That would be really nice, I hate how most mouse/keyboard brands don’t offer Linux configuration software.

As far as I know, only the official dock supports CEC. If anyone knows of a different dock that supports it I hope they’ll let me know

That’s the current setup for playing Geforce Now on steam deck/linux. The app announced in the news post will be a native app, not just kiosk chrome wrapper. They also mentioned it will support HDR which currently isn’t possible with the kiosk chrome wrapper.

The official app for it comes later this year.

That’s super cool. It took me a second to realize why the perspective felt so wrong, but once I realized what I was looking at I was amazed.

Here’s an article on it for anyone who prefers reading:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/lenovo-legion-go-s-with-valves-steamos-is-official-expected-to-launch-in-may/

The windows version will be available this month for $730, with other versions (including a $600 version) coming in May. The SteamOS version is coming in May for $500. I’m guessing the $600 windows version and $500 SteamOS version are basically the same hardware specs.

I’ve been using Linux as an out. “Oh you’re having a windows problem? I got rid of windows 10 years ago, so I can’t really help you with that”.

Honestly the best at method will depend on the specific game. Generally the best way is to just have the install folder for a game, and add the .exe to steam as a “non-steam game”. Force a compatibility in steam game properties and select a version of proton. Some games will require additional windows components/dll to be installed through proton tricks.

Other good options are lutris has automatic installers for a lot of games, and many will work off of a disc iso image. Bottles is also a good tool for installing windows games.

I hope someone makes a decky plugin for it. Valve has also been good about copying the more popular decky plugins, so that might be the best path to getting it as an official feature too.

Just saw the Ars Technica article on this, and it included this lovely section:

As detailed in the r/macgaming subreddit and at r/SteamDeck, many players who successfully got Marvel Rivals working would receive a “Penalty Issued” notice, with a violation “detected” and bans issued until 2124. Should such a ban stand, players risked entirely missing the much- prophesied Year of the Linux Desktop or Mainstream Mac Gaming, almost certain to happen at some point in that span.

Most games have too bad of performance to work properly. The Bloodborne focused fork reportably gets 25-30fps, but that’s with some mods and system tweaks.