the NEW Steam Deck OS!

3.6! It's coming!
00:00 - Intro
00:25 - SteamOS 3.6
10:26 - Steam Deck 2 Chip?
15:41 - EmuDeck Hardware!

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SteamOS 3.6 is Almost Here

General

Fixed a rare 3.6 issue that could cause filesystem corruption on Steam Deck 64GB.

Fixed a 3.6 regression where an already-inserted SD card would not always be detected on cold boot and would require re-insertion.

Fixed an issue where updates would could sometimes be applied incorrectly if the unit was powered off abruptly near the end of an OS update.

Fixed an issue with copy-pasting UTF-8 text across applications.

Display

Improved frame pacing with VRR on external displays.

Fixed an issue where internal display could be abnormally limited to a lower frame rate after disconnecting an external display with VRR enabled.

Fixed a 3.6 regression where the screen would be blank during part of the boot sequence.

Fixed a 3.6 regression where the frame limit would not apply properly in specific conditions.

Did we get a look at the Steam Deck 2’s chip? I doubt it.

Work is well underway on the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chip, which looks set to power the next generation of Asus ROG Ally handhelds and many others. It will compete with Intel’s Lunar Lake chips and is based on the Strix Point architecture.

The biggest upgrade of note in the Ryzen Z2 will be a larger iGPU, coming with 16 compute units, instead of the 12 in the previous Phoenix Point mobile processors. That’s a a 33% uplift that we would generally expect to result in a similar level of performance gaming improvement.

In terms of graphical architecture, the Ryzen Z2 will use RDNA 3.5, which improves upon the RDNA 3 in the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, though notably isn’t as much of a step up as the brand new RDNA 4architecture we’re expecting to power AMD’s next generation of desktop GPUs. Nonetheless, the newer chip architecture as a whole enables improved battery efficiency when gaming as well as better optimization with LPDDR5 memory.

According to Digital Trends, designers of the next ROG Ally handheld have suggested that demanding games like Black Myth: Wukong will run for well over an hour, something not possible on the Ally X, despite its 80Wh battery.

In the same report, it’s said that AMD is targeting early 2025 for a release. This is likely when we can expect to see the first AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme handheld, and while signs point to Asus as the leading candidate, its recent Ally X release might signal that it’s too soon for yet another handheld.

EmuDeck is Making a Desktop Steam Deck

Rodrigo Sedano is the founder of EmuDeck, a program beloved by the Steam Deck community. It automatically installs, configures, and enhances emulators for Nintendo, Sega, Sony, and other retro consoles so they work beautifully on Valve’s handheld.

Now, he wants to make it even easier. He’s preparing to sell you a console-shaped custom gaming PC preloaded with that entire Steam + EmuDeck experience, plus a wireless controller, all ready to go.

He’s calling them EmuDeck Machines, and he’s currently crowdfunding the idea on Indiegogo for prices starting at around $400 — with an incredibly ambitious promise to ship them in December of this year, just four months from now.

They’ll house (weak) Intel N97 or (stronger) AMD 8600G chips in a Sega Dreamcast-inspired shell, with four USB ports around front for additional wired controllers or peripherals. By overclocking the AMD 8600G’s integrated Radeon 760M graphics, he claims he can get what looks like Steam Deck-beating performance out of his pricier $700 model:

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[ksandknives]

Jimmy's perspective of Valve supporting other manufacture iteration, like the Asus rog, is myopic. Valve has a bigger picture of the problem, which is to get portables and other pc platform solutions using the steam os on more devices because, as a whole, everyone wins. It's not about being a monopoly, but always about a more pragmatic vision of gaming as a whole. Better to have allies against giants like Apple, Microsoft and etc, than to fight alone. - if you ever spoke to Gabe or heard him speak, you'd know this.

[dewinter]

11:55 Steam Deck LCD are on sale now. The 512 LCD is a great deal right now. Throw a big SD card in there and you’re good to go!

[veqv]

Oh man, docked is great with a tv. I ended up getting the oled special edition and set up my old Deck with my parents favorite retro games. They are so happy. I had to go through a few different bluetooth controllers but now my 70 year old father is happy a peach playing his "nintendo"

[kevinbutler]

I can't wait to join the Deck family. My 1tb should be here in a couple of days. Right in time for my days off.

