
ProtonUp-QT should now be on the right side of the screen. Next, type “ProtonUp-QT” without quotation marks and press the right trigger when you’re done to start the search. With the Discover Store open, click on the top search bar and bring up the on-screen keyboard by pressing the Steam button and the X button. This will let us then install SteamTinkerLaunch, which itself will grant us access to Vortex. It’s much easier than it sounds. Step 3: Install ProtonUp-QTįor this next part we’re going to install ProtonUp-QT. When the Discover Store shows up, click on it with the right trigger to open it. You can either click on the Blue Shopping Bag icon or open the Start Menu (the Steam Deck logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen) and in the search box type “Discover”. Once the Linux desktop loads, the next thing we want to do is open up the Discover store. To do this, hold down the Power Button, and from the menu it spawns click on Switch to Desktop. Let’s start with a simple task: Boot into Desktop Mode.

It’s true that all three of those are EA products, but it’s a dangerous sign that some of the titles most likely to get a boost from user-generated content are highly unlikely to use this new, user-friendly service. The new SimCity, which is reportedly likely to gain mod support sometime after launch, is unlikely to support Steam Workshop simply because, as an ea game, it’s unlikely to turn up on Steam.

The same goes for The Sims 3, which is still going strong. Dragon Age: Origins has a sizeable modding community, despite the game’s lack of direct support for mods, but – age notwithstanding – I’d be surprised if it ever turned up on there.

Second: this is a problem, because there are publishers out there which would doubtless rather focus on their own digital distribution platforms than give you a reason to shop on Steam.
