Few people would deny that the Stream Deck is a thrilling gadget. The Stream Deck is designed to run PC games purchased via Valve’s Steam shop at its basic level.
On the other hand, the Stream Deck is more than simply a portable Steam device; it’s meant to be open, allowing users to put anything they want on it.
Unfortunately, this complicates matters, as seen by how a recent Steam Deck update damaged titles like Halo Infinite that were installed on Windows.
If another firm provided the Steam Deck, that would be the tale’s end. After all, Windows isn’t the Stream Deck’s official operating system, so why would Valve make an effort to guarantee that Windows games run well on it? Valve, on the other hand, takes a different strategy.
The Stream Deck’s ability to handle Windows installs and games, including Xbox Game Pass titles, is a key selling feature, and it’s just plain fantastic.
As a result, Valve has released an update that will assist in resolving the difficulties it previously caused.
According to Valve designer Lawrence Yang, a new APU driver update for Windows has been released. According to Yang, the goal of the update is to fix problems from prior upgrades (whether from Windows or Steam Deck) that negatively influenced the quality of specific Windows gaming experiences on Steam Deck.
Yang only cites Halo Infinite, but the difficulties are likely to have affected a wide range of Windows games while running on Steam Deck.
To be clear, Valve does not allow Windows installs on Steam Deck, nor does it support dual-booting Windows and the Steam Deck OS.
With the introduction of SteamOS 3, Valve intends to offer dual-booting, although all existing dual-booting techniques are unsupported. Users that have Windows installed on their Steam Decks are on their own.
While Valve does not officially promote “Windows on Deck,” this does not imply that the corporation opposes it. Valve wants Windows games to perform as effectively as possible on Steam Deck and is ready to give Steam Deck devs time off.
That doesn’t imply Windows will be well-supported, as proven by the fact that these problems occurred in the first place, but it is still a promising path for the portable platform.
It’s also worth noting that this is the initial version of the Steam Deck console. Furthermore, the Steam Deck has only been available for a few months and has yet to reach everyone who has shown an Interest in purchasing one.
The future of the Stream Deck is unknown, and its potential has yet to be fulfilled. Windows functionality is still being tested, but who knows what the Steam Deck may imply for mobile PC gaming in two or 10 years.
