade Steam Deck when docked in new OS Beta, plus big Steam Deck Client update

Two big pieces of Steam Deck news for you today, with two major updates now

Two big pieces of Steam Deck news for you today, with two major updates now available. First there's a big Steam Deck Client Stable update and a Steam Deck OS Beta.

For the Client update, it's pulling in all the recent changes from the Beta. This includes the only just released upgrades to the on-screen keyboard I mentioned only a day ago, however they snuck in some extras here about the on-screen keyboard now updating at 60Hz, not typing into chat tabs and issues with emoji. Also included is the new and improved Media page and the Virtual Menu overhaul also only landing recently.

Here's all that's new for the Deck Client Stable update:

General

On-Screen Keyboard

Media page

Steam Input: Virtual Menus

Steam Input: General

Moving on, there's also the Steam Deck OS Beta, which you can try out by opting into the Preview option in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

This will no doubt be an exciting one for a lot of people, as one of the biggest complaints is easily the docked experience and absolutely one of the unsaid reasons why Valve has delayed the dock for so long.

Here's what's new in the Steam Deck OS Beta:

The FSR fix is also a welcome one, as it was causing frame spikes quite regularly so things should be a bit smoother now.

Prefer a video overview? Here you go:

Oh, and here's an extra for you, Slime Rancher 2 works out of the box at release with Proton 7 (as there's no Linux version this time around):