Proton 8.0: The Biggest Update Yet for Steam Deck and Linux Gaming!
1,608Proton version 8.0 has released with tons of updates and a host of new games officially supported... including Chex Quest HD! Plus, there's a bunch of great deals on Steam Deck accessories! All this and more today!
Postal 2 20th Anniversary: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/223470/view/3690178693938892431
Dead Island 2 Feature: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/dead-island-2-steam-deck-performance-settings-guide
Plugin of the week, Storage Cleaner: https://github.com/mcarlucci/decky-storage-cleaner
60% off 1TB SanDisk SD Card: https://amzn.to/3mQsqRv
31% off UGREEN charger: https://amzn.to/3MZUg8L
DeckMate (use code Gardiner10 for 10% off): https://deckmate.me/
Proton 8.0: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/Proton/releases/tag/proton-8.0-1c
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00:00 - Intro
00:13 - Postal 2
01:15 - Dead Island 2 on Deck
02:40 - Plugin of the Week
03:30 - Steam Deck accessory deals
05:44 - Proton v8.0 released
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