Your Steam Deck can now double as an Xbox Cloud Gaming handheld, supplied you are keen to place in some work. The Verge reports Microsoft has brought Xbox Cloud Gaming assist to the Steam Deck by means of a beta launch of the Edge browser. You’ll have to run some command line duties on prime of putting in Edge (Microsoft recommends a mouse and keyboard through the set up), however after which you can play Halo Infinite and different titles anyplace you have got a fairly quick web connection.

Community Manager Missy Quarry made clear this was “just the beginning” of gaming on Edge, suggesting the expertise may get higher. Microsoft’s workforce is open to suggestions on Edge and the Xbox Cloud Gaming expertise.

Microsoft has devoted vital power to Steam Deck Support in current days. On prime of recreation streaming assist, it outlined first-party recreation assist for Valve’s handheld with phrase that titles like Deathloop and Psychonauts 2 are verified to play correctly. Separately, Valve enabled primary Windows assist by providing drivers.

It’s not stunning that Microsoft would assist the Steam Deck regardless of its use of a Linux-based platform. Microsoft not solely makes cash from the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription you may have to play, however will get you to attempt Edge and video games you might need in any other case ignored. What the corporate may lose in rapid Windows gross sales it might achieve in long-term prospects.