Steam Deck⌗

• Four new beta client updates – deets here
• I reviewed the JSAUX power bank and docking station
• Valve being sued over Steam Deck and Valve Index tech
• DeckHD offers to upgrade your Deck’s resolution to 1920 x 1200 and increased sRGB coverage

Native Linux Games⌗

• Kalevania might be worth looking into if you like retro side-scrollers

Hardware⌗

• Lemur Pro laptop by System76 gets a refresh with 13th-gen CPUs and DDR5 memory
• NVIDIA to launch the 4060/4060 Ti on May 24th, prices start at $300

Software Updates⌗

• VKD3D-Proton 2.9 reduces RAM requirements on first-time setup, along with many other performance improvements
• Proton Experimental 5.17.2023 fixes memory leak with Street Fighter 6, adds compatibility to Super Bomberman R
• Project+ 2.4 adds new stages and costumes
• Lutris 0.5.13 adds support for Proton and Battle.NET
• Steam desktop client (beta) improves performance with NVIDIA GPUs

Other⌗

• Steam to switch from Google Analytics to their own solution
• Apparently there are plans to support Roblox on Linux via Wine
• EU Commission approves of MS’s acquisition of Activision