These 20 games defined the Steam Deck in February – Steam Deck News #74

Sometimes it feels like there’s so much going on in the world of the Steam Deck that I just can’t keep up. Ya know? From Steam announcing their sales ahead of time to new community tools getting constant updates. Plus new software updates to the Steam Client hint at the future of the Steam Deck features. That’s right. It’s Steam Deck news time!

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00:00 – Intro
00:18 – All 2023 Steam Sales get official dates
01:23 – CryoUtilities gets support for other Linux distros
01:58 – Cyberpunk 2077 gets Verified
02:41 – Over 8,000 Verified or Playable titles
03:20 – Top 20 most games played on Steam Deck
04:23 – RetroDECK update brings awesome changes
05:31 – Steam Deck Beta Client update

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