Valve’s new Steam Deck handheld console helps streaming through Steam Link. We suppose that will have been fairly apparent, however what in the event you wished to stream utilizing a unique service? The excellent news is that it seems such as you’ll be capable of stream Xbox video games by way of the console as effectively.

However, there’s a catch and that’s you’ll must create a workaround. In a publish on Reddit, Microsoft has truly introduced that they are going to be supporting streaming on the Steam Deck. This shall be achieved by way of its Edge browser, however the catch is that you simply’ll must obtain the Linux model of the Edge browser and set up it on the console.

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— Catherine Gluckstein (@CJGluckstein) March 18, 2022

Thankfully although, Microsoft has offered players with the directions on the right way to go about doing it, so in case you have a while to spare and would love extra choices with regards to gaming on the system, then do test it out. Keep in thoughts that additionally, you will must have a sound and energetic subscription to Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to stream Xbox video games.

This workaround feels lots just like the workaround Microsoft used to get its sport streaming service onto gadgets like Apple’s iPhones and iPads. We would like to see a local app on the Steam Deck in the future, however for now, this workaround ought to suffice.

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