{"id":610066,"date":"2023-02-20T07:49:29","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sellorbuyhomefast.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/the-latest-steam-deck-update-makes-it-easier-to-download-your-favorite-pc-games\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T07:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:49:29","slug":"the-latest-steam-deck-update-makes-it-easier-to-download-your-favorite-pc-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/20\/the-latest-steam-deck-update-makes-it-easier-to-download-your-favorite-pc-games\/","title":{"rendered":"The latest Steam Deck update makes it easier to download your favorite PC games"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-label=\"article\" data-id=\"zn8bDqgMNaYTGqnWNLFoTK\">\n<header>\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\">\n<ol>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\" aria-label=\"Return to Home\">Home<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\" aria-label=\"Return to News\">News<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/computing\" aria-label=\"Return to Computing\">Computing<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div itemprop=\"image\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n<div>\n<picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" alt=\"A man playing Stardew Valley on a Steam Deck\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" alt=\"A man playing Stardew Valley on a Steam Deck\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6-320-80.jpg\" alt=\"A man playing Stardew Valley on a Steam Deck\" onerror=\"if(this.src &#038;&#038; this.src.indexOf('missing-image.svg') !== -1){return true;};this.parentNode.replaceChild(window.missingImage(),this)\"   data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\"><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/nmJxHjTb3pzMPYBUgXxBK6.jpg\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"600\"><br \/>\n<meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"338\"><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\">\n<span itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Valve)<\/span><br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Downloading games to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/steam-deck\">Steam Deck<\/a> can be an absolute pain, but the latest Steam Deck beta client update will make the process a little easier for those of you with both the Valve handheld and a PC.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.steamdeck.com\/en\/news\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.steamdeck.com\/en\/news\" rel=\"noopener\">new update<\/a><span> (opens in new tab)<\/span> \u2013 which right now is only available to people who have opted into the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels \u2013 allows you to transfer games between devices rather than installing them via the internet all over again. This local data transfer should generally be quicker than using the internet \u2013 especially if you want to use your Wi-Fi connection to do something else while the game downloads, like enjoy one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/best\/best-netflix-shows\">best Netflix shows<\/a> or stream music on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/reviews\/spotify\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not only should passing the file around locally help to keep your internet connection speedy, it should also help you stay within your data caps (if you have any) while still allowing you to play your new game on your PC and Steam Deck.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s more, besides being able to copy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/best-pc-games\">Steam games<\/a> from your PC to your Steam Deck, you can transfer them to other PCs, too. Though, if you\u2019re looking to copy game files to a PC that isn\u2019t yours (one that isn\u2019t signed into your Steam account), you\u2019ll need to change the Local Network Game Transfers settings from Self Only (the default) to Friends Only or Everyone.<\/p>\n<p>However, the feature does have a couple of limitations to watch out for. Firstly, the PC to Steam Deck transfer is one way only. So, if you download a game to your handheld Steam Deck first, you\u2019ll need to download it from the internet all over again if you later want to install it on your PC. Additionally, both transfers can only happen if the Steam client is idle \u2013 so you can\u2019t play a game while you copy the files.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t yet signed up to the Steam Deck Beta and Preview channels, you can opt into them by going into your Steam Deck\u2019s Settings. Open up System Settings and then go to Steam Update Channel. Just note that these in-progress builds will be less stable than full releases, so while you\u2019ll get access to sweet new features right away, you\u2019ll risk your system being buggier, too \u2013 though you can typically solve issues that arise by leaving the beta program and returning to the last stable OS build.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent\">\n<section>\n<p>Sign up to get breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis and more, plus the hottest tech deals!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div data-reactroot id=\"slice-container-authorBio\">\n<p>Hamish is a Staff Writer for TechRadar and you\u2019ll see his name appearing on articles across nearly every topic on the site from smart home deals to speaker reviews to graphics card news and everything in between. He uses his broad range of knowledge to help explain the latest gadgets and if they\u2019re a must-buy or a fad fueled by hype. Though his specialty is writing about everything going on in the world of virtual reality and augmented reality.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.techradar.com\/news\/the-latest-steam-deck-update-makes-it-easier-to-download-your-favorite-pc-games\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><br \/>\n Tami Mongold<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Computing (Image credit: Valve) Downloading games to your Steam Deck can be an absolute pain, but the latest Steam Deck beta client update will make the process a little easier for those of you with both the Valve handheld and a PC.The new update (opens in new tab) \u2013 which right now is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":610067,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[518,22595,46],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-610066","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-latest","8":"category-steam","9":"category-technology"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=610066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/610066\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/610067"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=610066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=610066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=610066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}