Add the Edge browser to Steam by right-clicking on its launch icon and selecting Add to Steam.Ĥ. Use the built-in Discover app to find and install the Microsoft Edge Beta.ģ. Here are the basic steps, and more detailed instructions are here on Reddit.Ģ.

Why would you run a cloud-based game on a device like the Steam Deck that has powerful PC graphics capabilities? Saving on internal storage space is the most obvious reason, as well as the ability to play the same game across multiple platforms, such as Xbox, PCs, or iPhones and iPads using Game Pass cloud gaming. You'll have to install the Microsoft Edge browser from the Linux desktop mode. Cloud gaming is very network-dependent, but I had a mostly lag-free experience. Microsoft posted its initial instructions on Reddit, and following them, I was able to play a wide variety of Game Pass games, including recent games like Forza 5, Tunic and Shredders (a new snowboarding game). That's part of why the system appeals to PC gamers, who often find the troubleshooting and optimizing of PC games part of the platform's appeal. Like almost everything about the Steam Deck, some level of tinkering is required. The cloud version of Game Pass works via a web browser, and requires switching to the Steam Deck's desktop view to install. But the cloud streaming version of Game Pass, called Xbox Cloud Gaming, now works, thanks to some backend work by Microsoft. The standard Game Pass app doesn't run (yet), as it's so completely baked into the Windows OS. Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass is one of the services gamers most want to see on the Steam Deck, as it provides a huge library of games under a single subscription. We've previously outlined how to get games from the Epic Game Store working on the Steam Deck (although still not Epic's biggest game, Fortnite), and cloud services like Nvidia GeForce Now and Google Stadia have been shown to work in limited cases, usually depending on controller limitations.įorza 5, via Xbox Cloud Gaming, on the Steam Deck. Read more: Steam Deck Surprised Me, in Ways Both Good and Bad

That means you don't need particularly powerful hardware, just a strong internet connection, to play. Cloud gaming services beam content to you in real time from remote servers. It is possible to play at least some of the games you've bought from the Epic Game store, GOG and other sources, as well as some cloud-based streaming games.

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