Valve released a new Steam Deck Beta update that includes a useful tweak to its Xbox controller detection.

There’s a bit of a problem with modern Xbox controllers and Bluetooth, where they won’t properly connect up with SteamOS / Linux unless they’ve gone through a firmware update. I’ve seen a lot of support requests about this issue over the years and so it’s good to see Valve highlight it directly. While it’s a Steam Deck Beta Client update, it should apply to other SteamOS devices too.

It’s a fresh month and that means we can take a look and see what’s been popular for players on Valve’s SteamOS powered handheld the Steam Deck.

A good chance to see not just what’s popular, but also some ideas perhaps on what to pick up for your next game. Like November 2025’s number 1 - Dispatch, which I also thought was pretty amazing. ARC Raiders is a new one this time, which can run on Steam Deck but you might find it’s a bit unstable (and doesn’t look very good). Another new entry is Where Winds Meet which should be getting some Steam Deck optimisations too.