As Valve heads into the last quarter of pre-order shipments for its Steam Deck console, it’s keeping things moving on the software side with another customer beta update. The latest update is by no means the biggest, but it does bring some welcome improvements, along with some quality of life improvements.
Valve has noticed that some users in the Steam Deck community have made custom console boot videos. In order to make the process easier, he created a special folder, one that will remain even if you update your console. The console has also been updated to search for custom boot and comment animations in a custom folder, which will now play in full screen mode for maximum effect. Moreover, from now on, there will be a toggle for controlling resolution when outputting to a screen, maximizing performance at high resolutions, and a haptic issue when fixing booting as well.
Now, to take advantage of this update, you need to be in the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels. Both channels include features that are still being tested. By default, the console is set to the stable path when it comes to updates. The beta channel gives users the opportunity to test out new features, giving them access to the latest beta version of Steam Client and the latest stable version of SteamOS. The preview channel is a bit more beta and allows users to test system-wide features and access Steam Client beta and SteamOS beta.
If you want to try out the new features mentioned above, you will need to subscribe to these channels, but be warned that you do so at your own risk. You can subscribe to the channel of your choice by heading to the Settings menu, going to System Settings, and then changing the Steam Update channel. If you don’t yet have a Steam Deck secure and you’re interested, you can head over to the Steam Store to pre-order one. Currently, Valve is fulfilling Q4 pre-orders. If you order now, you can expect to wait about a month. The console starts at $399 for the base model and can go up to $649 for the high-end unit.
source: steam surface
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