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Stable Steam Client 20.05.2025 released for Linux and Steam Deck

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A new stable Steam-Client (20.05.2025) has been released for Linux and the Steam Deck.

Changelog Linux/Desktop client:

Steam Client Update - May 20th

A new Steam client has been released and will be automatically downloaded.

General

Improved controller hotplug detection for some third party devices.

Reduced steamwebhelper memory usage when launching games or switching to/from Big Picture Mode.

UPDATE: SteamOS 3.4 (inkl. Hotfixes 3.4.1 und 3.4.2) released, disables hardware de- and encoding

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The long-awaited update to SteamOS 3.4 (incl. hotfixes 3.4.1 and 3.4.2) for the Steam Deck was released today in the "stable" channel.

Unfortunately, besides all the nice improvements, there is also a less nice change: hardware de- and encoding (for video streams) has been disabled with this update.

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