I like my Steam Deck, however typically I am going days or even weeks with out turning it on for one motive or one other. And this implies discovering a ton of downloads ready for me each time.
Fortunately, this new function on Steam Deck’s newest firmware may mitigate that by permitting you to obtain any current updates (or full recreation installations) with the show off earlier than it powers down into sleep mode. And the function is obtainable to make use of now, Valve stated.
“Show-off downloads are accessible in two methods,” Valve defined within the announcement. “Whereas Steam Deck is downloading content material, urgent the facility button now brings up a brand new dialog, asking whether or not you’d prefer to proceed downloading with the display screen off. Choose Proceed, and Steam Deck will go into the brand new low-power obtain mode. As well as, Steam Deck will mechanically go into this mode after an idle timeout.”
Valve says the function is enabled by default when Steam Deck is plugged in, however it may be enabled for battery energy within the system’s settings beneath the Energy menu. I’ll undoubtedly be turning this function on so attempt to keep away from any ready for downloads.
This doesn’t solely repair the problem of getting to obtain updates, nevertheless it’s a pleasant function nonetheless. Whereas in low energy obtain mode, urgent a button and even shifting the Steam Deck will present one thing just like the picture above. And in case you’re on battery energy, the Deck will mechanically sleep as soon as the extent falls under 20 p.c, as one other good high quality of life tweak.
Since launching in 2022, the Steam Deck has since been surpassed a pair instances over with regards to {hardware} and different options by another handheld PCs, and I’m ready for Valve’s subsequent iteration earlier than upgrading to the rest. So for now, these minor updates for the Deck should do.
However Valve, I might be ready for the Steam Deck 2, the place hopefully options like this might be prepared out of the field.
