Valve released the patch notes for the latest Steam Deck Client update, unveiling a list of bug fixes and the addition of various features to improve the overall user experience on the device. This Steam Deck update comes about a month after the last one, bringing a variety of improvements to Valve’s handheld console.

Ever since its release in February 2022, the Steam Deck has been providing PC players with a new way to enjoy their favorite PC games by allowing them to play various titles on the go. With a large variety of Steam Deck verified games ranging from open-world AAA titles to lesser-known indie gems, Valve keeps on adding new games compatible with its handheld device. Players can even use the Steam Deck to play classic PS1 games, turning Valve’s console into an emulation system to run various old games.

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Valve shipped an update for the Steam Deck Client, improving the overall stability of the device and bringing various quality-of-life improvements. Players with a large library of Steam games will now encounter fewer bugs when browsing through their backlog, and can now do so by sorting their games by date on shelves and grids. Those playing with custom controller inputs can copy and paste their mappings, the developer console displays timestamps in the Steam console window, and there is a new in-game setting to enable or disable the display scaling in the overlay when the Steam Deck is used in Desktop Mode.

This Steam Deck update should allow players to further enjoy their games on Valve’s handheld device without experiencing some of the issues reported in the past few months. With this improved stability, players can try out new games on the Steam Deck, such as The Last of Us Part 1 and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart which are officially Steam Verified. More games should be joining the Steam Deck’s lineup in the upcoming months, with Valve regularly adding new games to its library.

This Steam Client update brings various stability fixes and improvements to the Steam Deck, which is seeing a growing number of competitors trying to take their share in the handheld console gaming market. Several devices are entering this competitive market, such as the Ayaneo KUN, Lenovo’s Legion Go, and the Asus ROG Ally. Despite this growing number of competitors, the Steam Deck remains the go-to choice for most PC players looking for a handheld device to play their favorite games.

Steam Deck Client Update Patch Notes

General

• Improved library performance for users with large numbers of collections.
• Fixed a hitch that some players with large libraries might encounter every 15 minutes while playing a game.
• Fixed presentation and localization of items in the Special Offers section.
• Fixed notifications for achievements not firing when offline.
• Fixed a case where the wrong FPS limit could be applied on startup.
• Fixed a case where the controller input thread could operate at normal instead of high scheduling priority.
• Fixed styling on the login error screen and made the retry button accessible to the gamepad.

Library

• Added the ability to sort by date added to library to shelves and game grids.

Steam Input

• Added the ability to copy and paste mappings when setting up controller inputs.
• Improved navigation in the configurator when navigating from the Preview screen. Repeatedly going to Preview then an input will no longer build up loops in the back stack and you can now go back with a single B button press if you've not interacted with the left column.
• Fixed some cases where navigation changes from the previous beta could result in a blank page in the configurator.
• Fixed changing effects on PS4 and PS5 controllers when Steam Input is not enabled.

Desktop Mode

• Added In-Game setting to allow enabling or disabling display scaling in the overlay.
• Changed behavior of overlay tabbed browser to clear all tabs when the close button is clicked and added a minimize button to hide the browser as the close button previously did.
• Fixed wallet balance not updating in title bar when balance hits zero.
• Fixed incorrect display of "Notify me about additions or changes to my games..." setting in interface settings if it had never been changed before.
• Fixed a case where the UI would show the wrong image when switching between small mode and normal mode.
• Fixed main client window taking focus from other Steam windows when navigation menus are hovered.

Developer console

• Added a setting to display timestamps in the Steam console window.
• Changed Steam console window to keep the last several seconds of output even if that would exceed the normal buffer length.
• Fixed command echo sometimes appearing on the same line as the previous output.
• Fixed clear_console command not doing anything.

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Source: Steam