Wednesday, May 13th 2026 Subnautica 2 and Forza Horizon 6 Get Steam Deck Verified Status Ahead of Launch by Cpt.Jank May 13th, 2026 21:44 Discuss 6 Comments Despite recent leaks of both Subnautica 2 and Forza Horizon 6 , little has been said online about either game running on a Valve Steam Deck, e… …
… According to the leaker, the planned Steam Machine pricing from two months ago was "still higher than today's Steam Deck prices." The implication seems to be that the Steam Machine pricing towards the end of March was higher than the current $949 top-tier Steam Deck OLED, and that the current Steam… …
… The full comment by Griffais reads: "We're hard at work on it, and obviously every step of the way, if you look at our hardware projects over the years, you can draw a straight line from the original Steam Controller and Steam Machine to Steam Deck, to everything that we're announcing and shipping … …
… Admittedly, the shipping manifests simply list the imported hardware as "Game Consoles," so it could also be referring to something like the Steam Deck. …
… For the Steam Deck, the rush may have been related to the dearth in availability preceding the price increase, but the looming threat of another price increase related to the ever-worsening PC hardware and DRAM shortage . …
… Last, but not least, SteamOS will also yet again allow Bluetooth Wake for the Steam Deck LCD, and it enables wake from sleep for connected Steam Controllers. Source: Steam
… Companies like Valve have been building translation layers for major Windows API calls to enable Windows-exclusive games to run on hardware like the Steam Deck using Proton and Wine. …
… In the announcement, Discord more or less confirms these Linux changes came as a result of adoption of the Valve Steam Deck. …
… In spite of these existing efforts, Steam user reviews still complain bitterly about the presence of cheaters in Arc Raiders. It should be noted that Embark has clearly considered Linux playability via Proton and similar tools, as well as its Steam Deck Verified status, until now. …
… It also features various bug fixes, one of which is a fixed reticule at lower resolutions—no doubt a fix sorely wanted by Steam Deck gamers and others playing on handheld devices. Source: Steam Store