We are happy to announce today that Steam Deck is expanding to more regions. With the help of Komodo, Steam Deck will ship later this year in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

We have worked with the team at Komodo for years, and are excited to have their help as our authorized reseller of Steam Deck in these regions. Komodo has just opened reservations on their website here at http://steamdeck.komodo.jp. Customers with reservations in these new regions will be able to order their Steam Decks starting later this year. The Komodo reservation queue is separate from the reservation queue in NA / UK / EU regions, so the timing of order emails in the currently shipping regions isn't impacted by this announcement.

We're very excited to make Steam Deck available in more places around the world, and hope players in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong will love Steam Deck as much as we do. To help introduce players to Steam Deck ahead of availability in these regions, we are working with Komodo to put together a large booth at the Tokyo Game Show, which will include a large hands-on section. Please stop by if you happen to be in town during TGS, we'd love to see you.

That's all for today, more news soon.

Hello! We have just shipped SteamOS 3.3 and an updated Steam Client to the Stable channel. This update includes all the changes and improvements that have been undergoing testing in the Beta and Preview channels.

General

• Added Achievements page to overlay (while in-game press Steam button)
  
• Added Guides page to overlay (while in-game press Steam button)
  
• Added notification when Steam Deck temperature goes outside the safe operating range
  
• Added a scheduled night mode feature, allowing players to choose if and when they’d like night mode to automatically turn on
  
• Added a button to clear entered text in search bar
  
• Adaptive Brightness toggle is now active again
  
• Fixed notification for claiming digital rewards firing endlessly for some customers
  
• Fixed issue with medium length game names in the Main Menu Overlay not properly scrolling
  
• Fixed some issues with claiming Steam Deck digital rewards
  
• Fixed sound playing for achievement progress notifications
  
• Fixed washed-out colors in the Remote Play client when playing with specific hosts
  
• Fixed Xbox login window for Flight Simulator and Halo Infinite not rendering certain characters properly

Steam Input

• Added missing Deck buttons for Gyro Enable and Button Chord options
  
• Added support for game-bundled Virtual Menu icons in the in-game Deck UI
  
• Miscellaneous performance improvements

Keyboards

• Added support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean keyboard. We are still refining these keyboards, please provide feedback in the forums.
  
• Added initial IBus IME input support on the desktop for Chinese, Japanese, and Korean keyboards
  
• Fixed desktop mode keyboard sometimes failing to show or dismiss
  
• Fixed on-screen keyboard showing up under the Steam or Quick Access menu
  
• Updated keyboard behavior for improved fast typing on trackpad and touchscreen. (pressing a key while holding another key will now commit the held key instead of waiting for first to release)
  
• Fixed some touch styling issues with the virtual keyboard

System Updates

• Added a new Steam Deck software update channel selector – there are now three options:
  
• Stable: Recommended experience for most users. This option will install the latest stable Steam Client and SteamOS.
  
• Beta: Testing for new Steam features. Updates frequently. This option will install Steam Client Beta and the latest stable SteamOS.
  
• Preview: Testing for new Steam and system-level features. Updates frequently. You may encounter issues. This option will install Steam Client Beta and the SteamOS Beta.
  
• You will only see patch notes for the update channel you've selected.

Performance / Stability

• Fixed some performance problems for users with many screenshots
  
• Fixed several crashes related to managing screenshots
  
• Fixed several crashes related to non-Steam shortcuts
  
• Fixed some native Linux games not exiting when force-quit through Steam
  
• Fixed flatpak Chrome closing improperly when quit through Steam
  
• Fixed a bug where some flatpak applications (like Edge) couldn't successfully quit
  
• Fixed a performance issue with some games when the backlight changes intensity

Desktop Mode

• Updated Firefox to be installed as a Flatpak, rather than from the OS repositories, to ensure timely updates
  
• First-time launches of Firefox from the desktop will now prompt for installation via the Discover Software Center, which will handle updates as they are published.
  
• Updated network connections created/edited on the desktop to default to system-wide, ensuring they are available in gaming mode
  
• Added VGUI2 Classic Plasma Desktop theme
  
• Resized virtual keyboard in Desktop mode to the appropriate dimensions
  
• Added support for the Qanba Obsidian and Qanba Dragon arcade sticks in Desktop mode

Docked Mode

• Added an option to scale the Steam Deck user interface for external displays
  
• Added a toggle for automatic scaling of the Steam Deck user interface for external displays
  
• Added ability to adjust image display settings for external displays that have overscan issues
  
• Fixed the panel staying off when disconnecting from dock shortly after resuming from sleep
  
• Fixed the panel backlight staying on while docked

Audio / Bluetooth

• Fixed Bluetooth profile selection not being saved when switching away from Desktop mode
  
• Fixed echo cancellation CPU overhead when the microphone isn't being used, improving power usage in idle or near-idle scenarios
  
• Fixed multi-channel audio on external displays
  
• Fixed audio out on some capture cards
  
• Fixed some instances of corrupt audio after resuming from sleep
  
• Fixed audio output with some 32-bit games that use ALSA

Drivers / Firmware

• Updated graphics driver with compatibility and performance fixes
  
• Updated wireless driver with fixes for WiFi disconnection issues on 5Ghz
  
• Updated controller firmware utilities to support future controller hardware revisions

Note: This update is for the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, and includes new features that are still being tested. You can opt into this in Settings > System > Steam Update Channel.

• Added ability to adjust image display settings for external displays that have overscan issues
  
• Fixed issues with some images being too large when viewing guides in the overlay
  
• Fixed spoiler tags in guides to be selectable so that they can be revealed
  
• Fixed issue with medium length game names in the Main Menu Overlay not properly scrolling
  
• Fixed Achievements page not updating properly when a new achievement was earned

Hello! We're excited to announce that we're going to be able to fulfill demand sooner than we had estimated for everyone in the reservation queue. Many of the supply chain shortfalls that affect Steam Deck are gradually clearing up, and we're continuing to ramp production, so we're able to produce more Decks faster than ever before.

As of today we've updated the reservation windows, and everyone who's currently in the reservation queue will get their Steam Deck email this year. Many customers who were in the "Q4 or later" window have been bumped up to "Q3 (July-September)" window. And everyone else is now solidly in the "Q4 (October-December)" window.

As of this moment, new reservations will be in the Q4 bucket, but if these queues fill up it will flip over into the following quarter. To see your reservation window, visit this site while logged in.

We're happy we'll be able to get Steam Decks into your hands faster than we had estimated. It has been great to see all the positive feedback, impressions, and amazing things you all have already been doing with your Steam Decks. We can't wait to see even more in the coming months.

That's it for today, more news soon.