Steam Deck wont install a game as its blocked? Dont panic, Valve says this is just a glitch

Date:
Sun, 01 May 2022 13:19:28 +0000

Description:
There has been some concern over installations accidentally being blocked
but the issue has been remedied.

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Some Steam Deck owners recently started to worry that it might be possible
for developers to block their games from being played on the handheld gaming PC , but Valve swiftly confirmed this isnt the case, and the confusion has arisen over whats actually a technical issue and a mistake which has now
been fixed.

This started on Twitter where it was observed that Demon Gaze Extra, a JRPG, seemed to be configured so that it couldnt be installed on Steam Deck (but if you downloaded on the desktop and transferred the game files across, it did work).

This raised the possibility that some game developers were intentionally flagging their titles and blocking them from being installed on Valves
device, but the Steam Deck maker soon made it clear that this wasnt the case. It's allegedly possible for developers to stop users on the #SteamDeck to download their content. https://t.co/rLaMfktMLc April 26, 2022 See more

In an email to PC Gamer , Valve explained that: Before the Deck launch, we added a feature to allow developers to tag certain content/depots as being relevant only for Deck customers.

This would allow developers to automatically deliver a different default graphics config on Deck, for example. There was a technical issue with the
way this feature was shipped, and so unfortunately some content was incorrectly tagged as the reverse (deliver these depots to every customer *not* on a Deck).

Valve further noted that the relevant feature has been updated so its not possible for developers to accidentally flag their games as blocked anymore, and for any games which are already in the quandary where they cant be installed due to this glitch, Valve says its working with partners to fix the issue. Analysis: A bit of ado about nothing

This turned out to be a bit of fuss about nothing much, then, thankfully; and hopefully any affected games will be sorted out by Valve and the respective game devs before long.

Valve certainly seems serious about making quick progress with the Steam Deck in terms of responding to issues that pop up, as weve seen with the recent beta release that seems to tackle the fan whine problems that some owners
have complained about.

Admittedly, the lessened noise does come with a rise in internal temperatures with the device, but remember that the fan fix is still in beta, and
hopefully with more testing, any undesirable side-effects should be ironed out. (Note that temps dont get problematically high, either PC Gamer itself has done some testing and thats reportedly the case even with more demanding titles like Elden Ring ).

Game compatibility is moving forward with some speed too, as Valve recently let us know that it has now brought over 2,000 games into the verified or playable fold basically those titles rated as working well with the Steam Deck and the majority of the most popular PC games are in this category,
too. What are the best games to play on Steam Deck? Well tell you here (and there are a few surprises)



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/steam-deck-wont-install-a-game-as-its-blocked-d ont-panic-valve-says-this-is-just-a-glitch/


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