Hello! We have just shipped an updated Steam Client to the Stable channel. This update includes all the changes and improvements that have been undergoing testing in the Beta and Preview channels.
Steam Client
General
The Quick Access Menu will now open to the notifications tab when you have new friend chat messages, game invites, or voice chat invites
Notifications for Game Invites in the Quick Access Menu now have an option in the footer to accept them without having to navigate to the chat window
Added External Display Safe Mode to developer settings. When enabled, the next time an external display is plugged in Steam Deck will pick a low resolution configuration, which may help in some cases where the external display has issues.
Increase boot animation max length from 10 seconds to 30 seconds
Added controller-specific glyphs on the Lock screen
Don't show the "switch to desktop" option in the power menu when the lock screen is active.
Fixed an issue where Steam group chats with long names or descriptions could cause break the layout of the chat screen
Fixed an issue on the Lock screen where you'd have to dismiss the On-Screen Keyboard manually if you slept the device while it was up
Fixed invoking the On-Screen-Keyboard while already in a full-screen keyboard input scenario causing bad behavior.
Fixed a case where the Performance Overlay would still show when set to off.
Steam Input
Restore the previous behavior of using stick deflection rather than the capacitive sensor for Radial Menus that don't have center buttons bound
Fixed an in-game crash
Fixed an issue with editing command settings from inside the virtual menu screen
Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.
General:
Added External Display Safe Mode to developer settings. When enabled, the next time an external display is plugged in Steam Deck will pick a low resolution + refresh rate configuration, which may help in some cases where the external display has issues.
Steam Input:
Restore the previous behavior of using stick deflection rather than the capacitive sensor for Radial Menus that don't have center buttons bound
Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.
General:
Fixed a case where the Performance Overlay would still show when set to off.
Don't show the "switch to desktop" option in the power menu when the lock screen is active.
Steam Deck Client Beta Update: Game invite and lock-screen improvements
Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.
General:
The Quick Access Menu will now open to the notifications tab when you have new friend chat messages, game invites, or voice chat invites
Notifications for Game Invites in the Quick Access Menu now have an option in the footer to accept them without having to navigate to the chat window
Fixed an issue where Steam group chats with long names or descriptions could cause break the layout of the chat screen
Increase boot animation max length from 10 seconds to 30 seconds
Added controller-specific glyphs on the Lock screen
Fixed an issue on the Lock screen where you'd have to dismiss the On-Screen Keyboard manually if you slept the device while it was up
Fixed invoking the On-Screen-Keyboard while already in a fullscreen keyboard input scenario causing bad behavior.
Steam Input:
Fixed an issue with editing command settings from inside the virtual menu screen
Steam Deck and Docking Station now in-stock and available!
Steam Deck is available now, without reservation!
We're happy to announce that with today’s batch of order emails, we have completed our reservation queue. We are now in-stock and Steam Deck is available for purchase!
It's been more than a year since Steam Deck was first announced. Since day one we've been dealing with numerous supply chain issues and component shortages. While the team worked to resolve these issues and catch up with demand, we implemented a reservation system. This system enabled customers to save their spot in line without having to worry about refreshing pages, fighting scripts, or battling bots.
The team has worked hard over the past year to address shortages and solve logistics issues, and because of these efforts we're now manufacturing and shipping Steam Decks at our highest rate ever. Despite the ever-increasing reservation rate, we've been able to beat our shipping estimates, and as of today, finally complete the queue.
Having said all that, our production, processing, and shipping bandwidth is still finite. If order volume for a specific model of Steam Deck grows higher than our ability to ship it in a timely manner, delivery estimates will lengthen, and at a certain point we’ll flip back into reservation mode until we’re able to catch up. Just as before, customers will have their place in line saved, and they'll receive an email when their order is ready. Once we’ve caught up and served all outstanding reservations, we’ll flip back into taking orders.
We're excited to reach this important milestone, and will be shipping these out to you as fast as we can.
The official Docking Station is here!
With 3 USB-A 3.1 Gen1 ports, a USB-C port for power, DisplayPort, HDMI, and a Gigabit Ethernet port, the Docking Station has all the connectivity you'll need. It's the perfect way to connect your Steam Deck to power, up to two external displays, and any number of other peripherals.
If having the official Dock isn't that important to you, you're welcome to use any other USB-C dock or hub. The work we did on SteamOS to make the Docking Station work great with Steam Deck helps improve compatibility with other 3rd party hubs and docks as well.
The Docking Station is available for purchase now! Learn more about it here, or order one here.
As with Steam Deck, the Docking Station is under the same processing and shipping bandwidth constraints - if order volume is extremely high, we will flip into reservation mode until we catch up. We're glad to finally be able to get the Docking Station into customer hands, thank you for your patience!
Steam Deck software updates
The team has continued updating and improving Steam Deck's software over the last few months – here are a few highlights of what we've shipped:
User interface and experience improvements We've improved the in-game experience by adding quick links to Achievements and Guides to the overlay. The media page where screenshots are stored has been redesigned and improved to be much more performant. Night mode can now be automatically scheduled to turn on and off at different times of the day. And Offline Mode has undergone a series of improvements to make it much more stable and intuitive to use.
New Steam Input features In addition to a slew of bug fixes and UI improvements, Mode Shifts are now supported, and Steam Input virtual menus have been completely refreshed and redesigned. Now you can name virtual menus, move them between different sources, and have more control over icons and colors.
More keyboards and improved experience To prepare for our launch in new regions, we've added on-screen keyboard support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. In addition, there have been big improvements to touchscreen and trackpad on-screen keyboard typing and responsiveness - both in Gaming mode and Desktop mode.
System updates SteamOS, drivers, and firmware have all been updated to improve performance and stability across Steam Deck. In addition, to help folks keep track of system updates and betas (if you choose to participate in testing), we've added new, simpler update channels – Stable, Beta, and Preview.
Docked mode overhaul We've been focused on a bunch of UI, software, and OS updates to improve the docked experience - not only for the official Docking Station, but for all connected docks, hubs, and peripherals. The team has added scaling, resolution, and refresh rate settings for external displays, as well as broad compatibility for external displays, peripherals, and audio-out scenarios.
Steam Deck reservations open in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
One other byproduct of us scaling production is our ability to expand to other regions. Recently we started taking reservations in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong through Komodo, our distribution partner in these regions. To celebrate the launch and spread the word, we recently went to the Tokyo Game Show and brought a giant Steam Deck with us, which was pretty cool.
If you’re in one of these regions and would like to reserve a Steam Deck, you can do so via Komodo at this website. We are continuing to push on expanding Steam Deck's reach to more places around the world, and will share more when we have additional details.
