After discovering that Xbox Cloud works on Steam Deck thanks to the new Microsoft Edge for Linux, new interesting details emerge about this potential game-changer for the fate of Valve’s console.
In fact, apparently, what makes cloud gaming on Xbox Game Pass possible would appear to be perfectly valid for Google Stadia as well. This means that not only will users be able to benefit from a large part of their Steam library for free on the portable console of Gabe Newell’s giant, but they will also be able to access streaming content purchased on the service offered by Google and the mammoth Microsoft collection subject to subscription. monthly.
All this will be possible without having to install Windows on the console, a further point in favor of this procedure, which simply involves switching to the desktop environment of the Linux distribution with the “SteamOS” interface and associating the device commands to be recognized by the browser.
The steps, in addition to being explained by the community on Reddit, have also been taken up by official Microsoft support with screenshots and detailed instructions.
Microsoft, as ArsTechnica reports, has not made these steps to exclusive access, therefore it is sufficient, in the instructions, to change the URL from Xbox Cloud to “stadia.google.com” to also have access to Google’s cloud gaming library.
In the meantime, we remind you that the massive optimization work by Valve and the Software Houses engaged in the development of compatible games has resulted in the compatibility of Elden Ring with Steam Deck, work then analyzed after the release of the title also by the guys at Digital Foundry.