The Steam Deck LCD and OLED have the same spec chip, the only difference is the nm - that's why it's more efficient. The FPS bump only comes from faster RAM.

[EisakoTheAvali]

Personal experience I’ve also noticed my deck running a lot quieter, and a lot cooler than before with the new update update on top of that I I’m pretty sure valve is going to continue to support earlier models even after the steam deck 2

[PomuLeafEveryday]

Its almost impossible for Valve to prepare drivers for every single hardware configuration possible. Manufacturers like Asus are expected to provide their own drivers for Windows, which they have decades of experience doing. And for most Linux distros, the community finds or makes those drivers. If that's what you want, Bazzite/HoloISO/ChimeraOS is already available. They're literally no different, except Valve focused on optimizing Steam OS for Steam Deck hardware. These "alternatives" are just reverse engineered Steam OS front end, and slapped it on a distro of their choice. They're not exactly fan made OSs. They're literally just SteamOS, since SteamOS is more of a program sitting on top of a slightly modified Arch Linux instead of a whole OS itself.

The only reason you'd want SteamOS over Bazzite/HoloISO/ChimeraOS is that thorough dedicated hardware support, which they can only do by targeting specific hardware. Otherwise if they just throw it out there, you'll just be spending time browsing community forums for support - which goes against the whole appeal of the Steam Deck where "it just works".

[GiantMrTHX]

Valve didnt work with AMD to make its custom chip, it was custom chip that was made for microsoft surface but microsoft bailed on them in last moment. Valve just got it for good price since AMD didnt have anyone else that wanted massproduce it.

[Bayle_Bune]

After the Gamer Nexus video series about ASUS focusing on their RMA experience with their original Ally, I'm not surprised people aren't buying a lot of the Ally series. I can get behind the whole "It can run Windows!" vibe, despite not being a fan of the OS, because everybody has their own preferences. But the way ASUS treats their customers if a problem arises, I won't be interested in buying any of their products anytime soon.

[harveybrooks]

Almost a year with the lcd 512gb version. Loving every day with it ❤ sometimes I forget how well it performs.

[KiraYamatoinXA]

I am glad they fixed the sd issue as It was annoying to have to power cycle the deck.

[bigbay]

Took the leap and ordered the 1Tb edition, just now the waiting game is killing me lol. Main thing i want is to put emudeck and play all the classics on a portable system easily.

[bionicpingu]

I really do hope Valve do return and look into a steam machine. With so many mini PCs bloating the market, it’s frustrating to know that valve could provide a more define experience. I play my steam deck more than my desktop because I love the OS experience. It’s literally a console experience without the performance I’d like, especially docked to a TV. I know we have big picture mode but I don’t want a full sized tower in my living room. I also don’t want to shell out for new components to try and make it a fraction of the size. I like how consoles have a set hardware to run on an optimised OS. If valve entered this like they did with the steam deck it would be game changing.

[crustycrustacean]

Dude, breath occasionally - you talk with no pauses

[derramk]

The Deck uses an a/b system for the updates. If an update fails on A it can switch to the still valid B install.

Be very careful with your next update.

[digitalsublime]

Valve should also have international shipping, n many countries you have to use a mailbox carrier with office in US to bring it make in it really expensive. For the same price you can build a monster pc

[iaquobe]

Technically SteamOS 3.6 does not update the Archlinux version, as Archlinux is a rolling release distribution, meaning it doesn't have a version and package updates come whenever they come (just like discord updates are not only coming with new windows versions).
What is probably meant is that SteamOS 3.6 updates all packages to the latest versions in the Archlinux repos.
Anyways that is just a minor detail, and in the end it's effectively the same.

[sgtcrushem]

What is that live action Resident Evil Footage near the end of your video? Love your update videos btw

[JalapenoPrime]

Makes me happy I can use family sharing and decky at the same time again 😂

[Lestibournes]

I'd like a console version that has the same performance level at a higher resolution that's suitable for a TV.

Taking the base handheld, if you remove the screen and battery you can probably save 100$. Use that to upgrade the GPU, RAM, and storage. Add a controller and a few more ports. Voila, you have a $500 console that doubles as a desktop PC and plays all your existing PC games.