the operating system for GAMES

Release Notes

A new generation of PC gaming that not only defines boundaries but breaks through them.

My Games in Playtron OS
PLAYTRON GAME OS

Beta 2

Updates

New Features

  • Battery optimizations
    • Automatic power management
      • Use the Quick Access Menu (QAM) to enable the new “AutoTDP” feature
        • Use the slider to configure the desired balance of battery (left) and performance (right)
      • Up to 3x battery life improvement for AAA games, more in simpler and older games
    • Automatic screen dimming when idle
    • Automatic sleep when idle or battery is critically low
  • HUD powered by MangoHud
    • Only accessible in-game
    • Use the QAM to enable the new “HUD” feature
    • Statistics currently shown are: CPU and GPU usage, frame rate, and frame time
  • Playtron SDK
  • BIOS & Firmware update functionality in Settings
  • The Valve Steam Deck LCD 64 GB model is now supported

Fixed Issues

  • Restarting the device now takes longer than in previous Alpha versions.
  • Pressing “Bluetooth” in the Quick Access Menu does not bring the user to the “Bluetooth” section in settings.
  • ASUS ROG Ally can’t scroll through EULAs by holding the “A” button.
  • Ejecting an external drive while viewing its contents prevents the user from returning to the home menu.
  • When downloading a game, download progress doesn’t update visually until leaving the game app card.
  • GRID performance is sometimes reduced when downloading Steam games.
  • Waking the Steam Deck OLED from sleep has a chance to not display GRID.
  • Remote Access (SSH) gets enabled by default.
  • Updating your device may rarely cause the update to silently fail.
  • Games that are installed but with an unlinked provider, display that the user does not own the game.
  • Pressing the Home button while the Quick Access Menu is open during FTUE causes GRID to disappear.
  • GOG.com login webview will rarely get stuck on the “Connecting…” spinner.
  • When performing external account linking during FTUE, Steam will rarely be missing.

Known Issues

General

  • Restoring a lost internet connection while the user is downloading a Steam game causes an Error message to appear, but does not interrupt the download.
  • When moving a game to a storage device, the wrong game name will be displayed if the user interacts with a different game.
  • Automatic timezone settings do not always work correctly.
  • Switching between log levels induces a black screen.
    • Power Cycling the device will resolve this issue. 
  • On some platforms, the Quick Access Menu will open when the home button is pressed.
  • On occasion, Bluetooth devices will fail to refresh. 
    • Turning Bluetooth on and off will resolve the issue. 
  • Purchasing a game on the wishlist will not remove it from the wishlist. 
  • Switching an input device incorrectly states “output” in its notification.
  • Dragging any slider with either touch or a mouse will cause it to regress to an older value.
  • Disconnecting a device in the Bluetooth settings may require the user to relink the device before connecting again.
  • Bluetooth devices that are paired may not move to the connected devices section. 
    • Restart the device to resolve this issue. 
  • Returning to the home screen with an external controller may require the user to press the home button an additional time to resume use. 
  • Notification does not appear when external storage devices are disconnected.
  • Cancelling a cloud save conflict resolution will forcefully resolve the conflict.
  • Launching a game from the “Recently Installed” section of the home screen and returning home will not display the other carousels.
    • Navigating will return them to view.

Search & Explore

  • 18+ content will sometimes be recommended from the Explore/Search screens.
  • The Recently Released carousel in the Explore column may contain games that are not recently released.
  • Carousels in the Explore section are currently only refreshed on device restart.
  • Games that have not been released and DLCs of Free to Play games are appearing in the “Free to Play” carousel.
  • Games that have not been released are appearing in Search when “Free” is selected as a price filter.
  • Purchasing games from the Wishlist does not remove them.
  • “Recently Added” filter in the collection does not properly sort games.
  • Not every game's ESRB rating is reflective of its store page.
  • Games underneath overviews will state “Unlinked Provider” despite the users linked provider status.

Games

  • Touchscreen is not supported in all games.
  • Some games do not display artwork in their app card.
  • A few games you own may not appear in your library. Please report them so that we can fix them.
  • The plugin for side loading games is not enabled by default.
  • Games may fail to launch when using Intel graphics.

Provider-Specific

  • Attempting to link your Epic Games Store (EGS) account when launching an EGS title for the first time requires a touchscreen or mouse to complete the linking process.
  • Attempting to unlink a provider fails if the user is running a game associated with that provider.
  • Coming back online while a Steam game download is occurring may give the user a “Not Logged In Error”.
    • Pressing “Try Again” will resume the download as normal.

Hardware

  • ASUS ROG Ally
    • ASUS ROG Ally has two internal controllers showing up in the input screen 
  • NVIDIA
    • In general, more games will have issues on NVIDIA platforms than with Alpha 3.X due to issues related to the latest NVIDIA drivers.
    • On NVIDIA, using a mouse in-game causes severe lag. We recommend using a controller instead.
  • Valve Steam Deck LCD
    • The Valve Steam Deck LCD's default controls are represented as keyboard glyphs in the footer.
    • AutoTDP does not work on the Valve Steam Deck LCD
  • Other
    • Connecting an external display may temporarily distort the position of app cards on the Home screen.